converter.go

package govalidator

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
	"strconv"
)

// ToString convert the input to a string.
func ToString(obj interface{}) string {
	res := fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj)
	return res
}

// ToJSON convert the input to a valid JSON string
func ToJSON(obj interface{}) (string, error) {
	res, err := json.Marshal(obj)
	if err != nil {
		res = []byte("")
	}
	return string(res), err
}

// ToFloat convert the input string to a float, or 0.0 if the input is not a float.
func ToFloat(value interface{}) (res float64, err error) {
	val := reflect.ValueOf(value)

	switch value.(type) {
	case int, int8, int16, int32, int64:
		res = float64(val.Int())
	case uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64:
		res = float64(val.Uint())
	case float32, float64:
		res = val.Float()
	case string:
		res, err = strconv.ParseFloat(val.String(), 64)
		if err != nil {
			res = 0
		}
	default:
		err = fmt.Errorf("ToInt: unknown interface type %T", value)
		res = 0
	}

	return
}

// ToInt convert the input string or any int type to an integer type 64, or 0 if the input is not an integer.
func ToInt(value interface{}) (res int64, err error) {
	val := reflect.ValueOf(value)

	switch value.(type) {
	case int, int8, int16, int32, int64:
		res = val.Int()
	case uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64:
		res = int64(val.Uint())
	case float32, float64:
		res = int64(val.Float())
	case string:
		if IsInt(val.String()) {
			res, err = strconv.ParseInt(val.String(), 0, 64)
			if err != nil {
				res = 0
			}
		} else {
			err = fmt.Errorf("ToInt: invalid numeric format %g", value)
			res = 0
		}
	default:
		err = fmt.Errorf("ToInt: unknown interface type %T", value)
		res = 0
	}

	return
}

// ToBoolean convert the input string to a boolean.
func ToBoolean(str string) (bool, error) {
	return strconv.ParseBool(str)
}