nim-codex/codex/utils/options.nim

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import macros
import strutils
import pkg/questionable
import pkg/questionable/operators
export questionable
proc `as`*[T](value: T, U: type): ?U =
## Casts a value to another type, returns an Option.
## When the cast succeeds, the option will contain the casted value.
## When the cast fails, the option will have no value.
when value is U:
return some value
elif value is ref object:
if value of U:
return some U(value)
Option.liftBinary `as`
# Template that wraps type with `Option[]` only if it is already not `Option` type
template WrapOption*(input: untyped): type =
when input is Option:
input
else:
Option[input]
macro createType(t: typedesc): untyped =
var objectType = getType(t)
# Work around for https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/23112
while objectType.kind == nnkBracketExpr and objectType[0].eqIdent"typeDesc":
objectType = getType(objectType[1])
expectKind(objectType, NimNodeKind.nnkObjectTy)
var fields = nnkRecList.newTree()
# Generates the list of fields that are wrapped in `Option[T]`.
# Technically wrapped with `WrapOption` which is template used to prevent
# re-wrapping already filed which is `Option[T]`.
for field in objectType[2]:
let fieldType = getTypeInst(field)
let newFieldNode =
nnkIdentDefs.newTree(ident($field), nnkCall.newTree(ident("WrapOption"), fieldType), newEmptyNode())
fields.add(newFieldNode)
# Creates new object type T with the fields lists from steps above.
let tSym = genSym(nskType, "T")
nnkStmtList.newTree(
nnkTypeSection.newTree(
nnkTypeDef.newTree(tSym, newEmptyNode(), nnkObjectTy.newTree(newEmptyNode(), newEmptyNode(), fields))
),
tSym
)
template Optionalize*(t: typed): untyped =
## Takes object type and wraps all the first level fields into
## Option type unless it is already Option type.
createType(t)