#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/serde_dhall/0.4.0")] // TODO #![warn(missing_docs)] #![warn(missing_doc_code_examples)] //! [Dhall][dhall] is a programmable configuration language that provides a non-repetitive //! alternative to JSON and YAML. //! //! You can think of Dhall as: JSON + types + imports + functions //! //! For a description of the Dhall language, examples, tutorials, and more, see the [language //! website][dhall]. //! //! This crate provides support for consuming Dhall files the same way you would consume JSON or //! YAML. It uses the [Serde][serde] serialization library to provide drop-in support for Dhall //! for any datatype that supports serde (and that's a lot of them !). //! //! This library is limited to deserializing (reading) Dhall values; serializing (writing) //! values to Dhall is not supported. //! //! # Basic usage //! //! The main entrypoint of this library is the [`from_str`](fn.from_str.html) function. It reads a string //! containing a Dhall expression and deserializes it into any serde-compatible type. //! //! This could mean a common Rust type like `HashMap`: //! //! ```rust //! # fn main() -> serde_dhall::Result<()> { //! use std::collections::HashMap; //! //! // Some Dhall data //! let data = "{ x = 1, y = 1 + 1 } : { x: Natural, y: Natural }"; //! //! // Deserialize it to a Rust type. //! let deserialized_map: HashMap = serde_dhall::from_str(data)?; //! //! let mut expected_map = HashMap::new(); //! expected_map.insert("x".to_string(), 1); //! expected_map.insert("y".to_string(), 2); //! //! assert_eq!(deserialized_map, expected_map); //! # Ok(()) //! # } //! ``` //! //! or a custom datatype, using serde's `derive` mechanism: //! //! ```rust //! # fn main() -> serde_dhall::Result<()> { //! use serde::Deserialize; //! //! #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)] //! struct Point { //! x: u64, //! y: u64, //! } //! //! // Some Dhall data //! let data = "{ x = 1, y = 1 + 1 } : { x: Natural, y: Natural }"; //! //! // Convert the Dhall string to a Point. //! let point: Point = serde_dhall::from_str(data)?; //! assert_eq!(point.x, 1); //! assert_eq!(point.y, 2); //! //! # Ok(()) //! # } //! ``` //! //! # Type correspondence //! //! The following Dhall types correspond to the following Rust types: //! //! Dhall | Rust //! -------|------ //! `Bool` | `bool` //! `Natural` | `u64`, `u32`, ... //! `Integer` | `i64`, `i32`, ... //! `Double` | `f64`, `f32`, ... //! `Text` | `String` //! `List T` | `Vec` //! `Optional T` | `Option` //! `{ x: T, y: U }` | structs //! `{ _1: T, _2: U }` | `(T, U)`, structs //! `{ x: T, y: T }` | `HashMap`, structs //! `< x: T \| y: U >` | enums //! `T -> U` | unsupported //! `Prelude.JSON.Type` | unsupported //! `Prelude.Map.Type T U` | unsupported //! //! //! # Replacing `serde_json` or `serde_yaml` //! //! If you used to consume JSON or YAML, you only need to replace [`serde_json::from_str`] or //! [`serde_yaml::from_str`] with [`serde_dhall::from_str`](fn.from_str.html). //! //! [`serde_json::from_str`]: https://docs.serde.rs/serde_json/fn.from_str.html //! [`serde_yaml::from_str`]: https://docs.serde.rs/serde_yaml/fn.from_str.html //! //! //! # Additional Dhall typechecking //! //! When deserializing, normal type checking is done to ensure that the returned value is a valid //! Dhall value, and that it can be deserialized into the required Rust type. However types are //! first-class in Dhall, and this library allows you to additionally check that some input data //! matches a given Dhall type. That way, a type error will be caught on the Dhall side, and have //! pretty and explicit errors that point to the source file. //! //! There are two ways to typecheck a Dhall value: you can provide the type as Dhall text or you //! can let Rust infer it for you. //! //! To provide a type written in Dhall, first parse it into a [`SimpleType`](enum.SimpleType.html), then //! pass it to [`from_str_manual_type`](fn.from_str_manual_type.html). //! //! ```rust //! # fn main() -> serde_dhall::Result<()> { //! use serde_dhall::SimpleType; //! use std::collections::HashMap; //! //! // Parse a Dhall type //! let point_type_str = "{ x: Natural, y: Natural }"; //! let point_type: SimpleType = serde_dhall::from_str(point_type_str)?; //! //! // Some Dhall data //! let point_data = "{ x = 1, y = 1 + 1 }"; //! //! // Deserialize the data to a Rust type. This checks that //! // the data matches the provided type. //! let deserialized_map: HashMap = //! serde_dhall::from_str_manual_type(point_data, &point_type)?; //! //! let mut expected_map = HashMap::new(); //! expected_map.insert("x".to_string(), 1); //! expected_map.insert("y".to_string(), 2); //! //! assert_eq!(deserialized_map, expected_map); //! # Ok(()) //! # } //! ``` //! //! You can also let Rust infer the appropriate Dhall type, using the //! [StaticType](trait.StaticType.html) trait. //! //! ```rust //! # fn main() -> serde_dhall::Result<()> { //! use serde::Deserialize; //! use serde_dhall::StaticType; //! //! #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, StaticType)] //! struct Point { //! x: u64, //! y: u64, //! } //! //! // Some Dhall data //! let data = "{ x = 1, y = 1 + 1 }"; //! //! // Convert the Dhall string to a Point. //! let point: Point = serde_dhall::from_str_static_type(data)?; //! assert_eq!(point.x, 1); //! assert_eq!(point.y, 2); //! //! // Invalid data fails the type validation //! let invalid_data = "{ x = 1, z = 0.3 }"; //! assert!(serde_dhall::from_str_static_type::(invalid_data).is_err()); //! # Ok(()) //! # } //! ``` //! //! [dhall]: https://dhall-lang.org/ //! [serde]: https://docs.serde.rs/serde/ //! [serde::Deserialize]: https://docs.serde.rs/serde/trait.Deserialize.html #[cfg(doctest)] doc_comment::doctest!("../../README.md"); /// Finer-grained control over deserializing Dhall values pub mod options; mod deserialize; mod error; /// Common patterns made easier mod shortcuts; mod static_type; /// Dhall values mod value; #[doc(hidden)] pub use dhall_proc_macros::StaticType; pub use deserialize::Deserialize; pub(crate) use deserialize::Sealed; pub use error::{Error, Result}; pub use shortcuts::{from_str, from_str_manual_type, from_str_static_type}; pub use static_type::StaticType; pub use value::{SimpleType, Value};