// Create creates a new object on the server. The new object will consist
// of the results of merging Init(o) with toMerge. This will ensure that
// all of the otherwise unused fields on the object will be set to their defaults.
func Create(o Crudder, toMerge interface{}) error {
if err := Init(o); err != nil {
return err
}
var initBuf interface{}
if err := utils.Remarshal(o, &initBuf); err != nil {
return err
}
merged := utils.Merge(initBuf, toMerge)
if err := utils.Remarshal(merged, o); err != nil {
return err
}
return BaseCreate(o)
}
func safeMergeJSON(target, toMerge []byte) ([]byte, error) {
targetObj := make(map[string]interface{})
toMergeObj := make(map[string]interface{})
if err := json.Unmarshal(target, &targetObj); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if err := json.Unmarshal(toMerge, &toMergeObj); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
outObj, ok := utils.Merge(targetObj, toMergeObj).(map[string]interface{})
if !ok {
return nil, errors.New("Cannot happen in safeMergeJSON")
}
keys := make([]string, 0)
for k := range outObj {
if _, ok := targetObj[k]; !ok {
keys = append(keys, k)
}
}
for _, k := range keys {
delete(outObj, k)
}
return json.Marshal(outObj)
}