Function setValue

pkg/util/utilfn/marshal.go:135–166

setValue attempts to set a reflect.Value with a given interface{} value

(field reflect.Value, value any)

// setValue attempts to set a reflect.Value with a given interface{} value
func setValue(field reflect.Value, value any) error {
	if value == nil {
		return nil
	}

	valueRef := reflect.ValueOf(value)

	// Direct assignment if types are exactly equal
	if valueRef.Type() == field.Type() {
		field.Set(valueRef)
		return nil
	}

	// Check if types are assignable
	if valueRef.Type().AssignableTo(field.Type()) {
		field.Set(valueRef)
		return nil
	}

	// If field is pointer and value isn't already a pointer, try address
	if field.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && valueRef.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		return setValue(field, valueRef.Addr().Interface())
	}

	// Try conversion if types are convertible
	if valueRef.Type().ConvertibleTo(field.Type()) {
		field.Set(valueRef.Convert(field.Type()))
		return nil
	}

	return fmt.Errorf("cannot set value of type %v to field of type %v", valueRef.Type(), field.Type())
}

// DecodeDataURL decodes a data URL and returns the mimetype and raw data bytes
func DecodeDataURL(dataURL string) (mimeType string, data []byte, err error) {