crud: allow interface{} as values for *ManyRequest

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) except to the first release.
 - Tests with crud 1.4.0 (#336)
 - Tests with case sensitive SQL (#341)
 - Splice update operation accepts 3 arguments instead of 5 (#348)
+- Unable to use a slice of custom types as a slice of tuples or objects for
+  `crud.*ManyRequest/crud.*ObjectManyRequest` (#365)
 
 ## [1.12.0] - 2023-06-07
 

README.md

@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ The subpackage has been deleted. You could use `pool` instead.
 
 * `crud` operations `Timeout` option has `crud.OptFloat64` type
   instead of `crud.OptUint`.
+* A slice of a custom type could be used as tuples for `ReplaceManyRequest` and
+  `InsertManyRequest`, `ReplaceObjectManyRequest`.
+* A slice of a custom type could be used as objects for `ReplaceObjectManyRequest`
+  and `InsertObjectManyRequest`.
 
 #### test_helpers package
 

crud/example_test.go

@@ -85,6 +85,89 @@ func ExampleResult_rowsCustomType() {
 	// [{{} 2010 45 bla}]
 }
 
+// ExampleTuples_customType demonstrates how to use a slice of objects of a
+// custom type as Tuples to make a ReplaceManyRequest.
+func ExampleTuples_customType() {
+	conn := exampleConnect()
+
+	// The type will be encoded/decoded as an array.
+	type Tuple struct {
+		_msgpack struct{} `msgpack:",asArray"` //nolint: structcheck,unused
+		Id       uint64
+		BucketId *uint64
+		Name     string
+	}
+	req := crud.MakeReplaceManyRequest(exampleSpace).Tuples([]Tuple{
+		Tuple{
+			Id:       2010,
+			BucketId: nil,
+			Name:     "bla",
+		},
+	})
+
+	ret := crud.MakeResult(reflect.TypeOf(Tuple{}))
+	if err := conn.Do(req).GetTyped(&ret); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to execute request: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(ret.Metadata)
+	rows := ret.Rows.([]Tuple)
+	if len(rows) == 1 {
+		fmt.Println(rows[0].Id)
+		fmt.Println(*rows[0].BucketId)
+		fmt.Println(rows[0].Name)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Unexpected result tuples count: %d", len(rows))
+	}
+	// Output:
+	// [{id unsigned false} {bucket_id unsigned true} {name string false}]
+	// 2010
+	// 45
+	// bla
+}
+
+// ExampleObjects_customType demonstrates how to use a slice of objects of
+// a custom type as Objects to make a ReplaceObjectManyRequest.
+func ExampleObjects_customType() {
+	conn := exampleConnect()
+
+	// The type will be encoded/decoded as a map.
+	type Tuple struct {
+		Id       uint64  `msgpack:"id,omitempty"`
+		BucketId *uint64 `msgpack:"bucket_id,omitempty"`
+		Name     string  `msgpack:"name,omitempty"`
+	}
+	req := crud.MakeReplaceObjectManyRequest(exampleSpace).Objects([]Tuple{
+		Tuple{
+			Id:       2010,
+			BucketId: nil,
+			Name:     "bla",
+		},
+	})
+
+	ret := crud.MakeResult(reflect.TypeOf(Tuple{}))
+	if err := conn.Do(req).GetTyped(&ret); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to execute request: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(ret.Metadata)
+	rows := ret.Rows.([]Tuple)
+	if len(rows) == 1 {
+		fmt.Println(rows[0].Id)
+		fmt.Println(*rows[0].BucketId)
+		fmt.Println(rows[0].Name)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Unexpected result tuples count: %d", len(rows))
+	}
+	// Output:
+	// [{id unsigned false} {bucket_id unsigned true} {name string false}]
+	// 2010
+	// 45
+	// bla
+}
+
 // ExampleResult_operationData demonstrates how to obtain information
 // about erroneous objects from crud.Error using `OperationData` field.
 func ExampleResult_operationData() {

crud/insert_many.go

@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ type InsertManyOpts = OperationManyOpts
 // `crud.insert_many` for execution by a Connection.
 type InsertManyRequest struct {
 	spaceRequest
-	tuples []Tuple
+	tuples Tuples
 	opts   InsertManyOpts
 }
 
 type insertManyArgs struct {
 	_msgpack struct{} `msgpack:",asArray"` //nolint: structcheck,unused
 	Space    string
-	Tuples   []Tuple
+	Tuples   Tuples
 	Opts     InsertManyOpts
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func MakeInsertManyRequest(space string) InsertManyRequest {
 
 // Tuples sets the tuples for the InsertManyRequest request.
 // Note: default value is nil.
-func (req InsertManyRequest) Tuples(tuples []Tuple) InsertManyRequest {
+func (req InsertManyRequest) Tuples(tuples Tuples) InsertManyRequest {
 	req.tuples = tuples
 	return req
 }
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ type InsertObjectManyOpts = OperationObjectManyOpts
 // `crud.insert_object_many` for execution by a Connection.
 type InsertObjectManyRequest struct {
 	spaceRequest
-	objects []Object
+	objects Objects
 	opts    InsertObjectManyOpts
 }
 
 type insertObjectManyArgs struct {
 	_msgpack struct{} `msgpack:",asArray"` //nolint: structcheck,unused
 	Space    string
-	Objects  []Object
+	Objects  Objects
 	Opts     InsertObjectManyOpts
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func MakeInsertObjectManyRequest(space string) InsertObjectManyRequest {
 
 // Objects sets the objects for the InsertObjectManyRequest request.
 // Note: default value is nil.
-func (req InsertObjectManyRequest) Objects(objects []Object) InsertObjectManyRequest {
+func (req InsertObjectManyRequest) Objects(objects Objects) InsertObjectManyRequest {
 	req.objects = objects
 	return req
 }

crud/object.go

@@ -4,10 +4,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v5"
 )
 
-// Object is an interface to describe object for CRUD methods.
-type Object interface {
-	EncodeMsgpack(enc *msgpack.Encoder)
-}
+// Object is an interface to describe object for CRUD methods. It can be any
+// type that msgpack can encode as a map.
+type Object = interface{}
+
+// Objects is a type to describe an array of object for CRUD methods. It can be
+// any type that msgpack can encode, but encoded data must be an array of
+// objects.
+//
+// See the reason why not just []Object:
+// https://github.com/tarantool/go-tarantool/issues/365
+type Objects = interface{}
 
 // MapObject is a type to describe object as a map.
 type MapObject map[string]interface{}

crud/replace_many.go

@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ type ReplaceManyOpts = OperationManyOpts
 // `crud.replace_many` for execution by a Connection.
 type ReplaceManyRequest struct {
 	spaceRequest
-	tuples []Tuple
+	tuples Tuples
 	opts   ReplaceManyOpts
 }
 
 type replaceManyArgs struct {
 	_msgpack struct{} `msgpack:",asArray"` //nolint: structcheck,unused
 	Space    string
-	Tuples   []Tuple
+	Tuples   Tuples
 	Opts     ReplaceManyOpts
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func MakeReplaceManyRequest(space string) ReplaceManyRequest {
 
 // Tuples sets the tuples for the ReplaceManyRequest request.
 // Note: default value is nil.
-func (req ReplaceManyRequest) Tuples(tuples []Tuple) ReplaceManyRequest {
+func (req ReplaceManyRequest) Tuples(tuples Tuples) ReplaceManyRequest {
 	req.tuples = tuples
 	return req
 }
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ type ReplaceObjectManyOpts = OperationObjectManyOpts
 // `crud.replace_object_many` for execution by a Connection.
 type ReplaceObjectManyRequest struct {
 	spaceRequest
-	objects []Object
+	objects Objects
 	opts    ReplaceObjectManyOpts
 }
 
 type replaceObjectManyArgs struct {
 	_msgpack struct{} `msgpack:",asArray"` //nolint: structcheck,unused
 	Space    string
-	Objects  []Object
+	Objects  Objects
 	Opts     ReplaceObjectManyOpts
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func MakeReplaceObjectManyRequest(space string) ReplaceObjectManyRequest {
 
 // Objects sets the tuple for the ReplaceObjectManyRequest request.
 // Note: default value is nil.
-func (req ReplaceObjectManyRequest) Objects(objects []Object) ReplaceObjectManyRequest {
+func (req ReplaceObjectManyRequest) Objects(objects Objects) ReplaceObjectManyRequest {
 	req.objects = objects
 	return req
 }

crud/tuple.go

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 package crud
 
 // Tuple is a type to describe tuple for CRUD methods. It can be any type that
-// msgpask can encode.
+// msgpask can encode as an array.
 type Tuple = interface{}
+
+// Tuples is a type to describe an array of tuples for CRUD methods. It can be
+// any type that msgpack can encode, but encoded data must be an array of
+// tuples.
+//
+// See the reason why not just []Tuple:
+// https://github.com/tarantool/go-tarantool/issues/365
+type Tuples = interface{}