✨ Some convenience methods for Metas

models/metas.go

@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
 package models
 
 import (
-	//"bufio"
-	//"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
-	//"fmt"
-	//"errors"
-	//"regexp"
-	//"strings"
-	//"sync"
 	"time"
-	//"codeberg.org/danjones000/my-log/tools"
 )
 
+// A slice of Meta
 type Metas []Meta
 
-func (ms Metas) toMap() map[string]any {
+// Returns a single map containing all the Meta. Is useful when encoding to JSON
+func (ms Metas) Map() map[string]any {
 	out := map[string]any{}
 	for _, f := range ms {
 		if _, found := out[f.Key]; found || f.Key == "title" || f.Key == "date" {
@@ -42,12 +36,14 @@ func (ms Metas) toMap() map[string]any {
 	return out
 }
 
+// Implements json.Marshaler
 func (ms Metas) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	return json.Marshal(ms.toMap())
+	return json.Marshal(ms.Map())
 }
 
+// Implements json.Unmarshaler
 func (ms *Metas) UnmarshalJSON(in []byte) error {
-	old := (*ms).toMap()
+	old := (*ms).Map()
 	out := map[string]any{}
 	err := json.Unmarshal(in, &out)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -62,3 +58,14 @@ func (ms *Metas) UnmarshalJSON(in []byte) error {
 	*ms = ret
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Returns a new Metas with a new Meta appended
+func (ms Metas) Append(k string, v any) Metas {
+	return append(ms, Meta{k, v})
+}
+
+// Appends a new Meta to this Metas
+func (ms *Metas) AppendTo(k string, v any) {
+	n := (*ms).Append(k, v)
+	*ms = n
+}