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src/gleam/dynamic.gleam
import gleam/bit_string.{BitString}
import gleam/list as list_mod
import gleam/atom
import gleam/map.{Map}
import gleam/result
/// `Dynamic` data is data that we don"t know the type of yet.
/// We likely get data like this from interop with Erlang, or from
/// IO with the outside world.
pub external type Dynamic
pub type Decoder(t) =
fn(Dynamic) -> Result(t, String)
/// Convert any Gleam data into `Dynamic` data.
///
pub external fn from(a) -> Dynamic =
"gleam_stdlib" "identity"
/// Unsafely cast a Dynamic value into any other type.
///
/// This is an escape hatch for the type system that may be useful when wrapping
/// native Erlang APIs. It is to be used as a last measure only!
///
/// If you can avoid using this function, do!
///
pub external fn unsafe_coerce(Dynamic) -> a =
"gleam_stdlib" "identity"
/// Check to see whether a Dynamic value is a bit_string, and return the bit_string if
/// it is.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > bit_string(from("Hello")) == bit_string.from_string("Hello")
/// True
///
/// > bit_string(from(123))
/// Error("Expected a BitString, got `123`")
///
pub external fn bit_string(from: Dynamic) -> Result(BitString, String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_bit_string"
/// Check to see whether a Dynamic value is a string, and return the string if
/// it is.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > string(from("Hello"))
/// Ok("Hello")
///
/// > string(from(123))
/// Error("Expected a String, got `123`")
///
pub external fn string(from: Dynamic) -> Result(String, String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_string"
/// Check to see whether a Dynamic value is an int, and return the int if it
/// is.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > int(from(123))
/// Ok(123)
///
/// > int(from("Hello"))
/// Error("Expected an Int, got `\"Hello World\"`")
///
pub external fn int(from: Dynamic) -> Result(Int, String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_int"
/// Check to see whether a Dynamic value is an float, and return the float if
/// it is.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > float(from(2.0))
/// Ok(2.0)
///
/// > float(from(123))
/// Error("Expected a Float, got `123`")
///
pub external fn float(from: Dynamic) -> Result(Float, String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_float"
/// Check to see whether a Dynamic value is an atom, and return the atom if
/// it is.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > import gleam/atom
/// > atom(from(atom.create_from_string("hello")))
/// OK("hello")
///
/// > atom(from(123))
/// Error("Expected an Atom, got `123`")
///
pub external fn atom(from: Dynamic) -> Result(atom.Atom, String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_atom"
/// Check to see whether a Dynamic value is an bool, and return the bool if
/// it is.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > bool(from(True))
/// Ok(True)
///
/// > bool(from(123))
/// Error("Expected a Bool, got `123`")
///
pub external fn bool(from: Dynamic) -> Result(Bool, String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_bool"
/// Check to see whether a Dynamic value is a function that takes no arguments,
/// and return the function if it is.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > import gleam/result
/// > let f = fn() { 1 }
/// > thunk(from(f)) |> result.is_ok
/// True
///
/// > thunk(from(123))
/// Error("Expected a zero arity function, got `123`")
///
pub external fn thunk(from: Dynamic) -> Result(fn() -> Dynamic, String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_thunk"
/// Check to see whether a Dynamic value is a list, and return the list if it
/// is.
///
/// If you wish to decode all the elements in the list use the `typed_list`
/// instead.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > list(from(["a", "b", "c"]))
/// Ok([from("a"), from("b"), from("c")])
///
/// > list(1)
/// Error("Expected an Int, got a binary")
///
pub external fn list(from: Dynamic) -> Result(List(Dynamic), String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_list"
/// Check to see whether a Dynamic value is a list of a particular type, and
/// return the list if it is.
///
/// The second argument is a decoder function used to decode the elements of
/// the list. The list is only decoded if all elements in the list can be
/// successfully decoded using this function.
///
/// If you do not wish to decode all the elements in the list use the `list`
/// function instead.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > typed_list(from(["a", "b", "c"]), containing: string)
/// Ok(["a", "b", "c"])
///
/// > typed_list(from([1, 2, 3]), containing: string)
/// Error("Expected an Int, got a binary")
///
/// > typed_list(from("ok"), containing: string)
/// Error("Expected a List, got a binary")
///
pub fn typed_list(
from dynamic: Dynamic,
containing decoder_type: fn(Dynamic) -> Result(inner, String),
) -> Result(List(inner), String) {
dynamic
|> list
|> result.then(list_mod.try_map(_, decoder_type))
}
/// Check to see if a Dynamic value is a map with a specific field, and return
/// the value of the field if it is.
///
/// This will not succeed on a record.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > import gleam/map
/// > field(from(map.new("Hello", "World")), "Hello")
/// Ok(Dynamic)
///
/// > field(from(123), "Hello")
/// Error("Expected a map with key `\"Hello\"`, got an Int")
///
pub external fn field(from: Dynamic, named: a) -> Result(Dynamic, String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_field"
/// Check to see if the Dynamic value is a tuple large enough to have a certain
/// index, and return the value of that index if it is.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > element(from(tuple(1, 2)), 0)
/// Ok(from(1))
///
/// > element(from(tuple(1, 2)), 2)
/// Error("Expected a tuple of at least 3 size, got a tuple of 2 size")
///
/// > element(from(""), 2)
/// Error("Expected a tuple, got a binary")
///
pub external fn element(
from: Dynamic,
position: Int,
) -> Result(Dynamic, String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_element"
/// Check to see if the Dynamic value is a 2 element tuple.
///
/// If you do not wish to decode all the elements in the tuple use the
/// `typed_tuple2` function instead.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > tuple2(from(tuple(1, 2)))
/// Ok(tuple(from(1), from(2)))
///
/// > tuple2(from(tuple(1, 2)))
/// Error("Expected a 2 element tuple")
///
/// > tuple2(from(""))
/// Error("Expected a tuple, got a binary")
///
pub external fn tuple2(
from: Dynamic,
) -> Result(tuple(Dynamic, Dynamic), String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_tuple2"
/// Check to see if the Dynamic value is a 2 element tuple containing two
/// specifically typed elements.
///
/// If you wish to decode all the elements in the list use the `typed_tuple2`
/// instead.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > typed_tuple2(from(tuple(1, 2)), int, int)
/// Ok(tuple(1, 2))
///
/// > typed_tuple2(from(tuple(1, 2.0)), int, float)
/// Ok(tuple(1, 2.0))
///
/// > typed_tuple2(from(tuple(1, 2, 3)), int, float)
/// Error("Expected a 2 element tuple, got a 3 element tuple")
///
/// > typed_tuple2(from(""), int, float)
/// Error("Expected a tuple, got a binary")
///
pub fn typed_tuple2(
from tup: Dynamic,
first decode_first: Decoder(a),
second decode_second: Decoder(b),
) -> Result(tuple(a, b), String) {
try tuple(first, second) = tuple2(tup)
try a = decode_first(first)
try b = decode_second(second)
Ok(tuple(a, b))
}
/// Check to see if the Dynamic value is map.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// > import gleam/map as map_mod
/// > map(from(map_mod.new()))
/// Ok(map_mod.new())
///
/// > map(from(1))
/// Error("Expected a 2 element tuple, got an int")
///
/// > map(from(""))
/// Error("Expected a map, got a binary")
///
pub external fn map(from: Dynamic) -> Result(Map(Dynamic, Dynamic), String) =
"gleam_stdlib" "decode_map"