Scala: convert map to case class

Question

Let\'s say I have this example case class

case class Test(key1: Int, key2: String, key3: String)

And I have a map

myMap = M         


        

Answer 1

Jonathan Chow implements a Scala macro (designed for Scala 2.11) that generalizes this behavior and eliminates the boilerplate.

http://blog.echo.sh/post/65955606729/exploring-scala-macros-map-to-case-class-conversion

import scala.reflect.macros.Context

trait Mappable[T] {
  def toMap(t: T): Map[String, Any]
  def fromMap(map: Map[String, Any]): T
}

object Mappable {
  implicit def materializeMappable[T]: Mappable[T] = macro materializeMappableImpl[T]

  def materializeMappableImpl[T: c.WeakTypeTag](c: Context): c.Expr[Mappable[T]] = {
    import c.universe._
    val tpe = weakTypeOf[T]
    val companion = tpe.typeSymbol.companionSymbol

    val fields = tpe.declarations.collectFirst {
      case m: MethodSymbol if m.isPrimaryConstructor ⇒ m
    }.get.paramss.head

    val (toMapParams, fromMapParams) = fields.map { field ⇒
      val name = field.name
      val decoded = name.decoded
      val returnType = tpe.declaration(name).typeSignature

      (q"$decoded → t.$name", q"map($decoded).asInstanceOf[$returnType]")
    }.unzip

    c.Expr[Mappable[T]] { q"""
      new Mappable[$tpe] {
        def toMap(t: $tpe): Map[String, Any] = Map(..$toMapParams)
        def fromMap(map: Map[String, Any]): $tpe = $companion(..$fromMapParams)
      }
    """ }
  }
}