creator.go

// Copyright 2017 Baliance. All rights reserved.
//
// Use of this source code is governed by the terms of the Affero GNU General
// Public License version 3.0 as published by the Free Software Foundation and
// appearing in the file LICENSE included in the packaging of this file. A
// commercial license can be purchased by contacting sales@baliance.com.

package gooxml

import (
	"encoding/xml"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
)

// Any is the interface used for marshaling/unmarshaling xsd:any
type Any interface {
	MarshalXML(e *xml.Encoder, start xml.StartElement) error
	UnmarshalXML(d *xml.Decoder, start xml.StartElement) error
}

var creatorFns = map[string]interface{}{}

// RegisterConstructor registers a constructor function used for unmarshaling
// xsd:any elements.
func RegisterConstructor(ns, name string, fn interface{}) {
	creatorFns[ns+"/"+name] = fn
}

// CreateElement creates an element with the given namespace and name. It is
// used to unmarshal some xsd:any elements to the appropriate concrete type.
func CreateElement(start xml.StartElement) (Any, error) {
	fn, ok := creatorFns[start.Name.Space+"/"+start.Name.Local]
	if !ok {
		r := &XSDAny{}
		return r, nil
	}

	v := reflect.ValueOf(fn)
	res := v.Call(nil)
	if len(res) != 1 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("constructor function should return one value, got %d", len(res))
	}
	any, ok := res[0].Interface().(Any)
	if !ok {
		return nil, errors.New("constructor function should return any 'Any'")
	}
	return any, nil
}