SmartKv

Write options or configurations without worry of typos and the need to remember all the keys.

Background

Have you ever used ruby options like this:

# this example is for rails
d = DateTime.now
e = d.change(hour: 1, minute: 5)

You think everything works fine, but it's not.
There is no key :minute in options used by #change.
If only the source of the DateTime#change method starts like this:

# this class can be defined on its own file, just remember to require it
class ChangeOptions < SmartKv
  optional :nsec, :usec, :year, :month, :day, :hour, :min, :sec, :offset, :start
end

class DateTime
...
  def change(options)
    options = ChangeOptions.check(options)
    ...
  end
end

So, when you do this d.change(hour: 1, minute: 5), it will yell:

KeyError: unrecognized key: :minute in ChangeOptions

That's better. But, how do you know all the right options?
Type: ChangeOptions.keys

More Usage Examples

class Config < SmartKv
  required :some_key, :second_key
  optional :an_option
end

Config.check({some_key: "val"})

This will complain that you're not using the :second key. If you add another key that is not recognized, it will complain too. If there is a key that you don't always use but want it to be recognized, mark it as optional.

Inheritable

class ChildConfig < Config
  required :first_key
end

ChildConfig.check({first_key: "val", second_key: "val 2"})

This will also complain that you're not using the :some_key.

Directly callable

Whatever given as input is callable directly.

c = Config.check({some_key: "val", second_key: "val 2"})
c[:some_key]

c2 = Config.check(OpenStruct.new({some_key: "val", second_key: "val 2"}))
c2.second_key

Override callable object

You can change the callable object to any class that accepts hash as input of its new class method.

class Convertable < SmartKv
  required :abcd
  callable_as OpenStruct
end

c = Convertable.check({abcd: 123})
c.abcd #=> 123

Get suggestions

When you make typo when writing a key of an options, you can get suggestions.

class LanguageScore < SmartKv
  required :ruby
  optional :rust, :kotlin, :elixir
end

LanguageScore.check({ruby: 100, korting: 90})

# SmartKv::KeyError: unrecognized key: :korting in LanguageScore.
# Did you mean?  :kotlin

Not using it for options or configs?

You can choose not to use it for options or configs. Maybe for strict request body keys?

class PostBody < SmartKv
  required :app_key, :secret_key
end
.
.
request.set_form_data(PostBody.check({app_key: "abc", secret_key: "def"}))

Alternative

One close alternative that is quite similar in objective is probably dry-schema.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'smart_kv'

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/styd/smart_kv. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.