Method attributeTypeData

http/codegen/service_data.go:2872–2919

(ut expr.UserType, req, ptr, server bool, rd *ServiceData)

}

func (sds *ServicesData) attributeTypeData(ut expr.UserType, req, ptr, server bool, rd *ServiceData) *TypeData {
	if ut == expr.Empty {
		return nil
	}
	seen := rd.ServerTypeNames
	if !server {
		seen = rd.ClientTypeNames
	}
	if _, ok := seen[ut.Name()]; ok {
		return nil
	}
	seen[ut.Name()] = false

	var (
		name        string
		desc        string
		validate    string
		validateRef string

		att  = &expr.AttributeExpr{Type: ut}
		hctx = httpContext(rd.Scope, req, server)
	)
	name = rd.Scope.GoTypeName(att)
	ctx := "request"
	if !req {
		ctx = "response"
	}
	desc = name + " is used to define fields on " + ctx + " body types."
	if (req || !req && !server) && !expr.IsAlias(ut) {
		// Generate validations for responses client-side and for
		// requests server-side and CLI.
		// Alias types are validated inline in the parent type
		validate = codegen.ValidationCode(ut.Attribute(), ut, hctx, true, expr.IsAlias(ut), false, "body")
	}
	if validate != "" {
		validateRef = fmt.Sprintf("err = Validate%s(v)", name)
	}
	return &TypeData{
		Name:        ut.Name(),
		VarName:     name,
		Description: desc,
		Def:         goTypeDef(rd.Scope, ut.Attribute(), ptr, hctx.UseDefault),
		Ref:         rd.Scope.GoTypeRef(att),
		ValidateDef: validate,
		ValidateRef: validateRef,
		Example:     att.Example(sds.Root.API.ExampleGenerator),
	}
}

// httpContext returns a context for attributes of types used to marshal and
// unmarshal HTTP requests and responses.