unifying data structures for message payload and server response

core/message/message.go

@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ var Quit = SimpleMessage("quit")
 
 // payload
 
-type payload struct {
-	data interface{}
-}
+type payload struct{ data lib.Data }
 
 func (pl *payload) String() string {
 	b, err := json.Marshal(pl.data)
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ func (pl *payload) String() string {
 	return string(b)
 }
 
-func (pl *payload) Data() interface{} {
+func (pl *payload) Data() lib.Data {
 	return pl.data
 }
 

scopes.go

@@ -30,10 +30,19 @@ type Context interface {
 	Send(Message)
 }
 
-// message, address
+// data (payload), message, address
 
 type Data interface{}
 
+type Map map[string]Data
+type Slice []Data
+
+type Payload interface {
+	fmt.Stringer
+	Data() Data
+	FromJson(string) Payload
+}
+
 type MsgHead interface {
 	fmt.Stringer
 	Slice() []string
@@ -67,12 +76,6 @@ type Address interface {
 	SetInteraction(string, string)
 }
 
-type Payload interface {
-	fmt.Stringer
-	Data() interface{}
-	FromJson(string) Payload
-}
-
 // action
 
 type Action interface {

server/server.go

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-type data = map[string]interface{}
-
 type ServerState struct {
 	server *http.Server
 }
@@ -77,13 +75,13 @@ func handleMsg(ctx lib.Context, cfg *mhSpec, gc *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func Async(ctx lib.Context, msg lib.Message) (int, lib.Data) {
-	return http.StatusOK, data{"status": "OK"}
+	return http.StatusOK, lib.Map{"status": "OK"}
 }
 
 func Sync(ctx lib.Context, msg lib.Message) (int, lib.Data) {
 	select {
 	case msg := <-ctx.Mailbox():
-		return http.StatusOK, data(msg.Payload().Data().(map[string]interface{}))
+		return http.StatusOK, msg.Payload().Data()
 	}
-	return http.StatusOK, data{"status": "OK"}
+	return http.StatusOK, lib.Map{"status": "OK"}
 }

tests/core_test.go

@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ func PayloadTest(t *testing.T) {
 	//pl := struct{ text, work string }{"scopes messaging", "development"}
 	pl1 := message.Payload(`development`)
 	t.AssertEqual(fmt.Sprint(pl1), `"development"`)
-	pl2 := message.Payload(map[string]string{"activity": "development"})
+	pl2 := message.Payload(lib.Map{"activity": "development"})
 	t.AssertEqual(fmt.Sprint(pl2), `{"activity":"development"}`)
 	msg.WithPayload(pl2)
-	pl3 := message.PayloadFromJson[map[string]any](`{"activity": "development"}`)
+	pl3 := message.PayloadFromJson[lib.Map](`{"activity": "development"}`)
 	t.AssertEqual(fmt.Sprint(pl3), `{"activity":"development"}`)
 }