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//! Derive macro implementation for `try_from_expr`.
//!
//! This crate provides the procedural macro implementation for generating
//! `TryFrom<&syn::Expr>` implementations. It should be used through the
//! main `try_from_expr` crate.
mod generators;
mod helpers;
use crate::{
generators::{
generate_arg_processing, generate_helper_functions, generate_struct_field_parsing,
},
helpers::{detect_wrapper_enum, extract_type_name},
};
use proc_macro::TokenStream;
use quote::quote;
use syn::{Data, DeriveInput, Error, Fields, parse_macro_input};
/// Derives `TryFrom<&syn::Expr>` for enums.
///
/// This macro generates an implementation that can parse `syn::Expr` values
/// into your enum type. It automatically detects whether the enum is a
/// "wrapper" enum or a "leaf" enum and generates appropriate parsing logic.
///
/// # Attributes
///
/// - `#[try_from_expr(wrapper)]` - Force wrapper enum mode
/// - `#[try_from_expr(leaf)]` - Force leaf enum mode
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```rust,ignore
/// #[derive(TryFromExpr)]
/// enum MyEnum {
/// Unit,
/// Tuple(String),
/// Struct { field: i32 },
/// }
/// ```
#[proc_macro_derive(TryFromExpr, attributes(try_from_expr))]
pub fn derive_try_from_expr(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
let input = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
let enum_name = &input.ident;
let data = match &input.data {
Data::Enum(data) => data,
_ => {
return Error::new_spanned(&input, "TryFromExpr can only be applied to enums")
.to_compile_error()
.into();
}
};
// Check for explicit mode attribute
let mut forced_mode = None;
for attr in &input.attrs {
if !attr.path().is_ident("try_from_expr") {
continue;
}
let Ok(list) = attr.meta.require_list() else {
continue;
};
let Ok(nested) = list.parse_args::<syn::Ident>() else {
continue;
};
match nested.to_string().as_str() {
"wrapper" => forced_mode = Some(true),
"leaf" => forced_mode = Some(false),
_ => {}
}
}
// Detect if this is a wrapper enum or a leaf enum (or use forced mode)
let is_wrapper_enum = forced_mode.unwrap_or_else(|| detect_wrapper_enum(data));
if is_wrapper_enum {
generate_wrapper_enum_impl(&input, enum_name, data)
} else {
generate_leaf_enum_impl(&input, enum_name, data)
}
}
// Generate implementation for wrapper enums
fn generate_wrapper_enum_impl(
_input: &DeriveInput,
enum_name: &syn::Ident,
data: &syn::DataEnum,
) -> TokenStream {
let helpers = generate_helper_functions();
let enum_name_str = enum_name.to_string();
// Extract child types from wrapper enum variants
let child_types: Vec<_> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|variant| {
let Fields::Unnamed(fields) = &variant.fields else {
return None;
};
let field = fields.unnamed.first()?;
Some((&variant.ident, &field.ty))
})
.collect();
// Generate type determination for fast path
let type_match_arms: Vec<_> = child_types
.iter()
.map(|(variant_name, field_type)| {
let type_name = extract_type_name(field_type);
let type_name_lit = syn::LitStr::new(&type_name, proc_macro2::Span::call_site());
let parser = crate::generators::generate_type_parser(field_type, quote! { expr });
quote! {
#type_name_lit => {
return #parser
.map(#enum_name::#variant_name)
.map_err(|e| ::syn::Error::new(expr.span(), format!("Failed to parse {}: {}", #type_name_lit, e)))
},
}
})
.collect();
// Generate fallback that tries all children
let fallback_attempts: Vec<_> = child_types
.iter()
.map(|(variant_name, field_type)| {
let parser = crate::generators::generate_type_parser(field_type, quote! { expr });
quote! {
{
match #parser {
Ok(v) => return Ok(#enum_name::#variant_name(v)),
Err(e) => {
errors.push(format!(
"- Variant '{}': Could not parse as type '{}': {}",
stringify!(#variant_name),
stringify!(#field_type),
e
));
}
}
}
}
})
.collect();
// Generate unit variant arms for wrapper enums
let unit_variant_arms: Vec<_> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|variant| {
let variant_name = &variant.ident;
let variant_str = variant_name.to_string();
match &variant.fields {
Fields::Unit => {
let variant_lit =
syn::LitStr::new(&variant_str, proc_macro2::Span::call_site());
Some(quote! {
#variant_lit => return Ok(#enum_name::#variant_name),
})
}
_ => None,
}
})
.collect();
// Collect parametrized variant information (tuple variants)
let param_variant_names: Vec<String> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|v| match &v.fields {
Fields::Unnamed(_) => Some(v.ident.to_string()),
_ => None,
})
.collect();
let param_variants_str = if param_variant_names.is_empty() {
"(no parametrized variants)".to_string()
} else {
param_variant_names.join(", ")
};
// Generate match arms for call expressions (tuple variants with parameters)
let call_variant_arms: Vec<_> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|variant| {
let variant_name = &variant.ident;
let variant_str = variant_name.to_string();
match &variant.fields {
Fields::Unnamed(fields) => {
let arg_processing = generate_arg_processing(variant_name, &fields.unnamed);
let variant_lit =
syn::LitStr::new(&variant_str, proc_macro2::Span::call_site());
Some(quote! {
#variant_lit => {
return #arg_processing
},
})
}
_ => None,
}
})
.collect();
// Generate match arms for struct expressions (struct variants)
let struct_variant_arms: Vec<_> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|variant| {
let variant_name = &variant.ident;
let variant_str = variant_name.to_string();
match &variant.fields {
Fields::Named(fields) => {
let field_parsers = generate_struct_field_parsing(variant_name, fields);
let variant_lit =
syn::LitStr::new(&variant_str, proc_macro2::Span::call_site());
Some(quote! {
#variant_lit => {
return #field_parsers
},
})
}
_ => None,
}
})
.collect();
let expanded = quote! {
impl TryFrom<&::syn::Expr> for #enum_name {
type Error = ::syn::Error;
fn try_from(expr: &::syn::Expr) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
use ::syn::spanned::Spanned;
// Unwrap parentheses and groups
let expr = Self::unwrap_expr(expr);
// Check for explicit variants first (Call/Struct)
match expr {
::syn::Expr::Call(call_expr) => {
if let ::syn::Expr::Path(path_expr) = &*call_expr.func {
let path = &path_expr.path;
if let Some(variant_seg) = path.segments.last() {
let is_correct_enum = if let Some(enum_seg) = path.segments.iter().rev().nth(1) {
enum_seg.ident == #enum_name_str || enum_seg.ident == "Self"
} else {
false
};
if is_correct_enum {
let variant_str = variant_seg.ident.to_string();
match variant_str.as_str() {
#(#call_variant_arms)*
_ => {
// If enum matches but variant unknown, it IS an error (not fallback)
return Err(::syn::Error::new(
variant_seg.span(),
format!("Unknown parametrized variant '{}'. Valid options: {}", variant_str, #param_variants_str)
));
}
}
}
}
}
}
::syn::Expr::Struct(struct_expr) => {
let path = &struct_expr.path;
if let Some(variant_seg) = path.segments.last() {
let is_correct_enum = if let Some(enum_seg) = path.segments.iter().rev().nth(1) {
enum_seg.ident == #enum_name_str || enum_seg.ident == "Self"
} else {
false
};
if is_correct_enum {
let variant_str = variant_seg.ident.to_string();
match variant_str.as_str() {
#(#struct_variant_arms)*
_ => {
return Err(::syn::Error::new(
variant_seg.span(),
format!("Unknown struct variant '{}' for enum '{}'", variant_str, #enum_name_str)
));
}
}
}
}
}
_ => {}
}
// Check for unit variants (e.g., Default, None, etc.)
if let ::syn::Expr::Path(path_expr) = expr {
let path = &path_expr.path;
if let Some(last) = path.segments.last() {
let variant_str = last.ident.to_string();
match variant_str.as_str() {
#(#unit_variant_arms)*
_ => {}
}
}
}
// Try type-driven dispatch first
if let Ok(mut enum_type) = Self::determine_enum_type(expr) {
// Normalize "Self" to the actual enum name
if enum_type == "Self" {
enum_type = stringify!(#enum_name).to_string();
}
match enum_type.as_str() {
#(#type_match_arms)*
_ => {
// Fall through to try all children
}
}
}
// Fallback: try each child type and aggregate errors
let mut errors = Vec::new();
#(#fallback_attempts)*
let error_details = errors.join("\n");
Err(::syn::Error::new(
expr.span(),
format!("No variant of {} could parse the expression. Failures:\n{}", stringify!(#enum_name), error_details)
))
}
}
impl #enum_name {
#helpers
/// Try to parse from any child enum without type hints
pub fn from_any_expr(expr: &::syn::Expr) -> Result<Self, ::syn::Error> {
<Self as TryFrom<&::syn::Expr>>::try_from(expr)
}
}
};
TokenStream::from(expanded)
}
// Generate implementation for leaf enums
fn generate_leaf_enum_impl(
_input: &DeriveInput,
enum_name: &syn::Ident,
data: &syn::DataEnum,
) -> TokenStream {
let helpers = generate_helper_functions();
let enum_name_str = enum_name.to_string();
// Collect variant information for better error messages
let unit_variant_names: Vec<String> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|v| match &v.fields {
Fields::Unit => Some(v.ident.to_string()),
_ => None,
})
.collect();
let unit_variants_str = if unit_variant_names.is_empty() {
"(no unit variants)".to_string()
} else {
unit_variant_names.join(", ")
};
// Generate match arms for path expressions (unit variants)
let unit_variant_arms: Vec<_> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|variant| {
let variant_name = &variant.ident;
let variant_str = variant_name.to_string();
match &variant.fields {
Fields::Unit => {
let variant_lit =
syn::LitStr::new(&variant_str, proc_macro2::Span::call_site());
Some(quote! {
#variant_lit => Ok(#enum_name::#variant_name),
})
}
_ => None,
}
})
.collect();
// Collect parametrized variant information (tuple variants)
let param_variant_names: Vec<String> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|v| match &v.fields {
Fields::Unnamed(_) => Some(v.ident.to_string()),
_ => None,
})
.collect();
let param_variants_str = if param_variant_names.is_empty() {
"(no parametrized variants)".to_string()
} else {
param_variant_names.join(", ")
};
// Collect struct variant information
let struct_variant_names: Vec<String> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|v| match &v.fields {
Fields::Named(_) => Some(v.ident.to_string()),
_ => None,
})
.collect();
let _struct_variants_str = if struct_variant_names.is_empty() {
"(no struct variants)".to_string()
} else {
struct_variant_names.join(", ")
};
// Generate match arms for call expressions (tuple variants with parameters)
let call_variant_arms: Vec<_> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|variant| {
let variant_name = &variant.ident;
let variant_str = variant_name.to_string();
match &variant.fields {
Fields::Unnamed(fields) => {
let arg_processing = generate_arg_processing(variant_name, &fields.unnamed);
let variant_lit =
syn::LitStr::new(&variant_str, proc_macro2::Span::call_site());
Some(quote! {
#variant_lit => {
#arg_processing
},
})
}
_ => None,
}
})
.collect();
// Generate match arms for struct expressions (struct variants)
let struct_variant_arms: Vec<_> = data
.variants
.iter()
.filter_map(|variant| {
let variant_name = &variant.ident;
let variant_str = variant_name.to_string();
match &variant.fields {
Fields::Named(fields) => {
let field_parsers = generate_struct_field_parsing(variant_name, fields);
let variant_lit =
syn::LitStr::new(&variant_str, proc_macro2::Span::call_site());
Some(quote! {
#variant_lit => {
#field_parsers
},
})
}
_ => None,
}
})
.collect();
let expanded = quote! {
impl TryFrom<&::syn::Expr> for #enum_name {
type Error = ::syn::Error;
fn try_from(expr: &::syn::Expr) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
use ::syn::spanned::Spanned;
// Unwrap parentheses and groups
let expr = Self::unwrap_expr(expr);
match expr {
// Handle unit variants like StringEnum::Email or just Email
::syn::Expr::Path(path_expr) => {
let path = &path_expr.path;
if let Some(variant_seg) = path.segments.last() {
let variant_name = &variant_seg.ident;
if path.segments.len() > 1 {
let is_correct_enum = if let Some(enum_seg) = path.segments.iter().rev().nth(1) {
enum_seg.ident == #enum_name_str || enum_seg.ident == "Self"
} else {
false
};
if is_correct_enum {
let variant_str = variant_name.to_string();
match variant_str.as_str() {
#(#unit_variant_arms)*
_ => Err(::syn::Error::new(
variant_name.span(),
format!("Unknown unit variant '{}' for enum '{}'", variant_str, #enum_name_str)
)),
}
} else {
Err(::syn::Error::new(
path.span(),
format!("Expected a path to enum '{}'", #enum_name_str)
))
}
} else {
// Shorthand like "Email"
let variant_str = variant_name.to_string();
match variant_str.as_str() {
#(#unit_variant_arms)*
_ => Err(::syn::Error::new(
variant_name.span(),
format!("Unknown unit variant '{}'. Valid options: {}", variant_str, #unit_variants_str)
)),
}
}
} else {
Err(::syn::Error::new(path.span(), "Path has no segments"))
}
}
// Handle variants with parameters like StringEnum::MinLength(5)
::syn::Expr::Call(call_expr) => {
if let ::syn::Expr::Path(path_expr) = &*call_expr.func {
let path = &path_expr.path;
if let Some(variant_seg) = path.segments.last() {
let is_correct_enum = if let Some(enum_seg) = path.segments.iter().rev().nth(1) {
enum_seg.ident == #enum_name_str || enum_seg.ident == "Self"
} else {
false
};
if is_correct_enum {
let variant_str = variant_seg.ident.to_string();
match variant_str.as_str() {
#(#call_variant_arms)*
_ => Err(::syn::Error::new(
variant_seg.span(),
format!("Unknown parametrized variant '{}'. Valid options: {}", variant_str, #param_variants_str)
)),
}
} else {
Err(::syn::Error::new(
path.span(),
format!("Expected a call to a variant of enum '{}'", #enum_name_str)
))
}
} else {
Err(::syn::Error::new(path.span(), "Call path has no segments"))
}
} else {
Err(::syn::Error::new(
call_expr.func.span(),
"Call expression must be a path to an enum variant"
))
}
}
// Handle struct variants like StringEnum::Config { min: 5, max: 10 }
::syn::Expr::Struct(struct_expr) => {
let path = &struct_expr.path;
if let Some(variant_seg) = path.segments.last() {
let is_correct_enum = if let Some(enum_seg) = path.segments.iter().rev().nth(1) {
enum_seg.ident == #enum_name_str || enum_seg.ident == "Self"
} else {
false
};
if is_correct_enum {
let variant_str = variant_seg.ident.to_string();
match variant_str.as_str() {
#(#struct_variant_arms)*
_ => Err(::syn::Error::new(
variant_seg.span(),
format!("Unknown struct variant '{}' for enum '{}'", variant_str, #enum_name_str)
)),
}
} else {
Err(::syn::Error::new(
path.span(),
format!("Expected a struct literal for a variant of enum '{}'", #enum_name_str)
))
}
} else {
Err(::syn::Error::new(path.span(), "Struct path has no segments"))
}
}
_ => Err(::syn::Error::new(
expr.span(),
format!(
"Unsupported expression type for enum '{}'. Expected a path, call, or struct expression.",
stringify!(#enum_name)
)
)),
}
}
}
impl #enum_name {
#helpers
pub fn parse_from_expr(expr: &::syn::Expr) -> Result<Self, ::syn::Error> {
<Self as TryFrom<&::syn::Expr>>::try_from(expr)
}
}
};
TokenStream::from(expanded)
}