// Copyright 2022 The ChromiumOS Authors // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be // found in the LICENSE file. //! A lightweight serde deserializer for strings containing key-value pairs separated by commas, as //! commonly found in command-line parameters. //! //! Say your program takes a command-line option of the form: //! //! ```text //! --foo type=bar,active,nb_threads=8 //! ``` //! //! This crate provides a [from_key_values] function that deserializes these key-values into a //! configuration structure. Since it uses serde, the same configuration structure can also be //! created from any other supported source (such as a TOML or YAML configuration file) that uses //! the same keys. //! //! Integration with the [argh](https://github.com/google/argh) command-line parser is also //! provided via the `argh_derive` feature. //! //! The deserializer supports parsing signed and unsigned integers, booleans, strings (quoted or //! not), paths, and enums inside a top-level struct. The order in which the fields appear in the //! string is not important. //! //! Simple example: //! //! ``` //! use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! use serde::Deserialize; //! //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! struct Config { //! path: String, //! threads: u8, //! active: bool, //! } //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("path=/some/path,threads=16,active=true").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { path: "/some/path".into(), threads: 16, active: true }); //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("threads=16,active=true,path=/some/path").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { path: "/some/path".into(), threads: 16, active: true }); //! ``` //! //! As a convenience the name of the first field of a struct can be omitted: //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! struct Config { //! path: String, //! threads: u8, //! active: bool, //! } //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("/some/path,threads=16,active=true").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { path: "/some/path".into(), threads: 16, active: true }); //! ``` //! //! Fields that are behind an `Option` can be omitted, in which case they will be `None`. //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! struct Config { //! path: Option, //! threads: u8, //! active: bool, //! } //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("path=/some/path,threads=16,active=true").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { path: Some("/some/path".into()), threads: 16, active: true }); //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("threads=16,active=true").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { path: None, threads: 16, active: true }); //! ``` //! //! Alternatively, the serde `default` attribute can be used on select fields or on the whole //! struct to make unspecified fields be assigned their default value. In the following example only //! the `path` parameter must be specified. //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! struct Config { //! path: String, //! #[serde(default)] //! threads: u8, //! #[serde(default)] //! active: bool, //! } //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("path=/some/path").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { path: "/some/path".into(), threads: 0, active: false }); //! ``` //! //! A function providing a default value can also be specified, see the [serde documentation for //! field attributes](https://serde.rs/field-attrs.html) for details. //! //! Booleans can be `true` or `false`, or take no value at all, in which case they will be `true`. //! Combined with default values this allows to implement flags very easily: //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, Default, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! #[serde(default)] //! struct Config { //! active: bool, //! delayed: bool, //! pooled: bool, //! } //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("active=true,delayed=false,pooled=true").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { active: true, delayed: false, pooled: true }); //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("active,pooled").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { active: true, delayed: false, pooled: true }); //! ``` //! //! Strings can be quoted, which is useful if they need to include a comma or a bracket, which are //! considered separators for unquoted strings. Quoted strings can also contain escaped characters, //! where any character after a `\` is repeated as-is: //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! struct Config { //! path: String, //! } //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values(r#"path="/some/\"strange\"/pa,th""#).unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { path: r#"/some/"strange"/pa,th"#.into() }); //! ``` //! //! Tuples and vectors are allowed and must be specified between `[` and `]`: //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! struct Layout { //! resolution: (u16, u16), //! scanlines: Vec, //! } //! //! let layout: Layout = from_key_values("resolution=[320,200],scanlines=[0,64,128]").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(layout, Layout { resolution: (320, 200), scanlines: vec![0, 64, 128] }); //! ``` //! //! Enums can be directly specified by name. It is recommended to use the `rename_all` serde //! container attribute to make them parseable using snake or kebab case representation. Serde's //! `rename` and `alias` field attributes can also be used to provide shorter values: //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! #[serde(rename_all="kebab-case")] //! enum Mode { //! Slow, //! Fast, //! #[serde(rename="ludicrous")] //! LudicrousSpeed, //! } //! //! #[derive(Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug)] //! struct Config { //! mode: Mode, //! } //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("mode=slow").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { mode: Mode::Slow }); //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("mode=ludicrous").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { mode: Mode::LudicrousSpeed }); //! ``` //! //! A nice use of enums is along with sets, where it allows to e.g. easily specify flags: //! //! ``` //! # use std::collections::BTreeSet; //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, PartialOrd, Ord)] //! #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")] //! enum Flags { //! Awesome, //! Fluffy, //! Transparent, //! } //! #[derive(Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug)] //! struct TestStruct { //! flags: BTreeSet, //! } //! //! let res: TestStruct = from_key_values("flags=[awesome,fluffy]").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!( //! res, //! TestStruct { //! flags: BTreeSet::from([Flags::Awesome, Flags::Fluffy]), //! } //! ); //! ``` //! //! Enums taking a single value can use the `flatten` field attribute in order to be inferred from //! their variant key directly: //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! #[serde(rename_all="kebab-case")] //! enum Mode { //! // Work with a local file. //! File(String), //! // Work with a remote URL. //! Url(String), //! } //! //! #[derive(Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug)] //! struct Config { //! #[serde(flatten)] //! mode: Mode, //! } //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("file=/some/path").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { mode: Mode::File("/some/path".into()) }); //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("url=https://www.google.com").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { mode: Mode::Url("https://www.google.com".into()) }); //! ``` //! //! The `flatten` attribute can also be used to embed one struct within another one and parse both //! from the same string: //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! struct BaseConfig { //! enabled: bool, //! num_threads: u8, //! } //! //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! struct Config { //! #[serde(flatten)] //! base: BaseConfig, //! path: String, //! } //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("path=/some/path,enabled,num_threads=16").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!( //! config, //! Config { //! path: "/some/path".into(), //! base: BaseConfig { //! num_threads: 16, //! enabled: true, //! } //! } //! ); //! ``` //! //! If an enum's variants are made of structs, it can take the `untagged` container attribute to be //! inferred directly from the fields of the embedded structs: //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! #[serde(untagged)] //! enum Mode { //! // Work with a local file. //! File { //! path: String, //! #[serde(default)] //! read_only: bool, //! }, //! // Work with a remote URL. //! Remote { //! server: String, //! port: u16, //! } //! } //! //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! struct Config { //! #[serde(flatten)] //! mode: Mode, //! } //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("path=/some/path").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { mode: Mode::File { path: "/some/path".into(), read_only: false } }); //! //! let config: Config = from_key_values("server=google.com,port=80").unwrap(); //! assert_eq!(config, Config { mode: Mode::Remote { server: "google.com".into(), port: 80 } }); //! ``` //! //! Using this crate, parsing errors and invalid or missing fields are precisely reported: //! //! ``` //! # use serde_keyvalue::from_key_values; //! # use serde::Deserialize; //! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)] //! struct Config { //! path: String, //! threads: u8, //! active: bool, //! } //! //! let config = from_key_values::("path=/some/path,active=true").unwrap_err(); //! assert_eq!(format!("{}", config), "missing field `threads`"); //! ``` //! //! Most of the serde [container](https://serde.rs/container-attrs.html) and //! [field](https://serde.rs/field-attrs.html) attributes can be applied to your configuration //! struct. Most useful ones include //! [`deny_unknown_fields`](https://serde.rs/container-attrs.html#deny_unknown_fields) to report an //! error if an unknown field is met in the input, and //! [`deserialize_with`](https://serde.rs/field-attrs.html#deserialize_with) to use a custom //! deserialization function for a specific field. //! //! Be aware that the use of `flatten` comes with some severe limitations. Because type information //! is not available to the deserializer, it will try to determine the type of fields using the //! input as its sole hint. For instance, any number will be returned as an integer type, and if the //! parsed structure was actually expecting a number as a string, then an error will occur. //! Struct enums also cannot be flattened and won't be recognized at all. //! //! For these reasons, it is discouraged to use `flatten` except when neither the embedding not the //! flattened structs has a member of string type. //! //! Most of the time, similar functionality can be obtained by implementing a custom deserializer //! that parses the embedding struct's member and then the flattened struct in a specific order //! using the [`key_values::KeyValueDeserializer`] interface directly. //! //! Another limitation of using `flatten` that is inherent to serde is that it won't allow //! `deny_unknown_fields` to be used in either the embedding or the flattened struct. #![deny(missing_docs)] mod key_values; #[cfg(feature = "argh_derive")] pub use argh; pub use key_values::from_key_values; pub use key_values::ErrorKind; pub use key_values::KeyValueDeserializer; pub use key_values::ParseError; #[cfg(feature = "argh_derive")] pub use serde_keyvalue_derive::FromKeyValues;