lbry.go/nuller/string.go

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// Package null provides an opinionated yet reasonable way of handling null values.
package null
import (
"database/sql"
"encoding/json"
)
// String is an even nuller nullable string.
type String struct {
sql.NullString
}
// StringFrom creates a new String that will never be blank.
func StringFrom(s string) String {
return NewString(s, true)
}
// StringFrom creates a new String that be null if s is nil.
func StringFromPtr(s *string) String {
if s == nil {
return NewString("", false)
}
str := NewString(*s, true)
return str
}
// NewString creates a new String
func NewString(s string, valid bool) String {
return String{
NullString: sql.NullString{
String: s,
Valid: valid,
},
}
}
// UnmarshalJSON implements json.Unmarshaler.
// It supports string and null input. Blank string input produces a null String.
// It also supports unmarshalling a sql.NullString.
func (s *String) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
var err error
var v interface{}
json.Unmarshal(data, &v)
switch x := v.(type) {
case string:
s.String = x
case map[string]interface{}:
err = json.Unmarshal(data, &s.NullString)
case nil:
s.Valid = false
return nil
}
s.Valid = (err == nil) && (s.String != "")
return err
}
// MarshalJSON implements json.Marshaler.
// It will encode null if this String is null.
func (s String) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
if !s.Valid {
return []byte("null"), nil
}
return json.Marshal(s.String)
}
// UnmarshalText implements encoding.TextUnmarshaler.
// It will unmarshal to a null String if the input is a blank string.
func (s *String) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error {
s.String = string(text)
s.Valid = s.String != ""
return nil
}
// Ptr returns a pointer to this String's value, or a nil pointer if this String is null.
func (s String) Ptr() *string {
if !s.Valid {
return nil
}
return &s.String
}
// IsZero returns true for null or empty strings, for future omitempty support. (Go 1.4?)
// Will return false s is blank but non-null.
func (s String) IsZero() bool {
return !s.Valid
}