FormBuilder with strongly typed form in ng14

I have the following form:

const enum Fields {
FirstName = 'firstName',
LastName = 'lastName'
}

interface FormType {
[Fields.FirstName]: FormControl<string | null>;
[Fields.LastName]: FormControl<string | null>;
}

public form!: FormGroup<FormType>;

this.form = new FormGroup({
[Fields.FirstName]: new FormControl(null, { validators: Validators.required }),
[Fields.LastName]: new FormControl(null, { validators: Validators.required }),
});


The usage of the enum is an habit I took to avoid mistyping.

When I do this.form.getRawValue().firstName, the type of firstName is correctly defined as string | null. However, I prefer to use the FormBuilder to build my forms but I can't find a way to translate the form above using FormBuilder. I tried this:

this.form = this._fb.group<FormType>({
[Fields.FirstName]: ['', Validators.required],
[Fields.LastName]: ['', Validators.required],
});


I could of course use a simple FormGroup without any type but it would defeat the purpose

However, this does not even work as the inferred type of string | Validators. I tried different things without success.

Is it possible to use the FormBuilder with the strongly typed forms?

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