iris/mvc/activator/binder.go

package activator

import (
	"reflect"
)

type binder struct {
	values []interface{}
	fields []field
}

// binder accepts a value of something
// and tries to find its equalivent type
// inside the controller and sets that to it,
// after that each new instance of the controller will have
// this value on the specific field, like persistence data control does.
//
// returns a nil binder if values are not valid bindable data to the controller type.
func newBinder(elemType reflect.Type, values []interface{}) *binder {
	if len(values) == 0 {
		return nil
	}

	b := &binder{values: values}
	b.fields = b.lookup(elemType)

	// if nothing valid found return nil, so the caller
	// can omit the binder.
	if len(b.fields) == 0 {
		return nil
	}

	return b
}

func (b *binder) lookup(elem reflect.Type) (fields []field) {
	for _, v := range b.values {
		value := reflect.ValueOf(v)
		for i, n := 0, elem.NumField(); i < n; i++ {
			elemField := elem.Field(i)

			if elemField.Type == value.Type() {
				// we area inside the correct type
				// println("[0] prepare bind filed for " + elemField.Name)
				fields = append(fields, field{
					Index: i,
					Name:  elemField.Name,
					Type:  elemField.Type,
					Value: value,
				})
				continue
			}

			f := lookupStruct(elemField.Type, value)
			if f != nil {
				fields = append(fields, field{
					Index:    i,
					Name:     elemField.Name,
					Type:     elemField.Type,
					embedded: f,
				})
			}

		}
	}
	return
}

func lookupStruct(elem reflect.Type, value reflect.Value) *field {
	// ignore if that field is not a struct
	if elem.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
		// and it's not a controller because we don't want to accidentally
		// set fields to other user fields. Or no?
		//  ||
		// 	(elem.Name() != "" && !strings.HasSuffix(elem.Name(), "Controller")) {
		return nil
	}

	// search by fields.
	for i, n := 0, elem.NumField(); i < n; i++ {
		elemField := elem.Field(i)
		if elemField.Type == value.Type() {
			// println("Types are equal of: " + elemField.Type.Name() + " " + elemField.Name + " and " + value.Type().Name())
			// we area inside the correct type.
			return &field{
				Index: i,
				Name:  elemField.Name,
				Type:  elemField.Type,
				Value: value,
			}
		}

		// if field is struct and the value is struct
		// then try inside its fields for a compatible
		// field type.
		if elemField.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct && value.Type().Kind() == reflect.Struct {
			elemFieldEmb := elem.Field(i)
			f := lookupStruct(elemFieldEmb.Type, value)
			if f != nil {
				fp := &field{
					Index:    i,
					Name:     elemFieldEmb.Name,
					Type:     elemFieldEmb.Type,
					embedded: f,
				}
				return fp
			}
		}
	}
	return nil
}

func (b *binder) handle(c reflect.Value) {
	elem := c.Elem() // controller should always be a pointer at this state
	for _, f := range b.fields {
		f.sendTo(elem)
	}
}