beginning again to add property wrappers but only to realize property wrapper composition did not land in Swift 5.1 I'll put this on hold again for now.

Feature/basic error

JSONAPI.playground/Pages/Full Client & Server Example.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift

@@ -4,65 +4,66 @@ import Poly
 
 // MARK: - Preamble (setup)
 
-// We make String a CreatableRawIdType. This is actually done in
+// Make String a CreatableRawIdType. This is actually done in
 // this Playground's Entities.swift file, so it is commented out here.
 /*
-var GlobalStringId: Int = 0
-extension String: CreatableRawIdType {
-	public static func unique() -> String {
-		GlobalStringId += 1
-		return String(GlobalStringId)
-	}
-}
-*/
+ var globalStringId: Int = 0
+ extension String: CreatableRawIdType {
+ public static func unique() -> String {
+ globalStringId += 1
+ return String(globalStringId)
+ }
+ }
+ */
 
-// We create a typealias given that we do not expect JSON:API Resource
+// Create a typealias because we do not expect JSON:API Resource
 // Objects for this particular API to have Metadata or Links associated
 // with them. We also expect them to have String Identifiers.
 typealias JSONEntity<Description: ResourceObjectDescription> = JSONAPI.ResourceObject<Description, NoMetadata, NoLinks, String>
 
-// Similarly, we create a typealias for unidentified entities. JSON:API
+// Similarly, create a typealias for unidentified entities. JSON:API
 // only allows unidentified entities (i.e. no "id" field) for client
 // requests that create new entities. In these situations, the server
 // is expected to assign the new entity a unique ID.
 typealias UnidentifiedJSONEntity<Description: ResourceObjectDescription> = JSONAPI.ResourceObject<Description, NoMetadata, NoLinks, Unidentified>
 
-// We create typealiases given that we do not expect JSON:API Relationships
-// for this particular API to have Metadata or Links associated
-// with them.
+// Create relationship typealiases because we do not expect
+// JSON:API Relationships for this particular API to have
+// Metadata or Links associated with them.
 typealias ToOneRelationship<Entity: Identifiable> = JSONAPI.ToOneRelationship<Entity, NoMetadata, NoLinks>
 typealias ToManyRelationship<Entity: Relatable> = JSONAPI.ToManyRelationship<Entity, NoMetadata, NoLinks>
 
-// We create a typealias for a Document given that we do not expect
+// Create a typealias for a Document because we do not expect
 // JSON:API Documents for this particular API to have Metadata, Links,
-// useful Errors, or a JSON:API Object (i.e. APIDescription).
-typealias Document<PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, IncludeType: JSONAPI.Include> = JSONAPI.Document<PrimaryResourceBody, NoMetadata, NoLinks, IncludeType, NoAPIDescription, UnknownJSONAPIError>
+// useful Errors, or an APIDescription (The *SPEC* calls this
+// "API Description" the "JSON:API Object").
+typealias Document<PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, IncludeType: JSONAPI.Include> = JSONAPI.Document<PrimaryResourceBody, NoMetadata, NoLinks, IncludeType, NoAPIDescription, BasicJSONAPIError<String>>
 
 // MARK: Entity Definitions
 
 enum AuthorDescription: ResourceObjectDescription {
-	public static var jsonType: String { return "authors" }
+    public static var jsonType: String { return "authors" }
 
-	public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
-		public let name: Attribute<String>
-	}
+    public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
+        public let name: Attribute<String>
+    }
 
-	public typealias Relationships = NoRelationships
+    public typealias Relationships = NoRelationships
 }
 
 typealias Author = JSONEntity<AuthorDescription>
 
 enum ArticleDescription: ResourceObjectDescription {
-	public static var jsonType: String { return "articles" }
+    public static var jsonType: String { return "articles" }
 
-	public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
-		public let title: Attribute<String>
-		public let abstract: Attribute<String>
-	}
+    public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
+        public let title: Attribute<String>
+        public let abstract: Attribute<String>
+    }
 
-	public struct Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships {
-		public let author: ToOneRelationship<Author>
-	}
+    public struct Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships {
+        public let author: ToOneRelationship<Author>
+    }
 }
 
 typealias Article = JSONEntity<ArticleDescription>
@@ -83,38 +84,38 @@ typealias SingleArticleDocument = Document<SingleResourceBody<Article>, NoInclud
 // that creates a document. Note that this document is the entirety
 // of a JSON:API response body.
 func articleDocument(includeAuthor: Bool) -> Either<SingleArticleDocument, SingleArticleDocumentWithIncludes> {
-	// Let's pretend all of this is coming from a database:
+    // Let's pretend all of this is coming from a database:
 
-	let authorId = Author.Identifier(rawValue: "1234")
+    let authorId = Author.Identifier(rawValue: "1234")
 
-	let article = Article(id: .init(rawValue: "5678"),
-						  attributes: .init(title: .init(value: "JSON:API in Swift"),
-											abstract: .init(value: "Not yet written")),
-						  relationships: .init(author: .init(id: authorId)),
-						  meta: .none,
-						  links: .none)
+    let article = Article(id: .init(rawValue: "5678"),
+                          attributes: .init(title: .init(value: "JSON:API in Swift"),
+                                            abstract: .init(value: "Not yet written")),
+                          relationships: .init(author: .init(id: authorId)),
+                          meta: .none,
+                          links: .none)
 
-	let document = SingleArticleDocument(apiDescription: .none,
-										 body: .init(resourceObject: article),
-										 includes: .none,
-										 meta: .none,
-										 links: .none)
+    let document = SingleArticleDocument(apiDescription: .none,
+                                         body: .init(resourceObject: article),
+                                         includes: .none,
+                                         meta: .none,
+                                         links: .none)
 
-	switch includeAuthor {
-	case false:
-		return .a(document)
+    switch includeAuthor {
+    case false:
+        return .init(document)
 
-	case true:
-		let author = Author(id: authorId,
-							attributes: .init(name: .init(value: "Janice Bluff")),
-							relationships: .none,
-							meta: .none,
-							links: .none)
+    case true:
+        let author = Author(id: authorId,
+                            attributes: .init(name: .init(value: "Janice Bluff")),
+                            relationships: .none,
+                            meta: .none,
+                            links: .none)
 
-		let includes: Includes<SingleArticleDocumentWithIncludes.Include> = .init(values: [.init(author)])
+        let includes: Includes<SingleArticleDocumentWithIncludes.Include> = .init(values: [.init(author)])
 
-		return .b(document.including(.init(values: [.init(author)])))
-	}
+        return .init(document.including(includes))
+    }
 }
 
 let encoder = JSONEncoder()
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ encoder.outputFormatting = .prettyPrinted
 let responseBody = articleDocument(includeAuthor: true)
 let responseData = try! encoder.encode(responseBody)
 
-// Next step would be encoding and setting as the HTTP body of a response.
-// we will just print it out instead:
+// Next step would be setting the HTTP body of a response.
+// We will just print it out instead:
 print("-----")
 print(String(data: responseData, encoding: .utf8)!)
 
@@ -139,31 +140,31 @@ print(String(data: otherResponseData, encoding: .utf8)!)
 // MARK: - Client Pseudo-example
 
 enum NetworkError: Swift.Error {
-	case serverError
-	case quantityMismatch
+    case serverError
+    case quantityMismatch
 }
 
 // Skipping over all the API stuff, here's a chunk of code that will
 // decode a document. We will assume we have made a request for a
 // single article including the author.
 func docode(articleResponseData: Data) throws -> (article: Article, author: Author) {
-	let decoder = JSONDecoder()
-	decoder.keyDecodingStrategy = .convertFromSnakeCase
+    let decoder = JSONDecoder()
+    decoder.keyDecodingStrategy = .convertFromSnakeCase
 
-	let articleDocument = try decoder.decode(SingleArticleDocumentWithIncludes.self, from: articleResponseData)
+    let articleDocument = try decoder.decode(SingleArticleDocumentWithIncludes.self, from: articleResponseData)
 
-	switch articleDocument.body {
-	case .data(let data):
-		let authors = data.includes[Author.self]
+    switch articleDocument.body {
+    case .data(let data):
+        let authors = data.includes[Author.self]
 
-		guard authors.count == 1 else {
-			throw NetworkError.quantityMismatch
-		}
+        guard authors.count == 1 else {
+            throw NetworkError.quantityMismatch
+        }
 
-		return (article: data.primary.value, author: authors[0])
-	case .errors(let errors, meta: _, links: _):
-		throw NetworkError.serverError
-	}
+        return (article: data.primary.value, author: authors[0])
+    case .errors(let errors, meta: _, links: _):
+        throw NetworkError.serverError
+    }
 }
 
 let response = try! docode(articleResponseData: responseData)

JSONAPI.playground/Pages/Sparse Fieldsets Example.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+
+import JSONAPI
+import Foundation
+
+// MARK: - Resource Object
+
+enum ThingWithPropertiesDescription: JSONAPI.ResourceObjectDescription {
+    static let jsonType: String = "thing"
+
+    //
+    // NOTE: `JSONAPI.SparsableAttributes` as opposed to `JSONAPI.Attributes`
+    //
+    struct Attributes: JSONAPI.SparsableAttributes {
+        let stringThing: Attribute<String>
+        let numberThing: Attribute<Double>
+        let boolThing: Attribute<Bool?>
+
+        //
+        // NOTE: Special implementation of `CodingKeys`
+        //
+        enum CodingKeys: String, JSONAPI.SparsableCodingKey {
+            case stringThing
+            case numberThing
+            case boolThing
+        }
+    }
+
+    typealias Relationships = NoRelationships
+}
+
+typealias ThingWithProperties = JSONAPI.ResourceObject<ThingWithPropertiesDescription, NoMetadata, NoLinks, String>
+
+// MARK: - Document
+
+//
+// NOTE: Using `JSONAPI.EncodableResourceBody` which means the document type will be `Encodable` but not `Decodable`.
+//
+typealias Document<PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.EncodableResourceBody, IncludeType: JSONAPI.Include> = JSONAPI.Document<PrimaryResourceBody, NoMetadata, NoLinks, IncludeType, NoAPIDescription, BasicJSONAPIError<String>>
+
+//
+// NOTE: Using `JSONAPI.EncodablePrimaryResource` which means the `ResourceBody` will be `Encodable` but not `Decodable.
+//
+typealias SingleDocument<T: JSONAPI.EncodablePrimaryResource> = Document<SingleResourceBody<T>, NoIncludes>
+
+// MARK: - Resource Initialization
+
+let resource = ThingWithProperties(id: .init(rawValue: "1234"),
+                                   attributes: .init(stringThing: .init(value: "hello world"),
+                                                     numberThing: .init(value: 10),
+                                                     boolThing: .init(value: nil)),
+                                   relationships: .none,
+                                   meta: .none,
+                                   links: .none)
+//
+// NOTE: Creating a sparse resource that will only encode
+//       the attribute named "stringThing"
+//
+let sparseResource = resource.sparse(with: [.stringThing])
+
+// MARK: - Encoding
+
+let encoder = JSONEncoder()
+
+let sparseResourceDoc = SingleDocument(apiDescription: .none,
+                                       body: .init(resourceObject: sparseResource),
+                                       includes: .none,
+                                       meta: .none,
+                                       links: .none)
+
+let data = try! encoder.encode(sparseResourceDoc)
+
+print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)

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

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Please enjoy these examples, but allow me the forced casting and the lack of err
 
 ********/
 
+
 // MARK: - Create a request or response body with one Dog in it
 let dogFromCode = try! Dog(name: "Buddy", owner: nil)
 
@@ -15,17 +16,20 @@ let singleDogDocument = SingleDogDocument(apiDescription: .none, body: .init(res
 
 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>
+
+// MARK: - 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, BasicJSONAPIError<String>>
 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])]
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ let includes = dogs.map { BatchPeopleDocument.Include($0) } + houses.map { Batch
 let batchPeopleDocument = BatchPeopleDocument(apiDescription: .none, body: .init(resourceObjects: 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)
@@ -47,20 +52,18 @@ print("-----")
 print(peopleResponse)
 print("-----")
 
+
 // MARK: - Pass successfully parsed body to other parts of the code
 
-/*
- ---- CRASHING IN XCODE 10.2 PLAYGROUND ----
-
 if case let .data(bodyData) = peopleResponse.body {
-	print("first person's name: \(bodyData.primary.values[0][\.fullName])")
+	print("first person's name: \(bodyData.primary.values[0].fullName)")
 } else {
 	print("no body data")
 }
- */
+
 
 // MARK: - Work in the abstract
-
+print("-----")
 func process<T: JSONAPIDocument>(document: T) {
 	guard case let .data(body) = document.body else {
 		return
@@ -68,3 +71,29 @@ func process<T: JSONAPIDocument>(document: T) {
 	let x: T.Body.Data = body
 }
 process(document: peopleResponse)
+
+// MARK: - Work with errors
+typealias ErrorDoc = JSONAPI.Document<NoResourceBody, NoMetadata, NoLinks, NoIncludes, NoAPIDescription, BasicJSONAPIError<String>>
+
+let mockErrorData =
+"""
+{
+    "errors": [
+        {
+            "status": "500",
+            "title": "Internal Server Error",
+            "detail": "Server fell over while parsing your request."
+        }
+    ]
+}
+""".data(using: .utf8)!
+
+let errorResponse = try! JSONDecoder().decode(ErrorDoc.self, from: mockErrorData)
+
+switch errorResponse.body {
+case .data:
+    print("cool, data!")
+case .errors(let errors, let meta, let links):
+    let errorDetails = errors.compactMap { $0.payload?.detail }
+    print("error details: \(errorDetails)")
+}

JSONAPI.playground/Sources/Entities.swift

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ Please enjoy these examples, but allow me the forced casting and the lack of err
 ********/
 
 // MARK: - String as CreatableRawIdType
-var GlobalStringId: Int = 0
+var globalStringId: Int = 0
 extension String: CreatableRawIdType {
 	public static func unique() -> String {
-		GlobalStringId += 1
-		return String(GlobalStringId)
+		globalStringId += 1
+		return String(globalStringId)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -139,6 +139,6 @@ public enum HouseDescription: ResourceObjectDescription {
 
 public typealias House = ExampleEntity<HouseDescription>
 
-public typealias SingleDogDocument = JSONAPI.Document<SingleResourceBody<Dog>, NoMetadata, NoLinks, NoIncludes, NoAPIDescription, UnknownJSONAPIError>
+public typealias SingleDogDocument = JSONAPI.Document<SingleResourceBody<Dog>, NoMetadata, NoLinks, NoIncludes, NoAPIDescription, BasicJSONAPIError<String>>
 
-public typealias BatchPeopleDocument = JSONAPI.Document<ManyResourceBody<Person>, NoMetadata, NoLinks, Include2<Dog, House>, NoAPIDescription, UnknownJSONAPIError>
+public typealias BatchPeopleDocument = JSONAPI.Document<ManyResourceBody<Person>, NoMetadata, NoLinks, Include2<Dog, House>, NoAPIDescription, BasicJSONAPIError<String>>

JSONAPI.playground/contents.xcplayground

@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
         <page name='Usage'/>
         <page name='Full Client &amp; Server Example'/>
         <page name='Full Document Verbose Generation'/>
+        <page name='Sparse Fieldsets Example'/>
     </pages>
 </playground>

JSONAPI.podspec

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   #  summary should be tweet-length, and the description more in depth.
   #
 
-  spec.name         = "JSONAPI"
-  spec.version      = "0.31.0"
+  spec.name         = "MP-JSONAPI"
+  spec.version      = "2.2.0"
   spec.summary      = "Swift Codable JSON API framework."
 
   # This description is used to generate tags and improve search results.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ See the JSON API Spec here: https://jsonapi.org/format/
   #  Not including the public_header_files will make all headers public.
   #
 
-  spec.source_files  = "Sources", "Sources/**/*.{swift}"
+  spec.source_files  = "Sources/JSONAPI/**/*.{swift}"
   # spec.exclude_files = "Classes/Exclude"
 
   # spec.public_header_files = "Classes/**/*.h"
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ See the JSON API Spec here: https://jsonapi.org/format/
   #  the lib prefix of their name.
   #
 
-  spec.framework  = "Poly"
   # spec.frameworks = "SomeFramework", "AnotherFramework"
 
   # spec.library   = "iconv"
@@ -132,10 +131,11 @@ See the JSON API Spec here: https://jsonapi.org/format/
   #  where they will only apply to your library. If you depend on other Podspecs
   #  you can include multiple dependencies to ensure it works.
 
-  spec.swift_version = "5.0"
+  spec.swift_version = "5.1"
+  spec.module_name   = "JSONAPI"
   # spec.requires_arc = true
 
   # spec.xcconfig = { "HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" => "$(SDKROOT)/usr/include/libxml2" }
-  spec.dependency "Poly", "~> 2.0"
+  spec.dependency "Poly", "~> 2.1"
 
 end

Package.resolved

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
         "repositoryURL": "https://github.com/mattpolzin/Poly.git",
         "state": {
           "branch": null,
-          "revision": "38051821d7ef49e590e26e819a2fe447e50be9ff",
-          "version": "2.0.1"
+          "revision": "4a08517b24f8e9f6dd8c02ec7da316aac5c00e2e",
+          "version": "2.1.0"
         }
       }
     ]

Package.swift

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// swift-tools-version:5.0
+// swift-tools-version:5.1
 // The swift-tools-version declares the minimum version of Swift required to build this package.
 
 import PackageDescription
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ import PackageDescription
 let package = Package(
     name: "JSONAPI",
     platforms: [
-      .macOS(.v10_10),
-      .iOS(.v10)
+        .macOS(.v10_10),
+        .iOS(.v10)
     ],
     products: [
         .library(
             name: "JSONAPI",
             targets: ["JSONAPI"]),
-		.library(
-			name: "JSONAPITesting",
-			targets: ["JSONAPITesting"])
+        .library(
+            name: "JSONAPITesting",
+            targets: ["JSONAPITesting"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-		.package(url: "https://github.com/mattpolzin/Poly.git", .upToNextMajor(from: "2.0.0")),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/mattpolzin/Poly.git", .upToNextMajor(from: "2.1.0")),
     ],
     targets: [
         .target(
             name: "JSONAPI",
             dependencies: ["Poly"]),
-		.target(
-			name: "JSONAPITesting",
-			dependencies: ["JSONAPI"]),
+        .target(
+            name: "JSONAPITesting",
+            dependencies: ["JSONAPI"]),
         .testTarget(
             name: "JSONAPITests",
             dependencies: ["JSONAPI", "JSONAPITesting"]),
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ let package = Package(
             name: "JSONAPITestingTests",
             dependencies: ["JSONAPI", "JSONAPITesting"])
     ],
-  	swiftLanguageVersions: [.v5]
+    swiftLanguageVersions: [.v5]
 )

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/Document.swift

@@ -7,19 +7,26 @@
 
 import Poly
 
-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
+/// An `EncodableJSONAPIDocument` supports encoding but not decoding.
+/// It is actually more restrictive than `JSONAPIDocument` which supports both
+/// encoding and decoding.
+public protocol EncodableJSONAPIDocument: Equatable, Encodable {
+    associatedtype PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.EncodableResourceBody
+    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
+    typealias Body = Document<PrimaryResourceBody, MetaType, LinksType, IncludeType, APIDescription, Error>.Body
 
-	var body: Body { get }
+    var body: Body { get }
 }
 
+/// A `JSONAPIDocument` supports encoding and decoding of a JSON:API
+/// compliant Document.
+public protocol JSONAPIDocument: EncodableJSONAPIDocument, Decodable where PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, IncludeType: Decodable {}
+
 /// A JSON API Document represents the entire body
 /// of a JSON API request or the entire body of
 /// a JSON API response.
@@ -27,7 +34,7 @@ public protocol JSONAPIDocument: Codable, Equatable {
 /// API uses snake case, you will want to use
 /// a conversion such as the one offerred by the
 /// Foundation JSONEncoder/Decoder: `KeyDecodingStrategy`
-public struct Document<PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, MetaType: JSONAPI.Meta, LinksType: JSONAPI.Links, IncludeType: JSONAPI.Include, APIDescription: APIDescriptionType, Error: JSONAPIError>: JSONAPIDocument {
+public struct Document<PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.EncodableResourceBody, MetaType: JSONAPI.Meta, LinksType: JSONAPI.Links, IncludeType: JSONAPI.Include, APIDescription: APIDescriptionType, Error: JSONAPIError>: EncodableJSONAPIDocument {
 	public typealias Include = IncludeType
 
 	/// The JSON API Spec calls this the JSON:API Object. It contains version
@@ -46,7 +53,9 @@ public struct Document<PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, MetaType: JSON
 		case data(Data)
 
 		public struct Data: Equatable {
+            /// The document's Primary Resource object(s)
 			public let primary: PrimaryResourceBody
+            /// The document's included objects
 			public let includes: Includes<Include>
 			public let meta: MetaType
 			public let links: LinksType
@@ -59,6 +68,8 @@ public struct Document<PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, MetaType: JSON
 			}
 		}
 
+        /// `true` if the document represents one or more errors. `false` if the
+        /// document represents JSON:API data and/or metadata.
 		public var isError: Bool {
 			guard case .errors = self else { return false }
 			return true
@@ -196,7 +207,7 @@ extension Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes, MetaType == NoMetadata, Link
 }
 */
 
-extension Document.Body.Data where PrimaryResourceBody: AppendableResourceBody {
+extension Document.Body.Data where PrimaryResourceBody: Appendable {
 	public func merging(_ other: Document.Body.Data,
 						combiningMetaWith metaMerge: (MetaType, MetaType) -> MetaType,
 						combiningLinksWith linksMerge: (LinksType, LinksType) -> LinksType) -> Document.Body.Data {
@@ -207,7 +218,7 @@ extension Document.Body.Data where PrimaryResourceBody: AppendableResourceBody {
 	}
 }
 
-extension Document.Body.Data where PrimaryResourceBody: AppendableResourceBody, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
+extension Document.Body.Data where PrimaryResourceBody: Appendable, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
 	public func merging(_ other: Document.Body.Data) -> Document.Body.Data {
 		return merging(other,
 					   combiningMetaWith: { _, _ in .none },
@@ -273,66 +284,6 @@ extension Document {
 		case links
 		case jsonapi
 	}
-	
-	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?
-		if let noMeta = NoMetadata() as? MetaType {
-			meta = noMeta
-		} else {
-			do {
-				meta = try container.decode(MetaType.self, forKey: .meta)
-			} catch {
-				meta = nil
-			}
-		}
-
-		let links: LinksType?
-		if let noLinks = NoLinks() as? LinksType {
-			links = noLinks
-		} else {
-			do {
-				links = try container.decode(LinksType.self, forKey: .links)
-			} catch {
-				links = nil
-			}
-		}
-
-		// If there are errors, there cannot be a body. Return errors and any metadata found.
-		if let errors = errors {
-			body = .errors(errors, meta: meta, links: links)
-			return
-		}
-
-		let data: PrimaryResourceBody
-		if let noData = NoResourceBody() as? PrimaryResourceBody {
-			data = noData
-		} else {
-			data = try container.decode(PrimaryResourceBody.self, forKey: .data)
-		}
-
-		let maybeIncludes = try container.decodeIfPresent(Includes<Include>.self, forKey: .included)
-		
-		// TODO come back to this and make robust
-
-		guard let metaVal = meta else {
-			throw JSONAPIEncodingError.missingOrMalformedMetadata
-		}
-		guard let linksVal = links else {
-			throw JSONAPIEncodingError.missingOrMalformedLinks
-		}
-		
-		body = .data(.init(primary: data, includes: maybeIncludes ?? Includes<Include>.none, meta: metaVal, links: linksVal))
-	}
 
 	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
 		var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: RootCodingKeys.self)
@@ -377,6 +328,68 @@ extension Document {
 	}
 }
 
+extension Document: Decodable, JSONAPIDocument where PrimaryResourceBody: ResourceBody, IncludeType: Decodable {
+    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?
+        if let noMeta = NoMetadata() as? MetaType {
+            meta = noMeta
+        } else {
+            do {
+                meta = try container.decode(MetaType.self, forKey: .meta)
+            } catch {
+                meta = nil
+            }
+        }
+
+        let links: LinksType?
+        if let noLinks = NoLinks() as? LinksType {
+            links = noLinks
+        } else {
+            do {
+                links = try container.decode(LinksType.self, forKey: .links)
+            } catch {
+                links = nil
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If there are errors, there cannot be a body. Return errors and any metadata found.
+        if let errors = errors {
+            body = .errors(errors, meta: meta, links: links)
+            return
+        }
+
+        let data: PrimaryResourceBody
+        if let noData = NoResourceBody() as? PrimaryResourceBody {
+            data = noData
+        } else {
+            data = try container.decode(PrimaryResourceBody.self, forKey: .data)
+        }
+
+        let maybeIncludes = try container.decodeIfPresent(Includes<Include>.self, forKey: .included)
+
+        // TODO come back to this and make robust
+
+        guard let metaVal = meta else {
+            throw JSONAPIEncodingError.missingOrMalformedMetadata
+        }
+        guard let linksVal = links else {
+            throw JSONAPIEncodingError.missingOrMalformedLinks
+        }
+
+        body = .data(.init(primary: data, includes: maybeIncludes ?? Includes<Include>.none, meta: metaVal, links: linksVal))
+    }
+}
+
 // MARK: - CustomStringConvertible
 
 extension Document: CustomStringConvertible {

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/Includes.swift

@@ -7,9 +7,19 @@
 
 import Poly
 
-public typealias Include = JSONPoly
+public typealias Include = EncodableJSONPoly
 
-public struct Includes<I: Include>: Codable, Equatable {
+/// A structure holding zero or more included Resource Objects.
+/// The resources are accessed by their type using a subscript.
+///
+/// If you have
+///
+/// `let includes: Includes<Include2<Thing1, Thing2>> = ...`
+///
+/// then you can access all `Thing1` included resources with
+///
+/// `let includedThings = includes[Thing1.self]`
+public struct Includes<I: Include>: Encodable, Equatable {
 	public static var none: Includes { return .init(values: []) }
 	
 	let values: [I]
@@ -17,23 +27,6 @@ public struct Includes<I: Include>: Codable, Equatable {
 	public init(values: [I]) {
 		self.values = values
 	}
-	
-	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
-		var container = try decoder.unkeyedContainer()
-		
-		// If not parsing includes, no need to loop over them.
-		guard I.self != NoIncludes.self else {
-			values = []
-			return
-		}
-		
-		var valueAggregator = [I]()
-		while !container.isAtEnd {
-			valueAggregator.append(try container.decode(I.self))
-		}
-		
-		values = valueAggregator
-	}
 
 	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
 		var container = encoder.unkeyedContainer()
@@ -52,6 +45,25 @@ public struct Includes<I: Include>: Codable, Equatable {
 	}
 }
 
+extension Includes: Decodable where I: Decodable {
+    public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        var container = try decoder.unkeyedContainer()
+
+        // If not parsing includes, no need to loop over them.
+        guard I.self != NoIncludes.self else {
+            values = []
+            return
+        }
+
+        var valueAggregator = [I]()
+        while !container.isAtEnd {
+            valueAggregator.append(try container.decode(I.self))
+        }
+
+        values = valueAggregator
+    }
+}
+
 extension Includes {
 	public func appending(_ other: Includes<I>) -> Includes {
 		return Includes(values: values + other.values)
@@ -149,3 +161,11 @@ extension Includes where I: _Poly9 {
 		return values.compactMap { $0.i }
 	}
 }
+
+// MARK: - 10 includes
+public typealias Include10 = Poly10
+extension Includes where I: _Poly10 {
+    public subscript(_ lookup: I.J.Type) -> [I.J] {
+        return values.compactMap { $0.j }
+    }
+}

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/ResourceBody.swift

@@ -5,29 +5,53 @@
 //  Created by Mathew Polzin on 11/10/18.
 //
 
-public protocol MaybePrimaryResource: Equatable, Codable {}
+/// This protocol allows for a `SingleResourceBody` to contain a `null`
+/// data object where `ManyResourceBody` cannot (because an empty
+/// array should be used for no results).
+public protocol OptionalEncodablePrimaryResource: Equatable, Encodable {}
 
-/// A PrimaryResource is a type that can be used in the body of a JSON API
+/// An `EncodablePrimaryResource` is a `PrimaryResource` that only supports encoding.
+/// This is actually more restrictave than `PrimaryResource`, which supports both encoding and
+/// decoding.
+public protocol EncodablePrimaryResource: OptionalEncodablePrimaryResource {}
+
+/// This protocol allows for `SingleResourceBody` to contain a `null`
+/// data object where `ManyResourceBody` cannot (because an empty
+/// array should be used for no results).
+public protocol OptionalPrimaryResource: OptionalEncodablePrimaryResource, Decodable {}
+
+/// 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 {}
+public protocol PrimaryResource: EncodablePrimaryResource, OptionalPrimaryResource {}
 
-extension Optional: MaybePrimaryResource where Wrapped: PrimaryResource {}
+extension Optional: OptionalEncodablePrimaryResource where Wrapped: EncodablePrimaryResource {}
+
+extension Optional: OptionalPrimaryResource where Wrapped: PrimaryResource {}
+
+/// An `EncodableResourceBody` is a `ResourceBody` that only supports being
+/// encoded. It is actually weaker than `ResourceBody`, which supports both encoding
+/// and decoding.
+public protocol EncodableResourceBody: Equatable, Encodable {}
 
 /// 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 protocol ResourceBody: Decodable, EncodableResourceBody {}
 
-public protocol AppendableResourceBody: ResourceBody {
+/// A `ResourceBody` that has the ability to take on more primary
+/// resources by appending another similarly typed `ResourceBody`.
+public protocol Appendable {
 	func appending(_ other: Self) -> Self
 }
 
-public func +<R: AppendableResourceBody>(_ left: R, right: R) -> R {
+public func +<R: Appendable>(_ left: R, right: R) -> R {
 	return left.appending(right)
 }
 
-public struct SingleResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.MaybePrimaryResource>: ResourceBody {
+/// A type allowing for a document body containing 1 primary resource.
+/// If the `Entity` specialization is an `Optional` type, the body can contain
+/// 0 or 1 primary resources.
+public struct SingleResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.OptionalEncodablePrimaryResource>: EncodableResourceBody {
 	public let value: Entity
 
 	public init(resourceObject: Entity) {
@@ -35,7 +59,8 @@ public struct SingleResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.MaybePrimaryResource>: Resource
 	}
 }
 
-public struct ManyResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.PrimaryResource>: AppendableResourceBody {
+/// A type allowing for a document body containing 0 or more primary resources.
+public struct ManyResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.EncodablePrimaryResource>: EncodableResourceBody, Appendable {
 	public let values: [Entity]
 
 	public init(resourceObjects: [Entity]) {
@@ -55,41 +80,36 @@ public struct NoResourceBody: ResourceBody {
 
 // MARK: Codable
 extension SingleResourceBody {
-	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
-		let container = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
-
-		let anyNil: Any? = nil
-		if container.decodeNil(),
-			let val = anyNil as? Entity {
-			value = val
-			return
-		}
-
-		value = try container.decode(Entity.self)
-	}
-
 	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
 		var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
 
-		if (value as Any?) == nil {
-			try container.encodeNil()
-			return
-		}
+        let anyNil: Any? = nil
+        let nilValue = anyNil as? Entity
+        guard value != nilValue else {
+            try container.encodeNil()
+            return
+        }
 
 		try container.encode(value)
 	}
 }
 
-extension ManyResourceBody {
-	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
-		var container = try decoder.unkeyedContainer()
-		var valueAggregator = [Entity]()
-		while !container.isAtEnd {
-			valueAggregator.append(try container.decode(Entity.self))
-		}
-		values = valueAggregator
-	}
+extension SingleResourceBody: Decodable, ResourceBody where Entity: OptionalPrimaryResource {
+    public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let container = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
 
+        let anyNil: Any? = nil
+        if container.decodeNil(),
+            let val = anyNil as? Entity {
+            value = val
+            return
+        }
+
+        value = try container.decode(Entity.self)
+    }
+}
+
+extension ManyResourceBody {
 	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
 		var container = encoder.unkeyedContainer()
 
@@ -99,6 +119,17 @@ extension ManyResourceBody {
 	}
 }
 
+extension ManyResourceBody: Decodable, ResourceBody where Entity: PrimaryResource {
+    public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        var container = try decoder.unkeyedContainer()
+        var valueAggregator = [Entity]()
+        while !container.isAtEnd {
+            valueAggregator.append(try container.decode(Entity.self))
+        }
+        values = valueAggregator
+    }
+}
+
 // MARK: CustomStringConvertible
 
 extension SingleResourceBody: CustomStringConvertible {

Sources/JSONAPI/Error/BasicJSONAPIError.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+//
+//  BasicError.swift
+//  JSONAPI
+//
+//  Created by Mathew Polzin on 9/29/19.
+//
+
+/// Most of the JSON:API Spec defined Error fields.
+public struct BasicJSONAPIErrorPayload<IdType: Codable & Equatable>: Codable, Equatable, ErrorDictType {
+    /// a unique identifier for this particular occurrence of the problem
+    public let id: IdType?
+//    public let links: Links? // we skip this for now to avoid adding complexity to using this basic type.
+    /// the HTTP status code applicable to this problem
+    public let status: String?
+    /// an application-specific error code
+    public let code: String?
+    /// a short, human-readable summary of the problem that SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem, except for purposes of localization
+    public let title: String?
+    /// a human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. Like `title`, this field’s value can be localized
+    public let detail: String?
+    /// an object containing references to the source of the error
+    public let source: Source?
+//    public let meta: Meta? // we skip this for now to avoid adding complexity to using this basic type
+
+    public init(id: IdType? = nil,
+                status: String? = nil,
+                code: String? = nil,
+                title: String? = nil,
+                detail: String? = nil,
+                source: Source? = nil) {
+        self.id = id
+        self.status = status
+        self.code = code
+        self.title = title
+        self.detail = detail
+        self.source = source
+    }
+
+    public struct Source: Codable, Equatable {
+        /// a JSON Pointer [RFC6901] to the associated entity in the request document [e.g. "/data" for a primary data object, or "/data/attributes/title" for a specific attribute].
+        public let pointer: String?
+        /// which URI query parameter caused the error
+        public let parameter: String?
+
+        public init(pointer: String? = nil,
+                    parameter: String? = nil) {
+            self.pointer = pointer
+            self.parameter = parameter
+        }
+    }
+
+    public var definedFields: [String: String] {
+        let keysAndValues = [
+            id.map { ("id", String(describing: $0)) },
+            status.map { ("status", $0) },
+            code.map { ("code", $0) },
+            title.map { ("title", $0) },
+            detail.map { ("detail", $0) },
+            source.flatMap { $0.pointer.map { ("pointer", $0) } },
+            source.flatMap { $0.parameter.map { ("parameter", $0) } }
+            ].compactMap { $0 }
+        return Dictionary(uniqueKeysWithValues: keysAndValues)
+    }
+}
+
+/// `BasicJSONAPIError` optionally decodes many possible fields
+/// specified by the JSON:API 1.0 Spec. It gives no type-guarantees of what
+/// will be non-nil, but could provide good diagnostic information when
+/// you do not know what error structure to expect.
+///
+/// ```
+/// Fields:
+/// - id
+/// - status
+/// - code
+/// - title
+/// - detail
+/// - source
+///   - pointer
+///   - parameter
+/// ```
+///
+/// The JSON:API Spec does not dictate the type of this particular Id field,
+/// so you must specify whether to expect, for example, an `Int` or a `String`
+/// in the id field.
+///
+/// Something like `AnyCodable` from *Flight-School* could be
+/// a good option if you do not know what to expect. You could also use
+/// `Either<Int, String>` (provided by the `Poly` package that is
+/// already a dependency of `JSONAPI`).
+///
+///  - Important: The `definedFields` property will include fields
+///     with non-nil values in a flattened way. There will be no `source` key
+///     but there will be `pointer` and `parameter` keys (if those values
+///     are non-nil).
+public typealias BasicJSONAPIError<IdType: Codable & Equatable> = GenericJSONAPIError<BasicJSONAPIErrorPayload<IdType>>

Sources/JSONAPI/Error/GenericJSONAPIError.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//
+//  GenericError.swift
+//  JSONAPI
+//
+//  Created by Mathew Polzin on 9/29/19.
+//
+
+/// `GenericJSONAPIError` can be used to specify whatever error
+/// payload you expect to need to parse in responses and handle any
+/// other payload structure as `.unknownError`.
+public enum GenericJSONAPIError<ErrorPayload: Codable & Equatable>: JSONAPIError {
+    case unknownError
+    case error(ErrorPayload)
+
+    public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let container = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
+
+        do {
+            self = .error(try container.decode(ErrorPayload.self))
+        } catch {
+            self = .unknown
+        }
+    }
+
+    public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
+        var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
+        switch self {
+        case .error(let payload):
+            try container.encode(payload)
+        case .unknownError:
+            try container.encode("unknown")
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static var unknown: Self {
+        return .unknownError
+    }
+}
+
+public extension GenericJSONAPIError {
+    var payload: ErrorPayload? {
+        switch self {
+        case .unknownError:
+            return nil
+        case .error(let payload):
+            return payload
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+public protocol ErrorDictType {
+    var definedFields: [String: String] { get }
+}
+
+extension GenericJSONAPIError: ErrorDictType where ErrorPayload: ErrorDictType {
+    /// Get a dictionary of all defined fields and their values.
+    public var definedFields: [String: String] {
+        switch self {
+        case .unknownError:
+            return [:]
+        case .error(let basicPayload):
+            return basicPayload.definedFields
+        }
+    }
+}

Sources/JSONAPI/Error/JSONAPIError.swift

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ public protocol JSONAPIError: Swift.Error, Equatable, Codable {
 	static var unknown: Self { get }
 }
 
+/// `UnknownJSONAPIError` can actually be used in any sitaution
+/// where you don't know what errors are possible _or_ you just don't
+/// care what errors might show up. If you don't know how the error
+/// will be structured but you would like to have access to more
+/// information the server might be providing in the error payload,
+/// use `BasicJSONAPIError` instead.
 public enum UnknownJSONAPIError: JSONAPIError {
 	case unknownError
 	
@@ -21,7 +27,7 @@ public enum UnknownJSONAPIError: JSONAPIError {
 		try container.encode("unknown")
 	}
 	
-	public static var unknown: UnknownJSONAPIError {
+	public static var unknown: Self {
 		return .unknownError
 	}
 }

Sources/JSONAPI/Meta/Meta.swift

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public protocol Meta: Codable, Equatable {
 // nullable.
 extension Optional: Meta where Wrapped: Meta {}
 
+/// Use this type when you want to specify not to encode or decode any metadata
+/// for a type.
 public struct NoMetadata: Meta, CustomStringConvertible {
 	public static var none: NoMetadata { return NoMetadata() }
 

Sources/JSONAPI/Resource/Attribute/Attribute.swift

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ public protocol AttributeType: Codable {
 /// 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 {
 	public let rawValue: RawValue
-	
+
 	public let value: Transformer.To
-	
+
 	public init(rawValue: RawValue) throws {
 		self.rawValue = rawValue
 		value = try Transformer.transform(rawValue)

Sources/JSONAPI/Resource/Attribute/TransformedAttribute.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+//
+//  TransformedAttribute.swift
+//
+//  Created by Mathew Polzin on 9/30/19.
+//
+
+public protocol AttrType {
+    associatedtype SerializedType
+}
+
+@propertyWrapper
+public struct Attr<Serializer, Deserializer, Value>: AttrType where Serializer: Transformer, Deserializer: Transformer, Serializer.From == Value, Deserializer.To == Value {
+
+    public typealias SerializedType = Value
+
+    private var _wrappedValue: Value?
+    public var wrappedValue: Value {
+        guard let ret = _wrappedValue else {
+            fatalError("Accessed Transformed Value prior to initializing or decoding it.")
+        }
+        return ret
+    }
+
+    public init(wrappedValue: Value) {
+        _wrappedValue = wrappedValue
+    }
+
+    public init(wrappedValue: Value, serializer: Serializer.Type, deserializer: Deserializer.Type) {
+        _wrappedValue = wrappedValue
+    }
+
+    public init(serializer: Serializer.Type, deserializer: Deserializer.Type) {
+        _wrappedValue = nil
+    }
+}
+
+extension Attr where
+    Serializer == IdentityTransformer<Value>,
+    Deserializer == IdentityTransformer<Value> {
+    public init(wrappedValue: Value) {
+        _wrappedValue = wrappedValue
+    }
+
+    public init() {
+        _wrappedValue = nil
+    }
+}
+
+extension Attr where
+    Deserializer == IdentityTransformer<Value>,
+    Serializer: Transformer, Serializer.From == Value {
+
+    public init(wrappedValue: Value, serializer: Serializer.Type) {
+        _wrappedValue = wrappedValue
+    }
+
+    public init(serializer: Serializer.Type) {
+        _wrappedValue = nil
+    }
+}
+
+extension Attr where
+    Serializer == IdentityTransformer<Value>,
+    Deserializer: Transformer, Deserializer.To == Value {
+
+    public init(wrappedValue: Value, deserializer: Deserializer.Type) {
+        _wrappedValue = wrappedValue
+    }
+
+    public init(deserializer: Deserializer.Type) {
+        _wrappedValue = nil
+    }
+}
+
+extension Attr: Encodable where
+    Serializer: Transformer, Serializer.To: Encodable {
+
+    public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
+        var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
+
+        try container.encode(Serializer.transform(wrappedValue))
+    }
+}
+
+extension Attr: Decodable where
+    Deserializer: Transformer, Deserializer.From: Decodable {
+
+    public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let container = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
+
+        let anyNil: Any? = nil
+        if container.decodeNil(),
+            let val = anyNil as? Value {
+            _wrappedValue = val
+        } else {
+            _wrappedValue = try Deserializer.transform(container.decode(Deserializer.From.self))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+public protocol _Omittable {
+    static var nilValue: Self { get }
+}
+
+@propertyWrapper
+public struct Omittable<T>: AttrType, _Omittable {
+
+    public typealias SerializedType = T?
+
+    public let wrappedValue: T?
+
+    public init(wrappedValue: T?) {
+        self.wrappedValue = wrappedValue
+    }
+
+    public static var nilValue: Omittable<T> { return .init(wrappedValue: nil) }
+}
+
+extension Omittable: Encodable where T: Encodable {
+    public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
+        var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
+
+        if Optional(wrappedValue) != nil {
+            try container.encode(wrappedValue)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+extension Omittable: Decodable where T: Decodable {
+    public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let container = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
+
+        self = .init(wrappedValue: try container.decode(T.self))
+    }
+}
+
+extension KeyedDecodingContainer {
+    public func decode<T>(_ type: T.Type, forKey key: KeyedDecodingContainer<K>.Key) throws -> T where T : Decodable, T: _Omittable {
+        return try decodeIfPresent(T.self, forKey: key) ?? T.nilValue
+    }
+}

Sources/JSONAPI/Resource/Attribute/Transformer.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+//
+//  Transformer.swift
+//  JSONAPI
+//
+//  Created by Mathew Polzin on 11/17/18.
+//
+
+/// A Transformer simply defines a static function that transforms a value.
+public protocol Transformer {
+    associatedtype From
+    associatedtype To
+
+    /// Turn value of type `From` into a value of type `To` or
+    /// throw an error on failure.
+    static func transform(_ value: From) throws -> To
+}
+
+/// ReversibleTransformers define a function that reverses the transform
+/// operation.
+public protocol ReversibleTransformer: Transformer {
+    /// Turn a value of type `To` into a value of type `From` or
+    /// throw an error on failure.
+    static func reverse(_ value: To) throws -> From
+}
+
+/// The IdentityTransformer does not perform any transformation on a value.
+public enum IdentityTransformer<T>: ReversibleTransformer {
+    public static func transform(_ value: T) throws -> T { return value }
+    public static func reverse(_ value: T) throws -> T { return value }
+}
+
+extension Optional: Transformer where Wrapped: Transformer {
+    public static func transform(_ value: Wrapped.From?) throws -> Wrapped.To? {
+        return try value.map { try Wrapped.transform($0) }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Validator
+
+/// A Validator is a Transformer that throws an error if an invalid value
+/// is passed to it but it does not change the type of the value. Any
+/// Transformer will perform validation in one sense so a Validator is
+/// really just semantic sugar (it can provide clarity in its use).
+/// To enforce the semantics, any change of the value in your implementation
+/// of `Validator.transform()` will be ignored.
+public protocol Validator: ReversibleTransformer where From == To {
+}
+
+extension Validator {
+    public static func reverse(_ value: To) throws -> To {
+        let _ = try transform(value)
+        return value
+    }
+
+    /// Validate the given value and then return it if valid.
+    /// throws an erro if invalid.
+    /// - returns: The same value passed in, if it was valid.
+    public static func validate(_ value: To) throws -> To {
+        let _ = try transform(value)
+        return value
+    }
+}