func UnsafeCast()

in cast.go [13:59]
34 lines of code
10 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

func UnsafeCast(from interface{}, into interface{}) {
	rinto := reflect.ValueOf(into)
	if rinto.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		panic(fmt.Errorf("second argument to UnsafeCast must be a pointer to an interface; received %v", rinto.Type()))
	}
	rinto = rinto.Elem()
	if rinto.Kind() != reflect.Interface {
		panic(fmt.Errorf("second argument to UnsafeCast must be a pointer to an interface; received pointer to %v", rinto.Type()))
	}

	rfrom := reflect.ValueOf(from)

	// If rfrom is essentially nil, set into to nil and return.
	if !rfrom.IsValid() || rfrom.IsZero() {
		null := reflect.Zero(rinto.Type())
		rinto.Set(null)
		return
	}
	// Interfaces may present as a pointer to an implementing struct, and that's fine...
	if rfrom.Kind() != reflect.Interface && rfrom.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		panic(fmt.Errorf("first argument to UnsafeCast must be an interface value; received %v", rfrom.Type()))
	}

	// If rfrom can be directly converted to rinto, just do it.
	if rfrom.Type().AssignableTo(rinto.Type()) {
		rfrom = rfrom.Convert(rinto.Type())
		rinto.Set(rfrom)
		return
	}

	client := kernel.GetClient()
	if objID, found := client.FindObjectRef(rfrom); found {
		// Ensures the value is initialized properly. Panics if the target value is not a jsii interface type.
		client.Types().InitJsiiProxy(rinto, rinto.Type())

		// If the target type is a behavioral interface, add it to the ObjectRef.Interfaces list.
		if fqn, found := client.Types().InterfaceFQN(rinto.Type()); found {
			objID.Interfaces = append(objID.Interfaces, fqn)
		}

		// Make the new value an alias to the old value.
		client.RegisterInstance(rinto, objID)
		return
	}

	panic(fmt.Errorf("first argument to UnsafeCast must be a jsii proxy value; received %v", rfrom))
}