allows more types with the Pointable interface

pointer.go

@@ -114,16 +114,16 @@ func getSingleImpl(node interface{}, decodedToken string, nameProvider *swag.Nam
 	rValue := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(node))
 	kind := rValue.Kind()
 
-	switch kind {
+	if rValue.Type().Implements(jsonPointableType) {
+		r, err := node.(JSONPointable).JSONLookup(decodedToken)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, kind, err
+		}
+		return r, kind, nil
+	}
 
+	switch kind {
 	case reflect.Struct:
-		if rValue.Type().Implements(jsonPointableType) {
-			r, err := node.(JSONPointable).JSONLookup(decodedToken)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, kind, err
-			}
-			return r, kind, nil
-		}
 		nm, ok := nameProvider.GetGoNameForType(rValue.Type(), decodedToken)
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, kind, fmt.Errorf("object has no field %q", decodedToken)
@@ -161,17 +161,17 @@ func getSingleImpl(node interface{}, decodedToken string, nameProvider *swag.Nam
 
 func setSingleImpl(node, data interface{}, decodedToken string, nameProvider *swag.NameProvider) error {
 	rValue := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(node))
-	switch rValue.Kind() {
 
-	case reflect.Struct:
-		if ns, ok := node.(JSONSetable); ok { // pointer impl
-			return ns.JSONSet(decodedToken, data)
-		}
+	if ns, ok := node.(JSONSetable); ok { // pointer impl
+		return ns.JSONSet(decodedToken, data)
+	}
 
-		if rValue.Type().Implements(jsonSetableType) {
-			return node.(JSONSetable).JSONSet(decodedToken, data)
-		}
+	if rValue.Type().Implements(jsonSetableType) {
+		return node.(JSONSetable).JSONSet(decodedToken, data)
+	}
 
+	switch rValue.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Struct:
 		nm, ok := nameProvider.GetGoNameForType(rValue.Type(), decodedToken)
 		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("object has no field %q", decodedToken)
@@ -270,22 +270,22 @@ func (p *Pointer) set(node, data interface{}, nameProvider *swag.NameProvider) e
 		rValue := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(node))
 		kind := rValue.Kind()
 
-		switch kind {
-
-		case reflect.Struct:
-			if rValue.Type().Implements(jsonPointableType) {
-				r, err := node.(JSONPointable).JSONLookup(decodedToken)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				fld := reflect.ValueOf(r)
-				if fld.CanAddr() && fld.Kind() != reflect.Interface && fld.Kind() != reflect.Map && fld.Kind() != reflect.Slice && fld.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
-					node = fld.Addr().Interface()
-					continue
-				}
-				node = r
+		if rValue.Type().Implements(jsonPointableType) {
+			r, err := node.(JSONPointable).JSONLookup(decodedToken)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			fld := reflect.ValueOf(r)
+			if fld.CanAddr() && fld.Kind() != reflect.Interface && fld.Kind() != reflect.Map && fld.Kind() != reflect.Slice && fld.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+				node = fld.Addr().Interface()
 				continue
 			}
+			node = r
+			continue
+		}
+
+		switch kind {
+		case reflect.Struct:
 			nm, ok := nameProvider.GetGoNameForType(rValue.Type(), decodedToken)
 			if !ok {
 				return fmt.Errorf("object has no field %q", decodedToken)

pointer_test.go

@@ -167,6 +167,21 @@ func (p pointableImpl) JSONLookup(token string) (interface{}, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("object has no field %q", token)
 }
 
+type pointableMap map[string]string
+
+func (p pointableMap) JSONLookup(token string) (interface{}, error) {
+	if token == "swap" {
+		return p["swapped"], nil
+	}
+
+	v, ok := p[token]
+	if ok {
+		return v, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("object has no key %q", token)
+}
+
 func TestPointableInterface(t *testing.T) {
 	p := &pointableImpl{"hello"}
 
@@ -177,6 +192,15 @@ func TestPointableInterface(t *testing.T) {
 	result, _, err = GetForToken(p, "something")
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, result)
+
+	pm := pointableMap{"swapped": "hello", "a": "world"}
+	result, _, err = GetForToken(pm, "swap")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, pm["swapped"], result)
+
+	result, _, err = GetForToken(pm, "a")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, pm["a"], result)
 }
 
 func TestGetNode(t *testing.T) {