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2019-11-17 15:58:01 +01:00
Intermediate problem:
```rust
pub struct Equals<'a> {
field: &'a str,
value: Value
}
impl Equals<'_> {
pub fn from_args(mut args: ModuleArgs) -> Equals {
Equals {
field: match args.remove("field") {
Some(Value::Str(s)) => s,
_ => panic!("The Equals filter needs a field to filter in “field”")
},
value: args.remove("value").expect("The Equals filter needs a reference value in “value”")
}
}
}
```
Error on `Some(Value::Str(s)) => s` even though `args` is mutable and trashed at the end of the function.
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2019-11-17 15:30:48 +01:00
## setup
In module `modules`, I have:
```rust
pub trait Module {
fn run(&self, record: &mut Record) -> Result<bool, ()>;
}
```
In module `filters`, I have:
```rust
pub struct Equals<'a> { … }
impl Equals<'_> {
pub fn from_args(mut args: ModuleArgs) -> Equals {
Equals { … }
}
}
impl Module for Equals<'_> {
fn run(&self, record: &mut Record) -> Result<bool, ()> { … }
}
```
## goal, “naive-style”
What I really want (for a start) is that, in module `modules`:
```rust
struct Available {
name: &'static str,
cons: fn(ModuleArgs) -> dyn Module
}
const available: (Available) = (
Available{ name: "equals", cons: move |a| filters::Equals::from_args(a) }
);
```
with `available` being a tuple of available modules, each having a name and a constructor.
## problem
The above code gives me two errors:
1. one I somewhat understand:
```
error[E0277]: the size for values of type `(dyn modules::Module + 'static)` cannot be known at compilation time
--> src/modules.rs:10:45
|
10 | Available{ name: "equals", cons: move |a| filters::Equals::from_args(a) }
| ^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time
```
2. and one I dont understand:
```
error[E0308]: mismatched types
--> src/modules.rs:10:45
|
10 | Available{ name: "equals", cons: move |a| filters::Equals::from_args(a) }
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ expected trait modules::Module, found struct `filters::Equals`
```