Golang dynamic struct
Package dynamic struct provides possibility to dynamically, in runtime,
extend or merge existing defined structs or to provide completely new struct.
Main features:
- Building completely new struct in runtime
- Extending existing struct in runtime
- Merging multiple structs in runtime
- Adding new fields into struct
- Removing existing fields from struct
- Modifying fields' types and tags
- Easy reading of dynamic structs
- Mapping dynamic struct with set values to existing struct
- Make slices and maps of dynamic structs
Works out-of-the-box with:
- https://github.com/go-playground/form
- https://github.com/go-playground/validator
- https://github.com/leebenson/conform
- https://golang.org/pkg/encoding/json/
- ...
Benchmarks
Environment:
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2015), 2,7 GHz Intel Core i5
- go version go1.11 darwin/amd64
goos: darwin
goarch: amd64
pkg: github.com/ompluscator/dynamic-struct
BenchmarkClassicWay_NewInstance-4 2000000000 0.34 ns/op
BenchmarkNewStruct_NewInstance-4 10000000 141 ns/op
BenchmarkNewStruct_NewInstance_Parallel-4 20000000 89.6 ns/op
BenchmarkExtendStruct_NewInstance-4 10000000 135 ns/op
BenchmarkExtendStruct_NewInstance_Parallel-4 20000000 89.5 ns/op
BenchmarkMergeStructs_NewInstance-4 10000000 140 ns/op
BenchmarkMergeStructs_NewInstance_Parallel-4 20000000 94.3 ns/op
Add new struct
package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"github.com/ompluscator/dynamic-struct"
)
func main() {
instance := dynamicstruct.NewStruct().
AddField("Integer", 0, `json:"int"`).
AddField("Text", "", `json:"someText"`).
AddField("Float", 0.0, `json:"double"`).
AddField("Boolean", false, "").
AddField("Slice", []int{}, "").
AddField("Anonymous", "", `json:"-"`).
Build().
New()
data := []byte(`
{
"int": 123,
"someText": "example",
"double": 123.45,
"Boolean": true,
"Slice": [1, 2, 3],
"Anonymous": "avoid to read"
}
`)
err := json.Unmarshal(data, &instance)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
data, err = json.Marshal(instance)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(data))
// Out:
// {"int":123,"someText":"example","double":123.45,"Boolean":true,"Slice":[1,2,3]}
}
Extend existing struct
package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"github.com/ompluscator/dynamic-struct"
)
type Data struct {
Integer int `json:"int"`
}
func main() {
instance := dynamicstruct.ExtendStruct(Data{}).
AddField("Text", "", `json:"someText"`).
AddField("Float", 0.0, `json:"double"`).
AddField("Boolean", false, "").
AddField("Slice", []int{}, "").
AddField("Anonymous", "", `json:"-"`).
Build().
New()
data := []byte(`
{
"int": 123,
"someText": "example",
"double": 123.45,
"Boolean": true,
"Slice": [1, 2, 3],
"Anonymous": "avoid to read"
}
`)
err := json.Unmarshal(data, &instance)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
data, err = json.Marshal(instance)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(data))
// Out:
// {"int":123,"someText":"example","double":123.45,"Boolean":true,"Slice":[1,2,3]}
}
Merge existing structs
package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"github.com/ompluscator/dynamic-struct"
)
type DataOne struct {
Integer int `json:"int"`
Text string `json:"someText"`
Float float64 `json:"double"`
}
type DataTwo struct {
Boolean bool
Slice []int
Anonymous string `json:"-"`
}
func main() {
instance := dynamicstruct.MergeStructs(DataOne{}, DataTwo{}).
Build().
New()
data := []byte(`
{
"int": 123,
"someText": "example",
"double": 123.45,
"Boolean": true,
"Slice": [1, 2, 3],
"Anonymous": "avoid to read"
}
`)
err := json.Unmarshal(data, &instance)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
data, err = json.Marshal(instance)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(data))
// Out:
// {"int":123,"someText":"example","double":123.45,"Boolean":true,"Slice":[1,2,3]}
}
Read dynamic struct
package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"github.com/ompluscator/dynamic-struct"
)
type DataOne struct {
Integer int `json:"int"`
Text string `json:"someText"`
Float float64 `json:"double"`
}
type DataTwo struct {
Boolean bool
Slice []int
Anonymous string `json:"-"`
}
func main() {
instance := dynamicstruct.MergeStructs(DataOne{}, DataTwo{}).
Build().
New()
data := []byte(`
{
"int": 123,
"someText": "example",
"double": 123.45,
"Boolean": true,
"Slice": [1, 2, 3],
"Anonymous": "avoid to read"
}
`)
err := json.Unmarshal(data, &instance)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
reader := dynamicstruct.NewReader(instance)
fmt.Println("Integer", reader.GetField("Integer").Int())
fmt.Println("Text", reader.GetField("Text").String())
fmt.Println("Float", reader.GetField("Float").Float64())
fmt.Println("Boolean", reader.GetField("Boolean").Bool())
fmt.Println("Slice", reader.GetField("Slice").Interface().([]int))
fmt.Println("Anonymous", reader.GetField("Anonymous").String())
var dataOne DataOne
err = reader.ToStruct(&dataOne)
fmt.Println(err, dataOne)
var dataTwo DataTwo
err = reader.ToStruct(&dataTwo)
fmt.Println(err, dataTwo)
// Out:
// Integer 123
// Text example
// Float 123.45
// Boolean true
// Slice [1 2 3]
// Anonymous
// <nil> {123 example 123.45}
// <nil> {true [1 2 3] }
}
Make a slice of dynamic struct
package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"github.com/ompluscator/dynamic-struct"
)
type Data struct {
Integer int `json:"int"`
Text string `json:"someText"`
Float float64 `json:"double"`
Boolean bool
Slice []int
Anonymous string `json:"-"`
}
func main() {
definition := dynamicstruct.ExtendStruct(Data{}).Build()
slice := definition.NewSliceOfStructs()
data := []byte(`
[
{
"int": 123,
"someText": "example",
"double": 123.45,
"Boolean": true,
"Slice": [1, 2, 3],
"Anonymous": "avoid to read"
}
]
`)
err := json.Unmarshal(data, &slice)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
data, err = json.Marshal(slice)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(data))
// Out:
// [{"Boolean":true,"Slice":[1,2,3],"int":123,"someText":"example","double":123.45}]
reader := dynamicstruct.NewReader(slice)
readersSlice := reader.ToSliceOfReaders()
for k, v := range readersSlice {
var value Data
err := v.ToStruct(&value)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println(k, value)
}
// Out:
// 0 {123 example 123.45 true [1 2 3] }
}
Make a map of dynamic struct
package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"github.com/ompluscator/dynamic-struct"
)
type Data struct {
Integer int `json:"int"`
Text string `json:"someText"`
Float float64 `json:"double"`
Boolean bool
Slice []int
Anonymous string `json:"-"`
}
func main() {
definition := dynamicstruct.ExtendStruct(Data{}).Build()
mapWithStringKey := definition.NewMapOfStructs("")
data := []byte(`
{
"element": {
"int": 123,
"someText": "example",
"double": 123.45,
"Boolean": true,
"Slice": [1, 2, 3],
"Anonymous": "avoid to read"
}
}
`)
err := json.Unmarshal(data, &mapWithStringKey)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
data, err = json.Marshal(mapWithStringKey)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(data))
// Out:
// {"element":{"int":123,"someText":"example","double":123.45,"Boolean":true,"Slice":[1,2,3]}}
reader := dynamicstruct.NewReader(mapWithStringKey)
readersMap := reader.ToMapReaderOfReaders()
for k, v := range readersMap {
var value Data
err := v.ToStruct(&value)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println(k, value)
}
// Out:
// element {123 example 123.45 true [1 2 3] }
}
