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Questions

Associated External Type and Primitives

• Are there any instances in which a primitive type (i.e., bool, float, int, string) could have a type defined for associated_external_type, and if so, what would the accompanying expand and flatten functions look like?
  • At first glance, it seems as though primitives would just be pointers to Go types (e.g., *bool, *float, *int, *string).

{
  "datasources": [
    {
      "name": "example",
      "schema": {
        "attributes": [
          {
            "name": "bool_attribute",
            "bool": {
              "computed_optional_required": "computed",
              "associated_external_type": {
                "import": "example.com/apisdk",
                "type": "*apisdk.Bool"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Answer

• Supporting custom primitive external types will require that a corresponding custom framework type also be defined. The custom framework type would be responsible for the mapping to/from the custom external type. This will require supporting basetype interfaces (e.g., StringValuable).
• Without a corresponding custom framework type, primitive attributes will only be able to support pointers and values (e.g., bool and *bool).

          {
            "name": "bool_attribute",
            "bool": {
              "computed_optional_required": "computed",
              "associated_external_type": {
                "type": "*bool"
              }
            }
          }

Associated External Types and Collection Types - List, Map & Set

• Are there any instances in which a collection type (i.e., list, map, set) could have a type defined for associated_external_type, and if so, what would the accompanying expand and flatten functions look like?
  • At first glance, it seems as though collection types would just be Go types (i.e., list => slice, map => map, set => slice).

{
  "datasources": [
    {
      "name": "example",
      "schema": {
        "attributes": [
          {
            "name": "list_attribute",
            "list": {
              "computed_optional_required": "computed",
              "associated_external_type": {
                "import": "example.com/apisdk",
                "type": "*apisdk.List"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}