forms/forms.go

package forms

import (
	"reflect"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
	"unicode"
)

type Values = map[string][]string

func Decode(form Values, v interface{}) {
	rv := reflect.ValueOf(v)
	if rv.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		panic(`Input is not a pointer`)
	}

	decode(form, rv.Elem(), ``)
}

func decode(form Values, rv reflect.Value, prefix string) {
	for i := 0; i < rv.NumField(); i++ {
		ft, fv := rv.Type().Field(i), rv.Field(i)

		if !unicode.IsUpper(rune(ft.Name[0])) {
			continue
		}

		// TODO: Add custom interface

		fe := ft.Type
		if fe.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
			fe = fe.Elem()
		}

		if fe.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
			if fv.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
				found := false
				for k, _ := range form {
					if strings.HasPrefix(k, getPrefix(ft, prefix)) {
						found = true
						break
					}
				}
				if !found {
					continue
				}

				fv.Set(reflect.New(ft.Type.Elem()))

				fv = fv.Elem()
			}

			decode(form, fv, getPrefix(ft, prefix))
			continue
		}

		v, ok := form[getName(ft, prefix)]
		if !ok || len(v) == 0 {
			continue
		}

		if fv.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
			fv = fv.Addr()
		} else if fv.IsNil() {
			fv.Set(reflect.New(ft.Type.Elem()))
		}

		setValue(v, fv)
	}
}

func setValue(v []string, fv reflect.Value) {
	switch f := fv.Interface().(type) {
	case *string:
		*f = v[0]
	case *int:
		*f, _ = strconv.Atoi(v[0])
	case *float32:
		v, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(v[0], 32)
		*f = float32(v)
	case *float64:
		*f, _ = strconv.ParseFloat(v[0], 64)
	}

}

func getPrefix(ft reflect.StructField, prefix string) string {
	if ft.Anonymous {
		return prefix
	}

	if prefix != `` {
		prefix += `.`
	}

	return prefix + ft.Name
}

func getName(ft reflect.StructField, prefix string) string {
	name := ft.Tag.Get(`form`)
	if name == `` {
		name = ft.Name
	}

	if prefix == `` {
		return name
	}

	return prefix + `.` + name
}