add NewFromString #108

README.md

@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ Initialize Money by using smallest unit value (e.g 100 represents 1 pound). Use
 ```go
 pound := money.New(100, money.GBP)
 ```
+Or initialize Money using the direct amount as a string.
+```go
+twoFiftyDolars := money.NewFromString("2.50", money.USD)
+```
 Comparison
 -
 **Go-money** provides base compare operations like:

money.go

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 // Injection points for backward compatibility.
@@ -85,6 +87,34 @@ func New(amount int64, code string) *Money {
 	}
 }
 
+// NewFromString creates and returns new instance of Money from a string.
+// Can only parse simple float-like strings, like "1.23", not "1.23 USD", "$1.23" or "1,000" USD.
+func NewFromString(amount string, currencyCode string) (*Money, error) {
+	currency := GetCurrency(currencyCode)
+	fraction := currency.Fraction
+
+	toParse := amount
+	var decimals int
+	if pointIndex := strings.Index(amount, currency.Decimal); pointIndex != -1 {
+		decimals = len(amount) - pointIndex - 1
+		if decimals > fraction {
+			decimals = fraction
+		}
+		toParse = amount[:pointIndex] + amount[pointIndex+1:pointIndex+1+decimals]
+	}
+
+	parsed, err := strconv.ParseInt(toParse, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't parse '%s' to money", amount)
+	}
+
+	for d := decimals; d < fraction; d++ {
+		parsed *= 10
+	}
+
+	return New(parsed, currencyCode), nil
+}
+
 // Currency returns the currency used by Money.
 func (m *Money) Currency() *Currency {
 	return m.currency

money_test.go

@@ -629,6 +629,38 @@ func TestMoney_Amount(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNewFromString(t *testing.T) {
+	m, err := NewFromString("12.34", EUR)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if m.amount != 1234 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %d got %d", 1234, m.amount)
+	}
+
+	if m.currency.Code != EUR {
+		t.Errorf("Expected currency %s got %s", EUR, m.currency.Code)
+	}
+
+	m, err = NewFromString("-1.12345", EUR)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if m.amount != -112 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %d got %d", -112, m.amount)
+	}
+
+	_, err = NewFromString("invalid_input", EUR)
+
+	if err.Error() != "can't parse 'invalid_input' to money" {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDefaultMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	given := New(12345, IQD)
 	expected := `{"amount":12345,"currency":"IQD"}`