Add convenience method for default decoding of attributes. add tests for custom decoding and encoding as well as custom coding keys. add documentation.

JSONAPI.playground/Contents.swift

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-
-import Foundation
-import JSONAPI
-
-/*******
-
-Please enjoy these examples, but allow me the forced casting and the lack of error checking for the sake of brevity.
-
-********/
-
-// MARK: - Create a request or response body with one Dog in it
-let dogFromCode = try! Dog(name: "Buddy", owner: nil)
-
-typealias SingleDogDocument = JSONAPIDocument<SingleResourceBody<Dog>, NoIncludes, BasicJSONAPIError>
-
-let singleDogDocument = SingleDogDocument(body: SingleResourceBody(entity: dogFromCode))
-
-let singleDogData = try! JSONEncoder().encode(singleDogDocument)
-
-// MARK: - Parse a request or response body with one Dog in it
-let dogResponse = try! JSONDecoder().decode(SingleDogDocument.self, from: singleDogData)
-let dogFromData = dogResponse.body.data?.primary.value
-
-// MARK: - Create a request or response with multiple people and dogs and houses included
-let personIds = [Person.Identifier(), Person.Identifier()]
-let dogs = try! [Dog(name: "Buddy", owner: personIds[0]), Dog(name: "Joy", owner: personIds[0]), Dog(name: "Travis", owner: personIds[1])]
-let houses = [House(), House()]
-let people = try! [Person(id: personIds[0], name: ["Gary", "Doe"], favoriteColor: "Orange-Red", friends: [], dogs: [dogs[0], dogs[1]], home: houses[0]), Person(id: personIds[1], name: ["Elise", "Joy"], favoriteColor: "Red", friends: [], dogs: [dogs[2]], home: houses[1])]
-
-typealias BatchPeopleDocument = JSONAPIDocument<ManyResourceBody<Person>, Include2<Dog, House>, BasicJSONAPIError>
-
-let includes = dogs.map { BatchPeopleDocument.Include($0) } + houses.map { BatchPeopleDocument.Include($0) }
-let batchPeopleDocument = BatchPeopleDocument(body: .init(entities: people), includes: .init(values: includes))
-let batchPeopleData = try! JSONEncoder().encode(batchPeopleDocument)
-
-// MARK: - Parse a request or response body with multiple people in it and dogs and houses included
-
-let peopleResponse = try! JSONDecoder().decode(BatchPeopleDocument.self, from: batchPeopleData)
-let peopleFromData = peopleResponse.body.data?.primary.values
-let dogsFromData = peopleResponse.body.data?.included[Dog.self]
-let housesFromData = peopleResponse.body.data?.included[House.self]

JSONAPI.playground/Pages/Test Library.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//: [Previous](@previous)
+
+import Foundation
+import JSONAPI
+import JSONAPITestLib
+
+/*******
+
+Please enjoy these examples, but allow me the forced casting and the lack of error checking for the sake of brevity.
+
+********/
+
+// MARK: - Literal Expressibility
+// The JSONAPITestLib provides literal expressibility for key types to
+// make creating tests easier
+let dog = Dog(id: "1234", attributes: Dog.Attributes(name: "Buddy"), relationships: Dog.Relationships(owner: nil), meta: .none, links: .none)
+
+// MARK: - JSON API structure checking
+// The JSONAPITestLib provides a `check` function for each Entity type
+// that uses reflection to catch mistakes that are not forbidden by
+// Swift's type system but will result in unexpected results when
+// encoding/decoding. It is a good idea to add a `check` to each of
+// your unit tests that create Entities.
+try Dog.check(dog)

JSONAPI.playground/Pages/Usage.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+
+import Foundation
+import JSONAPI
+
+/*******
+
+Please enjoy these examples, but allow me the forced casting and the lack of error checking for the sake of brevity.
+
+********/
+
+// MARK: - Create a request or response body with one Dog in it
+let dogFromCode = try! Dog(name: "Buddy", owner: nil)
+
+typealias SingleDogDocument = JSONAPI.Document<SingleResourceBody<Dog>, NoMetadata, NoLinks, NoIncludes, NoAPIDescription, UnknownJSONAPIError>
+
+let singleDogDocument = SingleDogDocument(apiDescription: .none, body: .init(entity: dogFromCode), includes: .none, meta: .none, links: .none)
+
+let singleDogData = try! JSONEncoder().encode(singleDogDocument)
+
+// MARK: - Parse a request or response body with one Dog in it
+let dogResponse = try! JSONDecoder().decode(SingleDogDocument.self, from: singleDogData)
+let dogFromData = dogResponse.body.primaryResource?.value
+let dogOwner: Person.Identifier? = dogFromData.flatMap { $0 ~> \.owner }
+
+// MARKL - Parse a request or response body with one Dog in it using an alternative model
+typealias AltSingleDogDocument = JSONAPI.Document<SingleResourceBody<AlternativeDog>, NoMetadata, NoLinks, NoIncludes, NoAPIDescription, UnknownJSONAPIError>
+let altDogResponse = try! JSONDecoder().decode(AltSingleDogDocument.self, from: singleDogData)
+let altDogFromData = altDogResponse.body.primaryResource?.value
+let altDogHuman: Person.Identifier? = altDogFromData.flatMap { $0 ~> \.human }
+
+// MARK: - Create a request or response with multiple people and dogs and houses included
+let personIds = [Person.Identifier(), Person.Identifier()]
+let dogs = try! [Dog(name: "Buddy", owner: personIds[0]), Dog(name: "Joy", owner: personIds[0]), Dog(name: "Travis", owner: personIds[1])]
+let houses = [House(attributes: .none, relationships: .none, meta: .none, links: .none), House(attributes: .none, relationships: .none, meta: .none, links: .none)]
+let people = try! [Person(id: personIds[0], name: ["Gary", "Doe"], favoriteColor: "Orange-Red", friends: [], dogs: [dogs[0], dogs[1]], home: houses[0]), Person(id: personIds[1], name: ["Elise", "Joy"], favoriteColor: "Red", friends: [], dogs: [dogs[2]], home: houses[1])]
+
+typealias BatchPeopleDocument = JSONAPI.Document<ManyResourceBody<Person>, NoMetadata, NoLinks, Include2<Dog, House>, NoAPIDescription, UnknownJSONAPIError>
+
+let includes = dogs.map { BatchPeopleDocument.Include($0) } + houses.map { BatchPeopleDocument.Include($0) }
+let batchPeopleDocument = BatchPeopleDocument(apiDescription: .none, body: .init(entities: people), includes: .init(values: includes), meta: .none, links: .none)
+let batchPeopleData = try! JSONEncoder().encode(batchPeopleDocument)
+
+// MARK: - Parse a request or response body with multiple people in it and dogs and houses included
+
+let peopleResponse = try! JSONDecoder().decode(BatchPeopleDocument.self, from: batchPeopleData)
+let peopleFromData = peopleResponse.body.primaryResource?.values
+let dogsFromData = peopleResponse.body.includes?[Dog.self]
+let housesFromData = peopleResponse.body.includes?[House.self]
+
+print("-----")
+print(peopleResponse)
+print("-----")
+
+// MARK: - Pass successfully parsed body to other parts of the code
+
+if case let .data(bodyData) = peopleResponse.body {
+	print("first person's name: \(bodyData.primary.values[0][\.fullName])")
+} else {
+	print("no body data")
+}
+
+// MARK: - Work in the abstract
+
+func process<T: JSONAPIDocument>(document: T) {
+	guard case let .data(body) = document.body else {
+		return
+	}
+	let x: T.Body.Data = body
+}
+process(document: peopleResponse)

JSONAPI.playground/Sources/Entities.swift

@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ extension String: CreatableRawIdType {
 	}
 }
 
-// MARK: - Entity typealias for convenience
-public typealias ExampleEntity<Description: EntityDescription> = Entity<Description, Id<String, Description>>
+// MARK: - typealiases for convenience
+public typealias ExampleEntity<Description: EntityDescription> = Entity<Description, NoMetadata, NoLinks, String>
+public typealias ToOne<E: Identifiable> = ToOneRelationship<E, NoMetadata, NoLinks>
+public typealias ToMany<E: Relatable> = ToManyRelationship<E, NoMetadata, NoLinks>
 
 // MARK: - A few resource objects (entities)
 public enum PersonDescription: EntityDescription {
@@ -34,20 +36,35 @@ public enum PersonDescription: EntityDescription {
 	public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
 		public let name: Attribute<[String]>
 		public let favoriteColor: Attribute<String>
+
+		public var fullName: Attribute<String> {
+			return name.map { $0.joined(separator: " ") }
+		}
+
+		public init(name: Attribute<[String]>, favoriteColor: Attribute<String>) {
+			self.name = name
+			self.favoriteColor = favoriteColor
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public struct Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships {
-		public let friends: ToManyRelationship<Person>
-		public let dogs: ToManyRelationship<Dog>
-		public let home: ToOneRelationship<House>
+		public let friends: ToMany<Person>
+		public let dogs: ToMany<Dog>
+		public let home: ToOne<House>
+
+		public init(friends: ToMany<Person>, dogs: ToMany<Dog>, home: ToOne<House>) {
+			self.friends = friends
+			self.dogs = dogs
+			self.home = home
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 public typealias Person = ExampleEntity<PersonDescription>
 
-public extension Entity where Description == PersonDescription, Identifier == Id<String, PersonDescription> {
-	public init(id: Person.Identifier? = nil,name: [String], favoriteColor: String, friends: [Person], dogs: [Dog], home: House) throws {
-		self = try Person(id: id ?? Person.Identifier(), attributes: .init(name: .init(rawValue: name), favoriteColor: .init(rawValue: favoriteColor)), relationships: .init(friends: .init(entities: friends), dogs: .init(entities: dogs), home: .init(entity: home)))
+public extension Entity where Description == PersonDescription, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks, EntityRawIdType == String {
+	public init(id: Person.Id? = nil,name: [String], favoriteColor: String, friends: [Person], dogs: [Dog], home: House) throws {
+		self = try Person(id: id ?? Person.Id(), attributes: .init(name: .init(rawValue: name), favoriteColor: .init(rawValue: favoriteColor)), relationships: .init(friends: .init(entities: friends), dogs: .init(entities: dogs), home: .init(entity: home)), meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -57,22 +74,58 @@ public enum DogDescription: EntityDescription {
 
 	public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
 		public let name: Attribute<String>
+
+		public init(name: Attribute<String>) {
+			self.name = name
+		}
 	}
 
 	public struct Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships {
-		public let owner: ToOneRelationship<Person?>
+		public let owner: ToOne<Person?>
+
+		public init(owner: ToOne<Person?>) {
+			self.owner = owner
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 public typealias Dog = ExampleEntity<DogDescription>
 
-public extension Entity where Description == DogDescription, Identifier == Id<String, DogDescription> {
-	public init(name: String, owner: Person?) throws {
-		self = try Dog(attributes: .init(name: .init(rawValue: name)), relationships: DogDescription.Relationships(owner: .init(entity: owner)))
+public enum AlternativeDogDescription: EntityDescription {
+
+	public static var type: String { return "dogs" }
+
+	public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
+		public let name: Attribute<String>
+
+		public init(name: Attribute<String>) {
+			self.name = name
+		}
 	}
 
-	public init(name: String, owner: Person.Identifier) throws {
-		self = try Dog(attributes: .init(name: .init(rawValue: name)), relationships: .init(owner: .init(id: owner)))
+	public struct Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships {
+		public let human: ToOne<Person?>
+
+		public init(human: ToOne<Person?>) {
+			self.human = human
+		}
+
+		// define custom key mapping:
+		enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+			case human = "owner"
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+public typealias AlternativeDog = ExampleEntity<AlternativeDogDescription>
+
+public extension Entity where Description == DogDescription, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks, EntityRawIdType == String {
+	public init(name: String, owner: Person?) throws {
+		self = try Dog(attributes: .init(name: .init(rawValue: name)), relationships: DogDescription.Relationships(owner: .init(entity: owner)), meta: .none, links: .none)
+	}
+
+	public init(name: String, owner: Person.Id) throws {
+		self = try Dog(attributes: .init(name: .init(rawValue: name)), relationships: .init(owner: .init(id: owner)), meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +134,7 @@ public enum HouseDescription: EntityDescription {
 	public static var type: String { return "houses" }
 
 	public typealias Attributes = NoAttributes
-	public typealias Relationships = NoRelatives
+	public typealias Relationships = NoRelationships
 }
 
 public typealias House = ExampleEntity<HouseDescription>

JSONAPI.playground/contents.xcplayground

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<playground version='5.0' target-platform='macos' executeOnSourceChanges='false'>
-    <timeline fileName='timeline.xctimeline'/>
+<playground version='6.0' target-platform='macos' executeOnSourceChanges='false'>
+    <pages>
+        <page name='Test Library'/>
+        <page name='Usage'/>
+    </pages>
 </playground>

Package.resolved

@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 {
   "object": {
     "pins": [
-      {
-        "package": "Result",
-        "repositoryURL": "https://github.com/mattpolzin/Result",
-        "state": {
-          "branch": "master",
-          "revision": "b98e238da6ea030fa7862ae6fd6500552370019c",
-          "version": null
-        }
-      }
+
     ]
   },
   "version": 1

Package.swift

@@ -6,23 +6,25 @@ import PackageDescription
 let package = Package(
     name: "JSONAPI",
     products: [
-        // Products define the executables and libraries produced by a package, and make them visible to other packages.
         .library(
             name: "JSONAPI",
             targets: ["JSONAPI"]),
+		.library(
+			name: "JSONAPITestLib",
+			targets: ["JSONAPITestLib"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        .package(url: "https://github.com/mattpolzin/Result", .branch("master"))
     ],
     targets: [
-        // Targets are the basic building blocks of a package. A target can define a module or a test suite.
-        // Targets can depend on other targets in this package, and on products in packages which this package depends on.
         .target(
             name: "JSONAPI",
-            dependencies: ["Result"]),
+            dependencies: []),
+		.target(
+			name: "JSONAPITestLib",
+			dependencies: ["JSONAPI"]),
         .testTarget(
             name: "JSONAPITests",
-            dependencies: ["JSONAPI"]),
+            dependencies: ["JSONAPITestLib"])
     ],
   	swiftLanguageVersions: [.v4_2]
 )

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/APIDescription.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+//
+//  APIDescription.swift
+//  JSONAPI
+//
+//  Created by Mathew Polzin on 12/1/18.
+//
+
+/// This is what the JSON API Spec calls the "JSON:API Object"
+public protocol APIDescriptionType: Codable, Equatable {
+	associatedtype Meta
+}
+
+/// This is what the JSON API Spec calls the "JSON:API Object"
+public struct APIDescription<Meta: JSONAPI.Meta>: APIDescriptionType {
+	public let version: String
+	public let meta: Meta
+}
+
+public struct NoAPIDescription: APIDescriptionType, CustomStringConvertible {
+	public typealias Meta = NoMetadata
+
+	public init() {}
+
+	public static var none: NoAPIDescription { return .init() }
+
+	public var description: String { return "No JSON:API Object" }
+}
+
+extension APIDescription {
+	private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+		case version
+		case meta
+	}
+
+	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+		let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+
+		// The spec says that if a version is not specified, it should be assumed to be at least 1.0
+		version = (try? container.decode(String.self, forKey: .version)) ?? "1.0"
+
+		if let metaVal = NoMetadata() as? Meta {
+			meta = metaVal
+		} else {
+			meta = try container.decode(Meta.self, forKey: .meta)
+		}
+	}
+
+	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
+		var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+
+		try container.encode(version, forKey: .version)
+
+		if Meta.self != NoMetadata.self {
+			try container.encode(meta, forKey: .meta)
+		}
+	}
+}

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/Document.swift

@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@
 //  Created by Mathew Polzin on 11/5/18.
 //
 
+public protocol JSONAPIDocument: Codable, Equatable {
+	associatedtype PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody
+	associatedtype MetaType: JSONAPI.Meta
+	associatedtype LinksType: JSONAPI.Links
+	associatedtype IncludeType: JSONAPI.Include
+	associatedtype APIDescription: APIDescriptionType
+	associatedtype Error: JSONAPIError
+
+	typealias Body = Document<PrimaryResourceBody, MetaType, LinksType, IncludeType, APIDescription, Error>.Body
+
+	var body: Body { get }
+}
+
 /// A JSON API Document represents the entire body
 /// of a JSON API request or the entire body of
 /// a JSON API response.
@@ -12,15 +25,37 @@
 /// API uses snake case, you will want to use
 /// a conversion such as the one offerred by the
 /// Foundation JSONEncoder/Decoder: `KeyDecodingStrategy`
-public struct JSONAPIDocument<ResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, MetaType: JSONAPI.Meta, LinksType: JSONAPI.Links, IncludeType: JSONAPI.Include, Error: JSONAPIError>: Equatable {
+public struct Document<PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, MetaType: JSONAPI.Meta, LinksType: JSONAPI.Links, IncludeType: JSONAPI.Include, APIDescription: APIDescriptionType, Error: JSONAPIError>: JSONAPIDocument {
 	public typealias Include = IncludeType
 
+	/// The JSON API Spec calls this the JSON:API Object. It contains version
+	/// and metadata information about the API itself.
+	public let apiDescription: APIDescription
+
+	/// The Body of the Document. This body is either one or more errors
+	/// with links and metadata attempted to parse but not guaranteed or
+	/// it is a successful data struct containing all the primary and
+	/// included resources, the metadata, and the links that this
+	/// document type specifies.
 	public let body: Body
-//	public let jsonApi: APIDescription?
 	
 	public enum Body: Equatable {
 		case errors([Error], meta: MetaType?, links: LinksType?)
-		case data(primary: ResourceBody, included: Includes<Include>, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType)
+		case data(Data)
+
+		public struct Data: Equatable {
+			public let primary: PrimaryResourceBody
+			public let includes: Includes<Include>
+			public let meta: MetaType
+			public let links: LinksType
+
+			public init(primary: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
+				self.primary = primary
+				self.includes = includes
+				self.meta = meta
+				self.links = links
+			}
+		}
 
 		public var isError: Bool {
 			guard case .errors = self else { return false }
@@ -31,21 +66,27 @@ public struct JSONAPIDocument<ResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, MetaType: JSON
 			guard case let .errors(errors, meta: _, links: _) = self else { return nil }
 			return errors
 		}
+
+		public var data: Data? {
+			guard case let .data(data) = self else { return nil }
+			return data
+		}
 		
-		public var primaryData: ResourceBody? {
-			guard case let .data(primary: body, included: _, meta: _, links: _) = self else { return nil }
-			return body
+		public var primaryResource: PrimaryResourceBody? {
+			guard case let .data(data) = self else { return nil }
+			return data.primary
 		}
 
 		public var includes: Includes<Include>? {
-			guard case let .data(primary: _, included: includes, meta: _, links: _) = self else { return nil }
-			return includes
+			guard case let .data(data) = self else { return nil }
+			return data.includes
 		}
 
 		public var meta: MetaType? {
 			switch self {
-			case .data(primary: _, included: _, meta: let metadata, links: _),
-				 .errors(_, meta: let metadata?, links: _):
+			case .data(let data):
+				return data.meta
+			case .errors(_, meta: let metadata?, links: _):
 				return metadata
 			default:
 				return nil
@@ -54,8 +95,9 @@ public struct JSONAPIDocument<ResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, MetaType: JSON
 
 		public var links: LinksType? {
 			switch self {
-			case .data(primary: _, included: _, meta: _, links: let links),
-				 .errors(_, meta: _, links: let links?):
+			case .data(let data):
+				return data.links
+			case .errors(_, meta: _, links: let links?):
 				return links
 			default:
 				return nil
@@ -63,58 +105,91 @@ public struct JSONAPIDocument<ResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, MetaType: JSON
 		}
 	}
 
-	public init(errors: [Error], meta: MetaType? = nil, links: LinksType? = nil) {
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, errors: [Error], meta: MetaType? = nil, links: LinksType? = nil) {
 		body = .errors(errors, meta: meta, links: links)
+		self.apiDescription = apiDescription
 	}
 
-	public init(body: ResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
-		self.body = .data(primary: body, included: includes, meta: meta, links: links)
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
+		self.body = .data(.init(primary: body, includes: includes, meta: meta, links: links))
+		self.apiDescription = apiDescription
+	}
+}
+/*
+extension Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes {
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, includes: .none, meta: meta, links: links)
 	}
 }
 
-extension JSONAPIDocument where IncludeType == NoIncludes {
-	public init(body: ResourceBody, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
-		self.body = .data(primary: body, included: .none, meta: meta, links: links)
+extension Document where MetaType == NoMetadata {
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, links: LinksType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, includes: includes, meta: .none, links: links)
 	}
 }
 
-extension JSONAPIDocument where MetaType == NoMetadata {
-	public init(body: ResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, links: LinksType) {
-		self.body = .data(primary: body, included: includes, meta: .none, links: links)
+extension Document where LinksType == NoLinks {
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, meta: MetaType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, includes: includes, meta: meta, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
-extension JSONAPIDocument where LinksType == NoLinks {
-	public init(body: ResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, meta: MetaType) {
-		self.body = .data(primary: body, included: includes, meta: meta, links: .none)
+extension Document where APIDescription == NoAPIDescription {
+	public init(body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: .none, body: body, includes: includes, meta: meta, links: links)
 	}
 }
 
-extension JSONAPIDocument where IncludeType == NoIncludes, LinksType == NoLinks {
-	public init(body: ResourceBody, meta: MetaType) {
-		self.body = .data(primary: body, included: .none, meta: meta, links: .none)
+extension Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes, LinksType == NoLinks {
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, meta: MetaType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, meta: meta, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
-extension JSONAPIDocument where IncludeType == NoIncludes, MetaType == NoMetadata {
-	public init(body: ResourceBody, links: LinksType) {
-		self.body = .data(primary: body, included: .none, meta: .none, links: links)
+extension Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes, MetaType == NoMetadata {
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, links: LinksType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, meta: .none, links: links)
 	}
 }
 
-extension JSONAPIDocument where MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
-	public init(body: ResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>) {
-		self.body = .data(primary: body, included: includes, meta: .none, links: .none)
+extension Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes, APIDescription == NoAPIDescription {
+	public init(body: PrimaryResourceBody, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: .none, body: body, meta: meta, links: links)
 	}
 }
 
-extension JSONAPIDocument where IncludeType == NoIncludes, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
-	public init(body: ResourceBody) {
-		self.body = .data(primary: body, included: .none, meta: .none, links: .none)
+extension Document where MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, includes: includes, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
-extension JSONAPIDocument: Codable {
+extension Document where MetaType == NoMetadata, APIDescription == NoAPIDescription {
+	public init(body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, links: LinksType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: .none, body: body, includes: includes, links: links)
+	}
+}
+
+extension Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, includes: .none)
+	}
+}
+
+extension Document where MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks, APIDescription == NoAPIDescription {
+	public init(body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: .none, body: body, includes: includes)
+	}
+}
+
+extension Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks, APIDescription == NoAPIDescription {
+	public init(body: PrimaryResourceBody) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: .none, body: body)
+	}
+}
+*/
+
+extension Document {
 	private enum RootCodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
 		case data
 		case errors
@@ -127,6 +202,12 @@ extension JSONAPIDocument: Codable {
 	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
 		let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: RootCodingKeys.self)
 
+		if let noData = NoAPIDescription() as? APIDescription {
+			apiDescription = noData
+		} else {
+			apiDescription = try container.decode(APIDescription.self, forKey: .jsonapi)
+		}
+
 		let errors = try container.decodeIfPresent([Error].self, forKey: .errors)
 
 		let meta: MetaType?
@@ -157,11 +238,11 @@ extension JSONAPIDocument: Codable {
 			return
 		}
 
-		let data: ResourceBody
-		if let noData = NoResourceBody() as? ResourceBody {
+		let data: PrimaryResourceBody
+		if let noData = NoResourceBody() as? PrimaryResourceBody {
 			data = noData
 		} else {
-			data = try container.decode(ResourceBody.self, forKey: .data)
+			data = try container.decode(PrimaryResourceBody.self, forKey: .data)
 		}
 
 		let maybeIncludes = try container.decodeIfPresent(Includes<Include>.self, forKey: .included)
@@ -175,7 +256,7 @@ extension JSONAPIDocument: Codable {
 			throw JSONAPIEncodingError.missingOrMalformedLinks
 		}
 		
-		body = .data(primary: data, included: maybeIncludes ?? Includes<Include>.none, meta: metaVal, links: linksVal)
+		body = .data(.init(primary: data, includes: maybeIncludes ?? Includes<Include>.none, meta: metaVal, links: linksVal))
 	}
 
 	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
@@ -199,28 +280,49 @@ extension JSONAPIDocument: Codable {
 				try container.encode(linksVal, forKey: .links)
 			}
 
-		case .data(primary: let resourceBody, included: let includes, let meta, links: let links):
-			try container.encode(resourceBody, forKey: .data)
+		case .data(let data):
+			try container.encode(data.primary, forKey: .data)
 
 			if Include.self != NoIncludes.self {
-				try container.encode(includes, forKey: .included)
+				try container.encode(data.includes, forKey: .included)
 			}
 
 			if MetaType.self != NoMetadata.self {
-				try container.encode(meta, forKey: .meta)
+				try container.encode(data.meta, forKey: .meta)
 			}
 
 			if LinksType.self != NoLinks.self {
-				try container.encode(links, forKey: .links)
+				try container.encode(data.links, forKey: .links)
 			}
 		}
+
+		if APIDescription.self != NoAPIDescription.self {
+			try container.encode(apiDescription, forKey: .jsonapi)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 // MARK: - CustomStringConvertible
 
-extension JSONAPIDocument: CustomStringConvertible {
+extension Document: CustomStringConvertible {
 	public var description: String {
-		return "JSONAPIDocument(body: \(String(describing: body))"
+		return "Document(\(String(describing: body)))"
+	}
+}
+
+extension Document.Body: CustomStringConvertible {
+	public var description: String {
+		switch self {
+		case .errors(let errors, meta: let meta, links: let links):
+			return "errors: \(String(describing: errors)), meta: \(String(describing: meta)), links: \(String(describing: links))"
+		case .data(let data):
+			return String(describing: data)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+extension Document.Body.Data: CustomStringConvertible {
+	public var description: String {
+		return "primary: \(String(describing: primary)), includes: \(String(describing: includes)), meta: \(String(describing: meta)), links: \(String(describing: links))"
 	}
 }

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/Error.swift

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public protocol JSONAPIError: Swift.Error, Equatable, Codable {
 	static var unknown: Self { get }
 }
 
-public enum BasicJSONAPIError: JSONAPIError {
+public enum UnknownJSONAPIError: JSONAPIError {
 	case unknownError
 	
 	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public enum BasicJSONAPIError: JSONAPIError {
 		try container.encode("unknown")
 	}
 	
-	public static var unknown: BasicJSONAPIError {
+	public static var unknown: UnknownJSONAPIError {
 		return .unknownError
 	}
 }

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/Includes.swift

@@ -115,4 +115,11 @@ extension Includes where I: _Poly6 {
 }
 
 // MARK: - 7 includes
+public typealias Include7 = Poly7
+extension Includes where I: _Poly7 {
+	public subscript(_ lookup: I.G.Type) -> [I.G] {
+		return values.compactMap { $0.g }
+	}
+}
+
 // MARK: - 8 includes

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/ResourceBody.swift

@@ -1,24 +1,33 @@
 //
-//  ResourceBody.swift
+//  PrimaryResourceBody.swift
 //  JSONAPI
 //
 //  Created by Mathew Polzin on 11/10/18.
 //
 
-public protocol PrimaryResource: Equatable, Codable {}
+public protocol MaybePrimaryResource: Equatable, Codable {}
 
+/// A PrimaryResource is a type that can be used in the body of a JSON API
+/// document as the primary resource.
+public protocol PrimaryResource: MaybePrimaryResource {}
+
+extension Optional: MaybePrimaryResource where Wrapped: PrimaryResource {}
+
+/// A ResourceBody is a representation of the body of the JSON API Document.
+/// It can either be one resource (which can be specified as optional or not)
+/// or it can contain many resources (and array with zero or more entries).
 public protocol ResourceBody: Codable, Equatable {
 }
 
-public struct SingleResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.PrimaryResource>: ResourceBody {
-	public let value: Entity?
+public struct SingleResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.MaybePrimaryResource>: ResourceBody {
+	public let value: Entity
 
-	public init(entity: Entity?) {
+	public init(entity: Entity) {
 		self.value = entity
 	}
 }
 
-public struct ManyResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.EntityType>: ResourceBody {
+public struct ManyResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.PrimaryResource>: ResourceBody {
 	public let values: [Entity]
 
 	public init(entities: [Entity]) {
@@ -32,13 +41,15 @@ public struct NoResourceBody: ResourceBody {
 	public static var none: NoResourceBody { return NoResourceBody() }
 }
 
-// MARK: Decodable
+// MARK: Codable
 extension SingleResourceBody {
 	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
 		let container = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
 
-		if container.decodeNil() {
-			value = nil
+		let anyNil: Any? = nil
+		if container.decodeNil(),
+			let val = anyNil as? Entity {
+			value = val
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@ extension SingleResourceBody {
 	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
 		var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
 
-		if value == nil {
+		if (value as Any?) == nil {
 			try container.encodeNil()
 			return
 		}
@@ -80,12 +91,12 @@ extension ManyResourceBody {
 
 extension SingleResourceBody: CustomStringConvertible {
 	public var description: String {
-		return "ResourceBody(\(String(describing: value)))"
+		return "PrimaryResourceBody(\(String(describing: value)))"
 	}
 }
 
 extension ManyResourceBody: CustomStringConvertible {
 	public var description: String {
-		return "ResourceBody(\(String(describing: values)))"
+		return "PrimaryResourceBody(\(String(describing: values)))"
 	}
 }

Sources/JSONAPI/EncodingError.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//
+//  EncodingError.swift
+//  JSONAPI
+//
+//  Created by Mathew Polzin on 12/7/18.
+//
+
+public enum JSONAPIEncodingError: Swift.Error {
+	case typeMismatch(expected: String, found: String)
+	case illegalEncoding(String)
+	case illegalDecoding(String)
+	case missingOrMalformedMetadata
+	case missingOrMalformedLinks
+}

Sources/JSONAPI/Meta/Links.swift

@@ -9,16 +9,29 @@
 public protocol Links: Codable, Equatable {}
 
 /// Use NoLinks where no links should belong to a JSON API component
-public struct NoLinks: Links {
+public struct NoLinks: Links, CustomStringConvertible {
 	public static var none: NoLinks { return NoLinks() }
 	public init() {}
+
+	public var description: String { return "No Links" }
 }
 
-public protocol URL: Codable, Equatable {}
+public protocol JSONAPIURL: Codable, Equatable {}
 
-public struct Link<URL: JSONAPI.URL, Meta: JSONAPI.Meta>: Equatable, Codable {
+public struct Link<URL: JSONAPI.JSONAPIURL, Meta: JSONAPI.Meta>: Equatable, Codable {
 	public let url: URL
 	public let meta: Meta
+
+	public init(url: URL, meta: Meta) {
+		self.url = url
+		self.meta = meta
+	}
+}
+
+extension Link where Meta == NoMetadata {
+	public init(url: URL) {
+		self.init(url: url, meta: .none)
+	}
 }
 
 public extension Link {

Sources/JSONAPI/Meta/Meta.swift

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ public protocol Meta: Codable, Equatable {
 // nullable.
 extension Optional: Meta where Wrapped: Meta {}
 
-public struct NoMetadata: Meta {
+public struct NoMetadata: Meta, CustomStringConvertible {
 	public static var none: NoMetadata { return NoMetadata() }
 
 	public init() { }
+
+	public var description: String { return "No Metadata" }
 }

Sources/JSONAPI/Resource/Attribute+Functor.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//
+//  Attribute+Functor.swift
+//  JSONAPI
+//
+//  Created by Mathew Polzin on 11/28/18.
+//
+
+public extension TransformedAttribute {
+	/// Map an Attribute to a new wrapped type.
+	/// Note that the resulting Attribute will have no transformer, even if the
+	/// source Attribute has a transformer.
+	/// You are mapping the output of the source transform into
+	/// the RawValue of a new transformerless Attribute.
+	///
+	/// Generally, this is the most useful operation. The transformer gives you
+	/// control over the decoding of the Attribute, but once the Attribute exists,
+	/// mapping on it is most useful for creating computed Attribute properties.
+	public func map<T: Codable>(_ transform: (Transformer.To) throws -> T) rethrows -> Attribute<T> {
+		return Attribute<T>(value: try transform(value))
+	}
+}

Sources/JSONAPI/Resource/Attribute.swift

@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
 //  Created by Mathew Polzin on 11/13/18.
 //
 
-public struct TransformedAttribute<RawValue: Codable, Transformer: JSONAPI.Transformer>: Codable where Transformer.From == RawValue {
-	private let rawValue: RawValue
+public protocol AttributeType: Codable {
+}
+
+// MARK: TransformedAttribute
+/// A TransformedAttribute takes a Codable type and attempts to turn it into another type.
+public struct TransformedAttribute<RawValue: Codable, Transformer: JSONAPI.Transformer>: AttributeType where Transformer.From == RawValue {
+	let rawValue: RawValue
 	
 	public let value: Transformer.To
 	
@@ -16,6 +21,22 @@ public struct TransformedAttribute<RawValue: Codable, Transformer: JSONAPI.Trans
 	}
 }
 
+// MARK: ValidatedAttribute
+/// A ValidatedAttribute does not transform its raw value, but it throws
+/// an error if the raw value does not match expectations.
+public typealias ValidatedAttribute<RawValue: Codable, Validator: JSONAPI.Validator> = TransformedAttribute<RawValue, Validator> where RawValue == Validator.From
+
+// MARK: Attribute
+/// An Attribute simply represents a type that can be encoded and decoded.
+public typealias Attribute<T: Codable> = TransformedAttribute<T, IdentityTransformer<T>>
+
+extension TransformedAttribute where Transformer: ReversibleTransformer {
+	public init(transformedValue: Transformer.To) throws {
+		self.value = transformedValue
+		rawValue = try Transformer.reverse(value)
+	}
+}
+
 extension TransformedAttribute: CustomStringConvertible {
 	public var description: String {
 		return "Attribute<\(String(describing: Transformer.From.self)) -> \(String(describing: Transformer.To.self))>(\(String(describing: value)))"
@@ -24,9 +45,14 @@ extension TransformedAttribute: CustomStringConvertible {
 
 extension TransformedAttribute: Equatable where Transformer.From: Equatable, Transformer.To: Equatable {}
 
-public typealias ValidatedAttribute<RawValue: Codable, Validator: JSONAPI.Validator> = TransformedAttribute<RawValue, Validator> where RawValue == Validator.From
-
-public typealias Attribute<T: Codable> = TransformedAttribute<T, IdentityTransformer<T>>
+extension TransformedAttribute where Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
+	// If we are using the identity transform, we can skip the transform and guarantee no
+	// error is thrown.
+	public init(value: RawValue) {
+		rawValue = value
+		self.value = value
+	}
+}
 
 // MARK: - Codable
 extension TransformedAttribute {
@@ -54,15 +80,15 @@ extension TransformedAttribute {
 	
 	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
 		var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
-		
-		// See note in decode above about the weirdness
-		// going on here.
-		let anyNil: Any? = nil
-		if let _ = anyNil as? Transformer.From,
-			(rawValue as Any?) == nil {
-			try container.encodeNil()
-		}
-		
+
 		try container.encode(rawValue)
 	}
 }
+
+// MARK: Attribute decoding and encoding defaults
+
+extension AttributeType {
+	public static func defaultDecoding<Container: KeyedDecodingContainerProtocol>(from container: Container, forKey key: Container.Key) throws -> Self {
+		return try container.decode(Self.self, forKey: key)
+	}
+}

Sources/JSONAPI/Resource/Id.swift

@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@
 //  Created by Mathew Polzin on 7/24/18.
 //
 
+/// All types that are RawIdType and additionally
+/// Unidentified conform to this protocol. You
+/// should not add conformance to this protocol
+/// directly.
+public protocol MaybeRawId: Codable, Equatable {}
+
 /// Any type that you would like to be encoded to and
 /// decoded from JSON API ids should conform to this
 /// protocol. Conformance for `String` is given.
-public protocol RawIdType: Codable, Equatable {}
+public protocol RawIdType: MaybeRawId, Hashable {}
 
 /// If you would like to be able to create new
 /// Entities with Ids backed by a RawIdType then
@@ -22,19 +28,37 @@ public protocol CreatableRawIdType: RawIdType {
 
 extension String: RawIdType {}
 
-public protocol Identifier: Codable, Equatable {}
-
-public struct Unidentified: Identifier, CustomStringConvertible {
+public struct Unidentified: MaybeRawId, CustomStringConvertible {
 	public init() {}
 	
-	public var description: String { return "Id(Unidentified)" }
+	public var description: String { return "Unidentified" }
 }
 
-public protocol IdType: Identifier, CustomStringConvertible {
-	associatedtype EntityDescription: JSONAPI.EntityDescription
-	associatedtype RawType: RawIdType
-	
+public protocol OptionalId: Codable {
+	associatedtype IdentifiableType: JSONAPI.JSONTyped
+	associatedtype RawType: MaybeRawId
+
 	var rawValue: RawType { get }
+	init(rawValue: RawType)
+}
+
+public protocol IdType: OptionalId, CustomStringConvertible, Hashable where RawType: RawIdType {}
+
+extension Optional: MaybeRawId where Wrapped: Codable & Equatable {}
+extension Optional: OptionalId where Wrapped: IdType {
+	public typealias IdentifiableType = Wrapped.IdentifiableType
+	public typealias RawType = Wrapped.RawType?
+
+	public var rawValue: Wrapped.RawType? {
+		guard case .some(let value) = self else {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return value.rawValue
+	}
+
+	public init(rawValue: Wrapped.RawType?) {
+		self = rawValue.map { Wrapped(rawValue: $0) }
+	}
 }
 
 public extension IdType {
@@ -47,27 +71,38 @@ public protocol CreatableIdType: IdType {
 
 /// An Entity ID. These IDs can be encoded to or decoded from
 /// JSON API IDs.
-public struct Id<RawType: RawIdType, EntityDescription: JSONAPI.EntityDescription>: IdType {
+public struct Id<RawType: MaybeRawId, IdentifiableType: JSONAPI.JSONTyped>: Equatable, OptionalId {
 
 	public let rawValue: RawType
 	
 	public init(rawValue: RawType) {
 		self.rawValue = rawValue
 	}
-	
+
 	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
 		let container = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
-		rawValue = try container.decode(RawType.self)
+		let rawValue = try container.decode(RawType.self)
+		self.init(rawValue: rawValue)
 	}
-	
+
 	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
 		var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
 		try container.encode(rawValue)
 	}
 }
 
+extension Id: Hashable, CustomStringConvertible, IdType where RawType: RawIdType {
+	public static func id(from rawValue: RawType) -> Id<RawType, IdentifiableType> {
+		return Id(rawValue: rawValue)
+	}
+}
+
 extension Id: CreatableIdType where RawType: CreatableRawIdType {
 	public init() {
 		rawValue = .unique()
 	}
 }
+
+extension Id where RawType == Unidentified {
+	public static var unidentified: Id { return .init(rawValue: Unidentified()) }
+}