Add Meta-Relationship access.

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

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+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 jsonType: 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 jsonType: 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 jsonType: 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 jsonType: 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

@@ -13,30 +13,37 @@ let dogFromCode = try! Dog(name: "Buddy", owner: nil)
 
 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>, 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]
 

JSONAPI.playground/Sources/Entities.swift

@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ extension String: CreatableRawIdType {
 
 // MARK: - typealiases for convenience
 public typealias ExampleEntity<Description: EntityDescription> = Entity<Description, NoMetadata, NoLinks, String>
-public typealias ToOne<E: OptionalRelatable> = ToOneRelationship<E, NoMetadata, NoLinks>
+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 {
 
-	public static var type: String { return "people" }
+	public static var jsonType: String { return "people" }
 	
 	public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
 		public let name: Attribute<[String]>
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ public typealias Person = ExampleEntity<PersonDescription>
 
 public extension Entity where Description == PersonDescription, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks, EntityRawIdType == String {
 	public init(id: Person.Id? = nil,name: [String], favoriteColor: String, friends: [Person], dogs: [Dog], home: House) throws {
-		self = try Person(id: id ?? Person.Id(), attributes: .init(name: .init(rawValue: name), favoriteColor: .init(rawValue: favoriteColor)), relationships: .init(friends: .init(entities: friends), dogs: .init(entities: dogs), home: .init(entity: home)))
+		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)
 	}
 }
 
 public enum DogDescription: EntityDescription {
 
-	public static var type: String { return "dogs" }
+	public static var jsonType: String { return "dogs" }
 
 	public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
 		public let name: Attribute<String>
@@ -91,19 +91,47 @@ public enum DogDescription: EntityDescription {
 
 public typealias Dog = ExampleEntity<DogDescription>
 
+public enum AlternativeDogDescription: EntityDescription {
+
+	public static var jsonType: String { return "dogs" }
+
+	public struct Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes {
+		public let name: Attribute<String>
+
+		public init(name: Attribute<String>) {
+			self.name = name
+		}
+	}
+
+	public struct Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships {
+		public let human: ToOne<Person?>
+
+		public init(human: ToOne<Person?>) {
+			self.human = human
+		}
+
+		// define custom key mapping:
+		enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+			case human = "owner"
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+public typealias AlternativeDog = ExampleEntity<AlternativeDogDescription>
+
 public extension Entity where Description == DogDescription, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks, EntityRawIdType == String {
 	public init(name: String, owner: Person?) throws {
-		self = try Dog(attributes: .init(name: .init(rawValue: name)), relationships: DogDescription.Relationships(owner: .init(entity: owner)))
+		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 = try Dog(attributes: .init(name: .init(rawValue: name)), relationships: .init(owner: .init(id: owner)))
+		self = Dog(attributes: .init(name: .init(value: name)), relationships: .init(owner: .init(id: owner)), meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
 public enum HouseDescription: EntityDescription {
 
-	public static var type: String { return "houses" }
+	public static var jsonType: String { return "houses" }
 
 	public typealias Attributes = NoAttributes
 	public typealias Relationships = NoRelationships

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/APIDescription.swift

@@ -14,8 +14,15 @@ public protocol APIDescriptionType: Codable, Equatable {
 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
 

Sources/JSONAPI/Document/Document.swift

@@ -66,8 +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
 		}
@@ -105,12 +110,17 @@ public struct Document<PrimaryResourceBody: JSONAPI.ResourceBody, MetaType: JSON
 		self.apiDescription = apiDescription
 	}
 
-	public init(apiDescription: APIDescription, 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(apiDescription: APIDescription, body: PrimaryResourceBody, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
 		self.init(apiDescription: apiDescription, body: body, includes: .none, meta: meta, links: links)
@@ -182,7 +192,76 @@ extension Document where IncludeType == NoIncludes, MetaType == NoMetadata, Link
 		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

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

@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ extension Optional: MaybePrimaryResource where Wrapped: PrimaryResource {}
 public protocol ResourceBody: Codable, Equatable {
 }
 
+public protocol AppendableResourceBody: ResourceBody {
+	func appending(_ other: Self) -> Self
+}
+
+public func +<R: AppendableResourceBody>(_ left: R, right: R) -> R {
+	return left.appending(right)
+}
+
 public struct SingleResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.MaybePrimaryResource>: ResourceBody {
 	public let value: Entity
 
@@ -27,12 +35,16 @@ public struct SingleResourceBody<Entity: JSONAPI.MaybePrimaryResource>: Resource
 	}
 }
 
-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

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/Resource/Attribute+Functor.swift

@@ -19,3 +19,18 @@ public extension TransformedAttribute {
 		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
 	
@@ -19,7 +26,19 @@ 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)
@@ -34,18 +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 {
@@ -73,15 +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/Entity.swift

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 /// A JSON API structure within an Entity that contains
 /// named properties of types `ToOneRelationship` and
 /// `ToManyRelationship`.
-public typealias Relationships = Codable & Equatable
+public protocol Relationships: Codable & Equatable {}
 
 /// A JSON API structure within an Entity that contains
 /// properties of any types that are JSON encodable.
-public typealias Attributes = Codable & Equatable
+public protocol Attributes: Codable & Equatable {}
 
 /// Can be used as `Relationships` Type for Entities that do not
 /// have any Relationships.
@@ -20,29 +20,45 @@ public struct NoRelationships: Relationships {
 	public static var none: NoRelationships { return .init() }
 }
 
+extension NoRelationships: CustomStringConvertible {
+	public var description: String { return "No Relationships" }
+}
+
 /// Can be used as `Attributes` Type for Entities that do not
 /// have any Attributes.
 public struct NoAttributes: Attributes {
 	public static var none: NoAttributes { return .init() }
 }
 
+extension NoAttributes: CustomStringConvertible {
+	public var description: String { return "No Attributes" }
+}
+
+/// Something that is JSONTyped provides a String representation
+/// of its type.
+public protocol JSONTyped {
+	static var jsonType: String { get }
+}
+
+/// An `EntityProxyDescription` is an `EntityDescription`
+/// without Codable conformance.
+public protocol EntityProxyDescription: JSONTyped {
+	associatedtype Attributes: Equatable
+	associatedtype Relationships: Equatable
+}
+
 /// An `EntityDescription` describes a JSON API
 /// Resource Object. The Resource Object
 /// itself is encoded and decoded as an
 /// `Entity`, which gets specialized on an
 /// `EntityDescription`.
-public protocol EntityDescription {
-	associatedtype Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes
-	associatedtype Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships
-	
-	static var type: String { get }
-}
+public protocol EntityDescription: EntityProxyDescription where Attributes: JSONAPI.Attributes, Relationships: JSONAPI.Relationships {}
 
 /// EntityProxy is a protocol that can be used to create
 /// types that _act_ like Entities but cannot be encoded
 /// or decoded as Entities.
-public protocol EntityProxy: Equatable {
-	associatedtype Description: EntityDescription
+public protocol EntityProxy: Equatable, JSONTyped {
+	associatedtype Description: EntityProxyDescription
 	associatedtype EntityRawIdType: JSONAPI.MaybeRawId
 
 	typealias Id = JSONAPI.Id<EntityRawIdType, Self>
@@ -65,13 +81,15 @@ public protocol EntityProxy: Equatable {
 
 extension EntityProxy {
 	/// The JSON API compliant "type" of this `Entity`.
-	public static var type: String { return Description.type }
+	public static var jsonType: String { return Description.jsonType }
 }
 
 /// EntityType is the protocol that Entity conforms to. This
 /// protocol lets other types accept any Entity as a generic
 /// specialization.
-public protocol EntityType: EntityProxy, PrimaryResource {
+public protocol EntityType: EntityProxy, PrimaryResource where Description: EntityDescription {
+	associatedtype Meta: JSONAPI.Meta
+	associatedtype Links: JSONAPI.Links
 }
 
 public protocol IdentifiableEntityType: EntityType, Relatable where EntityRawIdType: JSONAPI.RawIdType {}
@@ -81,6 +99,10 @@ public protocol IdentifiableEntityType: EntityType, Relatable where EntityRawIdT
 /// "Resource Object."
 /// See https://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-objects
 public struct Entity<Description: JSONAPI.EntityDescription, MetaType: JSONAPI.Meta, LinksType: JSONAPI.Links, EntityRawIdType: JSONAPI.MaybeRawId>: EntityType {
+
+	public typealias Meta = MetaType
+	public typealias Links = LinksType
+
 	/// The `Entity`'s Id. This can be of type `Unidentified` if
 	/// the entity is being created clientside and the
 	/// server is being asked to create a unique Id. Otherwise,
@@ -108,14 +130,13 @@ public struct Entity<Description: JSONAPI.EntityDescription, MetaType: JSONAPI.M
 	}
 }
 
-extension Entity: IdentifiableEntityType, Relatable, WrappedRelatable where EntityRawIdType: JSONAPI.RawIdType {
+extension Entity: Identifiable, IdentifiableEntityType, Relatable where EntityRawIdType: JSONAPI.RawIdType {
 	public typealias Identifier = Entity.Id
-	public typealias WrappedIdentifier = Identifier
 }
 
 extension Entity: CustomStringConvertible {
 	public var description: String {
-		return "Entity<\(Entity.type)>(id: \(String(describing: id)), attributes: \(String(describing: attributes)), relationships: \(String(describing: relationships)))"
+		return "Entity<\(Entity.jsonType)>(id: \(String(describing: id)), attributes: \(String(describing: attributes)), relationships: \(String(describing: relationships)))"
 	}
 }
 
@@ -140,6 +161,7 @@ extension Entity where EntityRawIdType == Unidentified {
 	}
 }
 
+/*
 extension Entity where Description.Attributes == NoAttributes {
 	public init(id: Entity.Id, relationships: Description.Relationships, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
 		self.init(id: id, attributes: NoAttributes(), relationships: relationships, meta: meta, links: links)
@@ -326,6 +348,12 @@ extension Entity where MetaType == NoMetadata, EntityRawIdType: CreatableRawIdTy
 	}
 }
 
+extension Entity where MetaType == NoMetadata, EntityRawIdType == Unidentified {
+	public init(attributes: Description.Attributes, relationships: Description.Relationships, links: LinksType) {
+		self.init(attributes: attributes, relationships: relationships, meta: .none, links: links)
+	}
+}
+
 extension Entity where LinksType == NoLinks {
 	public init(id: Entity.Id, attributes: Description.Attributes, relationships: Description.Relationships, meta: MetaType) {
 		self.init(id: id, attributes: attributes, relationships: relationships, meta: meta, links: .none)
@@ -338,6 +366,12 @@ extension Entity where LinksType == NoLinks, EntityRawIdType: CreatableRawIdType
 	}
 }
 
+extension Entity where LinksType == NoLinks, EntityRawIdType == Unidentified {
+	public init(attributes: Description.Attributes, relationships: Description.Relationships, meta: MetaType) {
+		self.init(attributes: attributes, relationships: relationships, meta: meta, links: .none)
+	}
+}
+
 extension Entity where MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
 	public init(id: Entity.Id, attributes: Description.Attributes, relationships: Description.Relationships) {
 		self.init(id: id, attributes: attributes, relationships: relationships, meta: .none, links: .none)
@@ -350,12 +384,30 @@ extension Entity where MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks, EntityRawId
 	}
 }
 
+extension Entity where MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks, EntityRawIdType == Unidentified {
+	public init(attributes: Description.Attributes, relationships: Description.Relationships) {
+		self.init(attributes: attributes, relationships: relationships, meta: .none, links: .none)
+	}
+}
+*/
+
 // MARK: Pointer for Relationships use.
 public extension Entity where EntityRawIdType: JSONAPI.RawIdType {
+
+	/// An Entity.Pointer is a `ToOneRelationship` with no metadata or links.
+	/// This is just a convenient way to reference an Entity so that
+	/// other Entities' Relationships can be built up from it.
+	public typealias Pointer = ToOneRelationship<Entity, NoMetadata, NoLinks>
+
+	/// Entity.Pointers is a `ToManyRelationship` with no metadata or links.
+	/// This is just a convenient way to reference a bunch of Entities so
+	/// that other Entities' Relationships can be built up from them.
+	public typealias Pointers = ToManyRelationship<Entity, NoMetadata, NoLinks>
+
 	/// Get a pointer to this entity that can be used as a
 	/// relationship to another entity.
-	public var pointer: ToOneRelationship<Entity, NoMetadata, NoLinks> {
-		return ToOneRelationship(entity: self, meta: .none, links: .none)
+	public var pointer: Pointer {
+		return Pointer(entity: self)
 	}
 
 	public func pointer<MType: JSONAPI.Meta, LType: JSONAPI.Links>(withMeta meta: MType, links: LType) -> ToOneRelationship<Entity, MType, LType> {
@@ -363,28 +415,69 @@ public extension Entity where EntityRawIdType: JSONAPI.RawIdType {
 	}
 }
 
+// MARK: Identifying Unidentified Entities
+public extension Entity where EntityRawIdType == Unidentified {
+	/// Create a new Entity from this one with a newly created
+	/// unique Id of the given type.
+	public func identified<RawIdType: CreatableRawIdType>(byType: RawIdType.Type) -> Entity<Description, MetaType, LinksType, RawIdType> {
+		return .init(attributes: attributes, relationships: relationships, meta: meta, links: links)
+	}
+
+	/// Create a new Entity from this one with the given Id.
+	public func identified<RawIdType: JSONAPI.RawIdType>(by id: RawIdType) -> Entity<Description, MetaType, LinksType, RawIdType> {
+		return .init(id: Entity<Description, MetaType, LinksType, RawIdType>.Identifier(rawValue: id), attributes: attributes, relationships: relationships, meta: meta, links: links)
+	}
+}
+
+public extension Entity where EntityRawIdType: CreatableRawIdType {
+	/// Create a copy of this Entity with a new unique Id.
+	public func withNewIdentifier() -> Entity {
+		return Entity(attributes: attributes, relationships: relationships, meta: meta, links: links)
+	}
+}
+
 // MARK: Attribute Access
 public extension EntityProxy {
 	/// Access the attribute at the given keypath. This just
 	/// allows you to write `entity[\.propertyName]` instead
 	/// of `entity.relationships.propertyName`.
-	subscript<T, TFRM: Transformer>(_ path: KeyPath<Description.Attributes, TransformedAttribute<T, TFRM>>) -> TFRM.To {
+	subscript<T: AttributeType>(_ path: KeyPath<Description.Attributes, T>) -> T.ValueType {
 		return attributes[keyPath: path].value
 	}
 
 	/// Access the attribute at the given keypath. This just
 	/// allows you to write `entity[\.propertyName]` instead
 	/// of `entity.relationships.propertyName`.
-	subscript<T, TFRM: Transformer>(_ path: KeyPath<Description.Attributes, TransformedAttribute<T, TFRM>?>) -> TFRM.To? {
+	subscript<T: AttributeType>(_ path: KeyPath<Description.Attributes, T?>) -> T.ValueType? {
 		return attributes[keyPath: path]?.value
 	}
 
 	/// Access the attribute at the given keypath. This just
 	/// allows you to write `entity[\.propertyName]` instead
 	/// of `entity.relationships.propertyName`.
-	subscript<T, TFRM: Transformer, U>(_ path: KeyPath<Description.Attributes, TransformedAttribute<T, TFRM>?>) -> U? where TFRM.To == U? {
+	subscript<T: AttributeType, U>(_ path: KeyPath<Description.Attributes, T?>) -> U? where T.ValueType == U? {
+		// Implementation Note: Handles Transform that returns optional
+		// type.
 		return attributes[keyPath: path].flatMap { $0.value }
 	}
+
+	/// Access the computed attribute at the given keypath. This just
+	/// allows you to write `entity[\.propertyName]` instead
+	/// of `entity.relationships.propertyName`.
+	subscript<T>(_ path: KeyPath<Description.Attributes, T>) -> T {
+		// Implementation Note: Handles attributes that are not
+		// AttributeType. These should only exist as computed properties.
+		return attributes[keyPath: path]
+	}
+}
+
+// MARK: Meta-Attribute Access
+public extension EntityProxy {
+	/// Access an attribute requiring a transformation on the RawValue _and_
+	/// a secondary transformation on this entity (self).
+	subscript<T>(_ path: KeyPath<Description.Attributes, (Self) -> T>) -> T {
+		return attributes[keyPath: path](self)
+	}
 }
 
 // MARK: Relationship Access
@@ -392,16 +485,58 @@ public extension EntityProxy {
 	/// Access to an Id of a `ToOneRelationship`.
 	/// This allows you to write `entity ~> \.other` instead
 	/// of `entity.relationships.other.id`.
-	public static func ~><OtherEntity: OptionalRelatable, MType: JSONAPI.Meta, LType: JSONAPI.Links>(entity: Self, path: KeyPath<Description.Relationships, ToOneRelationship<OtherEntity, MType, LType>>) -> OtherEntity.WrappedIdentifier {
+	public static func ~><OtherEntity: Identifiable, MType: JSONAPI.Meta, LType: JSONAPI.Links>(entity: Self, path: KeyPath<Description.Relationships, ToOneRelationship<OtherEntity, MType, LType>>) -> OtherEntity.Identifier {
 		return entity.relationships[keyPath: path].id
 	}
 
+	/// Access to an Id of an optional `ToOneRelationship`.
+	/// This allows you to write `entity ~> \.other` instead
+	/// of `entity.relationships.other?.id`.
+	public static func ~><OtherEntity: OptionalRelatable, MType: JSONAPI.Meta, LType: JSONAPI.Links>(entity: Self, path: KeyPath<Description.Relationships, ToOneRelationship<OtherEntity, MType, LType>?>) -> OtherEntity.Identifier {
+		// Implementation Note: This signature applies to `ToOneRelationship<E?, _, _>?`
+		// whereas the one below applies to `ToOneRelationship<E, _, _>?`
+		return entity.relationships[keyPath: path]?.id
+	}
+
+	/// Access to an Id of an optional `ToOneRelationship`.
+	/// This allows you to write `entity ~> \.other` instead
+	/// of `entity.relationships.other?.id`.
+	public static func ~><OtherEntity: Relatable, MType: JSONAPI.Meta, LType: JSONAPI.Links>(entity: Self, path: KeyPath<Description.Relationships, ToOneRelationship<OtherEntity, MType, LType>?>) -> OtherEntity.Identifier? {
+		// Implementation Note: This signature applies to `ToOneRelationship<E, _, _>?`
+		// whereas the one above applies to `ToOneRelationship<E?, _, _>?`
+		return entity.relationships[keyPath: path]?.id
+	}
+
 	/// Access to all Ids of a `ToManyRelationship`.
 	/// This allows you to write `entity ~> \.others` instead
 	/// of `entity.relationships.others.ids`.
 	public static func ~><OtherEntity: Relatable, MType: JSONAPI.Meta, LType: JSONAPI.Links>(entity: Self, path: KeyPath<Description.Relationships, ToManyRelationship<OtherEntity, MType, LType>>) -> [OtherEntity.Identifier] {
 		return entity.relationships[keyPath: path].ids
 	}
+
+	/// Access to all Ids of an optional `ToManyRelationship`.
+	/// This allows you to write `entity ~> \.others` instead
+	/// of `entity.relationships.others?.ids`.
+	public static func ~><OtherEntity: Relatable, MType: JSONAPI.Meta, LType: JSONAPI.Links>(entity: Self, path: KeyPath<Description.Relationships, ToManyRelationship<OtherEntity, MType, LType>?>) -> [OtherEntity.Identifier]? {
+		return entity.relationships[keyPath: path]?.ids
+	}
+}
+
+// MARK: Meta-Relationship Access
+public extension EntityProxy {
+	/// Access to an Id of a `ToOneRelationship`.
+	/// This allows you to write `entity ~> \.other` instead
+	/// of `entity.relationships.other.id`.
+	public static func ~><Identifier: IdType>(entity: Self, path: KeyPath<Description.Relationships, (Self) -> Identifier>) -> Identifier {
+		return entity.relationships[keyPath: path](entity)
+	}
+
+	/// Access to all Ids of a `ToManyRelationship`.
+	/// This allows you to write `entity ~> \.others` instead
+	/// of `entity.relationships.others.ids`.
+	public static func ~><Identifier: IdType>(entity: Self, path: KeyPath<Description.Relationships, (Self) -> [Identifier]>) -> [Identifier] {
+		return entity.relationships[keyPath: path](entity)
+	}
 }
 
 infix operator ~>
@@ -420,7 +555,7 @@ public extension Entity {
 	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
 		var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: ResourceObjectCodingKeys.self)
 		
-		try container.encode(Entity.type, forKey: .type)
+		try container.encode(Entity.jsonType, forKey: .type)
 		
 		if EntityRawIdType.self != Unidentified.self {
 			try container.encode(id, forKey: .id)
@@ -449,15 +584,16 @@ public extension Entity {
 		
 		let type = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .type)
 		
-		guard Entity.type == type else {
-			throw JSONAPIEncodingError.typeMismatch(expected: Description.type, found: type)
+		guard Entity.jsonType == type else {
+			throw JSONAPIEncodingError.typeMismatch(expected: Description.jsonType, found: type)
 		}
 
 		let maybeUnidentified = Unidentified() as? EntityRawIdType
 		id = try maybeUnidentified.map { Entity.Id(rawValue: $0) } ?? container.decode(Entity.Id.self, forKey: .id)
-		
-		attributes = try (NoAttributes() as? Description.Attributes) ?? container.decode(Description.Attributes.self, forKey: .attributes)
-		
+
+		attributes = try (NoAttributes() as? Description.Attributes) ??
+			container.decode(Description.Attributes.self, forKey: .attributes)
+
 		relationships = try (NoRelationships() as? Description.Relationships) ?? container.decode(Description.Relationships.self, forKey: .relationships)
 
 		meta = try (NoMetadata() as? MetaType) ?? container.decode(MetaType.self, forKey: .meta)

Sources/JSONAPI/Resource/Id.swift

@@ -34,13 +34,31 @@ public struct Unidentified: MaybeRawId, CustomStringConvertible {
 	public var description: String { return "Unidentified" }
 }
 
-public protocol MaybeId: Codable {
-	associatedtype EntityType: JSONAPI.EntityProxy
+public protocol OptionalId: Codable {
+	associatedtype IdentifiableType: JSONAPI.JSONTyped
 	associatedtype RawType: MaybeRawId
+
+	var rawValue: RawType { get }
+	init(rawValue: RawType)
 }
 
-public protocol IdType: MaybeId, CustomStringConvertible, Hashable where RawType: RawIdType {
-	var rawValue: RawType { get }
+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 {
@@ -53,7 +71,7 @@ public protocol CreatableIdType: IdType {
 
 /// An Entity ID. These IDs can be encoded to or decoded from
 /// JSON API IDs.
-public struct Id<RawType: MaybeRawId, EntityType: JSONAPI.EntityProxy>: Codable, Equatable, MaybeId {
+public struct Id<RawType: MaybeRawId, IdentifiableType: JSONAPI.JSONTyped>: Equatable, OptionalId {
 
 	public let rawValue: RawType
 	
@@ -63,7 +81,8 @@ public struct Id<RawType: MaybeRawId, EntityType: JSONAPI.EntityProxy>: Codable,
 
 	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 {
@@ -72,7 +91,11 @@ public struct Id<RawType: MaybeRawId, EntityType: JSONAPI.EntityProxy>: Codable,
 	}
 }
 
-extension Id: Hashable, CustomStringConvertible, IdType where RawType: RawIdType {}
+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() {

Sources/JSONAPI/Resource/Relationship.swift

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //  Created by Mathew Polzin on 8/31/18.
 //
 
-public protocol RelationshipType: Codable {
+public protocol RelationshipType {
 	associatedtype LinksType
 	associatedtype MetaType
 
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ public protocol RelationshipType: Codable {
 /// a JSON API "Resource Linkage."
 /// See https://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-object-linkage
 /// A convenient typealias might make your code much more legible: `One<EntityDescription>`
-public struct ToOneRelationship<Relatable: JSONAPI.OptionalRelatable, MetaType: JSONAPI.Meta, LinksType: JSONAPI.Links>: RelationshipType, Equatable {
+public struct ToOneRelationship<Identifiable: JSONAPI.Identifiable, MetaType: JSONAPI.Meta, LinksType: JSONAPI.Links>: RelationshipType, Equatable {
 
-	public let id: Relatable.WrappedIdentifier
+	public let id: Identifiable.Identifier
 
 	public let meta: MetaType
 	public let links: LinksType
 
-	public init(id: Relatable.WrappedIdentifier, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
+	public init(id: Identifiable.Identifier, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
 		self.id = id
 		self.meta = meta
 		self.links = links
@@ -32,31 +32,31 @@ public struct ToOneRelationship<Relatable: JSONAPI.OptionalRelatable, MetaType:
 }
 
 extension ToOneRelationship where MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
-	public init(id: Relatable.WrappedIdentifier) {
+	public init(id: Identifiable.Identifier) {
 		self.init(id: id, meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
-extension ToOneRelationship where Relatable.WrappedIdentifier == Relatable.Identifier {
-	public init<E: EntityType>(entity: E, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) where E.Description == Relatable.Description, E.Id == Relatable.Identifier {
+extension ToOneRelationship {
+	public init<E: EntityType>(entity: E, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) where E.Id == Identifiable.Identifier {
 		self.init(id: entity.id, meta: meta, links: links)
 	}
 }
 
-extension ToOneRelationship where Relatable.WrappedIdentifier == Relatable.Identifier, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
-	public init<E: EntityType>(entity: E) where E.Description == Relatable.Description, E.Id == Relatable.Identifier {
+extension ToOneRelationship where MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
+	public init<E: EntityType>(entity: E) where E.Id == Identifiable.Identifier {
 		self.init(id: entity.id, meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
-extension ToOneRelationship where Relatable.WrappedIdentifier == Relatable.Identifier? {
-	public init<E: EntityType>(entity: E?, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) where E.Description == Relatable.Description, E.Id == Relatable.Identifier {
+extension ToOneRelationship where Identifiable: OptionalRelatable {
+	public init<E: EntityType>(entity: E?, meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) where E.Id == Identifiable.Wrapped.Identifier {
 		self.init(id: entity?.id, meta: meta, links: links)
 	}
 }
 
-extension ToOneRelationship where Relatable.WrappedIdentifier == Relatable.Identifier?, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
-	public init<E: EntityType>(entity: E?) where E.Description == Relatable.Description, E.Id == Relatable.Identifier {
+extension ToOneRelationship where Identifiable: OptionalRelatable, MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks {
+	public init<E: EntityType>(entity: E?) where E.Id == Identifiable.Wrapped.Identifier {
 		self.init(id: entity?.id, meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 }
@@ -78,20 +78,20 @@ public struct ToManyRelationship<Relatable: JSONAPI.Relatable, MetaType: JSONAPI
 		self.links = links
 	}
 
-	public init<T: JSONAPI.Relatable>(relationships: [ToOneRelationship<T, NoMetadata, NoLinks>], meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) where T.WrappedIdentifier == Relatable.Identifier {
-		ids = relationships.map { $0.id }
+	public init<T: JSONAPI.Identifiable>(pointers: [ToOneRelationship<T, NoMetadata, NoLinks>], meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) where T.Identifier == Relatable.Identifier {
+		ids = pointers.map { $0.id }
 		self.meta = meta
 		self.links = links
 	}
 
-	public init<E: EntityType>(entities: [E], meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) where E.Description == Relatable.Description, E.Id == Relatable.Identifier {
+	public init<E: EntityType>(entities: [E], meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) where E.Id == Relatable.Identifier {
 		self.init(ids: entities.map { $0.id }, meta: meta, links: links)
 	}
 
 	private init(meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) {
 		self.init(ids: [], meta: meta, links: links)
 	}
-	
+
 	public static func none(withMeta meta: MetaType, links: LinksType) -> ToManyRelationship {
 		return ToManyRelationship(meta: meta, links: links)
 	}
@@ -103,36 +103,38 @@ extension ToManyRelationship where MetaType == NoMetadata, LinksType == NoLinks
 		self.init(ids: ids, meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 
-	public init<T: JSONAPI.Relatable>(relationships: [ToOneRelationship<T, NoMetadata, NoLinks>]) where T.WrappedIdentifier == Relatable.Identifier {
-		self.init(relationships: relationships, meta: .none, links: .none)
+	public init<T: JSONAPI.Identifiable>(pointers: [ToOneRelationship<T, NoMetadata, NoLinks>]) where T.Identifier == Relatable.Identifier {
+		self.init(pointers: pointers, meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 
 	public static var none: ToManyRelationship {
 		return .none(withMeta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 
-	public init<E: EntityType>(entities: [E]) where E.Description == Relatable.Description, E.Id == Relatable.Identifier {
+	public init<E: EntityType>(entities: [E]) where E.Id == Relatable.Identifier {
 		self.init(entities: entities, meta: .none, links: .none)
 	}
 }
 
-/// The WrappedRelatable (a.k.a OptionalRelatable) protocol
-/// describes Optional<T: Relatable> and Relatable types.
-public protocol WrappedRelatable: Codable, Equatable {
-	associatedtype Description: EntityDescription
-	associatedtype Identifier: JSONAPI.IdType
-	associatedtype WrappedIdentifier: Codable, Equatable
+public protocol Identifiable: JSONTyped {
+	associatedtype Identifier: Equatable
 }
-public typealias OptionalRelatable = WrappedRelatable
 
 /// The Relatable protocol describes anything that
 /// has an IdType Identifier
-public protocol Relatable: WrappedRelatable {}
+public protocol Relatable: Identifiable where Identifier: JSONAPI.IdType {
+}
 
-extension Optional: OptionalRelatable where Wrapped: Relatable {
-	public typealias Description = Wrapped.Description
-	public typealias Identifier = Wrapped.Identifier
-	public typealias WrappedIdentifier = Identifier?
+/// OptionalRelatable just describes an Optional
+/// with a Reltable Wrapped type.
+public protocol OptionalRelatable: Identifiable where Identifier == Wrapped.Identifier? {
+	associatedtype Wrapped: JSONAPI.Relatable
+}
+
+extension Optional: Identifiable, OptionalRelatable, JSONTyped where Wrapped: JSONAPI.Relatable {
+	public typealias Identifier = Wrapped.Identifier?
+
+	public static var jsonType: String { return Wrapped.jsonType }
 }
 
 // MARK: Codable
@@ -146,15 +148,7 @@ private enum ResourceIdentifierCodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
 	case entityType = "type"
 }
 
-public enum JSONAPIEncodingError: Swift.Error {
-	case typeMismatch(expected: String, found: String)
-	case illegalEncoding(String)
-	case illegalDecoding(String)
-	case missingOrMalformedMetadata
-	case missingOrMalformedLinks
-}
-
-extension ToOneRelationship {
+extension ToOneRelationship: Codable where Identifiable.Identifier: OptionalId {
 	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
 		let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: ResourceLinkageCodingKeys.self)
 
@@ -177,7 +171,7 @@ extension ToOneRelationship {
 		// type at which point we can store nil in `id`.
 		let anyNil: Any? = nil
 		if try container.decodeNil(forKey: .data),
-			let val = anyNil as? Relatable.WrappedIdentifier {
+			let val = anyNil as? Identifiable.Identifier {
 			id = val
 			return
 		}
@@ -186,11 +180,11 @@ extension ToOneRelationship {
 		
 		let type = try identifier.decode(String.self, forKey: .entityType)
 		
-		guard type == Relatable.Description.type else {
-			throw JSONAPIEncodingError.typeMismatch(expected: Relatable.Description.type, found: type)
+		guard type == Identifiable.jsonType else {
+			throw JSONAPIEncodingError.typeMismatch(expected: Identifiable.jsonType, found: type)
 		}
 		
-		id = try identifier.decode(Relatable.WrappedIdentifier.self, forKey: .id)
+		id = Identifiable.Identifier(rawValue: try identifier.decode(Identifiable.Identifier.RawType.self, forKey: .id))
 	}
 	
 	public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
@@ -208,14 +202,23 @@ extension ToOneRelationship {
 			try container.encode(links, forKey: .links)
 		}
 
+		// If id is nil, instead of {id: , type: } we will just
+		// encode `null`
+		let anyNil: Any? = nil
+		let nilId = anyNil as? Identifiable.Identifier
+		guard id != nilId else {
+			try container.encodeNil(forKey: .data)
+			return
+		}
+
 		var identifier = container.nestedContainer(keyedBy: ResourceIdentifierCodingKeys.self, forKey: .data)
 		
-		try identifier.encode(id, forKey: .id)
-		try identifier.encode(Relatable.Description.type, forKey: .entityType)
+		try identifier.encode(id.rawValue, forKey: .id)
+		try identifier.encode(Identifiable.jsonType, forKey: .entityType)
 	}
 }
 
-extension ToManyRelationship {
+extension ToManyRelationship: Codable {
 	public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
 		let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: ResourceLinkageCodingKeys.self)
 
@@ -239,11 +242,11 @@ extension ToManyRelationship {
 			
 			let type = try identifier.decode(String.self, forKey: .entityType)
 			
-			guard type == Relatable.Description.type else {
-				throw JSONAPIEncodingError.typeMismatch(expected: Relatable.Description.type, found: type)
+			guard type == Relatable.jsonType else {
+				throw JSONAPIEncodingError.typeMismatch(expected: Relatable.jsonType, found: type)
 			}
 			
-			newIds.append(try identifier.decode(Relatable.Identifier.self, forKey: .id))
+			newIds.append(Relatable.Identifier(rawValue: try identifier.decode(Relatable.Identifier.RawType.self, forKey: .id)))
 		}
 		ids = newIds
 	}
@@ -264,8 +267,8 @@ extension ToManyRelationship {
 		for id in ids {
 			var identifier = identifiers.nestedContainer(keyedBy: ResourceIdentifierCodingKeys.self)
 			
-			try identifier.encode(id, forKey: .id)
-			try identifier.encode(Relatable.Description.type, forKey: .entityType)
+			try identifier.encode(id.rawValue, forKey: .id)
+			try identifier.encode(Relatable.jsonType, forKey: .entityType)
 		}
 	}
 }

Sources/JSONAPI/Resource/Transformer.swift

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //  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
@@ -12,10 +13,13 @@ public protocol Transformer {
 	static func transform(_ value: From) throws -> To
 }
 
+/// ReversibleTransformers define a function that reverses the transform
+/// operation.
 public protocol ReversibleTransformer: Transformer {
 	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 }

Sources/JSONAPITestLib/Attribute+Literal.swift

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 import JSONAPI
 
-extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByUnicodeScalarLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByUnicodeScalarLiteral, Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
+extension Attribute: ExpressibleByUnicodeScalarLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByUnicodeScalarLiteral {
 	public typealias UnicodeScalarLiteralType = RawValue.UnicodeScalarLiteralType
 
 	public init(unicodeScalarLiteral value: RawValue.UnicodeScalarLiteralType) {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByUnicodeScalarLiteral where RawValue
 	}
 }
 
-extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByExtendedGraphemeClusterLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByExtendedGraphemeClusterLiteral, Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
+extension Attribute: ExpressibleByExtendedGraphemeClusterLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByExtendedGraphemeClusterLiteral {
 	public typealias ExtendedGraphemeClusterLiteralType = RawValue.ExtendedGraphemeClusterLiteralType
 
 	public init(extendedGraphemeClusterLiteral value: RawValue.ExtendedGraphemeClusterLiteralType) {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByExtendedGraphemeClusterLiteral wher
 	}
 }
 
-extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByStringLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByStringLiteral, Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
+extension Attribute: ExpressibleByStringLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByStringLiteral {
 	public typealias StringLiteralType = RawValue.StringLiteralType
 
 	public init(stringLiteral value: RawValue.StringLiteralType) {
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByStringLiteral where RawValue: Expre
 	}
 }
 
-extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByNilLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByNilLiteral, Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
+extension Attribute: ExpressibleByNilLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByNilLiteral {
 	public init(nilLiteral: ()) {
 		self.init(value: RawValue(nilLiteral: ()))
 	}
 }
 
-extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByFloatLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByFloatLiteral, Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
+extension Attribute: ExpressibleByFloatLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByFloatLiteral {
 	public typealias FloatLiteralType = RawValue.FloatLiteralType
 
 	public init(floatLiteral value: RawValue.FloatLiteralType) {
@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@ extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByFloatLiteral where RawValue: Expres
 	}
 }
 
-extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByBooleanLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByBooleanLiteral, Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
+extension Optional: ExpressibleByFloatLiteral where Wrapped: ExpressibleByFloatLiteral {
+	public typealias FloatLiteralType = Wrapped.FloatLiteralType
+
+	public init(floatLiteral value: FloatLiteralType) {
+		self = .some(Wrapped(floatLiteral: value))
+	}
+}
+
+extension Attribute: ExpressibleByBooleanLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByBooleanLiteral {
 	public typealias BooleanLiteralType = RawValue.BooleanLiteralType
 
 	public init(booleanLiteral value: BooleanLiteralType) {
@@ -47,7 +55,15 @@ extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByBooleanLiteral where RawValue: Expr
 	}
 }
 
-extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral, Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
+extension Optional: ExpressibleByBooleanLiteral where Wrapped: ExpressibleByBooleanLiteral {
+	public typealias BooleanLiteralType = Wrapped.BooleanLiteralType
+
+	public init(booleanLiteral value: BooleanLiteralType) {
+		self = .some(Wrapped(booleanLiteral: value))
+	}
+}
+
+extension Attribute: ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral where RawValue: ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral {
 	public typealias IntegerLiteralType = RawValue.IntegerLiteralType
 
 	public init(integerLiteral value: IntegerLiteralType) {
@@ -55,6 +71,14 @@ extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral where RawValue: Expr
 	}
 }
 
+extension Optional: ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral where Wrapped: ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral {
+	public typealias IntegerLiteralType = Wrapped.IntegerLiteralType
+
+	public init(integerLiteral value: IntegerLiteralType) {
+		self = .some(Wrapped(integerLiteral: value))
+	}
+}
+
 // regretably, array and dictionary literals are not so easy because Dictionaries and Arrays
 // cannot be turned back into variadic arguments to pass onto the RawValue type's constructor.
 
@@ -67,7 +91,7 @@ public protocol DictionaryType {
 }
 extension Dictionary: DictionaryType {}
 
-extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByDictionaryLiteral where RawValue: DictionaryType, Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
+extension Attribute: ExpressibleByDictionaryLiteral where RawValue: DictionaryType {
 	public typealias Key = RawValue.Key
 
 	public typealias Value = RawValue.Value
@@ -79,6 +103,16 @@ extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByDictionaryLiteral where RawValue: D
 	}
 }
 
+extension Optional: DictionaryType where Wrapped: DictionaryType {
+	public typealias Key = Wrapped.Key
+
+	public typealias Value = Wrapped.Value
+
+	public init<S>(_ keysAndValues: S, uniquingKeysWith combine: (Dictionary<Key, Value>.Value, Dictionary<Key, Value>.Value) throws -> Dictionary<Key, Value>.Value) rethrows where S : Sequence, S.Element == (Key, Value) {
+		self = try .some(Wrapped(keysAndValues, uniquingKeysWith: combine))
+	}
+}
+
 public protocol ArrayType {
 	associatedtype Element
 
@@ -87,10 +121,18 @@ public protocol ArrayType {
 extension Array: ArrayType {}
 extension ArraySlice: ArrayType {}
 
-extension TransformedAttribute: ExpressibleByArrayLiteral where RawValue: ArrayType, Transformer == IdentityTransformer<RawValue> {
+extension Attribute: ExpressibleByArrayLiteral where RawValue: ArrayType {
 	public typealias ArrayLiteralElement = RawValue.Element
 
 	public init(arrayLiteral elements: ArrayLiteralElement...) {
 		self.init(value: RawValue(elements))
 	}
 }
+
+extension Optional: ArrayType where Wrapped: ArrayType {
+	public typealias Element = Wrapped.Element
+
+	public init<S>(_ s: S) where Element == S.Element, S : Sequence {
+		self = .some(Wrapped(s))
+	}
+}

Sources/JSONAPITestLib/EntityCheck.swift

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ extension Optional: OptionalArray where Wrapped: ArrayType {}
 
 private protocol AttributeTypeWithOptionalArray {}
 extension TransformedAttribute: AttributeTypeWithOptionalArray where RawValue: OptionalArray {}
+extension Attribute: AttributeTypeWithOptionalArray where RawValue: OptionalArray {}
 
 private protocol OptionalRelationshipType {}
 extension Optional: OptionalRelationshipType where Wrapped: RelationshipType {}
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ private protocol _RelationshipType {}
 extension ToOneRelationship: _RelationshipType {}
 extension ToManyRelationship: _RelationshipType {}
 
+private protocol _AttributeType {}
+extension TransformedAttribute: _AttributeType {}
+extension Attribute: _AttributeType {}
+
 public extension Entity {
 	public static func check(_ entity: Entity) throws {
 		var problems = [EntityCheckError]()
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ public extension Entity {
 		}
 
 		for attribute in attributesMirror.children {
-			if attribute.value as? AttributeType == nil,
+			if attribute.value as? _AttributeType == nil,
 				attribute.value as? OptionalAttributeType == nil {
 				problems.append(.nonAttribute(named: attribute.label ?? "unnamed"))
 			}
@@ -76,7 +81,8 @@ public extension Entity {
 		}
 
 		for relationship in relationshipsMirror.children {
-			if relationship.value as? _RelationshipType == nil {
+			if relationship.value as? _RelationshipType == nil,
+				relationship.value as? OptionalRelationshipType == nil {
 				problems.append(.nonRelationship(named: relationship.label ?? "unnamed"))
 			}
 		}