defmodule Unpack do @moduledoc """ Unpack lets you "unpack" values from a nested map safely. It's a very lightweight module that expects you to have an Ecto dependency. """ @doc """ Traverses any nested map or `struct`, in order of `keys` list, to return a value. Returns nil for bad keys, unloaded ecto associations, or empty maps. ## Examples iex> struct = %{player: %{game: %{id: "game-id"}}} iex> Unpack.get(struct, [:player, :game, :id]) "game-id" iex> struct = %{player: %Ecto.Association.NotLoaded{}} iex> Unpack.get(struct, [:player, :game, :id]) nil """ def get(%Ecto.Association.NotLoaded{}, _), do: nil def get(data, []), do: data def get(data, [key | tail]) when is_map(data), do: get(Map.get(data, key), tail) def get(_data, _keys), do: nil end