func propertyEncoder(v reflect.Value) (string, error) {
vi := v.Interface()
if p, err := properties.PropertyFromInterface(vi); err != nil {
// return early if interface fails its own validation
return "", err
} else if p.HasNameAndValue() {
// if an interface encodes its own name and value, it's a property
return properties.MarshalProperty(p), nil
}
return "", nil
}
func marshalStruct(v reflect.Value) (string, error) {
var out []string
// iterate over all fields
vtype := v.Type()
n := vtype.NumField()
for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
// keep a reference to the field value and definition
fv := v.Field(i)
fs := vtype.Field(i)
// use the field definition to extract out property defaults
p := properties.PropertyFromStructField(fs)
if p == nil {
continue // skip explicitly ignored fields and private members
}
fi := fv.Interface()
// some fields are not properties, but actually nested objects.
// detect those early using the property and object encoder...
if _, ok := fi.(properties.CanEncodeValue); !ok && !isInvalidOrEmptyValue(fv) {
if encoded, err := encode(fv, objectEncoder); err != nil {
msg := fmt.Sprintf("unable to encode field %s", fs.Name)
return "", utils.NewError(marshalStruct, msg, v.Interface(), err)
} else if encoded != "" {
// encoding worked! no need to process as a property
out = append(out, encoded)
continue
}
}
// now check to see if the field value overrides the defaults...
if !isInvalidOrEmptyValue(fv) {
// first, check the field value interface for overrides...
if overrides, err := properties.PropertyFromInterface(fi); err != nil {
msg := fmt.Sprintf("field %s failed validation", fs.Name)
return "", utils.NewError(marshalStruct, msg, v.Interface(), err)
} else if p.Merge(overrides); p.Value == "" {
// then, if we couldn't find an override from the interface,
// try the simple string encoder...
if p.Value, err = stringEncoder(fv); err != nil {
msg := fmt.Sprintf("unable to encode field %s", fs.Name)
return "", utils.NewError(marshalStruct, msg, v.Interface(), err)
}
}
}
// make sure we have a value by this point
if !p.HasNameAndValue() {
if p.OmitEmpty {
continue
} else if p.DefaultValue != "" {
p.Value = p.DefaultValue
} else if p.Required {
msg := fmt.Sprintf("missing value for required field %s", fs.Name)
return "", utils.NewError(Marshal, msg, v.Interface(), nil)
}
}
// encode in the property
out = append(out, properties.MarshalProperty(p))
}
// wrap the fields in the enclosing struct tags
return tagAndJoinValue(v, out)
}