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package nullable
import (
"bytes"
"encoding/json"
"errors"
)
// Nullable is a generic type, which implements a field that can be one of three states:
//
// - field is not set in the request
// - field is explicitly set to `null` in the request
// - field is explicitly set to a valid value in the request
//
// Nullable is intended to be used with JSON marshalling and unmarshalling.
//
// Internal implementation details:
//
// - map[true]T means a value was provided
// - map[false]T means an explicit null was provided
// - nil or zero map means the field was not provided
//
// If the field is expected to be optional, add the `omitempty` JSON tags. Do NOT use `*Nullable`!
//
// Adapted from https://github.com/golang/go/issues/64515#issuecomment-1841057182
type Nullable[T any] map[bool]T
// NewNullableWithValue is a convenience helper to allow constructing a `Nullable` with a given value, for instance to construct a field inside a struct, without introducing an intermediate variable
func NewNullableWithValue[T any](t T) Nullable[T] {
var n Nullable[T]
n.Set(t)
return n
}
// NewNullNullable is a convenience helper to allow constructing a `Nullable` with an explicit `null`, for instance to construct a field inside a struct, without introducing an intermediate variable
func NewNullNullable[T any]() Nullable[T] {
var n Nullable[T]
n.SetNull()
return n
}
// Get retrieves the underlying value, if present, and returns an error if the value was not present
func (t Nullable[T]) Get() (T, error) {
var empty T
if t.IsNull() {
return empty, errors.New("value is null")
}
if !t.IsSpecified() {
return empty, errors.New("value is not specified")
}
return t[true], nil
}
// MustGet retrieves the underlying value, if present, and panics if the value was not present
func (t Nullable[T]) MustGet() T {
v, err := t.Get()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
return v
}
// Set sets the underlying value to a given value
func (t *Nullable[T]) Set(value T) {
*t = map[bool]T{true: value}
}
// IsNull indicate whether the field was sent, and had a value of `null`
func (t Nullable[T]) IsNull() bool {
_, foundNull := t[false]
return foundNull
}
// SetNull indicate that the field was sent, and had a value of `null`
func (t *Nullable[T]) SetNull() {
var empty T
*t = map[bool]T{false: empty}
}
// IsSpecified indicates whether the field was sent
func (t Nullable[T]) IsSpecified() bool {
return len(t) != 0
}
// SetUnspecified indicate whether the field was sent
func (t *Nullable[T]) SetUnspecified() {
*t = map[bool]T{}
}
func (t Nullable[T]) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
// if field was specified, and `null`, marshal it
if t.IsNull() {
return []byte("null"), nil
}
// if field was unspecified, and `omitempty` is set on the field's tags, `json.Marshal` will omit this field
// otherwise: we have a value, so marshal it
return json.Marshal(t[true])
}
func (t *Nullable[T]) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
// if field is unspecified, UnmarshalJSON won't be called
// if field is specified, and `null`
if bytes.Equal(data, []byte("null")) {
t.SetNull()
return nil
}
// otherwise, we have an actual value, so parse it
var v T
if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &v); err != nil {
return err
}
t.Set(v)
return nil
}