hugo/common/collections/append.go

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package collections

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
)

// Append appends from to a slice to and returns the resulting slice.
// If length of from is one and the only element is a slice of same type as to,
// it will be appended.
func Append(to any, from ...any) (any, error) {
	if len(from) == 0 {
		return to, nil
	}
	tov, toIsNil := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(to))

	toIsNil = toIsNil || to == nil
	var tot reflect.Type

	if !toIsNil {
		if tov.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
			// Create a copy of tov, so we don't modify the original.
			c := reflect.MakeSlice(tov.Type(), tov.Len(), tov.Len()+len(from))
			reflect.Copy(c, tov)
			tov = c
		}

		if tov.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected a slice, got %T", to)
		}

		tot = tov.Type().Elem()
		if tot.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
			totvt := tot.Elem()
			fromvs := make([]reflect.Value, len(from))
			for i, f := range from {
				fromv := reflect.ValueOf(f)
				fromt := fromv.Type()
				if fromt.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
					fromt = fromt.Elem()
				}
				if totvt != fromt {
					return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot append slice of %s to slice of %s", fromt, totvt)
				} else {
					fromvs[i] = fromv
				}
			}
			return reflect.Append(tov, fromvs...).Interface(), nil

		}

		toIsNil = tov.Len() == 0

		if len(from) == 1 {
			fromv := reflect.ValueOf(from[0])
			fromt := fromv.Type()
			if fromt.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
				fromt = fromt.Elem()
			}
			if fromv.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
				if toIsNil {
					// If we get nil []string, we just return the []string
					return from[0], nil
				}

				// If we get []string []string, we append the from slice to to
				if tot == fromt {
					return reflect.AppendSlice(tov, fromv).Interface(), nil
				} else if !fromt.AssignableTo(tot) {
					// Fall back to a []interface{} slice.
					return appendToInterfaceSliceFromValues(tov, fromv)
				}

			}
		}
	}

	if toIsNil {
		return Slice(from...), nil
	}

	for _, f := range from {
		fv := reflect.ValueOf(f)
		if !fv.Type().AssignableTo(tot) {
			// Fall back to a []interface{} slice.
			tov, _ := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(to))
			return appendToInterfaceSlice(tov, from...)
		}
		tov = reflect.Append(tov, fv)
	}

	return tov.Interface(), nil
}

func appendToInterfaceSliceFromValues(slice1, slice2 reflect.Value) ([]any, error) {
	var tos []any

	for _, slice := range []reflect.Value{slice1, slice2} {
		for i := 0; i < slice.Len(); i++ {
			tos = append(tos, slice.Index(i).Interface())
		}
	}

	return tos, nil
}

func appendToInterfaceSlice(tov reflect.Value, from ...any) ([]any, error) {
	var tos []any

	for i := 0; i < tov.Len(); i++ {
		tos = append(tos, tov.Index(i).Interface())
	}

	tos = append(tos, from...)

	return tos, nil
}

// indirect is borrowed from the Go stdlib: 'text/template/exec.go'
// TODO(bep) consolidate
func indirect(v reflect.Value) (rv reflect.Value, isNil bool) {
	for ; v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || v.Kind() == reflect.Interface; v = v.Elem() {
		if v.IsNil() {
			return v, true
		}
		if v.Kind() == reflect.Interface && v.NumMethod() > 0 {
			break
		}
	}
	return v, false
}