feat: add ToPointers, FromPointer, FromPointers

convertor/convertor.go

@@ -228,6 +228,42 @@ func ToPointer[T any](value T) *T {
 	return &value
 }
 
+// ToPointers convert a slice of values to a slice of pointers.
+// Play: todo
+func ToPointers[T any](values []T) []*T {
+	result := make([]*T, len(values))
+	for i := range values {
+		result[i] = &values[i]
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// FromPointer returns the value pointed to by the pointer.
+// Play: todo
+func FromPointer[T any](ptr *T) T {
+	if ptr == nil {
+		var zeroValue T
+		return zeroValue
+	}
+
+	return *ptr
+}
+
+// FromPointers convert a slice of pointers to a slice of values.
+// Play: todo
+func FromPointers[T any](pointers []*T) []T {
+	result := make([]T, len(pointers))
+	for i, ptr := range pointers {
+		if ptr == nil {
+			var zeroValue T
+			result[i] = zeroValue
+		} else {
+			result[i] = *ptr
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 // ToMap convert a slice of structs to a map based on iteratee function.
 // Play: https://go.dev/play/p/tVFy7E-t24l
 func ToMap[T any, K comparable, V any](array []T, iteratee func(T) (K, V)) map[K]V {
@@ -406,15 +442,15 @@ func ToStdBase64(value any) string {
 	if value == nil || (reflect.ValueOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr && reflect.ValueOf(value).IsNil()) {
 		return ""
 	}
-	switch value.(type) {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
 	case []byte:
-		return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(value.([]byte))
+		return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(v)
 	case string:
-		return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(value.(string)))
+		return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(v))
 	case error:
-		return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(value.(error).Error()))
+		return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(v.Error()))
 	default:
-		marshal, err := json.Marshal(value)
+		marshal, err := json.Marshal(v)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ""
 		}
@@ -428,15 +464,15 @@ func ToUrlBase64(value any) string {
 	if value == nil || (reflect.ValueOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr && reflect.ValueOf(value).IsNil()) {
 		return ""
 	}
-	switch value.(type) {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
 	case []byte:
-		return base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(value.([]byte))
+		return base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(v)
 	case string:
-		return base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(value.(string)))
+		return base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(v))
 	case error:
-		return base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(value.(error).Error()))
+		return base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(v.Error()))
 	default:
-		marshal, err := json.Marshal(value)
+		marshal, err := json.Marshal(v)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ""
 		}
@@ -450,7 +486,7 @@ func ToRawStdBase64(value any) string {
 	if value == nil || (reflect.ValueOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr && reflect.ValueOf(value).IsNil()) {
 		return ""
 	}
-	switch value.(type) {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
 	case []byte:
 		return base64.RawStdEncoding.EncodeToString(value.([]byte))
 	case string:
@@ -458,7 +494,7 @@ func ToRawStdBase64(value any) string {
 	case error:
 		return base64.RawStdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(value.(error).Error()))
 	default:
-		marshal, err := json.Marshal(value)
+		marshal, err := json.Marshal(v)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ""
 		}
@@ -472,7 +508,7 @@ func ToRawUrlBase64(value any) string {
 	if value == nil || (reflect.ValueOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr && reflect.ValueOf(value).IsNil()) {
 		return ""
 	}
-	switch value.(type) {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
 	case []byte:
 		return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(value.([]byte))
 	case string:
@@ -480,7 +516,7 @@ func ToRawUrlBase64(value any) string {
 	case error:
 		return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(value.(error).Error()))
 	default:
-		marshal, err := json.Marshal(value)
+		marshal, err := json.Marshal(v)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ""
 		}

convertor/convertor_test.go

@@ -302,6 +302,75 @@ func TestToPointer(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(*result, 123)
 }
 
+func TestToPointers(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	assert := internal.NewAssert(t, "TestToPointers")
+
+	intVals := []int{1, 2, 3}
+	result := ToPointers(intVals)
+
+	assert.Equal(3, len(result))
+	assert.Equal(1, *result[0])
+	assert.Equal(2, *result[1])
+	assert.Equal(3, *result[2])
+
+	stringVals := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
+	resultStr := ToPointers(stringVals)
+	assert.Equal(3, len(resultStr))
+	assert.Equal("a", *resultStr[0])
+	assert.Equal("b", *resultStr[1])
+	assert.Equal("c", *resultStr[2])
+}
+
+func TestFromPointer(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	assert := internal.NewAssert(t, "TestFromPointer")
+
+	intVal := 123
+	pointer := &intVal
+	result := FromPointer(pointer)
+
+	assert.Equal(123, result)
+
+	stringVal := "abc"
+	stringPointer := &stringVal
+	resultStr := FromPointer(stringPointer)
+
+	assert.Equal("abc", resultStr)
+}
+
+func TestFromPointers(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	assert := internal.NewAssert(t, "TestFromPointers")
+
+	intPointers := []*int{new(int), new(int), new(int)}
+	*intPointers[0] = 1
+	*intPointers[1] = 2
+	*intPointers[2] = 3
+
+	result := FromPointers(intPointers)
+
+	assert.Equal(3, len(result))
+	assert.Equal(1, result[0])
+	assert.Equal(2, result[1])
+	assert.Equal(3, result[2])
+
+	stringPointers := []*string{new(string), new(string), new(string)}
+	*stringPointers[0] = "a"
+	*stringPointers[1] = "b"
+	*stringPointers[2] = "c"
+
+	resultStr := FromPointers(stringPointers)
+
+	assert.Equal(3, len(resultStr))
+	assert.Equal("a", resultStr[0])
+	assert.Equal("b", resultStr[1])
+	assert.Equal("c", resultStr[2])
+}
+
 func TestEncodeByte(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()