Add unbind to pull data from a struct.

storer.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
+	"unicode"
 )
 
 // DataType represents the various types that clients must be able to store.
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ const (
 	DateTime
 )
 
+var dateTimeType = reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{})
+
 func (d DataType) String() string {
 	switch d {
 	case Integer:
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ func (a Attributes) Bind(strct interface{}) error {
 			}
 			field.SetString(v.Value.(string))
 		case DateTime:
-			timeType := reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{})
+			timeType := dateTimeType
 			if fieldType != timeType {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Bind: Field %s's type should be %s but was %s", k, timeType.String(), fieldType)
 			}
@@ -108,6 +111,47 @@ func (a Attributes) Bind(strct interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Unbind is the opposite of Bind, taking a struct in and producing a list of attributes.
+func Unbind(intf interface{}) Attributes {
+	structValue := reflect.ValueOf(intf)
+	if structValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		structValue = structValue.Elem()
+	}
+
+	structType := structValue.Type()
+	attr := make(Attributes)
+	for i := 0; i < structValue.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := structValue.Field(i)
+
+		name := structType.Field(i).Name
+		if unicode.IsLower(rune(name[0])) {
+			continue // Unexported
+		}
+
+		switch field.Kind() {
+		case reflect.Struct:
+			if field.Type() == dateTimeType {
+				attr[name] = Attribute{
+					Type:  DateTime,
+					Value: field.Interface(),
+				}
+			}
+		case reflect.Int:
+			attr[name] = Attribute{
+				Type:  Integer,
+				Value: field.Interface(),
+			}
+		case reflect.String:
+			attr[name] = Attribute{
+				Type:  String,
+				Value: field.Interface(),
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return attr
+}
+
 // UserNotFound should be returned from Get when the record is not found.
 var UserNotFound = errors.New("User Not Found")
 

storer_test.go

@@ -104,3 +104,51 @@ func TestAttributes_BindTypeFail(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestAttributes_Unbind(t *testing.T) {
+	s1 := struct {
+		Integer int
+		String  string
+		Time    time.Time
+
+		SomethingElse1 int32
+		SomethingElse2 *Config
+
+		unexported int
+	}{5, "string", time.Now(), 5, nil, 5}
+
+	attr := Unbind(s1)
+	if len(attr) != 3 {
+		t.Error("Expected three fields, got:", len(attr))
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := attr["Integer"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("Could not find Integer entry.")
+	} else if v.Type != Integer {
+		t.Error("Described type is wrong:", v.Type)
+	} else if i, ok := v.Value.(int); !ok {
+		t.Errorf("Underlying type is wrong: %T", v)
+	} else if s1.Integer != i {
+		t.Error("Underlying value is wrong:", i)
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := attr["String"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("Could not find String entry.")
+	} else if v.Type != String {
+		t.Error("Described type is wrong:", v.Type)
+	} else if s, ok := v.Value.(string); !ok {
+		t.Errorf("Underlying type is wrong: %T", v)
+	} else if s1.String != s {
+		t.Error("Underlying value is wrong:", s)
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := attr["Time"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("Could not find Time entry.")
+	} else if v.Type != DateTime {
+		t.Error("Described type is wrong:", v.Type)
+	} else if i, ok := v.Value.(time.Time); !ok {
+		t.Errorf("Underlying type is wrong: %T", v)
+	} else if s1.Time != i {
+		t.Error("Underlying value is wrong:", i)
+	}
+}