Function ParseArguments

pkg/data/parameter.go:143–171

ParseArguments returns arguments parsed from JSON. If coerceStr is true, will attempt to parse as string if parsing initially fails.

(in string, coerceStr bool)

// ParseArguments returns arguments parsed from JSON. If coerceStr is true, will attempt to parse as string if parsing initially fails.
func ParseArguments(in string, coerceStr bool) (args []*pb.Argument, err error) {
	var data interface{}
	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(in), &data)
	if err != nil {
		// if coercion is requested, attempt to process input as string
		if strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "invalid character") && coerceStr {
			in = fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, in)
			args, err = ParseArguments(in, false)
		}
		return
	}

	var dataArr []interface{}
	if arr, isArray := data.([]interface{}); isArray {
		dataArr = arr
	} else {
		dataArr = []interface{}{data}
	}

	args = make([]*pb.Argument, len(dataArr))
	for k, v := range dataArr {
		arg, err := argFromJSONType(v)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		args[k] = arg
	}
	return
}

func argFromJSONType(data interface{}) (*pb.Argument, error) {
	arg := &pb.Argument{}