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ReerCodable

Extension of Codable using Swift macros to make serialization simpler with declarative annotations!

@Codable
@SnakeCase
struct User {
    @CodingKey("user_name")
    var name: String
    
    @KebabCase
    @DateCoding(.iso8601)
    var birthDate: Date
    
    @CodingKey("location.city")
    var city: String
    
    @CustomCoding<Double>(
        decode: { return try $0.value(forKeys: "height_in_meters") * 100.0 },
        encode: { try $0.set($1 / 100.0, forKey: "height_in_meters") }
    )
    var height: Double
}

Overview

ReerCodable framework provides a series of custom macros for generating dynamic Codable implementations. The core of the framework is the @Codable() macro, which generates concrete implementations under data annotations provided by other macros (⚠️ Only the @Codable macro can be expanded in XCode macro expansion, expanding other macros will have no response)

Main features include:

• Declare custom CodingKey values for each property through @CodingKey("key"), without writing all CodingKey values.
• Support nested CodingKey through string expressions, like @CodingKey("nested.key")
• Allow using multiple CodingKeys for Decode, like @CodingKey("key1", "key2")
• Support using @SnakeCase, KebabCase etc. to mark types or properties for easy naming conversion
• Customize nested containers during Coding using @CodingContainer
• Support specified CodingKey for Encode, like EncodingKey("encode_key")
• Allow using default values when decoding fails to avoid keyNotFound errors
• Allow using @CodingIgnored to ignore specific properties during encoding/decoding
• Support automatic conversion between base64 strings and Data [UInt8] types using @Base64Coding
• Through @CompactDecoding, ignore null values when Decoding Array, Dictionary, Set instead of throwing errors
• Support various encoding/decoding of Date through @DateCoding
• Support custom encoding/decoding logic through @CustomCoding
• Better support for subclasses using @InheritedCodable
• Provide simple and rich encoding/decoding capabilities for various enum types
• Support encoding/decoding lifecycle through ReerCodableDelegate, like didDecode, willEncode
• Provide extensions to support using JSON String, Dictionary, Array directly as parameters for encoding/decoding
• Support conversion between basic data types like Bool, String, Double, Int, CGFloat
• Support encoding/decoding of Any through AnyCodable, like var dict = [String: AnyCodable]

Requirements

XCode 16.0+

iOS 13.0+, macOS 10.15+, tvOS 13.0+, visionOS 1.0+, watchOS 6.0+

Swift 5.10+

swift-syntax 600.0.0+

Installation

Swift Package Manager

You can install ReerCodable using The Swift Package Manager by adding the proper description to your Package.swift file:

import PackageDescription
let package = Package(
    name: "YOUR_PROJECT_NAME",
    targets: [],
    dependencies: [
        .package(url: "https://github.com/reers/ReerCodable.git", from: "1.0.1")
    ]
)

Then, add ReerCodable to your targets dependencies like so:

.product(name: "ReerCodable", package: "ReerCodable"),

Finally, run swift package update.

CocoaPods

Since CocoaPods doesn't directly support Swift Macro, the macro implementation can be compiled into binary for use. The integration method is as follows, requiring s.pod_target_xcconfig to load the binary plugin of macro implementation:

Pod::Spec.new do |s|
  s.name             = 'YourPod'
  s.dependency 'ReerCodable', '1.0.1'
  # Copy the following config to your pod
  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
    'OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS' => '-Xfrontend -load-plugin-executable -Xfrontend ${PODS_ROOT}/ReerCodable/Sources/Resources/ReerCodableMacros#ReerCodableMacros'
  }
end

Alternatively, if not using s.pod_target_xcconfig and s.user_target_xcconfig, you can add the following script in podfile for unified processing:

    post_install do |installer|
      installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
        rhea_dependency = target.dependencies.find { |d| ['ReerCodable'].include?(d.name) }
        if rhea_dependency
          puts "Adding ReerCodable Swift flags to target: #{target.name}"
          target.build_configurations.each do |config|
            swift_flags = config.build_settings['OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS'] ||= ['$(inherited)']
            plugin_flag = '-Xfrontend -load-plugin-executable -Xfrontend ${PODS_ROOT}/ReerCodable/Sources/Resources/ReerCodableMacros#ReerCodableMacros'
            unless swift_flags.join(' ').include?(plugin_flag)
              swift_flags.concat(plugin_flag.split)
            end
            config.build_settings['OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS'] = swift_flags
          end
        end
      end
    end

Usage

ReerCodable greatly simplifies Swift's serialization process through declarative annotations. Here are detailed examples of each feature:

1. Custom CodingKey

Use @CodingKey to specify custom keys for properties without manually writing CodingKeys enum:

ReerCodable	Codable
@Codable struct User { @CodingKey("user_name") var name: String @CodingKey("user_age") var age: Int var height: Double }	struct User: Codable { var name: String var age: Int var height: Double enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey { case name = "user_name" case age = "user_age" case height } }

2. Nested CodingKey

Support nested key paths using dot notation:

@Codable
struct User {
    @CodingKey("other_info.weight")
    var weight: Double
    
    @CodingKey("location.city")
    var city: String
}

3. Multiple Keys for Decoding

Multiple keys can be specified for decoding, the system will try decoding in order until successful:

@Codable
struct User {
    @CodingKey("name", "username", "nick_name")
    var name: String
}

4. Name Style Conversion

Support multiple naming style conversions, can be applied to types or individual properties:

@Codable
@SnakeCase
struct Person {
    var firstName: String  // decoded from "first_name" or encoded to "first_name"
    
    @KebabCase
    var lastName: String   // decoded from "last-name" or encoded to "last-name"
}

5. Custom Coding Container

Use @CodingContainer to customize container paths during encoding, typically used for root-level model parsing:

ReerCodable	JSON
@Codable @CodingContainer("data.info") struct UserInfo { var name: String var age: Int }	{ "code": 0, "data": { "info": { "name": "phoenix", "age": 33 } } }

6. Encoding-Specific Key

Different key names can be specified for the encoding process. Since @CodingKey may have multiple parameters, and can use @SnakeCase, KebabCase, etc., decoding may use multiple keys, then encoding will use the first key, or @EncodingKey can be used to specify the key

@Codable
struct User {
    @CodingKey("user_name")      // decoding uses "user_name", "name"
    @EncodingKey("name")         // encoding uses "name"
    var name: String
}

7. Default Value Support

Default values can be used when decoding fails. Native Codable throws an exception for non-Optional properties when the correct value is not parsed, even if an initial value has been set, or even if it's an Optional type enum

@Codable
struct User {
    var age: Int = 33
    var name: String = "phoenix"
    // If gender is not included in JSON, native Codable will throw an exception, ReerCodable won't, it will set it to nil
    var gender: Gender?
}

enum Gender {
    case male, female
}

8. Ignore Properties

Use @CodingIgnored to ignore specific properties during encoding/decoding. During decoding, non-Optional properties must have a default value to satisfy Swift initialization requirements. ReerCodable automatically generates default values for basic data types and collection types. For other custom types, users need to provide default values.

@Codable
struct User {
    var name: String
    
    @CodingIgnored
    var ignore: Set<String>
}

9. Base64 Encoding

Automatically handle conversion between base64 strings and Data, [UInt8] types:

@Codable
struct User {
    @Base64Coding
    var avatar: Data
    
    @Base64Coding
    var voice: [UInt8]
}

10. Array Decoding Optimization

Use @CompactDecoding to automatically filter null values when decoding arrays, same meaning as compactMap:

@Codable
struct User {
    @CompactDecoding
    var tags: [String]  // ["a", null, "b"] will be decoded as ["a", "b"]
}

11. Date Encoding

Support various date format encoding/decoding:

ReerCodable

JSON

@Codable class DateModel { @DateCoding(.timeIntervalSince2001) var date1: Date @DateCoding(.timeIntervalSince1970) var date2: Date @DateCoding(.secondsSince1970) var date3: Date @DateCoding(.millisecondsSince1970) var date4: Date @DateCoding(.iso8601) var date5: Date @DateCoding(.formatted(Self.formatter)) var date6: Date static let formatter: DateFormatter = { let dateFormatter = DateFormatter() dateFormatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "en_US_POSIX") dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS" dateFormatter.timeZone = TimeZone(secondsFromGMT: 0) return dateFormatter }() }

{ "date1": 1431585275, "date2": 1731585275.944, "date3": 1731585275, "date4": 1731585275944, "date5": "2024-12-10T00:00:00Z", "date6": "2024-12-10T00:00:00.000" }

12. Custom Encoding/Decoding Logic

Implement custom encoding/decoding logic through @CustomCoding. There are two ways to customize encoding/decoding:

• Through closures, using decoder: Decoder, encoder: Encoder as parameters to implement custom logic:

@Codable
struct User {
    @CustomCoding<Double>(
        decode: { return try $0.value(forKeys: "height_in_meters") * 100.0 },
        encode: { try $0.set($1 / 100.0, forKey: "height_in_meters") }
    )
    var heightInCentimeters: Double
}

• Through a custom type implementing the CodingCustomizable protocol to implement custom logic:

// 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th  -> 1 2 3 4 5
struct RankTransformer: CodingCustomizable {
    typealias Value = UInt
    
    static func decode(by decoder: any Decoder) throws -> UInt {
        var temp: String = try decoder.value(forKeys: "rank")
        temp.removeLast(2)
        return UInt(temp) ?? 0
    }
    
    static func encode(by encoder: any Encoder, _ value: UInt) throws {
        try encoder.set(value, forKey: "rank")
    }
}

@Codable
struct HundredMeterRace {
    @CustomCoding(RankTransformer.self)
    var rank: UInt
}

During custom implementation, the framework provides methods that can make encoding/decoding more convenient:

public extension Decoder {
    func value<Value: Decodable>(forKeys keys: String...) throws -> Value {
        let container = try container(keyedBy: AnyCodingKey.self)
        return try container.decode(type: Value.self, keys: keys)
    }
}

public extension Encoder {
    func set<Value: Encodable>(_ value: Value, forKey key: String, treatDotAsNested: Bool = true) throws {
        var container = container(keyedBy: AnyCodingKey.self)
        try container.encode(value: value, key: key, treatDotAsNested: treatDotAsNested)
    }
}

13. Inheritance Support

Use @InheritedCodable for better support of subclass encoding/decoding. Native Codable cannot parse subclass properties, even if the value exists in JSON, requiring manual implementation of init(from decoder: Decoder) throws

@Codable
class Animal {
    var name: String
}

@InheritedCodable
class Cat: Animal {
    var color: String
}

14. Enum Support

Provide rich encoding/decoding capabilities for enums:

• Support for basic enum types and RawValue enums

@Codable
struct User {
    let gender: Gender
    let rawInt: RawInt
    let rawDouble: RawDouble
    let rawDouble2: RawDouble2
    let rawString: RawString
}

@Codable
enum Gender {
    case male, female
}

@Codable
enum RawInt: Int {
    case one = 1, two, three, other = 100
}

@Codable
enum RawDouble: Double {
    case one, two, three, other = 100.0
}

@Codable
enum RawDouble2: Double {
    case one = 1.1, two = 2.2, three = 3.3, other = 4.4
}

@Codable
enum RawString: String {
    case one, two, three, other = "helloworld"
}

• Support using CodingCase(match: ....) to match multiple values or ranges

@Codable
enum Phone: Codable {
    @CodingCase(match: .bool(true), .int(10), .string("iphone"), .intRange(22...30))
    case iPhone
    
    @CodingCase(match: .int(12), .string("MI"), .string("xiaomi"), .doubleRange(50...60))
    case xiaomi
    
    @CodingCase(match: .bool(false), .string("oppo"), .stringRange("o"..."q"))
    case oppo
}

• For enums with associated values, support using CaseValue to match associated values, use .label() to declare matching logic for labeled associated values, use .index() to declare matching logic for unlabeled associated values. ReerCodable supports two JSON formats for enum matching
  • The first is also supported by native Codable, where the enum value and its associated values have a parent-child structure:

  @Codable
  enum Video: Codable {
      /// {
      ///     "YOUTUBE": {
      ///         "id": "ujOc3a7Hav0",
      ///         "_1": 44.5
      ///     }
      /// }
      @CodingCase(match: .string("youtube"), .string("YOUTUBE"))
      case youTube
      
      /// {
      ///     "vimeo": {
      ///         "ID": "234961067",
      ///         "minutes": 999999
      ///     }
      /// }
      @CodingCase(
          match: .string("vimeo"),
          values: [.label("id", keys: "ID", "Id"), .index(2, keys: "minutes")]
      )
      case vimeo(id: String, duration: TimeInterval = 33, Int)
      
      /// {
      ///     "tiktok": {
      ///         "url": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
      ///         "tag": "Art"
      ///     }
      /// }
      @CodingCase(
          match: .string("tiktok"),
          values: [.label("url", keys: "url")]
      )
      case tiktok(url: URL, tag: String?)
  }

  • The second is where enum values and their associated values are at the same level or have custom matching structures, using .nested() for custom path value matching

  @Codable
  enum Video1: Codable {
      /// {
      ///     "type": {
      ///         "middle": "youtube"
      ///     }
      /// }
      @CodingCase(match: .nested("type.middle.youtube"))
      case youTube
      
      /// {
      ///     "type": "vimeo",
      ///     "ID": "234961067",
      ///     "minutes": 999999
      /// }
      @CodingCase(
          match: .nested("type.vimeo"),
          values: [.label("id", keys: "ID", "Id"), .index(2, keys: "minutes")]
      )
      case vimeo(id: String, duration: TimeInterval = 33, Int)
      
      /// {
      ///     "type": "tiktok",
      ///     "media": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
      ///     "tag": "Art"
      /// }
      @CodingCase(
          match: .nested("type.tiktok"),
          values: [.label("url", keys: "media")]
      )
      case tiktok(url: URL, tag: String?)
  }

15. Lifecycle Callbacks

Support encoding/decoding lifecycle callbacks:

@Codable
class User {
    var age: Int
    
    func didDecode(from decoder: any Decoder) throws {
        if age < 0 {
            throw ReerCodableError(text: "Invalid age")
        }
    }
    
    func willEncode(to encoder: any Encoder) throws {
        // Process before encoding
    }
}

16. JSON Extension Support

Provide convenient JSON string and dictionary conversion methods:

let jsonString = "{\"name\": \"Tom\"}"
let user = try User.decode(from: jsonString)

let dict: [String: Any] = ["name": "Tom"]
let user2 = try User.decode(from: dict)

17. Basic Type Conversion

Support automatic conversion between basic data types:

@Codable
struct User {
    @CodingKey("is_vip")
    var isVIP: Bool    // "1" or 1 can be decoded as true
    
    @CodingKey("score")
    var score: Double  // "100" or 100 can be decoded as 100.0
}

18. AnyCodable Support

Implement encoding/decoding of Any type through AnyCodable:

@Codable
struct Response {
    var data: AnyCodable  // Can store data of any type
    var metadata: [String: AnyCodable]  // Equivalent to [String: Any] type
}

These examples demonstrate the main features of ReerCodable, which can help developers greatly simplify the encoding/decoding process, improving code readability and maintainability.