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canSerializeTypeInner

Serializer.canSerializeTypeInner

fn canSerializeTypeInner(
    T: type,
    /// Visited structs and unions, to avoid infinite recursion.
    /// Tracking more types is unnecessary, and a little complex due to optional nesting.
    visited: []const type,
    parent_is_optional: bool,
) bool

File

lib/std/zon/Serializer.zig:830

Code

fn canSerializeTypeInner(
    T: type,
    /// Visited structs and unions, to avoid infinite recursion.
    /// Tracking more types is unnecessary, and a little complex due to optional nesting.
    visited: []const type,
    parent_is_optional: bool,
) bool {
    return switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
        .bool,
        .int,
        .float,
        .comptime_float,
        .comptime_int,
        .null,
        .enum_literal,
        => true,

        .noreturn,
        .void,
        .type,
        .undefined,
        .error_union,
        .error_set,
        .@"fn",
        .frame,
        .@"anyframe",
        .@"opaque",
        .spirv,
        => false,

        .@"enum" => |@"enum"| @"enum".mode == .exhaustive,

        .pointer => |pointer| switch (pointer.size) {
            .one => canSerializeTypeInner(pointer.child, visited, parent_is_optional),
            .slice => canSerializeTypeInner(pointer.child, visited, false),
            .many, .c => false,
        },

        .optional => |optional| if (parent_is_optional)
            false
        else
            canSerializeTypeInner(optional.child, visited, true),

        .array => |array| canSerializeTypeInner(array.child, visited, false),
        .vector => |vector| canSerializeTypeInner(vector.child, visited, false),

        .@"struct" => |@"struct"| {
            for (visited) |V| if (T == V) return true;
            const new_visited = visited ++ .{T};
            for (@"struct".field_types) |field_type| {
                if (!canSerializeTypeInner(field_type, new_visited, false)) return false;
            }
            return true;
        },
        .@"union" => |@"union"| {
            for (visited) |V| if (T == V) return true;
            const new_visited = visited ++ .{T};
            if (@"union".tag_type == null) return false;
            for (@"union".field_types) |field_type| {
                if (field_type != void and !canSerializeTypeInner(field_type, new_visited, false)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return true;
        },
    };
}