package flatmap import ( "fmt" "reflect" ) // Flatten takes an object and returns a flat map of the object. The keys of the // map is the path of the field names until a primitive field is reached and the // value is a string representation of the terminal field. func Flatten(obj interface{}, filter []string, primitiveOnly bool) map[string]string { flat := make(map[string]string) v := reflect.ValueOf(obj) if !v.IsValid() { return nil } flatten("", v, primitiveOnly, false, flat) for _, f := range filter { if _, ok := flat[f]; ok { delete(flat, f) } } return flat } // flatten recursively calls itself to create a flatmap representation of the // passed value. The results are stored into the output map and the keys are // the fields prepended with the passed prefix. // XXX: A current restriction is that maps only support string keys. func flatten(prefix string, v reflect.Value, primitiveOnly, enteredStruct bool, output map[string]string) { switch v.Kind() { case reflect.Bool: output[prefix] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v.Bool()) case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64: output[prefix] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v.Int()) case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64, reflect.Uintptr: output[prefix] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v.Uint()) case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64: output[prefix] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v.Float()) case reflect.Complex64, reflect.Complex128: output[prefix] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v.Complex()) case reflect.String: output[prefix] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v.String()) case reflect.Invalid: output[prefix] = "nil" case reflect.Ptr: if primitiveOnly && enteredStruct { return } e := v.Elem() if !e.IsValid() { output[prefix] = "nil" } flatten(prefix, e, primitiveOnly, enteredStruct, output) case reflect.Map: for _, k := range v.MapKeys() { if k.Kind() == reflect.Interface { k = k.Elem() } if k.Kind() != reflect.String { panic(fmt.Sprintf("%q: map key is not string: %s", prefix, k)) } flatten(getSubKeyPrefix(prefix, k.String()), v.MapIndex(k), primitiveOnly, enteredStruct, output) } case reflect.Struct: if primitiveOnly && enteredStruct { return } enteredStruct = true t := v.Type() for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ { name := t.Field(i).Name val := v.Field(i) if val.Kind() == reflect.Interface && !val.IsNil() { val = val.Elem() } flatten(getSubPrefix(prefix, name), val, primitiveOnly, enteredStruct, output) } case reflect.Interface: if primitiveOnly { return } e := v.Elem() if !e.IsValid() { output[prefix] = "nil" return } flatten(prefix, e, primitiveOnly, enteredStruct, output) case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice: if primitiveOnly { return } if v.Kind() == reflect.Slice && v.IsNil() { output[prefix] = "nil" return } for i := 0; i < v.Len(); i++ { flatten(fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", prefix, i), v.Index(i), primitiveOnly, enteredStruct, output) } default: panic(fmt.Sprintf("prefix %q; unsupported type %v", prefix, v.Kind())) } } // getSubPrefix takes the current prefix and the next subfield and returns an // appropriate prefix. func getSubPrefix(curPrefix, subField string) string { newPrefix := "" if curPrefix != "" { newPrefix = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", curPrefix, subField) } else { newPrefix = fmt.Sprintf("%s", subField) } return newPrefix } // getSubKeyPrefix takes the current prefix and the next subfield and returns an // appropriate prefix for a map field. func getSubKeyPrefix(curPrefix, subField string) string { newPrefix := "" if curPrefix != "" { newPrefix = fmt.Sprintf("%s[%s]", curPrefix, subField) } else { newPrefix = fmt.Sprintf("%s", subField) } return newPrefix }