converter.go

/*
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/

package conversion

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
)

type typePair struct {
	source reflect.Type
	dest   reflect.Type
}

type typeNamePair struct {
	fieldType reflect.Type
	fieldName string
}

// DebugLogger allows you to get debugging messages if necessary.
type DebugLogger interface {
	Logf(format string, args ...interface{})
}

type NameFunc func(t reflect.Type) string

var DefaultNameFunc = func(t reflect.Type) string { return t.Name() }

// Converter knows how to convert one type to another.
type Converter struct {
	// Map from the conversion pair to a function which can
	// do the conversion.
	conversionFuncs          ConversionFuncs
	generatedConversionFuncs ConversionFuncs

	// Set of conversions that should be treated as a no-op
	ignoredConversions map[typePair]struct{}

	// This is a map from a source field type and name, to a list of destination
	// field type and name.
	structFieldDests map[typeNamePair][]typeNamePair

	// Allows for the opposite lookup of structFieldDests. So that SourceFromDest
	// copy flag also works. So this is a map of destination field name, to potential
	// source field name and type to look for.
	structFieldSources map[typeNamePair][]typeNamePair

	// Map from a type to a function which applies defaults.
	defaultingFuncs map[reflect.Type]reflect.Value

	// Similar to above, but function is stored as interface{}.
	defaultingInterfaces map[reflect.Type]interface{}

	// Map from an input type to a function which can apply a key name mapping
	inputFieldMappingFuncs map[reflect.Type]FieldMappingFunc

	// Map from an input type to a set of default conversion flags.
	inputDefaultFlags map[reflect.Type]FieldMatchingFlags

	// If non-nil, will be called to print helpful debugging info. Quite verbose.
	Debug DebugLogger

	// nameFunc is called to retrieve the name of a type; this name is used for the
	// purpose of deciding whether two types match or not (i.e., will we attempt to
	// do a conversion). The default returns the go type name.
	nameFunc func(t reflect.Type) string
}

// NewConverter creates a new Converter object.
func NewConverter(nameFn NameFunc) *Converter {
	c := &Converter{
		conversionFuncs:          NewConversionFuncs(),
		generatedConversionFuncs: NewConversionFuncs(),
		ignoredConversions:       make(map[typePair]struct{}),
		defaultingFuncs:          make(map[reflect.Type]reflect.Value),
		defaultingInterfaces:     make(map[reflect.Type]interface{}),
		nameFunc:                 nameFn,
		structFieldDests:         make(map[typeNamePair][]typeNamePair),
		structFieldSources:       make(map[typeNamePair][]typeNamePair),

		inputFieldMappingFuncs: make(map[reflect.Type]FieldMappingFunc),
		inputDefaultFlags:      make(map[reflect.Type]FieldMatchingFlags),
	}
	c.RegisterConversionFunc(ByteSliceCopy)
	return c
}

// WithConversions returns a Converter that is a copy of c but with the additional
// fns merged on top.
func (c *Converter) WithConversions(fns ConversionFuncs) *Converter {
	copied := *c
	copied.conversionFuncs = c.conversionFuncs.Merge(fns)
	return &copied
}

// DefaultMeta returns the conversion FieldMappingFunc and meta for a given type.
func (c *Converter) DefaultMeta(t reflect.Type) (FieldMatchingFlags, *Meta) {
	return c.inputDefaultFlags[t], &Meta{
		KeyNameMapping: c.inputFieldMappingFuncs[t],
	}
}

// ByteSliceCopy prevents recursing into every byte
func ByteSliceCopy(in *[]byte, out *[]byte, s Scope) error {
	*out = make([]byte, len(*in))
	copy(*out, *in)
	return nil
}

// Scope is passed to conversion funcs to allow them to continue an ongoing conversion.
// If multiple converters exist in the system, Scope will allow you to use the correct one
// from a conversion function--that is, the one your conversion function was called by.
type Scope interface {
	// Call Convert to convert sub-objects. Note that if you call it with your own exact
	// parameters, you'll run out of stack space before anything useful happens.
	Convert(src, dest interface{}, flags FieldMatchingFlags) error

	// DefaultConvert performs the default conversion, without calling a conversion func
	// on the current stack frame. This makes it safe to call from a conversion func.
	DefaultConvert(src, dest interface{}, flags FieldMatchingFlags) error

	// If registered, returns a function applying defaults for objects of a given type.
	// Used for automatically generating conversion functions.
	DefaultingInterface(inType reflect.Type) (interface{}, bool)

	// SrcTags and DestTags contain the struct tags that src and dest had, respectively.
	// If the enclosing object was not a struct, then these will contain no tags, of course.
	SrcTag() reflect.StructTag
	DestTag() reflect.StructTag

	// Flags returns the flags with which the conversion was started.
	Flags() FieldMatchingFlags

	// Meta returns any information originally passed to Convert.
	Meta() *Meta
}

// FieldMappingFunc can convert an input field value into different values, depending on
// the value of the source or destination struct tags.
type FieldMappingFunc func(key string, sourceTag, destTag reflect.StructTag) (source string, dest string)

func NewConversionFuncs() ConversionFuncs {
	return ConversionFuncs{fns: make(map[typePair]reflect.Value)}
}

type ConversionFuncs struct {
	fns map[typePair]reflect.Value
}

// Add adds the provided conversion functions to the lookup table - they must have the signature
// `func(type1, type2, Scope) error`. Functions are added in the order passed and will override
// previously registered pairs.
func (c ConversionFuncs) Add(fns ...interface{}) error {
	for _, fn := range fns {
		fv := reflect.ValueOf(fn)
		ft := fv.Type()
		if err := verifyConversionFunctionSignature(ft); err != nil {
			return err
		}
		c.fns[typePair{ft.In(0).Elem(), ft.In(1).Elem()}] = fv
	}
	return nil
}

// Merge returns a new ConversionFuncs that contains all conversions from
// both other and c, with other conversions taking precedence.
func (c ConversionFuncs) Merge(other ConversionFuncs) ConversionFuncs {
	merged := NewConversionFuncs()
	for k, v := range c.fns {
		merged.fns[k] = v
	}
	for k, v := range other.fns {
		merged.fns[k] = v
	}
	return merged
}

// Meta is supplied by Scheme, when it calls Convert.
type Meta struct {
	SrcVersion  string
	DestVersion string

	// KeyNameMapping is an optional function which may map the listed key (field name)
	// into a source and destination value.
	KeyNameMapping FieldMappingFunc
}

// scope contains information about an ongoing conversion.
type scope struct {
	converter *Converter
	meta      *Meta
	flags     FieldMatchingFlags

	// srcStack & destStack are separate because they may not have a 1:1
	// relationship.
	srcStack  scopeStack
	destStack scopeStack
}

type scopeStackElem struct {
	tag   reflect.StructTag
	value reflect.Value
	key   string
}

type scopeStack []scopeStackElem

func (s *scopeStack) pop() {
	n := len(*s)
	*s = (*s)[:n-1]
}

func (s *scopeStack) push(e scopeStackElem) {
	*s = append(*s, e)
}

func (s *scopeStack) top() *scopeStackElem {
	return &(*s)[len(*s)-1]
}

func (s scopeStack) describe() string {
	desc := ""
	if len(s) > 1 {
		desc = "(" + s[1].value.Type().String() + ")"
	}
	for i, v := range s {
		if i < 2 {
			// First layer on stack is not real; second is handled specially above.
			continue
		}
		if v.key == "" {
			desc += fmt.Sprintf(".%v", v.value.Type())
		} else {
			desc += fmt.Sprintf(".%v", v.key)
		}
	}
	return desc
}

func (s *scope) DefaultingInterface(inType reflect.Type) (interface{}, bool) {
	value, found := s.converter.defaultingInterfaces[inType]
	return value, found
}

// Formats src & dest as indices for printing.
func (s *scope) setIndices(src, dest int) {
	s.srcStack.top().key = fmt.Sprintf("[%v]", src)
	s.destStack.top().key = fmt.Sprintf("[%v]", dest)
}

// Formats src & dest as map keys for printing.
func (s *scope) setKeys(src, dest interface{}) {
	s.srcStack.top().key = fmt.Sprintf(`["%v"]`, src)
	s.destStack.top().key = fmt.Sprintf(`["%v"]`, dest)
}

// Convert continues a conversion.
func (s *scope) Convert(src, dest interface{}, flags FieldMatchingFlags) error {
	return s.converter.Convert(src, dest, flags, s.meta)
}

// DefaultConvert continues a conversion, performing a default conversion (no conversion func)
// for the current stack frame.
func (s *scope) DefaultConvert(src, dest interface{}, flags FieldMatchingFlags) error {
	return s.converter.DefaultConvert(src, dest, flags, s.meta)
}

// SrcTag returns the tag of the struct containing the current source item, if any.
func (s *scope) SrcTag() reflect.StructTag {
	return s.srcStack.top().tag
}

// DestTag returns the tag of the struct containing the current dest item, if any.
func (s *scope) DestTag() reflect.StructTag {
	return s.destStack.top().tag
}

// Flags returns the flags with which the current conversion was started.
func (s *scope) Flags() FieldMatchingFlags {
	return s.flags
}

// Meta returns the meta object that was originally passed to Convert.
func (s *scope) Meta() *Meta {
	return s.meta
}

// describe prints the path to get to the current (source, dest) values.
func (s *scope) describe() (src, dest string) {
	return s.srcStack.describe(), s.destStack.describe()
}

// error makes an error that includes information about where we were in the objects
// we were asked to convert.
func (s *scope) errorf(message string, args ...interface{}) error {
	srcPath, destPath := s.describe()
	where := fmt.Sprintf("converting %v to %v: ", srcPath, destPath)
	return fmt.Errorf(where+message, args...)
}

// Verifies whether a conversion function has a correct signature.
func verifyConversionFunctionSignature(ft reflect.Type) error {
	if ft.Kind() != reflect.Func {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected func, got: %v", ft)
	}
	if ft.NumIn() != 3 {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected three 'in' params, got: %v", ft)
	}
	if ft.NumOut() != 1 {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected one 'out' param, got: %v", ft)
	}
	if ft.In(0).Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected pointer arg for 'in' param 0, got: %v", ft)
	}
	if ft.In(1).Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected pointer arg for 'in' param 1, got: %v", ft)
	}
	scopeType := Scope(nil)
	if e, a := reflect.TypeOf(&scopeType).Elem(), ft.In(2); e != a {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected '%v' arg for 'in' param 2, got '%v' (%v)", e, a, ft)
	}
	var forErrorType error
	// This convolution is necessary, otherwise TypeOf picks up on the fact
	// that forErrorType is nil.
	errorType := reflect.TypeOf(&forErrorType).Elem()
	if ft.Out(0) != errorType {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected error return, got: %v", ft)
	}
	return nil
}

// RegisterConversionFunc registers a conversion func with the
// Converter. conversionFunc must take three parameters: a pointer to the input
// type, a pointer to the output type, and a conversion.Scope (which should be
// used if recursive conversion calls are desired).  It must return an error.
//
// Example:
// c.RegisterConversionFunc(
//         func(in *Pod, out *v1.Pod, s Scope) error {
//                 // conversion logic...
//                 return nil
//          })
func (c *Converter) RegisterConversionFunc(conversionFunc interface{}) error {
	return c.conversionFuncs.Add(conversionFunc)
}

// Similar to RegisterConversionFunc, but registers conversion function that were
// automatically generated.
func (c *Converter) RegisterGeneratedConversionFunc(conversionFunc interface{}) error {
	return c.generatedConversionFuncs.Add(conversionFunc)
}

// RegisterIgnoredConversion registers a "no-op" for conversion, where any requested
// conversion between from and to is ignored.
func (c *Converter) RegisterIgnoredConversion(from, to interface{}) error {
	typeFrom := reflect.TypeOf(from)
	typeTo := reflect.TypeOf(to)
	if reflect.TypeOf(from).Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected pointer arg for 'from' param 0, got: %v", typeFrom)
	}
	if typeTo.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected pointer arg for 'to' param 1, got: %v", typeTo)
	}
	c.ignoredConversions[typePair{typeFrom.Elem(), typeTo.Elem()}] = struct{}{}
	return nil
}

// IsConversionIgnored returns true if the specified objects should be dropped during
// conversion.
func (c *Converter) IsConversionIgnored(inType, outType reflect.Type) bool {
	_, found := c.ignoredConversions[typePair{inType, outType}]
	return found
}

func (c *Converter) HasConversionFunc(inType, outType reflect.Type) bool {
	_, found := c.conversionFuncs.fns[typePair{inType, outType}]
	return found
}

func (c *Converter) ConversionFuncValue(inType, outType reflect.Type) (reflect.Value, bool) {
	value, found := c.conversionFuncs.fns[typePair{inType, outType}]
	return value, found
}

// SetStructFieldCopy registers a correspondence. Whenever a struct field is encountered
// which has a type and name matching srcFieldType and srcFieldName, it wil be copied
// into the field in the destination struct matching destFieldType & Name, if such a
// field exists.
// May be called multiple times, even for the same source field & type--all applicable
// copies will be performed.
func (c *Converter) SetStructFieldCopy(srcFieldType interface{}, srcFieldName string, destFieldType interface{}, destFieldName string) error {
	st := reflect.TypeOf(srcFieldType)
	dt := reflect.TypeOf(destFieldType)
	srcKey := typeNamePair{st, srcFieldName}
	destKey := typeNamePair{dt, destFieldName}
	c.structFieldDests[srcKey] = append(c.structFieldDests[srcKey], destKey)
	c.structFieldSources[destKey] = append(c.structFieldSources[destKey], srcKey)
	return nil
}

// RegisterDefaultingFunc registers a value-defaulting func with the Converter.
// defaultingFunc must take one parameters: a pointer to the input type.
//
// Example:
// c.RegisteDefaultingFunc(
//         func(in *v1.Pod) {
//                 // defaulting logic...
//          })
func (c *Converter) RegisterDefaultingFunc(defaultingFunc interface{}) error {
	fv := reflect.ValueOf(defaultingFunc)
	ft := fv.Type()
	if ft.Kind() != reflect.Func {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected func, got: %v", ft)
	}
	if ft.NumIn() != 1 {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected one 'in' param, got: %v", ft)
	}
	if ft.NumOut() != 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected zero 'out' params, got: %v", ft)
	}
	if ft.In(0).Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected pointer arg for 'in' param 0, got: %v", ft)
	}
	inType := ft.In(0).Elem()
	c.defaultingFuncs[inType] = fv
	c.defaultingInterfaces[inType] = defaultingFunc
	return nil
}

// RegisterInputDefaults registers a field name mapping function, used when converting
// from maps to structs. Inputs to the conversion methods are checked for this type and a mapping
// applied automatically if the input matches in. A set of default flags for the input conversion
// may also be provided, which will be used when no explicit flags are requested.
func (c *Converter) RegisterInputDefaults(in interface{}, fn FieldMappingFunc, defaultFlags FieldMatchingFlags) error {
	fv := reflect.ValueOf(in)
	ft := fv.Type()
	if ft.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected pointer 'in' argument, got: %v", ft)
	}
	c.inputFieldMappingFuncs[ft] = fn
	c.inputDefaultFlags[ft] = defaultFlags
	return nil
}

// FieldMatchingFlags contains a list of ways in which struct fields could be
// copied. These constants may be | combined.
type FieldMatchingFlags int

const (
	// Loop through destination fields, search for matching source
	// field to copy it from. Source fields with no corresponding
	// destination field will be ignored. If SourceToDest is
	// specified, this flag is ignored. If neither is specified,
	// or no flags are passed, this flag is the default.
	DestFromSource FieldMatchingFlags = 0
	// Loop through source fields, search for matching dest field
	// to copy it into. Destination fields with no corresponding
	// source field will be ignored.
	SourceToDest FieldMatchingFlags = 1 << iota
	// Don't treat it as an error if the corresponding source or
	// dest field can't be found.
	IgnoreMissingFields
	// Don't require type names to match.
	AllowDifferentFieldTypeNames
)

// IsSet returns true if the given flag or combination of flags is set.
func (f FieldMatchingFlags) IsSet(flag FieldMatchingFlags) bool {
	if flag == DestFromSource {
		// The bit logic doesn't work on the default value.
		return f&SourceToDest != SourceToDest
	}
	return f&flag == flag
}

// Convert will translate src to dest if it knows how. Both must be pointers.
// If no conversion func is registered and the default copying mechanism
// doesn't work on this type pair, an error will be returned.
// Read the comments on the various FieldMatchingFlags constants to understand
// what the 'flags' parameter does.
// 'meta' is given to allow you to pass information to conversion functions,
// it is not used by Convert() other than storing it in the scope.
// Not safe for objects with cyclic references!
func (c *Converter) Convert(src, dest interface{}, flags FieldMatchingFlags, meta *Meta) error {
	return c.doConversion(src, dest, flags, meta, c.convert)
}

// DefaultConvert will translate src to dest if it knows how. Both must be pointers.
// No conversion func is used. If the default copying mechanism
// doesn't work on this type pair, an error will be returned.
// Read the comments on the various FieldMatchingFlags constants to understand
// what the 'flags' parameter does.
// 'meta' is given to allow you to pass information to conversion functions,
// it is not used by DefaultConvert() other than storing it in the scope.
// Not safe for objects with cyclic references!
func (c *Converter) DefaultConvert(src, dest interface{}, flags FieldMatchingFlags, meta *Meta) error {
	return c.doConversion(src, dest, flags, meta, c.defaultConvert)
}

type conversionFunc func(sv, dv reflect.Value, scope *scope) error

func (c *Converter) doConversion(src, dest interface{}, flags FieldMatchingFlags, meta *Meta, f conversionFunc) error {
	dv, err := EnforcePtr(dest)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if !dv.CanAddr() && !dv.CanSet() {
		return fmt.Errorf("can't write to dest")
	}
	sv, err := EnforcePtr(src)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	s := &scope{
		converter: c,
		flags:     flags,
		meta:      meta,
	}
	// Leave something on the stack, so that calls to struct tag getters never fail.
	s.srcStack.push(scopeStackElem{})
	s.destStack.push(scopeStackElem{})
	return f(sv, dv, s)
}

// callCustom calls 'custom' with sv & dv. custom must be a conversion function.
func (c *Converter) callCustom(sv, dv, custom reflect.Value, scope *scope) error {
	if !sv.CanAddr() {
		sv2 := reflect.New(sv.Type())
		sv2.Elem().Set(sv)
		sv = sv2
	} else {
		sv = sv.Addr()
	}
	if !dv.CanAddr() {
		if !dv.CanSet() {
			return scope.errorf("can't addr or set dest.")
		}
		dvOrig := dv
		dv := reflect.New(dvOrig.Type())
		defer func() { dvOrig.Set(dv) }()
	} else {
		dv = dv.Addr()
	}
	args := []reflect.Value{sv, dv, reflect.ValueOf(scope)}
	ret := custom.Call(args)[0].Interface()
	// This convolution is necessary because nil interfaces won't convert
	// to errors.
	if ret == nil {
		return nil
	}
	return ret.(error)
}

// convert recursively copies sv into dv, calling an appropriate conversion function if
// one is registered.
func (c *Converter) convert(sv, dv reflect.Value, scope *scope) error {
	dt, st := dv.Type(), sv.Type()
	// Apply default values.
	if fv, ok := c.defaultingFuncs[st]; ok {
		if c.Debug != nil {
			c.Debug.Logf("Applying defaults for '%v'", st)
		}
		args := []reflect.Value{sv.Addr()}
		fv.Call(args)
	}

	pair := typePair{st, dt}

	// ignore conversions of this type
	if _, ok := c.ignoredConversions[pair]; ok {
		if c.Debug != nil {
			c.Debug.Logf("Ignoring conversion of '%v' to '%v'", st, dt)
		}
		return nil
	}

	// Convert sv to dv.
	if fv, ok := c.conversionFuncs.fns[pair]; ok {
		if c.Debug != nil {
			c.Debug.Logf("Calling custom conversion of '%v' to '%v'", st, dt)
		}
		return c.callCustom(sv, dv, fv, scope)
	}
	if fv, ok := c.generatedConversionFuncs.fns[pair]; ok {
		if c.Debug != nil {
			c.Debug.Logf("Calling generated conversion of '%v' to '%v'", st, dt)
		}
		return c.callCustom(sv, dv, fv, scope)
	}

	return c.defaultConvert(sv, dv, scope)
}

// defaultConvert recursively copies sv into dv. no conversion function is called
// for the current stack frame (but conversion functions may be called for nested objects)
func (c *Converter) defaultConvert(sv, dv reflect.Value, scope *scope) error {
	dt, st := dv.Type(), sv.Type()

	if !dv.CanSet() {
		return scope.errorf("Cannot set dest. (Tried to deep copy something with unexported fields?)")
	}

	if !scope.flags.IsSet(AllowDifferentFieldTypeNames) && c.nameFunc(dt) != c.nameFunc(st) {
		return scope.errorf(
			"type names don't match (%v, %v), and no conversion 'func (%v, %v) error' registered.",
			c.nameFunc(st), c.nameFunc(dt), st, dt)
	}

	switch st.Kind() {
	case reflect.Map, reflect.Ptr, reflect.Slice, reflect.Interface, reflect.Struct:
		// Don't copy these via assignment/conversion!
	default:
		// This should handle all simple types.
		if st.AssignableTo(dt) {
			dv.Set(sv)
			return nil
		}
		if st.ConvertibleTo(dt) {
			dv.Set(sv.Convert(dt))
			return nil
		}
	}

	if c.Debug != nil {
		c.Debug.Logf("Trying to convert '%v' to '%v'", st, dt)
	}

	scope.srcStack.push(scopeStackElem{value: sv})
	scope.destStack.push(scopeStackElem{value: dv})
	defer scope.srcStack.pop()
	defer scope.destStack.pop()

	switch dv.Kind() {
	case reflect.Struct:
		return c.convertKV(toKVValue(sv), toKVValue(dv), scope)
	case reflect.Slice:
		if sv.IsNil() {
			// Don't make a zero-length slice.
			dv.Set(reflect.Zero(dt))
			return nil
		}
		dv.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(dt, sv.Len(), sv.Cap()))
		for i := 0; i < sv.Len(); i++ {
			scope.setIndices(i, i)
			if err := c.convert(sv.Index(i), dv.Index(i), scope); err != nil {
				return err
			}
		}
	case reflect.Ptr:
		if sv.IsNil() {
			// Don't copy a nil ptr!
			dv.Set(reflect.Zero(dt))
			return nil
		}
		dv.Set(reflect.New(dt.Elem()))
		switch st.Kind() {
		case reflect.Ptr, reflect.Interface:
			return c.convert(sv.Elem(), dv.Elem(), scope)
		default:
			return c.convert(sv, dv.Elem(), scope)
		}
	case reflect.Map:
		if sv.IsNil() {
			// Don't copy a nil ptr!
			dv.Set(reflect.Zero(dt))
			return nil
		}
		dv.Set(reflect.MakeMap(dt))
		for _, sk := range sv.MapKeys() {
			dk := reflect.New(dt.Key()).Elem()
			if err := c.convert(sk, dk, scope); err != nil {
				return err
			}
			dkv := reflect.New(dt.Elem()).Elem()
			scope.setKeys(sk.Interface(), dk.Interface())
			// TODO:  sv.MapIndex(sk) may return a value with CanAddr() == false,
			// because a map[string]struct{} does not allow a pointer reference.
			// Calling a custom conversion function defined for the map value
			// will panic. Example is PodInfo map[string]ContainerStatus.
			if err := c.convert(sv.MapIndex(sk), dkv, scope); err != nil {
				return err
			}
			dv.SetMapIndex(dk, dkv)
		}
	case reflect.Interface:
		if sv.IsNil() {
			// Don't copy a nil interface!
			dv.Set(reflect.Zero(dt))
			return nil
		}
		tmpdv := reflect.New(sv.Elem().Type()).Elem()
		if err := c.convert(sv.Elem(), tmpdv, scope); err != nil {
			return err
		}
		dv.Set(reflect.ValueOf(tmpdv.Interface()))
		return nil
	default:
		return scope.errorf("couldn't copy '%v' into '%v'; didn't understand types", st, dt)
	}
	return nil
}

var stringType = reflect.TypeOf("")

func toKVValue(v reflect.Value) kvValue {
	switch v.Kind() {
	case reflect.Struct:
		return structAdaptor(v)
	case reflect.Map:
		if v.Type().Key().AssignableTo(stringType) {
			return stringMapAdaptor(v)
		}
	}

	return nil
}

// kvValue lets us write the same conversion logic to work with both maps
// and structs. Only maps with string keys make sense for this.
type kvValue interface {
	// returns all keys, as a []string.
	keys() []string
	// Will just return "" for maps.
	tagOf(key string) reflect.StructTag
	// Will return the zero Value if the key doesn't exist.
	value(key string) reflect.Value
	// Maps require explicit setting-- will do nothing for structs.
	// Returns false on failure.
	confirmSet(key string, v reflect.Value) bool
}

type stringMapAdaptor reflect.Value

func (a stringMapAdaptor) len() int {
	return reflect.Value(a).Len()
}

func (a stringMapAdaptor) keys() []string {
	v := reflect.Value(a)
	keys := make([]string, v.Len())
	for i, v := range v.MapKeys() {
		if v.IsNil() {
			continue
		}
		switch t := v.Interface().(type) {
		case string:
			keys[i] = t
		}
	}
	return keys
}

func (a stringMapAdaptor) tagOf(key string) reflect.StructTag {
	return ""
}

func (a stringMapAdaptor) value(key string) reflect.Value {
	return reflect.Value(a).MapIndex(reflect.ValueOf(key))
}

func (a stringMapAdaptor) confirmSet(key string, v reflect.Value) bool {
	return true
}

type structAdaptor reflect.Value

func (a structAdaptor) len() int {
	v := reflect.Value(a)
	return v.Type().NumField()
}

func (a structAdaptor) keys() []string {
	v := reflect.Value(a)
	t := v.Type()
	keys := make([]string, t.NumField())
	for i := range keys {
		keys[i] = t.Field(i).Name
	}
	return keys
}

func (a structAdaptor) tagOf(key string) reflect.StructTag {
	v := reflect.Value(a)
	field, ok := v.Type().FieldByName(key)
	if ok {
		return field.Tag
	}
	return ""
}

func (a structAdaptor) value(key string) reflect.Value {
	v := reflect.Value(a)
	return v.FieldByName(key)
}

func (a structAdaptor) confirmSet(key string, v reflect.Value) bool {
	return true
}

// convertKV can convert things that consist of key/value pairs, like structs
// and some maps.
func (c *Converter) convertKV(skv, dkv kvValue, scope *scope) error {
	if skv == nil || dkv == nil {
		// TODO: add keys to stack to support really understandable error messages.
		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to convert %#v to %#v", skv, dkv)
	}

	lister := dkv
	if scope.flags.IsSet(SourceToDest) {
		lister = skv
	}

	var mapping FieldMappingFunc
	if scope.meta != nil && scope.meta.KeyNameMapping != nil {
		mapping = scope.meta.KeyNameMapping
	}

	for _, key := range lister.keys() {
		if found, err := c.checkField(key, skv, dkv, scope); found {
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			continue
		}
		stag := skv.tagOf(key)
		dtag := dkv.tagOf(key)
		skey := key
		dkey := key
		if mapping != nil {
			skey, dkey = scope.meta.KeyNameMapping(key, stag, dtag)
		}

		df := dkv.value(dkey)
		sf := skv.value(skey)
		if !df.IsValid() || !sf.IsValid() {
			switch {
			case scope.flags.IsSet(IgnoreMissingFields):
				// No error.
			case scope.flags.IsSet(SourceToDest):
				return scope.errorf("%v not present in dest", dkey)
			default:
				return scope.errorf("%v not present in src", skey)
			}
			continue
		}
		scope.srcStack.top().key = skey
		scope.srcStack.top().tag = stag
		scope.destStack.top().key = dkey
		scope.destStack.top().tag = dtag
		if err := c.convert(sf, df, scope); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	return nil
}

// checkField returns true if the field name matches any of the struct
// field copying rules. The error should be ignored if it returns false.
func (c *Converter) checkField(fieldName string, skv, dkv kvValue, scope *scope) (bool, error) {
	replacementMade := false
	if scope.flags.IsSet(DestFromSource) {
		df := dkv.value(fieldName)
		if !df.IsValid() {
			return false, nil
		}
		destKey := typeNamePair{df.Type(), fieldName}
		// Check each of the potential source (type, name) pairs to see if they're
		// present in sv.
		for _, potentialSourceKey := range c.structFieldSources[destKey] {
			sf := skv.value(potentialSourceKey.fieldName)
			if !sf.IsValid() {
				continue
			}
			if sf.Type() == potentialSourceKey.fieldType {
				// Both the source's name and type matched, so copy.
				scope.srcStack.top().key = potentialSourceKey.fieldName
				scope.destStack.top().key = fieldName
				if err := c.convert(sf, df, scope); err != nil {
					return true, err
				}
				dkv.confirmSet(fieldName, df)
				replacementMade = true
			}
		}
		return replacementMade, nil
	}

	sf := skv.value(fieldName)
	if !sf.IsValid() {
		return false, nil
	}
	srcKey := typeNamePair{sf.Type(), fieldName}
	// Check each of the potential dest (type, name) pairs to see if they're
	// present in dv.
	for _, potentialDestKey := range c.structFieldDests[srcKey] {
		df := dkv.value(potentialDestKey.fieldName)
		if !df.IsValid() {
			continue
		}
		if df.Type() == potentialDestKey.fieldType {
			// Both the dest's name and type matched, so copy.
			scope.srcStack.top().key = fieldName
			scope.destStack.top().key = potentialDestKey.fieldName
			if err := c.convert(sf, df, scope); err != nil {
				return true, err
			}
			dkv.confirmSet(potentialDestKey.fieldName, df)
			replacementMade = true
		}
	}
	return replacementMade, nil
}