Allow types to determine how to decode themselves #294
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I'd like to see this merged, though to offer one comment, the interface function - Decode() might be a bit too generic within the go-ecosystem? |
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+1 for allowing objects to decode themselves. |
Similar to the `UnarshalX` family of functions seen throughout `encoding` and `encoding/json`, include the name of what is being decoded into the function.
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@wrouesnel I've applied your suggestion although I did swap the order. Like any of the standard-libraries |
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@mitchellh any interest in this being merged? |
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Would it be possible to make this work in both directions, so that e.g. decoding a There would be some ambiguity, I guess, since you could conceivably call |
| if outVal.CanAddr() { | ||
| v := outVal.Addr() | ||
| if u, ok := v.Interface().(decoder); ok { | ||
| return u.DecodeMapstructure(input) |
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I think it might make more sense to put this after the DecodeHook, so that any custom preprocessing can still happen.
When the destination of a decode implements the custom decoder interface, use said interface. Custom decoders take precedence over the default decoding rules.
This should resolve #115
Renamed the master -> main which closed the pull-request, sorry 馃槄