Create generic.go

generic.go

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+// This package parse a http request from datatables (jQuery plugin) to a friendly structure
+// More details in https://github.com/saulortega/datatables
+// import "github.com/saulortega/datatables"
+
+package datatables
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+//Parameter to string
+func ptos(r *http.Request, p string) (string, error) {
+	var s = strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue(p))
+	var e error
+
+	if _, exte := r.Form[p]; !exte {
+		e = errors.New("«" + p + "» parameter not received")
+	}
+
+	return s, e
+}
+
+//Parameter to string; error on empty
+func ptosNoEmpty(r *http.Request, p string) (string, error) {
+	s, e := ptos(r, p)
+	if s == "" && e == nil {
+		e = errors.New("«" + p + "» parameter empty")
+	}
+
+	return s, e
+}
+
+//Parameter to int
+func ptoi(r *http.Request, p string) (int, error) {
+	var i int
+	s, e := ptosNoEmpty(r, p)
+	if e != nil {
+		return i, e
+	}
+
+	i, e = strconv.Atoi(s)
+
+	return i, e
+}
+
+//Parameter to bool
+func ptob(r *http.Request, p string) (bool, error) {
+	var b bool
+	s, e := ptosNoEmpty(r, p)
+	if e != nil {
+		return b, e
+	}
+
+	b, e = strconv.ParseBool(s)
+
+	return b, e
+}