{-# LANGUAGE DeriveFunctor #-} {-| Module: Data.Text.Conversions This module provides a set of typeclasses for safely converting between textual data. The built-in 'String' type, as well as strict 'Data.Text.Text' and lazy 'Data.Text.Lazy.Text', are safely convertible between one another. The 'Data.ByteString.ByteString' type is frequently treated in much the same manner, but this is unsafe for two reasons: * Since 'Data.ByteString.ByteString' encodes binary data, it does not specify a particular encoding, so assuming a particular encoding like UTF-8 would be incorrect. * Furthermore, decoding binary data into text given a particular encoding can fail. Most systems simply use 'Data.Text.Encoding.decodeUtf8' and similar functions, which will dangerously throw exceptions when given invalid data. This module addresses both problems by providing a 'DecodeText' typeclass for decoding binary data in a way that can fail and by providing a 'UTF8' wrapper type for selecting the desired encoding. Most of the time, you will not need to create your own instances or use the underlying functions that make the conversion machinery tick. Instead, just use the 'convertText' method to automatically convert between two textual datatypes automatically, whatever they may be. Examples: >>> convertText ("hello" :: String) :: Text "hello" >>> convertText (UTF8 ("hello" :: ByteString)) :: Maybe Text Just "hello" >>> convertText (UTF8 ("\xc3\x28" :: ByteString)) :: Maybe Text Nothing -} module Data.Text.Conversions ( ConvertText(..) , DecodeText(..) , FromText(..) , ToText(..) , UTF8(..) ) where import Control.Error.Util (hush) import qualified Data.Text as T import qualified Data.Text.Encoding as T import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as TL import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.Encoding as TL import qualified Data.ByteString as B import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BL {-| Simple wrapper type that is used to select a desired encoding when encoding or decoding text from binary data, such as 'Data.ByteString.ByteString's. -} newtype UTF8 a = UTF8 { unUTF8 :: a } deriving (Eq, Show, Functor) {-| A simple typeclass that handles converting arbitrary datatypes to 'Data.Text.Text' when the operation cannot fail. If you have a type that satisfies that requirement, implement this typeclass, /not/ 'ConvertText'. However, you probably do not want to call 'toText' directly; call 'convertText', instead. -} class ToText a where toText :: a -> T.Text {-| A simple typeclass that handles converting 'Data.Text.Text' to arbitrary datatypes. If you have a type that can be produced from text, implement this typeclass, /not/ 'ConvertText'. However, you probably do not want to call 'fromText' directly; call 'convertText', instead. -} class FromText a where fromText :: T.Text -> a {-| A simple typeclass that handles converting arbitrary datatypes to 'Data.Text.Text' when the operation can fail (the functor in question is expected to be 'Data.Maybe.Maybe' or 'Data.Either.Either'). If you have a type that satisfies that requirement, implement this typeclass, /not/ 'ConvertText'. However, you probably do not want to call 'decodeText' directly; call 'convertText', instead. -} class Functor f => DecodeText f a where decodeText :: a -> f T.Text {-| A typeclass that provides a way to /safely/ convert between arbitrary textual datatypes, including conversions that can potentially fail. __Do not implement this typeclass directly__, implement 'ToText', 'FromText', or 'DecodeText', instead, which this typeclass defers to. Use the 'convertText' function to actually perform conversions. At a basic level, 'convertText' can convert between textual types, like between 'String' and 'Data.Text.Text': >>> convertText ("hello" :: String) :: Text "hello" More interestingly, 'convertText' can also convert between binary data and textual data in the form of 'Data.ByteString.ByteString'. Since binary data can represent text in many different potential encodings, it is necessary to use a newtype that picks the particular encoding, like 'UTF8': >>> convertText (UTF8 ("hello" :: ByteString)) :: Maybe Text Just "hello" Note that the result of converting a 'Data.ByteString.ByteString' is a 'Maybe' 'Data.Text.Text' since the decoding can fail. -} class ConvertText a b where convertText :: a -> b instance (ToText a, FromText b) => ConvertText a b where convertText = fromText . toText instance {-# OVERLAPPING #-} (DecodeText Maybe a, FromText b) => ConvertText a (Maybe b) where convertText = fmap fromText . decodeText instance {-# OVERLAPPING #-} (DecodeText (Either e) a, FromText b) => ConvertText a (Either e b) where convertText = fmap fromText . decodeText instance ToText T.Text where toText = id instance FromText T.Text where fromText = id instance ToText String where toText = T.pack instance FromText String where fromText = T.unpack instance ToText TL.Text where toText = TL.toStrict instance FromText TL.Text where fromText = TL.fromStrict instance DecodeText Maybe (UTF8 B.ByteString) where decodeText = hush . T.decodeUtf8' . unUTF8 instance FromText (UTF8 B.ByteString) where fromText = UTF8 . T.encodeUtf8 instance DecodeText Maybe (UTF8 BL.ByteString) where decodeText = hush . fmap TL.toStrict . TL.decodeUtf8' . unUTF8 instance FromText (UTF8 BL.ByteString) where fromText = UTF8 . TL.encodeUtf8 . TL.fromStrict