# SmartCore::Types · [](https://github.com/Cado-Labs/) · [](https://badge.fury.io/rb/smart_types)
> A set of objects that acts like types (type checking and type casting) with a support for basic type algebra.
Minimalistic type system for any ruby project. Supports custom type definitioning,
type validation, type casting and type categorizing. Provides a set of commonly used type
categories and general purpose types. Has a flexible and simplest type definition toolchain.
---
---
## Installation
```ruby
gem 'smart_types'
```
```shell
bundle install
# --- or ---
gem install smart_types
```
```ruby
require 'smart_core/types'
```
---
## Usage
- [Type interface and basic type algebra](#type-interface-and-basic-type-algebra)
- [Supported types](#supported-types)
- [Primitives](#primitives) (`SmartCore::Types::Value`)
- [Protocols](#protocols) (`SmartCore::Types::Protocol`)
- [Variadic](#variadic) (`SmartCore::Types::Variadic`)
- [Nilable types](#nilable-types)
- [Custom type definition](#custom-type-definition)
- [Primitive type definition](#primitive-type-definition)
- [With type invariants](#with-type-invariants)
- [Type validation](#type-validation)
- [Type casting](#type-casting)
- [Roadmap](#roadmap)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Build](#build)
- [License](#license)
- [Authors](#authors)
---
## Type Interface and basic type algebra
```ruby
# documentation is coming
type.valid?(value)
type.validate!(value)
type.cast(value)
type.nilable
type3 = type1 | type2
type4 = type1 & type2
```
Types with runtime:
```ruby
# get a type object with a custom runtime (instances of String or Symbol):
type = SmartCore::Types::Protocol::InstanceOf(::String, ::Symbol)
type.valid?(:test) # => true
type.valid?('test') # => true
type.valid?(123.456) # => false
# another type object with a custom runtime (tuple (String, Integer, Time)):
type = SmartCore::Types::Variadic::Tuple(::String, ::Integer, ::DateTime)
type.valid?(['test', 1, DateTime.new]) # => true
type.valid?([:test, 2]) # => false
```
## Supported types
#### Primitives:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value::Any
SmartCore::Types::Value::Nil
SmartCore::Types::Value::String
SmartCore::Types::Value::Symbol
SmartCore::Types::Value::Text
SmartCore::Types::Value::Integer
SmartCore::Types::Value::Float
SmartCore::Types::Value::Numeric
SmartCore::Types::Value::BigDecimal
SmartCore::Types::Value::Boolean
SmartCore::Types::Value::Array
SmartCore::Types::Value::Set
SmartCore::Types::Value::Hash
SmartCore::Types::Value::Proc
SmartCore::Types::Value::Class
SmartCore::Types::Value::Module
SmartCore::Types::Value::Time
SmartCore::Types::Value::DateTime
SmartCore::Types::Value::Date
SmartCore::Types::Value::TimeBased
```
---
#### Protocols:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Protocol::InstanceOf
```
```ruby
# examples (SmartCore::Types::Protocol::InstanceOf):
SmartCore::Types::Protocol::InstanceOf(::Integer) # only integer
SmartCore::Types::Protocol::InstanceOf(::String, ::Symbol) # string or symbol
SmartCore::Types::Protocol::InstanceOf(::Time, ::DateTime, ::Date) # time or datetime or date
```
---
#### Variadic:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Variadic::ArrayOf
SmartCore::Types::Variadic::Enum
SmartCore::Types::Variadic::Tuple
```
```ruby
# example (SmartCore::Types::Variadic::ArrayOf):
SmartCore::Types::Variadic::ArrayOf(::String, ::Array) # array of strings or arrays
# example (SmartCore::Types::Variadic::Enum):
SmartCore::Types::Variadic::Enum('string', 1337, :symbol) # one of enumerated values
# examples (SmartCore::Types::Variadic::Tuple):
SmartCore::Types::Variadic::Tuple(::String, ::Integer, ::Time) # array with signature [, , ]
SmartCore::Types::Variadic::Tuple(::Symbol, ::Float) # array with signature [, ]
```
---
## Nilable types
- invoke `.nilable` on any type object:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value::String.nilable
# -- or --
SmartCore::Types::Value::Time.nilable
# and etc.
```
---
## Custom type definition
Type definition is a composition of:
- type checker (required);
- type caster (optional);
- type invariants (optional);
- type invariant chains (optional);
Invariant is a custom validation block that will work as a logical value checker. You can have as much invariants as you want.
Type invariants does not depends on each other (invariant defined out from chain does not depends on other invariants);
Invariants inside invariant chains will be invoked in order they was defined and each internal invariant depends on the valid previous invairant check.
**!IMPORTANT!** Type sum and type multiplication does not support invariant checking and custom invariant definitioning at this moment.
Type sum and type mult ignores type invariants in their validation logic (currently this functionality in development yet).
Invariant checking is a special validation layer (see [#type validation](#type-validation) readme section). Invariant error code pattern:
- for invariant chains: `TypeName.invariant_chain_name.invariant_name`;
- for single invariant: `TypeName.invariant_name`;
#### Primitive type definition
```ruby
# documentation is coming
# example:
SmartCore::Types::Value.define_type(:String) do |type|
type.define_checker do |value, runtime_attrs| # runtime attributes are optional
value.is_a?(::String)
end
type.define_caster do |value, runtime_attrs| # runtime attributes are optional
value.to_s
end
end
# get a type object:
SmartCore::Types::Value::String
# --- or ---
SmartCore::Types::Value::String() # without runtime attributes
# --- or ---
SmartCore::Types::Value::String('some_attr', :another_attr) # with runtime attributes
# work with type object: see documentation below
```
#### With type invariants
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value.define_type(:String) do |type|
type.define_checker do |value, runtime_attrs|
value.is_a?(::String)
end
type.define_caster do |value, runtime_attrs|
value.to_s
end
# NOTE:
# invariant defined out from chain does not depends on other invariants
type.invariant(:uncensored_content) do |value, runtime_attrs|
!value.include?('uncensored_word')
end
type.invariant(:filled) do |value, runtime_attrs|
value != ''
end
type.invariant_chain(:password) do
invariant(:should_present) do |value, runtime_attrs|
value != ''
end
invariant(:should_have_numbers) do |value, runtime_attrs|
v.match?(/[0-9]+/)
end
# NOTE:
# inside a chain each next invariant invokation
# depends on previous successful invariant check
end
end
```
---
## Type validation
Type validation reflects on two APIs:
- type checker ([how to define type checkers](#custom-type-definition));
- type invariants (invariants and invariant chains) ([how to define type invariants](#custom-type-definition));
Type invariants does not depends on each other (invariant defined out from the chain does not depends on other invariants);
Invariants inside invariant chains will be invoked in order they was defined and each internal invariant depends on the valid previous invairant check.
**!IMPORTANT!** Type sum and type multiplication does not support invariant checking and custom invariant definitioning at this moment.
Type sum and type mult ignores type invariants in their validation logic (currently this functionality in development yet).
Invariant checking is a special validation layer (see [#type validation](#type-validation) readme section) and represents a set of error codes in result object;
Type valdiation interface:
- `valid?(value)` - validates value and returns `true` or `false`;
- returns `ture` only if the type checker returns `true` and all invariants are valid;
- `validate(value)` - validates value and returns the monadic result object:
- `SmartCore::Types::Primitive::Validator::Result` for primitive types;
- `SmartCore::Types::Primitive::SumValidator::Result` for sum-based types;
- `SmartCore::Types::Primitive::MultValidator::Result` for mult-based types;
- `SmartCore::Types::Primitive::NilableValidator::Result` for nilable types;
- `validate!(value)` - validates value and returns nothing (for successful validation) or
raises an exception (`SmartCore::Types::TypeError`) (for unsuccessful validation);
Validation result object interface:
- `#success?` / `#failure?` (`#success?` is a combination of `valid_check? && valid_invariants?`; `#failure?` - is an opposite of `#success?`);
- `#valid_check?` (valid type checker or not);
- `#valid_invariants?` (`false` if at least one invariant is invalid);
- `#errors` (the same as `#invariant_errors` and the same as `#error_codes`) - an array of failed invariant names;
- error code patterns:
- for invariant chains: `TypeName.invariant_chain_name.invariant_name`;
- for single invariant: `TypeName.invariant_name`;
- `#checked_value` (the same as `#value`) - checked value :)
---
Imagine that we have `String` type like this:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value.define_type(:String) do |type|
type.define_checker do |value|
value.is_a?(::String)
end
type.define_caster do |value|
value.to_s
end
type.invariant(:uncensored_content) do |value|
!value.include?('uncensored_word')
end
type.invariant(:filled) do |value|
value != ''
end
type.invariant_chain(:password) do
invariant(:should_present) { |value| value != '' }
invariant(:should_have_numbers) { |value| v.match?(/[0-9]+/) }
end
end
```
Validation interface and usage:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value::String.valid?('test123') # => true
SmartCore::Types::Value::String.valid?(123.45) # => false
```
```ruby
result = SmartCore::Types::Value::String.validate('test')
result.checked_value # => 'test'
# --- same as: ---
result.value
result.success? # => false (valid_check? && valid_invariants?)
result.failure? # => true
result.valid_check? # => true
result.valid_invariants? # => false
# invariant errors:
result.errors # => ['String.password.should_have_numbers']
# -- same as: ---
result.invariant_errors
# -- same as: ---
result.error_codes
```
```ruby
result = SmartCore::Types::Value::String.validate('test1234')
result.success? # => true
result.errors # => []
```
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value::String.validate!('test') # => SmartCore::Types::TypeError
```
---
## Type casting
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value::String.cast(123) # => "123"
SmartCore::Types::Value::Float.cast('55') # => 55.0
```
---
## Basic type algebra
> (type sum and type multiplication does not support invariants at this moment (in development yet));
```ruby
# documentation is coming
# how to define primitive type sum:
SmartCore::Types::Value::Text = SmartCore::Types::Value::String | SmartCore::Types::Value::Symbol
SmartCore::Types::Value::Numeric = SmartCore::Types::Value::Float | SmartCore::Types::Value::Integer
# how to define primitive type multiplication:
SmartCore::Types::Value::CryptoString = SmartCore::Types::Value::NumberdString & SmartCore::Types::Value::SymbolicString
```
---
## Roadmap
- migrate to `Github Actions`;
- support for `block`-attribute in runtime attributes;
- type configuration:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value.type(:Time) do |type|
type.configuration do |config| # config definition
setting :iso, :rfc2822
# TODO: think about a more convinient DSL
end
type.define_caster do |value, config| # config usage
case config.standard
when :rfc2822
::Time.rfc2822(value)
else
# ...
end
end
end
```
- pipelined type caster definition for the sum-based types:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value::TimeLike = SmartCore::Types::System.type_sum(
SmartCore::Types::Time,
SmartCore::Types::DateTime,
SmartCore::Types::Date,
) do |type|
type.define_caster(:pipelined) # try Time.cast => try DateTime.cast => try Date.cast
end
```
- namespaced type errors:
```ruby
# before:
SmartCore::Types::Value::Boolean.validate!(123)
# => SmartCore::Types::TypeError
SmartCore::Types::Value::Class.cast(123)
# => SmartCore::Types::TypeCastingError
# after:
SmartCore::Types::Value::Boolean.validate!(123)
# => SmartCore::Types::Value::Boolean::TypeError
# (inheritance tree: Types::Value::::TypeError => Types::Value::TypeError => Types::TypeError)
SmartCore::Types::Value::Class.cast(123)
# => SmartCore::Types::Value::Class::TypeCastingError
# (inheritance tree: the same as above)
```
- type refinements:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value::Time.refine_checker do |value, original_checker|
# new type checker
end
SmartCore::Types::Value::Time.refine_caster do |value, original_caster|
# new type caster
end
SmartCore::Types::Value::Time.refine_runtime_attributes_checker do |value, original_checker|
# new runtime attribute checker
end
SmartCore::Types::Value::Time.refine_invariant(:name) do |value|
# new invariant
end
SmartCore::Types::Value::Time.refine_invariant_chain(:chain_name) do
# new invariant chain
end
```
- options for type casters:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value.define_type(:Date) do |type|
type.define_caster do |value, options = {}| # options goes here
iso = options.fetch(:iso, nil)
iso ? ::Date.pasre(value, iso) : ::Date.parse(value)
end
end
# usage:
SmartCore::Types::Value::Date.cast('2020-01-01', { iso: :rfc3339 })
```
- new types:
```ruby
SmartCore::Types::Value::Method
SmartCore::Types::Value::UnboundMethod
SmartCore::Types::Value::Enumerable
SmartCore::Types::Value::Comparable
SmartCore::Types::Value::Enumerator
SmartCore::Types::Value::EnumeratorChain
SmartCore::Types::Value::Range
SmartCore::Types::Value::Rational
SmartCore::Types::Value::SortedSet
SmartCore::Types::Value::IO
SmartCore::Types::Value::StringIO
SmartCore::Types::Value::BasicObject
SmartCore::Types::Struct::Schema
SmartCore::Types::Struct::JSONSchema
SmartCore::Types::Struct::StrictArray
SmartCore::Types::Struct::StrictHash
SmartCore::Types::Struct::Map
SmartCore::Types::Protocol::Interface
SmartCore::Types::Protocol::Ancestors
SmartCore::Types::Protocol::Enumerable
SmartCore::Types::Protocol::Comparable
SmartCore::Types::Protocol::Forwardable
SmartCore::Types::Protocol::Callable
```
- `#sum` alias for `|` and `#mult` alias for `&` (with a support for type name definition and other API);
- type category in invariant error codes:
```ruby
# before:
'String.password.should_contain_numbers' # `String` type from `Value` category
# after:
'Value.String.password.should_contain_numbers' # `Value::String`
```
- support for type of empty non-defined type (`SmartCore::Types::Primitive::Undefined`);
- constrained types;
- moudle-based type system integration;
- constructor implementation and support;
- support for invariant checking (and custom definitioning) in sum-types;
- to provide a type comparability and compatability between all passed types
you should provide `type.reconcilable { |value, *types| .... }` setting;
- `type.reconcilable` should be accesible for type sum and type mult definitions;
- (**preliminarily**) invariants of the concrete passed type should be valid for sucessful invariant check;
- support for invariant checking (and definitioning) in mult-types;
- to provide a type comparability and compatability between all passed types
you should provide `type.reconcilable { |value, *types| .... }` setting;
- `type.reconcilable` should be accesible for type sum and type mult definitions;
- (**preliminarily**) all invariants of all types should be valid for sucessful invariant check;
## Contributing
- Fork it ( https://github.com/smart-rb/smart_types )
- Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/my-new-feature`)
- Commit your changes (`git commit -am '[feature_context] Add some feature'`)
- Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/my-new-feature`)
- Create new Pull Request
## Build
- run tests:
```shell
bundle exec rake rspec
# --- or ---
bundle exec rspec
```
- run code stye linting:
```shell
bundle exec rake rubocop
# --- or ---
bundle exec rubocop
```
- run code style linting with auto-correction:
```shell
bundle exec rake rubcoop -A
# --- or ---
bundle exec rubocop -A
```
## License
Released under MIT License.
## Supporting
## Authors
[Rustam Ibragimov](https://github.com/0exp)
