Trait Getter 

pub trait Getter {
    // Required method
    fn get_value(&self, path: &str) -> Option<Val<'_>>;

    // Provided method
    fn get_iter(&self, _path: &str) -> Option<GetterIter<'_>> { ... }
}

A type that supports field access by paths.

This is the runtime version of get_value! and additionally supports indexing into Value. For typed access to static paths, use the macros instead.

Syntax

The path identifies a value within the structure. A path consists of components separated by ., where each of the components is the name of a field to access. Every path starts with the name of the root level component, which must match for this type.

Special characters are escaped with a \. The two special characters are:

• \. matches a literal dot in a path component.
• \\ matches a literal backslash in a path component.

Implementation

Implementation of the Getter trait should follow a set of conventions to ensure the paths align with expectations based on the layout of the implementing type:

1. The name of the root component should be the lowercased version of the name of the structure. For example, a structure called Event would use event as the root component.
2. All fields of the structure are referenced by the name of the field in the containing structure. This also applies to mappings such as HashMap, where the key should be used as field name. For recursive access, this translates transitively through the hierarchy.
3. Newtypes and structured enumerations do not show up in paths. This especially applies to Option, which opaque in the path: None is simply propagated up.

In the future, a derive for the Getter trait will be added to simplify implementing the Getter trait.

Example

use relay_protocol::{Getter, Val};

struct Root {
    a: u64,
    b: Nested,
}

struct Nested {
    c: u64,
}

impl Getter for Root {
    fn get_value(&self, path: &str) -> Option<Val<'_>> {
        match path.strip_prefix("root.")? {
            "a" => Some(self.a.into()),
            "b.c" => Some(self.b.c.into()),
            _ => None,
        }
    }
}


let root = Root {
  a: 1,
  b: Nested {
    c: 2,
  }
};

assert_eq!(root.get_value("root.a"), Some(Val::U64(1)));
assert_eq!(root.get_value("root.b.c"), Some(Val::U64(2)));
assert_eq!(root.get_value("root.d"), None);

Required Methods

fn get_value(&self, path: &str) -> Option<Val<'_>>

Returns the serialized value of a field pointed to by a path.

Provided Methods

fn get_iter(&self, _path: &str) -> Option<GetterIter<'_>>

Returns an iterator over the array pointed to by a path.

If the path does not exist or is not an array, this returns None. Note that get_value may not return a value for paths that expose an iterator.

Implementors