package dyn import ( "fmt" "slices" ) // Set assigns a new value at the specified path in the specified value. // It is identical to [SetByPath], except that it takes a string path instead of a [Path]. func Set(v Value, path string, nv Value) (Value, error) { p, err := NewPathFromString(path) if err != nil { return InvalidValue, err } return SetByPath(v, p, nv) } // SetByPath assigns the given value at the specified path in the specified value. // If successful, it returns the new value with all intermediate values copied and updated. // If the path doesn't exist, it returns InvalidValue and an error. func SetByPath(v Value, p Path, nv Value) (Value, error) { lp := len(p) if lp == 0 { return nv, nil } component := p[lp-1] p = p[:lp-1] return visit(v, EmptyPath, NewPatternFromPath(p), visitOptions{ fn: func(prefix Path, v Value) (Value, error) { path := append(prefix, component) switch { case component.IsKey(): // Expect a map to be set if this is a key. m, ok := v.AsMap() if !ok { return InvalidValue, fmt.Errorf("expected a map to index %q, found %s", path, v.Kind()) } // Return an updated map value. m = m.Clone() m.Set(V(component.key), nv) return Value{ v: m, k: KindMap, l: v.l, }, nil case component.IsIndex(): // Expect a sequence to be set if this is an index. s, ok := v.AsSequence() if !ok { return InvalidValue, fmt.Errorf("expected a sequence to index %q, found %s", path, v.Kind()) } // Lookup current value in the sequence. if component.index < 0 || component.index >= len(s) { return InvalidValue, indexOutOfBoundsError{prefix} } // Return an updated sequence value. s = slices.Clone(s) s[component.index] = nv return Value{ v: s, k: KindSequence, l: v.l, }, nil default: panic("invalid component") } }, }) }