Source: tools/Resolve.js

const { inspect } = require('util');


/**
 * @author Sebastian Hönel <development@hoenel.net>
 */
class Resolve {
	/**
	 * Check whether or not a value is of a specific type, that can be given
	 * as an example, an actual Type/Class or the name of a class.
	 * 
	 * @param {any} value the value to check
	 * @param {any|string} exampleOrTypeOrClassName an examplary other value you'd
	 * expect, a type (e.g. RegExp) or class or the name of a class or c'tor-function.
	 * @returns {boolean}
	 */
	static isTypeOf(value, exampleOrTypeOrClassName) {
		if (typeof exampleOrTypeOrClassName === 'string' && typeof value === 'string') {
			// Check if the given example was a string and the value as well:
			return true;
		} else { // The example is not a string
			try {
				if (value instanceof exampleOrTypeOrClassName) { // let's make a quick check first
					return true;
				}
			} catch (e) { }
		}


		try {
			const proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(value)
			, ctor = !!proto && proto.hasOwnProperty('constructor') ? proto.constructor : null;

			if (typeof exampleOrTypeOrClassName === 'string') {
				if (ctor.name === exampleOrTypeOrClassName) {
					return true;
				}
			} else if (Resolve.isFunction(exampleOrTypeOrClassName)) {
				if (ctor === exampleOrTypeOrClassName) {
					return true;
				}
			} else {
				const exProto = Object.getPrototypeOf(exampleOrTypeOrClassName)
				, exCtor = !!exProto && exProto.hasOwnProperty('constructor') ? exProto.constructor : null;

				if (proto === exProto || ctor === exCtor) {
					return true;
				}
			}
		} catch (e) { }


		if (Resolve.isPrimitive(value) && Resolve.isPrimitive(exampleOrTypeOrClassName)
			&& value === exampleOrTypeOrClassName) {
			return true;
		}

		return false;
	};

	/**
	 * @param {any|Number} value 
	 * @returns {boolean} true, iff the given number or NaN is of type Number
	 */
	static isNumber(value) {
		return Object.prototype.toString.call(value) === '[object Number]';
	};

	/**
	 * @param {any|Function|AsyncFunction} value
	 * @returns {boolean} true, iff the given value is an (async) function
	 */
	static isFunction(value) {
		return typeof value === 'function';
	};

	/**
	 * @param {any|Promise} value
	 * @returns {boolean} true, iff the value is an instance of Promise
	 */
	static isPromise(value) {
		return Resolve.isTypeOf(value, Promise);
	};

	/**
	 * @param {Symbol} value 
	 * @returns {boolean}
	 */
	static isSymbol(value) {
		return typeof value === 'symbol';
	};

	/**
	 * @info {https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures}
	 * @param {any} value 
	 * @returns {boolean} true, iff the value is primitive
	 */
	static isPrimitive(value) {
		return value === true || value === false || value === void 0 || value === null
			|| typeof value === 'string' || Resolve.isNumber(value) || Resolve.isSymbol(value);
	};

	/**
	 * Similar to @see {toValue}, this method returns the default value for the given
	 * value, should it be undefined. Other than that, this method returns the same as
	 * @see {toValue}.
	 * 
	 * @see {toValue}
	 * @template T
	 * @returns {T} the resolved-to value or its default, should it be undefined.
	 */
	static async optionalToValue(defaultValue, value, exampleOrTypeOrClassName, resolveFuncs = true, resolvePromises = true) {
		if (value === void 0) {
			return defaultValue;
		}

		return await Resolve.toValue(...[...arguments].slice(1));
	};

	/**
	 * Resolve a literal value, a function or Promise to a value. If enabled, deeply
	 * resolves functions or Promises. Attempts to resolve (to a) value until it matches
	 * the expected example, type/class or class name.
	 * 
	 * @see {Resolve.isTypeOf}
	 * @template T
	 * @param {any|T|(producerHandler.<T>)|Promise.<T>} value a literal value or an (async) function
	 * or Promise that may produce a value of the expected type or exemplary value.
	 * @param {any|string|T} [exampleOrTypeOrClassName] Optional. If not given, will only
	 * resolve functions and promises to a value that is not a function and not a Promise.
	 * Otherwise, pass in an examplary other value you'd expect, a type (e.g. RegExp) or
	 * class or the name of a class or c'tor-function.
	 * @param {boolean} [resolveFuncs] Optional. Defaults to true. If true, then functions
	 * will be called and their return value will be checked against the expected type or
	 * exemplary value. Note that this parameter applies recursively, until a function's
	 * returned value no longer is a function.
	 * @param {boolean} [resolvePromises] Optional. Defaults to true. If true, then Promises
	 * will be awaited and their resolved value will be checked against the expected type or
	 * exemplary value. Note that this parameter applies recursively, until a Promise's
	 * resolved value no longer is a Promise.
	 * @throws {Error} if the value cannot be resolved to the expected type or exemplary
	 * value.
	 * @returns {T} the resolved-to value
	 */
	static async toValue(value, exampleOrTypeOrClassName, resolveFuncs = true, resolvePromises = true) {
		const hasExample = arguments.length > 1
		, checkType = val => {
			return Resolve.isTypeOf(val, exampleOrTypeOrClassName) ||
				(!hasExample && !Resolve.isFunction(val) && !Resolve.isPromise(val));
		} , orgVal = value;

		if (checkType(value)) {
			return value;
		}

		do {
			let isFunc = false, isProm = false;

			if ((resolveFuncs && (isFunc = Resolve.isFunction(value)))
				|| (resolvePromises && (isProm = Resolve.isPromise(value)))) {
				value = isFunc ? value() : await value;
				if (checkType(value)) {
					return value;
				} else {
					continue;
				}
			} else {
				break;
			}
		} while (true);

		throw new Error(`The value '${inspect(orgVal)}' cannot be resolved to
			'${exampleOrTypeOrClassName}' using resolveFuncs=${resolveFuncs}
			and resolvePromises=${resolvePromises}.`);
	};

	/**
	 * @see {Resolve.toValue}
	 * @template T
	 * Convenience method for resolving functions and/or Promises to values. Calls
	 * toValue() without an example which leads to resolving the given function or
	 * Promise until it yields a value that is not a function and not a Promise.
	 * @param {producerHandler.<T|Promise.<T>>|Promise.<T>} asyncFuncOrPromise An (async)
	 * function or a Promise.
	 * @returns {T} The result of deeply resolving the given function or Promise.
	 */
	static async asyncFuncOrPromise(asyncFuncOrPromise) {
		if (!Resolve.isFunction(asyncFuncOrPromise) && !Resolve.isPromise(asyncFuncOrPromise)) {
			throw new Error(`The value given for func is neither an (async) function nor a Promise. The value given was: ${inspect(asyncFuncOrPromise)}`);
		}
		return await Resolve.toValue(asyncFuncOrPromise);
	};
};


module.exports = Object.freeze({
	Resolve
});