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55. implement StringToNumber<S>

type StringToNumber<S extends string> = S extends `${infer First}${infer Rest}`
  ? First extends keyof Numbers
    ? Numbers[First] extends never
      ? never
      : Numbers[First] extends number
      ? `${Numbers[First]}${StringToNumber<Rest>}`
      : never
    : never
  : 0;

type Numbers = {
  '0': 0;
  '1': 1;
  '2': 2;
  '3': 3;
  '4': 4;
  '5': 5;
  '6': 6;
  '7': 7;
  '8': 8;
  '9': 9;
};

In the above solution, we use conditional types to check whether the first character of the string is a valid digit (0-9). Then, we recursively call the StringToNumber type to convert the rest of the string to a number. If the first character is not a valid digit, then we return never type to indicate a type error.

We also define a Numbers type which associates the digits 0-9 with their respective numeric types. This type is used in validating the first character of the string.