How do I make an enum Decodable in swift 4?

Question

enum PostType: Decodable {

    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {

        // What do i put here?
    }

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Answer 1

You can do what you want, but it is a bit involved :(

import Foundation

enum PostType: Codable {
    case count(number: Int)
    case comment(text: String)

    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
        self = try PostTypeCodableForm(from: decoder).enumForm()
    }

    func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
        try PostTypeCodableForm(self).encode(to: encoder)
    }
}

struct PostTypeCodableForm: Codable {
    // All fields must be optional!
    var countNumber: Int?
    var commentText: String?

    init(_ enumForm: PostType) {
        switch enumForm {
        case .count(let number):
            countNumber = number
        case .comment(let text):
            commentText = text
        }
    }

    func enumForm() throws -> PostType {
        if let number = countNumber {
            guard commentText == nil else {
                throw DecodeError.moreThanOneEnumCase
            }
            return .count(number: number)
        }
        if let text = commentText {
            guard countNumber == nil else {
                throw DecodeError.moreThanOneEnumCase
            }
            return .comment(text: text)
        }
        throw DecodeError.noRecognizedContent
    }

    enum DecodeError: Error {
        case noRecognizedContent
        case moreThanOneEnumCase
    }
}

let test = PostType.count(number: 3)
let data = try JSONEncoder().encode(test)
let string = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!
print(string) // {"countNumber":3}
let result = try JSONDecoder().decode(PostType.self, from: data)
print(result) // count(3)