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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    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
          


        

Answer 1

Details

• Xcode 12.0.1 (12A7300)
• Swift 5.3

Solution

import Foundation

enum DecodableEnum where Enum.RawValue == String {
    case value(Enum)
    case error(DecodingError)

    var value: Enum? {
        switch self {
        case .value(let value): return value
        case .error: return nil
        }
    }

    var error: DecodingError? {
        switch self {
        case .value: return nil
        case .error(let error): return error
        }
    }

    enum DecodingError: Error {
        case notDefined(rawValue: String)
        case decoding(error: Error)
    }
}

extension DecodableEnum: Decodable {
    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
        do {
            let rawValue = try decoder.singleValueContainer().decode(String.self)
            guard let layout = Enum(rawValue: rawValue) else {
                self = .error(.notDefined(rawValue: rawValue))
                return
            }
            self = .value(layout)
        } catch let err {
            self = .error(.decoding(error: err))
        }
    }
}

Usage sample

enum SimpleEnum: String, Codable {
    case a, b, c, d
}

struct Model: Decodable {
    let num: Int
    let str: String
    let enum1: DecodableEnum
    let enum2: DecodableEnum
    let enum3: DecodableEnum
    let enum4: DecodableEnum?
}

let dictionary: [String : Any] = ["num": 1, "str": "blablabla", "enum1": "b", "enum2": "_", "enum3": 1]

let data = try! JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: dictionary)
let object = try JSONDecoder().decode(Model.self, from: data)
print("1. \(object.enum1.value)")
print("2. \(object.enum2.error)")
print("3. \(object.enum3.error)")
print("4. \(object.enum4)")