defmodule MapGrid do @moduledoc """ This module has a singular public function, called `convert`. This convert function can be used to convert an array of maps, like you would get from an Ecto query, and convert them into a tabular data structure, or a grid. """ @doc """ Function to convert from an array of maps to a tabular data structure. Function expects all maps to be equal, like a struct would be, but it is not limited to structs. ## Example iex > MapGrid.convert([%{name: "john", age: 99}, %{name: "doe", age: 100}]) [[:name", :age], ["john", 99], ["doe", 100]] ## Options ## Item function This option allows you to define a function with an arity of one to be executed on each item. The value is an array. iex > function = fn Map.put(&1, :batch, 3) end iex > MapGrid.convert([%{name: "john", age: 99}, %{name: "doe", age: 100}], item_function: function) [[:name, :batch, :age], ["john", 3, 99], ["doe", "some description", 3, 100]] ## Keys This option expects an array of atoms and defines the **order** of the tabular structure. This is important to be able to ignore certain keys and include keys added via the item_function. iex > function = fn Map.put(&1, :batch, 3) end iex > MapGrid.convert([%{name: "john", age: 99}, %{name: "doe", age: 100}], item_function: function) [[:name, :batch, :age], ["john", 3, 99], ["doe", "some description", 3, 100]] """ def convert(maps, opts \\ []) do maps |> do_convert(nil, Enum.into(opts, %{})) |> Enum.reverse() end defp do_convert([], data, _opts), do: data || [] defp do_convert([item | rest], data, opts) when not is_nil(data) do values = item |> apply_options(opts) |> Enum.reduce([], fn {_, v}, values -> [v | values] end) do_convert(rest, [values | data], opts) end defp do_convert([item | _] = items, nil, opts) do keys = item |> apply_options(opts) |> Enum.reduce([], fn {k, _}, keys -> [k | keys] end) do_convert(items, [keys], opts) end defp apply_options(item, options) do item |> apply_function(options) |> reduce_to_keys(options) end defp apply_function(item, %{item_function: function}), do: function.(item) defp apply_function(item, _), do: item defp reduce_to_keys(item, %{keys: keys}) do Enum.reduce(keys, [], &[{&1, Map.get(item, &1)} | &2]) end defp reduce_to_keys(item, _), do: item end