CodableKit ⚡️

CodableKit is a Swift macro package designed to simplify the use of Swift's Codable protocol by allowing easy integration of default values, reducing the amount of auxiliary code you need to write.

How It Works

This project is still under development, so the documentation is not complete, you may refer to the source code for more details or peek the example below.

Just add the @Codable attribute to your structure. The macro automatically generates code to handle decoding and encoding in compliance with the Codable protocol, recognizing and neatly handling default values:

@Codable
struct User {
  @CodableKey("uid") // Change the coding key to `uid`
  let id: UUID
  let name: String
  var age: Int = 24

  @CodableKey(options: .ignored) // Ignore this property
  let thisPropertyWillNotBeIncluded: String
}

It gets transformed into:

struct User {
  let id: UUID
  let name: String
  var age: Int = 24

  let thisPropertyWillNotBeIncluded: String
}

extension User: Codable {
  enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
    case id = "uid"
    case name
    case age
  }

  init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
    let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
    id = try container.decode(UUID.self, forKey: .id)
    name = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .name)
    age = try container.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .age) ?? 24
  }

  func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
    var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
    try container.encode(id, forKey: .id)
    try container.encode(name, forKey: .name)
    try container.encode(age, forKey: .age)
  }
}

This lets you keep your models clean while the @Codable attribute generates the necessary Codable compliance code with incorporated default values in the background. Enjoy more streamlined Swift Codable handling with CodableKit.

Installation

.package(url: "https://github.com/WendellXY/CodableKit.git", from: "0.0.1"),

Contributions

Please feel free to contribute to CodableKit! Any input and suggestions are always appreciated.