Breaking - Rename static var type: String to static var jsonType:String to avoid unnecessary conflict with Swift.type(of:)

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

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+import Foundation
+import JSONAPI
+
+// MARK: - Preamble (setup)
+
+// We 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)
+	}
+}
+*/
+
+// We create a typealias given that 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: EntityDescription> = JSONAPI.Entity<Description, NoMetadata, NoLinks, String>
+
+// Similarly, we 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: EntityDescription> = JSONAPI.Entity<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.
+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
+// 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>
+
+// MARK: Entity Definitions
+
+enum AuthorDescription: EntityDescription {
+	public static var type: String { return "authors" }
+
+	public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
+		public let name: Attribute<String>
+	}
+
+	public typealias Relationships = NoRelationships
+}
+
+typealias Author = JSONEntity<AuthorDescription>
+
+enum ArticleDescription: EntityDescription {
+	public static var type: String { return "articles" }
+
+	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>
+	}
+}
+
+typealias Article = JSONEntity<ArticleDescription>
+
+// MARK: Document Definitions
+
+// We create a typealias to represent a document containing one Article
+// and including its Author
+typealias SingleArticleDocumentWithIncludes = Document<SingleResourceBody<Article>, Include1<Author>>
+
+// ... and a typealias to represent a document containing one Article and
+// not including any related entities.
+typealias SingleArticleDocument = Document<SingleResourceBody<Article>, NoIncludes>
+
+// MARK: - Server Pseudo-example
+
+// Skipping over all the API and database stuff, here's a chunk of code
+// 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 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 document = SingleArticleDocument(apiDescription: .none,
+										 body: .init(entity: article),
+										 includes: .none,
+										 meta: .none,
+										 links: .none)
+
+	switch includeAuthor {
+	case false:
+		return .a(document)
+
+	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)])
+
+		return .b(document.including(.init(values: [.init(author)])))
+	}
+}
+
+let encoder = JSONEncoder()
+encoder.keyEncodingStrategy = .convertToSnakeCase
+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:
+print("-----")
+print(String(data: responseData, encoding: .utf8)!)
+
+// ... and if we had received a request for an article without
+// including the author:
+let otherResponseBody = articleDocument(includeAuthor: false)
+let otherResponseData = try! encoder.encode(otherResponseBody)
+print("-----")
+print(String(data: otherResponseData, encoding: .utf8)!)
+
+// MARK: - Client Pseudo-example
+
+enum NetworkError: Swift.Error {
+	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 articleDocument = try decoder.decode(SingleArticleDocumentWithIncludes.self, from: articleResponseData)
+
+	switch articleDocument.body {
+	case .data(let data):
+		let authors = data.includes[Author.self]
+
+		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
+	}
+}
+
+let response = try! docode(articleResponseData: responseData)
+
+// Next step would be to do something useful with the article and author but we will print them instead.
+print("-----")
+print(response.article)
+print(response.author)

JSONAPI.playground/Pages/Full Document Verbose Generation.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift

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+
+import Foundation
+import JSONAPI
+
+/*
+
+This is not realistically what JSONAPI code will look like. It makes
+every bit of sense to typealias the long-winded generics of this
+framework to make working with them more concise and readable.
+
+The purpose of this example, then, is not to show "good" JSONAPI
+code, but rather to generate a JSONAPI example document that uses
+all the various (often optional) parts of a JSONAPI document.
+
+The JSON example produced in this manner can be used to compare the
+nomenclature of this library with the nomenclature of the JSON:API Spec.
+
+*/
+
+// MARK: - Extensions
+extension Foundation.URL: JSONAPIURL {}
+
+// extension String: CreatableRawIdType {} found in playground Entities.swift file.
+
+// MARK: - Definitions
+/// Metadata associated with entities
+struct EntityMetadata: JSONAPI.Meta {
+	let creationDate: Date
+	let updatedDate: Date
+}
+
+/// Metadata associated with links
+struct LinkMeta: JSONAPI.Meta {
+	/// Don't trust this link past the expiry date.
+	let expiry: Date
+}
+
+/// Links associated with entities
+struct EntityLinks: JSONAPI.Links {
+	let `self`: Link<Foundation.URL, LinkMeta>
+
+	init(selfLink: Link<Foundation.URL, LinkMeta>) {
+		self.`self` = selfLink
+	}
+}
+
+/// Metadata associated with relationships
+struct ToManyRelationshipMetadata: JSONAPI.Meta {
+	/// Pagination for the relationship (to support really large
+	/// to-many relationships)
+	let pagination: Pagination
+
+	struct Pagination: Codable, Equatable {
+		let total: Int
+		let limit: Int
+		let offset: Int
+	}
+}
+
+/// Links associated with relationships
+struct ToManyRelationshipLinks: JSONAPI.Links {
+	/// next page of relationships.
+	let next: Link<Foundation.URL, LinkMeta>
+}
+
+/// Description of an Author entity.
+enum AuthorDescription: EntityDescription {
+	static var type: String { return "authors" }
+
+	struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
+		let name: Attribute<String>
+	}
+
+	struct Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships {
+		let articles: ToManyRelationship<Article, ToManyRelationshipMetadata, ToManyRelationshipLinks>
+	}
+}
+
+typealias Author = JSONAPI.Entity<AuthorDescription, EntityMetadata, EntityLinks, String>
+
+/// Description of an Article entity.
+enum ArticleDescription: EntityDescription {
+	static var type: String { return "articles" }
+
+	struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
+		let title: Attribute<String>
+	}
+
+	struct Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships {
+		/// The primary attributed author of the article.
+		let primaryAuthor: ToOneRelationship<Author, NoMetadata, NoLinks>
+		/// All authors excluding the primary author.
+		/// It is customary to print the primary author's
+		/// name first, followed by the other authors.
+		let otherAuthors: ToManyRelationship<Author, ToManyRelationshipMetadata, ToManyRelationshipLinks>
+	}
+}
+
+typealias Article = JSONAPI.Entity<ArticleDescription, EntityMetadata, EntityLinks, String>
+
+/// Metadata associated with the API Description
+struct APIDescriptionMetadata: JSONAPI.Meta {
+	/// A clever codename for this API version.
+	let codename: String
+}
+
+/// Metadata associated with any Document
+struct DocumentMetadata: JSONAPI.Meta {
+	/// Assuming caching is in play, this is when
+	/// the cached document being returned was created.
+	let updatedDate: Date
+}
+
+/// Links associated with an Article Document
+struct SingleArticleDocumentLinks: JSONAPI.Links {
+	let otherArticlesByPrimaryAuthor: Link<Foundation.URL, LinkMeta>
+}
+
+/// Error that can occur when retrieving a Single Article Document
+enum ArticleDocumentError: String, JSONAPIError, Codable {
+	case unknownError = "unknown"
+	case missing = "missing"
+
+	static var unknown: ArticleDocumentError {
+		return .unknownError
+	}
+}
+
+typealias SingleArticleDocument = JSONAPI.Document<SingleResourceBody<Article>, DocumentMetadata, SingleArticleDocumentLinks, Include1<Author>, APIDescription<APIDescriptionMetadata>, ArticleDocumentError>
+
+// MARK: - Instantiations
+let authorId1 = Author.Identifier()
+let authorId2 = Author.Identifier()
+let authorId3 = Author.Identifier()
+
+let now = Date()
+let tomorrow = Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .day, value: 1, to: now)!
+
+let tomorrowEntityMeta = EntityMetadata(creationDate: Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .day, value: -10, to: now)!,
+										updatedDate: Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .day, value: -2, to: now)!)
+let articleLinks = EntityLinks(selfLink: .init(url: URL(string: "https://articles.com/article/1234")!,
+											   meta: .init(expiry: tomorrow)))
+let article = Article(attributes: .init(title: .init(value: "How to read JSONAPI")),
+					  relationships: .init(primaryAuthor: .init(id: authorId1),
+										   otherAuthors: .init(ids: [authorId2, authorId3],
+															   meta: .init(pagination: .init(total: 2,
+																							 limit: 50,
+																							 offset: 0)),
+															   links: .init(next: .init(url: URL(string: "https://articles.com/article/1234?otherAuthors[offset]=50")!,
+																						meta: .init(expiry: tomorrow))))),
+					  meta: tomorrowEntityMeta,
+					  links: articleLinks)
+
+let author1Links = EntityLinks(selfLink: .init(url: URL(string: "https://articles.com/author/\(authorId1.rawValue)")!,
+											   meta: .init(expiry: tomorrow)))
+let author1 = Author(id: authorId1,
+					 attributes: .init(name: .init(value: "James Kinney")),
+					 relationships: .init(articles: .init(ids: [article.id, Article.Identifier(), Article.Identifier()],
+														  meta: .init(pagination: .init(total: 3,
+																						limit: 50,
+																						offset: 0)),
+														  links: .init(next: .init(url: URL(string: "https://articles.com/author/\(authorId1.rawValue)?articles[offset]=50")!, meta: .init(expiry: tomorrow))))),
+					 meta: tomorrowEntityMeta,
+					 links: author1Links)
+
+let author2Links = EntityLinks(selfLink: .init(url: URL(string: "https://articles.com/author/\(authorId2.rawValue)")!,
+											   meta: .init(expiry: tomorrow)))
+let author2 = Author(id: authorId2,
+					 attributes: .init(name: .init(value: "James Kinney")),
+					 relationships: .init(articles: .init(ids: [article.id, Article.Identifier()],
+														  meta: .init(pagination: .init(total: 2,
+																						limit: 50,
+																						offset: 0)),
+														  links: .init(next: .init(url: URL(string: "https://articles.com/author/\(authorId2.rawValue)?articles[offset]=50")!, meta: .init(expiry: tomorrow))))),
+					 meta: tomorrowEntityMeta,
+					 links: author2Links)
+
+let author3Links = EntityLinks(selfLink: .init(url: URL(string: "https://articles.com/author/\(authorId3.rawValue)")!,
+											   meta: .init(expiry: tomorrow)))
+let author3 = Author(id: authorId3,
+					 attributes: .init(name: .init(value: "James Kinney")),
+					 relationships: .init(articles: .init(ids: [article.id],
+														  meta: .init(pagination: .init(total: 1,
+																						limit: 50,
+																						offset: 0)),
+														  links: .init(next: .init(url: URL(string: "https://articles.com/author/\(authorId3.rawValue)?articles[offset]=50")!, meta: .init(expiry: tomorrow))))),
+					 meta: tomorrowEntityMeta,
+					 links: author3Links)
+
+let apiDescription = APIDescription<APIDescriptionMetadata>(version: "1.2",
+															meta: APIDescriptionMetadata(codename: "cobra"))
+
+let documentMetadata = DocumentMetadata(updatedDate: Date())
+
+let documentLinks = SingleArticleDocumentLinks(otherArticlesByPrimaryAuthor: .init(url: URL(string: "https://articles.com/articles?author=\(authorId1.rawValue)")!,
+																				   meta: .init(expiry: tomorrow)))
+
+let singleArticleDocument = SingleArticleDocument(apiDescription: apiDescription,
+												  body: .init(entity: article),
+												  includes: .init(values: [.init(author1), .init(author2), .init(author3)]),
+												  meta: documentMetadata,
+												  links: documentLinks)
+
+// MARK: - Encoding
+let encoder = JSONEncoder()
+encoder.keyEncodingStrategy = .convertToSnakeCase
+encoder.dateEncodingStrategy = .iso8601
+encoder.outputFormatting = .prettyPrinted
+
+let jsonData = try! encoder.encode(singleArticleDocument)
+
+// MARK: - Printing JSON
+print(String(data: jsonData, encoding: .utf8)!)

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

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Please enjoy these examples, but allow me the forced casting and the lack of err
 // 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))
+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

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

@@ -11,39 +11,50 @@ 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)
 
-typealias SingleDogDocument = JSONAPI.Document<SingleResourceBody<Dog>, NoMetadata, NoLinks, NoIncludes, UnknownJSONAPIError>
+typealias SingleDogDocument = JSONAPI.Document<SingleResourceBody<Dog>, NoMetadata, NoLinks, NoIncludes, NoAPIDescription, UnknownJSONAPIError>
 
-let singleDogDocument = SingleDogDocument(body: SingleResourceBody(entity: dogFromCode))
+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.primaryData?.value
+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(), House()]
+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>, UnknownJSONAPIError>
+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(body: .init(entities: people), includes: .init(values: includes))
+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.primaryData?.values
+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(bodyData)
+	print("first person's name: \(bodyData.primary.values[0][\.fullName])")
 } else {
 	print("no body data")
 }
@@ -54,6 +65,6 @@ func process<T: JSONAPIDocument>(document: T) {
 	guard case let .data(body) = document.body else {
 		return
 	}
-	let x: T.BodyData = body
+	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 {
@@ -35,6 +37,10 @@ public enum PersonDescription: EntityDescription {
 		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
@@ -42,11 +48,11 @@ public enum PersonDescription: EntityDescription {
 	}
 	
 	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: ToManyRelationship<Person>, dogs: ToManyRelationship<Dog>, home: ToOneRelationship<House>) {
+		public init(friends: ToMany<Person>, dogs: ToMany<Dog>, home: ToOne<House>) {
 			self.friends = friends
 			self.dogs = dogs
 			self.home = home
@@ -56,9 +62,9 @@ public enum PersonDescription: EntityDescription {
 
 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 = Person(id: id ?? Person.Id(), attributes: .init(name: .init(value: name), favoriteColor: .init(value: favoriteColor)), relationships: .init(friends: .init(entities: friends), dogs: .init(entities: dogs), home: .init(entity: home)), meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -75,9 +81,9 @@ public enum DogDescription: EntityDescription {
 	}
 
 	public struct Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships {
-		public let owner: ToOneRelationship<Person?>
+		public let owner: ToOne<Person?>
 
-		public init(owner: ToOneRelationship<Person?>) {
+		public init(owner: ToOne<Person?>) {
 			self.owner = owner
 		}
 	}
@@ -85,13 +91,41 @@ public enum DogDescription: EntityDescription {
 
 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 = Dog(attributes: .init(name: .init(value: name)), relationships: DogDescription.Relationships(owner: .init(entity: owner)), meta: .none, links: .none)
+	}
+
+	public init(name: String, owner: Person.Id) throws {
+		self = Dog(attributes: .init(name: .init(value: name)), relationships: .init(owner: .init(id: owner)), meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 

JSONAPI.playground/contents.xcplayground

@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@
     <pages>
         <page name='Test Library'/>
         <page name='Usage'/>
+        <page name='Full Document Verbose Generation'/>
+        <page name='Full Client &amp; Server Example'/>
     </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

@@ -14,13 +14,11 @@ let package = Package(
 			targets: ["JSONAPITestLib"])
     ],
     dependencies: [
-		// antitypical/Result without the Foundation requirement:
-        .package(url: "https://github.com/mattpolzin/Result", .branch("master"))
     ],
     targets: [
         .target(
             name: "JSONAPI",
-            dependencies: ["Result"]),
+            dependencies: []),
 		.target(
 			name: "JSONAPITestLib",
 			dependencies: ["JSONAPI"]),

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/APIDescription.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+//
+//  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 init(version: String, meta: Meta) {
+		self.version = version
+		self.meta = meta
+	}
+}
+
+/// Can be used as `APIDescriptionType` for Documents that do not
+/// have any API Description (a.k.a. "JSON:API Object").
+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

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ public protocol JSONAPIDocument: Codable, Equatable {
 	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, Error>.Body
-	typealias BodyData = Body.Data
+	typealias Body = Document<PrimaryResourceBody, MetaType, LinksType, IncludeType, APIDescription, Error>.Body
 
 	var body: Body { get }
 }
@@ -25,11 +25,19 @@ 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, Error: JSONAPIError>: JSONAPIDocument {
+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?)
@@ -40,6 +48,13 @@ public struct Document<PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, MetaType: JSON
 			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 {
@@ -51,8 +66,13 @@ public struct Document<PrimaryResourceBody: 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: PrimaryResourceBody? {
+		public var primaryResource: PrimaryResourceBody? {
 			guard case let .data(data) = self else { return nil }
 			return data.primary
 		}
@@ -85,57 +105,163 @@ public struct Document<PrimaryResourceBody: 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: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
+	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(body: PrimaryResourceBody, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
-		self.body = .data(.init(primary: body, includes: .none, meta: meta, links: links))
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, includes: .none, meta: meta, links: links)
 	}
 }
 
 extension Document where MetaType == NoMetadata {
-	public init(body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, links: LinksType) {
-		self.body = .data(.init(primary: body, includes: includes, meta: .none, links: links))
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, links: LinksType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, includes: includes, meta: .none, links: links)
 	}
 }
 
 extension Document where LinksType == NoLinks {
-	public init(body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, meta: MetaType) {
-		self.body = .data(.init(primary: body, includes: includes, meta: meta, links: .none))
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>, meta: MetaType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, includes: 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 Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes, LinksType == NoLinks {
-	public init(body: PrimaryResourceBody, meta: MetaType) {
-		self.body = .data(.init(primary: body, includes: .none, meta: meta, links: .none))
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, meta: MetaType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, meta: meta, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
 extension Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes, MetaType == NoMetadata {
-	public init(body: PrimaryResourceBody, links: LinksType) {
-		self.body = .data(.init(primary: body, includes: .none, meta: .none, links: links))
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, links: LinksType) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, meta: .none, links: links)
+	}
+}
+
+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 Document where MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
-	public init(body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>) {
-		self.body = .data(.init(primary: body, includes: includes, meta: .none, links: .none))
+	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, includes: Includes<Include>) {
+		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, includes: includes, links: .none)
+	}
+}
+
+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(body: PrimaryResourceBody) {
-		self.body = .data(.init(primary: body, includes: .none, meta: .none, links: .none))
+	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.Body.Data where PrimaryResourceBody: AppendableResourceBody {
+	public func merging(_ other: Document.Body.Data,
+						combiningMetaWith metaMerge: (MetaType, MetaType) -> MetaType,
+						combiningLinksWith linksMerge: (LinksType, LinksType) -> LinksType) -> Document.Body.Data {
+		return Document.Body.Data(primary: primary.appending(other.primary),
+								  includes: includes.appending(other.includes),
+								  meta: metaMerge(meta, other.meta),
+								  links: linksMerge(links, other.links))
+	}
+}
+
+extension Document.Body.Data where PrimaryResourceBody: AppendableResourceBody, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
+	public func merging(_ other: Document.Body.Data) -> Document.Body.Data {
+		return merging(other,
+					   combiningMetaWith: { _, _ in .none },
+					   combiningLinksWith: { _, _ in .none })
+	}
+}
+
+extension Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes {
+	/// Create a new Document with the given includes.
+	public func including<I: JSONAPI.Include>(_ includes: Includes<I>) -> Document<PrimaryResourceBody, MetaType, LinksType, I, APIDescription, Error> {
+		// Note that if IncludeType is NoIncludes, then we allow anything
+		// to be included, but if IncludeType already specifies a type
+		// of thing to be expected then we lock that down.
+		// See: Document.including() where IncludeType: _Poly1
+		switch body {
+		case .data(let data):
+			return .init(apiDescription: apiDescription,
+						 body: data.primary,
+						 includes: includes,
+						 meta: data.meta,
+						 links: data.links)
+		case .errors(let errors, meta: let meta, links: let links):
+			return .init(apiDescription: apiDescription,
+						 errors: errors,
+						 meta: meta,
+						 links: links)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// extending where _Poly1 means all non-zero _Poly arities are included
+extension Document where IncludeType: _Poly1 {
+	/// Create a new Document adding the given includes. This does not
+	/// remove existing includes; it is additive.
+	public func including(_ includes: Includes<IncludeType>) -> Document {
+		// Note that if IncludeType is NoIncludes, then we allow anything
+		// to be included, but if IncludeType already specifies a type
+		// of thing to be expected then we lock that down.
+		// See: Document.including() where IncludeType == NoIncludes
+		switch body {
+		case .data(let data):
+			return .init(apiDescription: apiDescription,
+						 body: data.primary,
+						 includes: data.includes + includes,
+						 meta: data.meta,
+						 links: data.links)
+		case .errors(let errors, meta: let meta, links: let links):
+			return .init(apiDescription: apiDescription,
+						 errors: errors,
+						 meta: meta,
+						 links: links)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// MARK: - Codable
 extension Document {
 	private enum RootCodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
 		case data
@@ -149,6 +275,12 @@ extension Document {
 	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?
@@ -236,6 +368,10 @@ extension Document {
 				try container.encode(data.links, forKey: .links)
 			}
 		}
+
+		if APIDescription.self != NoAPIDescription.self {
+			try container.encode(apiDescription, forKey: .jsonapi)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -243,6 +379,23 @@ extension Document {
 
 extension Document: CustomStringConvertible {
 	public var description: String {
-		return "Document(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/Includes.swift

@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ public struct Includes<I: Include>: Codable, Equatable {
 	}
 }
 
+extension Includes {
+	public func appending(_ other: Includes<I>) -> Includes {
+		return Includes(values: values + other.values)
+	}
+}
+
+public func +<I: Include>(_ left: Includes<I>, _ right: Includes<I>) -> Includes<I> {
+	return left.appending(right)
+}
+
 extension Includes: CustomStringConvertible {
 	public var description: String {
 		return "Includes(\(String(describing: values))"
@@ -115,4 +125,25 @@ 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
+public typealias Include8 = Poly8
+extension Includes where I: _Poly8 {
+	public subscript(_ lookup: I.H.Type) -> [I.H] {
+		return values.compactMap { $0.h }
+	}
+}
+
+// MARK: - 9 includes
+public typealias Include9 = Poly9
+extension Includes where I: _Poly9 {
+	public subscript(_ lookup: I.I.Type) -> [I.I] {
+		return values.compactMap { $0.i }
+	}
+}

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/ResourceBody.swift

@@ -5,25 +5,46 @@
 //  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 protocol AppendableResourceBody: ResourceBody {
+	func appending(_ other: Self) -> Self
+}
 
-	public init(entity: Entity?) {
+public func +<R: AppendableResourceBody>(_ left: R, right: R) -> R {
+	return left.appending(right)
+}
+
+public struct SingleResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.MaybePrimaryResource>: ResourceBody {
+	public let value: Entity
+
+	public init(entity: Entity) {
 		self.value = entity
 	}
 }
 
-public struct ManyResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.PrimaryResource>: ResourceBody {
+public struct ManyResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.PrimaryResource>: AppendableResourceBody {
 	public let values: [Entity]
 
 	public init(entities: [Entity]) {
 		values = entities
 	}
+
+	public func appending(_ other: ManyResourceBody) -> ManyResourceBody {
+		return ManyResourceBody(entities: values + other.values)
+	}
 }
 
 /// Use NoResourceBody to indicate you expect a JSON API document to not
@@ -32,13 +53,15 @@ 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 +71,7 @@ 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
 		}

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

@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@
 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 JSONAPIURL: Codable, Equatable {}
@@ -19,6 +21,17 @@ public protocol JSONAPIURL: Codable, Equatable {}
 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 +1,36 @@
+//
+//  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))
+	}
+}
+
+public extension Attribute {
+	/// 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: (ValueType) throws -> T) rethrows -> Attribute<T> {
+		return Attribute<T>(value: try transform(value))
+	}
+}

Sources/JSONAPI/Resource/Attribute.swift

@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@
 //
 
 public protocol AttributeType: Codable {
+	associatedtype RawValue: Codable
+	associatedtype ValueType
+
+	var value: ValueType { get }
 }
 
+// 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 {
-	private let rawValue: RawValue
+	let rawValue: RawValue
 	
 	public let value: Transformer.To
 	
@@ -19,6 +26,25 @@ public struct TransformedAttribute<RawValue: Codable, Transformer: JSONAPI.Trans
 	}
 }
 
+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
+	}
+}
+
+extension TransformedAttribute where Transformer: ReversibleTransformer {
+	/// Initialize a TransformedAttribute from its transformed value. The
+	/// RawValue, which is what gets encoded/decoded, is determined using
+	/// The Transformer's reverse function.
+	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)))"
@@ -27,18 +53,34 @@ extension TransformedAttribute: CustomStringConvertible {
 
 extension TransformedAttribute: Equatable where Transformer.From: Equatable, Transformer.To: Equatable {}
 
-extension TransformedAttribute where Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
-	// If we are using the identity transform, we can skip the transform and guarantee no
-	// error is thrown.
+// 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 struct Attribute<RawValue: Codable>: AttributeType {
+	let attribute: TransformedAttribute<RawValue, IdentityTransformer<RawValue>>
+
+	public var value: RawValue {
+		return attribute.value
+	}
+
 	public init(value: RawValue) {
-		rawValue = value
-		self.value = value
+		attribute = .init(value: value)
 	}
 }
 
-public typealias ValidatedAttribute<RawValue: Codable, Validator: JSONAPI.Validator> = TransformedAttribute<RawValue, Validator> where RawValue == Validator.From
+extension Attribute: CustomStringConvertible {
+	public var description: String {
+		return "Attribute<\(String(describing: RawValue.self))>(\(String(describing: value)))"
+	}
+}
 
-public typealias Attribute<T: Codable> = TransformedAttribute<T, IdentityTransformer<T>>
+extension Attribute: Equatable where RawValue: Equatable {}
 
 // MARK: - Codable
 extension TransformedAttribute {
@@ -66,15 +108,40 @@ 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)
 	}
 }
+
+extension Attribute {
+	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+		let container = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
+
+		// A little trickery follows. If the value is nil, the
+		// container.decode(Value.self) will fail even if Value
+		// is Optional. However, we can check if decoding nil
+		// succeeds and then attempt to coerce nil to a Value
+		// type at which point we can store nil in `value`.
+		let anyNil: Any? = nil
+		if container.decodeNil(),
+			let val = anyNil as? RawValue {
+			attribute = .init(value: val)
+		} else {
+			attribute = try container.decode(TransformedAttribute<RawValue, IdentityTransformer<RawValue>>.self)
+		}
+	}
+
+	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
+		var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
+
+		try container.encode(attribute)
+	}
+}
+
+// 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, Hashable {}
+public protocol RawIdType: MaybeRawId, Hashable {}
 
 /// If you would like to be able to create new
 /// Entities with Ids backed by a RawIdType then
@@ -22,20 +28,37 @@ public protocol CreatableRawIdType: RawIdType {
 
 extension String: RawIdType {}
 
-public protocol Identifier: Codable, Equatable {
-	associatedtype EntityDescription: JSONAPI.EntityDescription
-}
-
-public struct Unidentified<EntityDescription: JSONAPI.EntityDescription>: 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, Hashable, CustomStringConvertible {
-	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 {
@@ -48,27 +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()) }
+}