nu-protocol 0.112.2

Nushell's internal protocols, including its abstract syntax tree
Documentation
use std::{cmp::Ordering, fmt, path::Path};

use crate::shell_error::generic::GenericError;
use crate::{ShellError, Span, Spanned, Type, Value, ast::Operator, casing::Casing};

/// Trait definition for a custom [`Value`](crate::Value) type
#[typetag::serde(tag = "type")]
pub trait CustomValue: fmt::Debug + Send + Sync {
    /// Custom `Clone` implementation
    ///
    /// This can reemit a `Value::Custom(Self, span)` or materialize another representation
    /// if necessary.
    fn clone_value(&self, span: Span) -> Value;

    //fn category(&self) -> Category;

    /// The friendly type name to show for the custom value, e.g. in `describe` and in error
    /// messages. This does not have to be the same as the name of the struct or enum, but
    /// conventionally often is.
    fn type_name(&self) -> String;

    /// Converts the custom value to a base nushell value.
    ///
    /// This imposes the requirement that you can represent the custom value in some form using the
    /// Value representations that already exist in nushell
    fn to_base_value(&self, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError>;

    /// Any representation used to downcast object to its original type
    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any;

    /// Any representation used to downcast object to its original type (mutable reference)
    fn as_mut_any(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any;

    /// Follow cell path by numeric index (e.g. rows).
    ///
    /// Let `$val` be the custom value then these are the fields passed to this method:
    /// ```text
    ///      ╭── index [path_span]
    ///    /// $val.0?
    /// ──┬─  ┬
    ///   │   ╰── optional, `true` if present
    ///   ╰── self [self_span]
    /// ```
    fn follow_path_int(
        &self,
        self_span: Span,
        index: usize,
        path_span: Span,
        optional: bool,
    ) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
        let _ = (self_span, index, optional);
        Err(ShellError::IncompatiblePathAccess {
            type_name: self.type_name(),
            span: path_span,
        })
    }

    /// Follow cell path by string key (e.g. columns).
    ///
    /// Let `$val` be the custom value then these are the fields passed to this method:
    /// ```text
    ///         ╭── column_name [path_span]
    ///         │   ╭── casing, `Casing::Insensitive` if present
    ///      ───┴── ┴
    /// $val.column?!
    /// ──┬─       ┬
    ///   │        ╰── optional, `true` if present
    ///   ╰── self [self_span]
    /// ```
    fn follow_path_string(
        &self,
        self_span: Span,
        column_name: String,
        path_span: Span,
        optional: bool,
        casing: Casing,
    ) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
        let _ = (self_span, column_name, optional, casing);
        Err(ShellError::IncompatiblePathAccess {
            type_name: self.type_name(),
            span: path_span,
        })
    }

    /// ordering with other value (see [`std::cmp::PartialOrd`])
    fn partial_cmp(&self, _other: &Value) -> Option<Ordering> {
        None
    }

    /// Definition of an operation between the object that implements the trait
    /// and another Value.
    ///
    /// The Operator enum is used to indicate the expected operation.
    ///
    /// Default impl raises [`ShellError::OperatorUnsupportedType`].
    fn operation(
        &self,
        lhs_span: Span,
        operator: Operator,
        op: Span,
        right: &Value,
    ) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
        let _ = (lhs_span, right);
        Err(ShellError::OperatorUnsupportedType {
            op: operator,
            unsupported: Type::Custom(self.type_name().into()),
            op_span: op,
            unsupported_span: lhs_span,
            help: None,
        })
    }

    /// Save custom value to disk.
    ///
    /// This method is used in `save` to save a custom value to disk.
    /// This is done before opening any file, so saving can be handled differently.
    ///
    /// The default impl just returns an error.
    fn save(
        &self,
        path: Spanned<&Path>,
        value_span: Span,
        save_span: Span,
    ) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
        let _ = path;
        Err(ShellError::Generic(
            GenericError::new(
                "Cannot save custom value",
                format!("Saving custom value {} failed", self.type_name()),
                save_span,
            )
            .with_inner([ShellError::Generic(
                GenericError::new(
                    "Custom value does not implement `save`",
                    format!("{} doesn't implement saving to disk", self.type_name()),
                    value_span,
                )
                .with_help("Check the plugin's documentation for this value type. It might use a different way to save."),
            )]),
        ))
    }

    /// For custom values in plugins: return `true` here if you would like to be notified when all
    /// copies of this custom value are dropped in the engine.
    ///
    /// The notification will take place via `custom_value_dropped()` on the plugin type.
    ///
    /// The default is `false`.
    fn notify_plugin_on_drop(&self) -> bool {
        false
    }

    /// Returns an estimate of the memory size used by this CustomValue in bytes
    ///
    /// The default implementation returns the size of the trait object.
    fn memory_size(&self) -> usize {
        std::mem::size_of_val(self)
    }

    /// Returns `true` if this custom value should be iterable (like a list) when used with
    /// commands like `each`, `where`, etc.
    ///
    /// When this returns `true`, the engine will call `to_base_value()` to convert the custom
    /// value to a list before iteration. This is useful for lazy data structures like database
    /// query builders that should behave like lists when iterated.
    ///
    /// The default is `false`.
    #[deprecated(
        since = "0.111.1",
        note = "will be replaced by a new custom-value iterator system next release; \
        avoid new uses unless you need current behavior"
    )]
    fn is_iterable(&self) -> bool {
        false
    }
}