Swift AnyCodable package.

AnyCodable is a Swift package designed to provide a flexible and type-safe way to encode and decode heterogeneous data types within a single structure. This package is particularly useful for scenarios where you need to work with various data types dynamically, such as when handling JSON data with mixed types.

Supports Multiple Types: AnyCodable supports encoding and decoding of a wide range of Swift types, including:

• Standard types: String, Int, UInt, Float, Double, Bool
• Integer types: Int8, Int16, Int32, Int64, UInt8, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64
• Collection types: Array, Dictionary
• Special types: Data, Date, URL, Decimal
• Custom types: Tuples (as (Any, Any))

Type Safety: The package ensures type safety by using runtime type checking and encoding the type information along with the value.

Easy Integration: Simply integrate AnyCodable into your Swift project and start using it to handle mixed-type data effortlessly.

Swift Package Manager Add AnyCodable to your Package.swift file:

dependencies: [
    .package(url: "https://github.com/yourusername/AnyCodable.git", from: "1.0.0")
]

And include "AnyCodable" as a dependency for your target:

.target(
    name: "YourTargetName",
    dependencies: ["AnyCodable"]),

• Encoding and Decoding AnyCodable can be used to encode and decode various types dynamically:

import AnyCodable

let anyCodableString = AnyCodable("Hello, World!")
let anyCodableInt = AnyCodable(42)
let anyCodableArray = AnyCodable([AnyCodable(1), AnyCodable("two"), AnyCodable(3.0)])
let anyCodableDict = AnyCodable(["int": AnyCodable(1), "string": AnyCodable("two")])
let anyCodableTuple = AnyCodable((AnyCodable(1), AnyCodable("two")))

// Encoding
let encodedData = try JSONEncoder().encode(anyCodableString)

// Decoding
let decodedAnyCodable = try JSONDecoder().decode(AnyCodable.self, from: encodedData)
let decodedValue = decodedAnyCodable.getValue(as: String.self)
print(decodedValue)  // Output: Optional("Hello, World!")

AnyCodable supports a wide range of types:

let dataValue = Data([0x01, 0x02, 0x03])
let dateValue = Date()
let urlValue = URL(string: "https://www.example.com")!
let decimalValue = Decimal(3.14)

let anyCodableData = AnyCodable(dataValue)
let anyCodableDate = AnyCodable(dateValue)
let anyCodableURL = AnyCodable(urlValue)
let anyCodableDecimal = AnyCodable(decimalValue)

// Encoding and decoding work similarly as shown above

AnyCodable comes with a suite of unit tests to ensure its reliability. You can run the tests using Xcode or via the command line:

swift test

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. See the LICENSE file for details.