Implement @embedNullable for serialization #2405
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Fixes #1541 and is an alternative, simpler implementation of #1650
this adds an
embedNullable
UDA which specially treats std.typecons.Nullable without values as not defined. This makes it ignored during serialization.This transparently makes the type hidden for a serializer if it's not given and thus allows special states like:
undefined
== Nullable!T.init (not in output at all)null
== Nullable!T(null) (in output like usual for T == null)value
== Nullable!T(value) (in output like usual)Use case:
Doesn't repurpose
@optional
to keep backwards compatibility and avoid ambiguous definitions of "what's the ignored value" for an optional value.