[][src]Crate parse_display

This crate provides derive macro Display and FromStr. These macros use common helper attributes to specify the format.

Install

Add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
parse-display = "0.1"

Example

use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{a}-{b}")]
struct MyStruct {
  a: u32,
  b: u32,
}
assert_eq!(MyStruct { a:10, b:20 }.to_string(), "10-20");
assert_eq!("10-20".parse(), Ok(MyStruct { a:10, b:20 }));


#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display(style = "snake_case")]
enum MyEnum {
  VarA,
  VarB,
}
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarA.to_string(), "var_a");
assert_eq!("var_a".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarA));

Helper attributes

Helper attributes can be written in the following positions.

attributestructenumvariantfield
#[display("...")]
#[display(style = "...")]
#[from_str(regex = "...")]
#[from_str(default)]
#[from_str(default_fields(...))]

#[derive(Display)] use #[display]. #[derive(FromStr)] use both #[display] and #[from_str].

#[display("...")]

Specifies the format using a syntax similar to [std::format!()]. However, unlike std::format!(), field name is specified in {}.

Struct format

By writing #[display("..")], you can specify the format used by Display and FromStr.

use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{a}-{b}")]
struct MyStruct {
  a: u32,
  b: u32,
}
assert_eq!(MyStruct { a:10, b:20 }.to_string(), "10-20");
assert_eq!("10-20".parse(), Ok(MyStruct { a:10, b:20 }));

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{0}+{1}")]
struct MyTuple(u32, u32);
assert_eq!(MyTuple(10, 20).to_string(), "10+20");
assert_eq!("10+20".parse(), Ok(MyTuple(10, 20)));

Newtype pattern

If the struct has only one field, the format can be omitted. In this case, the only field is used.

use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
struct NewType(u32);
assert_eq!(NewType(10).to_string(), "10");
assert_eq!("10".parse(), Ok(NewType(10)));

Enum format

In enum, you can specify the format for each variant.

use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
enum MyEnum {
  #[display("aaa")]
  VarA,
  #[display("bbb")]
  VarB,
}
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarA.to_string(), "aaa");
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarB.to_string(), "bbb");
assert_eq!("aaa".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarA));
assert_eq!("bbb".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarB));

In enum format, {} means variant name. Variant name style (e.g. snake_case, camelCase, ...) can be specified by #[from_str(style = "...")].

use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
enum MyEnum {
  #[display("aaa-{}")]
  VarA,
  #[display("bbb-{}")]
  VarB,
}
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarA.to_string(), "aaa-VarA");
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarB.to_string(), "bbb-VarB");
assert_eq!("aaa-VarA".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarA));
assert_eq!("bbb-VarB".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarB));

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display(style = "snake_case")]
enum MyEnumSnake {
  #[display("{}")]
  VarA,
}
assert_eq!(MyEnumSnake::VarA.to_string(), "var_a");
assert_eq!("var_a".parse(), Ok(MyEnumSnake::VarA));

By writing a format on enum instead of variant, you can specify the format common to multiple variants.

use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("xxx-{}")]
enum MyEnum {
  VarA,
  VarB,
}
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarA.to_string(), "xxx-VarA");
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarB.to_string(), "xxx-VarB");
assert_eq!("xxx-VarA".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarA));
assert_eq!("xxx-VarB".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarB));

Unit variants

If all variants has no field, format can be omitted. In this case, variant name is used.

use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
enum MyEnum {
  VarA,
  VarB,
}
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarA.to_string(), "VarA");
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarB.to_string(), "VarB");
assert_eq!("VarA".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarA));
assert_eq!("VarB".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarB));

Field format

You can specify the format of the field. In field format, {} means the field itself.

use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{a}, {b}")]
struct MyStruct {
  #[display("a is {}")]
  a: u32,
  #[display("b is {}")]
  b: u32,
}
assert_eq!(MyStruct { a:10, b:20 }.to_string(), "a is 10, b is 20");
assert_eq!("a is 10, b is 20".parse(), Ok(MyStruct { a:10, b:20 }));

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{0}, {1}")]
struct MyTyple(#[display("first is {}")] u32, #[display("next is {}")] u32);
assert_eq!(MyTyple(10, 20).to_string(), "first is 10, next is 20");
assert_eq!("first is 10, next is 20".parse(), Ok(MyTyple(10, 20)));

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
enum MyEnum {
  #[display("this is A {0}")]
  VarA(#[display("___{}___")] u32),
}
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarA(10).to_string(), "this is A ___10___");
assert_eq!("this is A ___10___".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarA(10)));

Field chain

You can use "field chain", e.g. {x.a} .

use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Default)]
struct MyStruct {
  a: u32,
  b: u32,
}

#[derive(FromStr, Display, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{x.a}")]
struct FieldChain {
  #[from_str(default)]
  x: MyStruct,
}
assert_eq!(FieldChain { x:MyStruct { a:10, b:20 } }.to_string(), "10");
assert_eq!("10".parse(), Ok(FieldChain { x:MyStruct { a:10, b:0 } }));

When using "field chain", you need to use #[from_str(default)] to implement FromStr.

Format parameter

Like std::format!(), format parameter can be specified.

use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(Display, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{a:>04}")]
struct WithFormatParameter {
  a: u32,
}
assert_eq!(WithFormatParameter { a:5 }.to_string(), "0005");

#[display(style = "...")]

By writing #[display(style = "..")], you can specify the variant name style. The following styles are available.

  • none
  • lowercase
  • UPPERCASE
  • snake_case
  • SNAKE_CASE
  • camelCase
  • CamelCase
  • kebab-case
  • KEBAB-CASE
use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display(style = "snake_case")]
enum MyEnum {
  VarA,
  VarB,
}
assert_eq!(MyEnum::VarA.to_string(), "var_a");
assert_eq!("var_a".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarA));

#[derive(Display, FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
enum StyleExample {
  #[display(style = "none")]
  VarA1,
  #[display(style = "none")]
  varA2,
  #[display(style = "lowercase")]
  VarB,
  #[display(style = "UPPERCASE")]
  VarC,
  #[display(style = "snake_case")]
  VarD,
  #[display(style = "SNAKE_CASE")]
  VarE,
  #[display(style = "camelCase")]
  VarF,
  #[display(style = "CamelCase")]
  VarG1,
  #[display(style = "CamelCase")]
  varG2,
  #[display(style = "kebab-case")]
  VarH,
  #[display(style = "KEBAB-CASE")]
  VarI,
}
assert_eq!(StyleExample::VarA1.to_string(), "VarA1");
assert_eq!(StyleExample::varA2.to_string(), "varA2");
assert_eq!(StyleExample::VarB.to_string(), "varb");
assert_eq!(StyleExample::VarC.to_string(), "VARC");
assert_eq!(StyleExample::VarD.to_string(), "var_d");
assert_eq!(StyleExample::VarE.to_string(), "VAR_E");
assert_eq!(StyleExample::VarF.to_string(), "varF");
assert_eq!(StyleExample::VarG1.to_string(), "VarG1");
assert_eq!(StyleExample::varG2.to_string(), "VarG2");
assert_eq!(StyleExample::VarH.to_string(), "var-h");
assert_eq!(StyleExample::VarI.to_string(), "VAR-I");

#[from_str(regex = "...")]

Specify the format of the string to be input with FromStr. #[display("...")] is ignored, when this attribute is specified.

Capture name

The capture name corresponds to the field name.

use parse_display::FromStr;

#[derive(FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[from_str(regex = "(?P<a>[0-9]+)__(?P<b>[0-9]+)")]
struct MyStruct {
  a: u8,
  b: u8,
}

assert_eq!("10__20".parse(), Ok(MyStruct { a:10, b:20 }));

Field regex

Set #[display("...")] to struct and set #[from_str(regex = "...")] to field, regex is used in the position where field name is specified in #[display("...")].

use parse_display::FromStr;

#[derive(FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{a}__{b}")]
struct MyStruct {
  #[from_str(regex = "[0-9]+")]
  a: u8,

  #[from_str(regex = "[0-9]+")]
  b: u8,
}
assert_eq!("10__20".parse(), Ok(MyStruct { a:10, b:20 }));

If #[from_str(regex = "...")] is not set to field , it operates in the same way as when #[from_str(regex = ".*?")] is set.

use parse_display::FromStr;

#[derive(FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{a}{b}")]
struct MyStruct {
  a: String,
  b: String,
}
assert_eq!("abcdef".parse(), Ok(MyStruct { a:"".into(), b:"abcdef".into() }));

Variant name

In the regex speficied for enum or variant, empty name capture means variant name.

use parse_display::FromStr;

#[derive(FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[from_str(regex = "___(?P<>)___")]
enum MyEnum {
  VarA,

  #[from_str(regex = "xxx(?P<>)xxx")]
  VarB,
}
assert_eq!("___VarA___".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarA));
assert_eq!("xxxVarBxxx".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarB));

Field chain

You can use "field chain" in regex.

use parse_display::FromStr;

#[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Default)]
struct MyStruct {
  a: u32,
}

#[derive(FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[from_str(regex = "___(?P<x.a>[0-9]+)")]
struct FieldChain {
  #[from_str(default)]
  x: MyStruct,
}
assert_eq!("___10".parse(), Ok(FieldChain { x:MyStruct { a:10 } }));

When using "field chain", you need to use #[from_str(default)].

#[from_str(default)]

If this attribute is specified, the default value is used for fields not included in the input.

If an attribute is specified for struct, the struct's default value is used.

use parse_display::FromStr;

#[derive(FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{b}")]
#[from_str(default)]
struct MyStruct {
  a: u32,
  b: u32,
}

impl Default for MyStruct {
  fn default() -> Self {
    Self { a:99, b:99 }
  }
}
assert_eq!("10".parse(), Ok(MyStruct { a:99, b:10 }));

If an attribute is specified for field, the field type's default value is used.

use parse_display::FromStr;

#[derive(FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{b}")]
struct MyStruct {
  #[from_str(default)]
  a: u32,
  b: u32,
}

impl Default for MyStruct {
  fn default() -> Self {
    Self { a:99, b:99 }
  }
}
assert_eq!("10".parse(), Ok(MyStruct { a:0, b:10 }));

#[from_str(default_fields(...))]

You can use #[from_str(default_fields(...))] if you want to set default values for the same-named fields of multiple variants.

use parse_display::FromStr;

#[derive(FromStr, PartialEq, Debug)]
#[display("{}-{a}")]
#[from_str(default_fields("b", "c"))]
enum MyEnum {
  VarA { a:u8, b:u8, c:u8 },
  VarB { a:u8, b:u8, c:u8 },
}

assert_eq!("VarA-10".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarA { a:10, b:0, c:0 }));
assert_eq!("VarB-10".parse(), Ok(MyEnum::VarB { a:10, b:0, c:0 }));

Modules

helpers

Structs

ParseError

Derive Macros

Display
FromStr