Refactor Value.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ### Added
 - Yaml meta format based on yaml.kt
 - `Path` builders
+- Special ValueType for lists
 
 ### Changed
 - `ListValue` and `DoubleArrayValue` implement `Iterable`.
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 - `Meta{}` builder made inline
 - Moved `Envelope` builder to a top level function. Companion invoke is deprecated.
 - Context logging moved to the extension
+- `number` and `string` methods on `Value` moved to extensions (breaking change)
 
 ### Deprecated
 

dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/provider/Provider.kt

@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ public fun <T : Any> Provider.top(target: String, type: KClass<out T>): Map<Name
 /**
  *  Typed top level content
  */
-public inline fun <reified T : Any> Provider.top(target: String): Map<Name, T> = top(target, T::class)
+public inline fun <reified T : Any> Provider.top(target: String ): Map<Name, T> = top(target, T::class)
 
 

dataforge-io/dataforge-io-yaml/src/jvmMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/yaml/FrontMatterEnvelopeFormat.kt

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public class FrontMatterEnvelopeFormat(
 ) : EnvelopeFormat {
 
     override fun readPartial(input: Input): PartialEnvelope {
+        @Suppress("VARIABLE_WITH_REDUNDANT_INITIALIZER")
         var line = ""
         var offset = 0u
         do {

dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/BinaryMetaFormat.kt

@@ -32,34 +32,27 @@ public object BinaryMetaFormat : MetaFormat, MetaFormatFactory {
         writeUtf8String(str)
     }
 
-    public fun Output.writeValue(value: Value) {
+    public fun Output.writeValue(value: Value): Unit = when (value.type) {
-        if (value.isList()) {
-            writeChar('L')
-            writeInt(value.list.size)
-            value.list.forEach {
-                writeValue(it)
-            }
-        } else when (value.type) {
         ValueType.NUMBER -> when (value.value) {
             is Short -> {
                 writeChar('s')
-                    writeShort(value.number.toShort())
+                writeShort(value.short)
             }
             is Int -> {
                 writeChar('i')
-                    writeInt(value.number.toInt())
+                writeInt(value.int)
             }
             is Long -> {
                 writeChar('l')
-                    writeLong(value.number.toLong())
+                writeLong(value.long)
             }
             is Float -> {
                 writeChar('f')
-                    writeFloat(value.number.toFloat())
+                writeFloat(value.float)
             }
             else -> {
                 writeChar('d')
-                    writeDouble(value.number.toDouble())
+                writeDouble(value.double)
             }
         }
         ValueType.STRING -> {
@@ -76,13 +69,19 @@ public object BinaryMetaFormat : MetaFormat, MetaFormatFactory {
         ValueType.NULL -> {
             writeChar('N')
         }
+        ValueType.LIST -> {
+            writeChar('L')
+            writeInt(value.list.size)
+            value.list.forEach {
+                writeValue(it)
+            }
         }
     }
 
     override fun writeMeta(
         output: kotlinx.io.Output,
         meta: hep.dataforge.meta.Meta,
-        descriptor: hep.dataforge.meta.descriptors.NodeDescriptor?
+        descriptor: hep.dataforge.meta.descriptors.NodeDescriptor?,
     ) {
         output.writeChar('M')
         output.writeInt(meta.items.size)

dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/Envelope.kt

@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ public interface Envelope {
         /**
          * Build a static envelope using provided builder
          */
-        @Deprecated("Use top level function instead",
+        @Deprecated("Use top level function instead")
-            replaceWith = ReplaceWith("Envelope(block)", "hep.dataforge.io.Envelope")
-        )
         public inline operator fun invoke(block: EnvelopeBuilder.() -> Unit): Envelope =
             EnvelopeBuilder().apply(block).seal()
     }

dataforge-io/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/EnvelopeFormatTest.kt

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
 
 class EnvelopeFormatTest {
-    val envelope = Envelope.invoke {
+    val envelope = Envelope {
         type = "test.format"
         meta{
             "d" put 22.2

dataforge-io/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/MetaFormatTest.kt

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package hep.dataforge.io
 
 import hep.dataforge.meta.*
 import hep.dataforge.meta.JsonMeta.Companion.JSON_ARRAY_KEY
+import hep.dataforge.values.number
 import kotlinx.io.asBinary
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.*
 import kotlin.test.Test

dataforge-meta/api/dataforge-meta.api

@@ -817,9 +817,6 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/DoubleArrayValue : hep/dataforge/values/
 	public fun <init> ([D)V
 	public fun equals (Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
 	public fun getList ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Double;
-	public synthetic fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
-	public fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun getType ()Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public synthetic fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public fun getValue ()[D
@@ -832,8 +829,6 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/EnumValue : hep/dataforge/values/Value {
 	public fun <init> (Ljava/lang/Enum;)V
 	public fun equals (Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
 	public fun getList ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
-	public fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun getType ()Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Enum;
 	public synthetic fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Object;
@@ -850,8 +845,6 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/False : hep/dataforge/values/Value {
 	public static final field INSTANCE Lhep/dataforge/values/False;
 	public fun equals (Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
 	public fun getList ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
-	public fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun getType ()Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public fun hashCode ()I
@@ -862,8 +855,7 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/LazyParsedValue : hep/dataforge/values/V
 	public fun <init> (Ljava/lang/String;)V
 	public fun equals (Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
 	public fun getList ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
+	public final fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
-	public fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun getType ()Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public fun hashCode ()I
@@ -874,8 +866,6 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/ListValue : hep/dataforge/values/Value,
 	public fun <init> (Ljava/util/List;)V
 	public fun equals (Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
 	public fun getList ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
-	public fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun getType ()Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public synthetic fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public fun getValue ()Ljava/util/List;
@@ -888,8 +878,6 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/Null : hep/dataforge/values/Value {
 	public static final field INSTANCE Lhep/dataforge/values/Null;
 	public fun equals (Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
 	public fun getList ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
-	public fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun getType ()Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public fun hashCode ()I
@@ -900,8 +888,7 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/NumberValue : hep/dataforge/values/Value
 	public fun <init> (Ljava/lang/Number;)V
 	public fun equals (Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
 	public fun getList ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
+	public final fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
-	public fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun getType ()Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public fun hashCode ()I
@@ -912,8 +899,7 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/StringValue : hep/dataforge/values/Value
 	public fun <init> (Ljava/lang/String;)V
 	public fun equals (Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
 	public fun getList ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
+	public final fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
-	public fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun getType ()Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public fun hashCode ()I
@@ -924,8 +910,6 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/True : hep/dataforge/values/Value {
 	public static final field INSTANCE Lhep/dataforge/values/True;
 	public fun equals (Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
 	public fun getList ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
-	public fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun getType ()Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public fun hashCode ()I
@@ -934,18 +918,16 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/True : hep/dataforge/values/Value {
 
 public abstract interface class hep/dataforge/values/Value {
 	public static final field Companion Lhep/dataforge/values/Value$Companion;
-	public static final field TARGET Ljava/lang/String;
+	public static final field TYPE Ljava/lang/String;
 	public abstract fun equals (Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
 	public abstract fun getList ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public abstract fun getNumber ()Ljava/lang/Number;
-	public abstract fun getString ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public abstract fun getType ()Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public abstract fun getValue ()Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public abstract fun hashCode ()I
 }
 
 public final class hep/dataforge/values/Value$Companion {
-	public static final field TARGET Ljava/lang/String;
+	public static final field TYPE Ljava/lang/String;
 	public final fun of (Ljava/lang/Object;)Lhep/dataforge/values/Value;
 }
 
@@ -978,6 +960,9 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/ValueKt {
 	public static final fun asValue ([I)Lhep/dataforge/values/Value;
 	public static final fun asValue ([J)Lhep/dataforge/values/Value;
 	public static final fun asValue ([S)Lhep/dataforge/values/Value;
+	public static final fun getNumber (Lhep/dataforge/values/Value;)Ljava/lang/Number;
+	public static final fun getNumberOrNull (Lhep/dataforge/values/Value;)Ljava/lang/Number;
+	public static final fun getString (Lhep/dataforge/values/Value;)Ljava/lang/String;
 	public static final fun parseValue (Ljava/lang/String;)Lhep/dataforge/values/Value;
 }
 
@@ -993,6 +978,7 @@ public final class hep/dataforge/values/ValueSerializer : kotlinx/serialization/
 public final class hep/dataforge/values/ValueType : java/lang/Enum {
 	public static final field BOOLEAN Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public static final field Companion Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType$Companion;
+	public static final field LIST Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public static final field NULL Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public static final field NUMBER Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;
 	public static final field STRING Lhep/dataforge/values/ValueType;

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/JsonMeta.kt

@@ -16,20 +16,16 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.json.*
 /**
  * @param descriptor reserved for custom serialization in future
  */
-public fun Value.toJson(descriptor: ValueDescriptor? = null): JsonElement {
+public fun Value.toJson(descriptor: ValueDescriptor? = null): JsonElement = when (type) {
-    return if (isList()) {
+    ValueType.NUMBER -> JsonPrimitive(numberOrNull)
-        JsonArray(list.map { it.toJson() })
-    } else {
-        when (type) {
-            ValueType.NUMBER -> JsonPrimitive(number)
     ValueType.STRING -> JsonPrimitive(string)
     ValueType.BOOLEAN -> JsonPrimitive(boolean)
+    ValueType.LIST -> JsonArray(list.map { it.toJson() })
     ValueType.NULL -> JsonNull
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 //Use these methods to customize JSON key mapping
+@Suppress("NULLABLE_EXTENSION_OPERATOR_WITH_SAFE_CALL_RECEIVER")
 private fun String.toJsonKey(descriptor: ItemDescriptor?) = descriptor?.attributes["jsonName"].string ?: toString()
 
 //private fun NodeDescriptor?.getDescriptor(key: String) = this?.items?.get(key)

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/Meta.kt

@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta.Companion.VALUE_KEY
 import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem.NodeItem
 import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem.ValueItem
 import hep.dataforge.names.*
-import hep.dataforge.values.EnumValue
+import hep.dataforge.values.*
-import hep.dataforge.values.Null
-import hep.dataforge.values.Value
-import hep.dataforge.values.boolean
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 
@@ -245,7 +242,7 @@ public val MetaItem<*>?.value: Value?
 
 public val MetaItem<*>?.string: String? get() = value?.string
 public val MetaItem<*>?.boolean: Boolean? get() = value?.boolean
-public val MetaItem<*>?.number: Number? get() = value?.number
+public val MetaItem<*>?.number: Number? get() = value?.numberOrNull
 public val MetaItem<*>?.double: Double? get() = number?.toDouble()
 public val MetaItem<*>?.float: Float? get() = number?.toFloat()
 public val MetaItem<*>?.int: Int? get() = number?.toInt()

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MutableItemDelegate.kt

@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ package hep.dataforge.meta
 import hep.dataforge.meta.transformations.MetaConverter
 import hep.dataforge.names.Name
 import hep.dataforge.names.asName
-import hep.dataforge.values.DoubleArrayValue
+import hep.dataforge.values.*
-import hep.dataforge.values.Value
-import hep.dataforge.values.asValue
-import hep.dataforge.values.doubleArray
 import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
 import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
 
@@ -72,7 +69,6 @@ public fun <R> MutableItemDelegate.convert(
 }
 
 
-
 /* Read-write delegates for [MutableItemProvider] */
 
 /**
@@ -171,7 +167,7 @@ public fun MutableItemProvider.numberList(
     vararg default: Number,
     key: Name? = null,
 ): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, List<Number>> = item(key).convert(
-    reader = { it?.value?.list?.map { value -> value.number } ?: listOf(*default) },
+    reader = { it?.value?.list?.map { value -> value.numberOrNull ?: Double.NaN } ?: listOf(*default) },
     writer = { it.map { num -> num.asValue() }.asValue().asMetaItem() }
 )
 

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/values/Value.kt

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
  */
 @Serializable
 public enum class ValueType {
-    NUMBER, STRING, BOOLEAN, NULL
+    NUMBER, STRING, BOOLEAN, LIST, NULL
 }
 
 /**
@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@ public interface Value {
      */
     public val type: ValueType
 
-    /**
-     * get this value represented as Number
-     */
-    public val number: Number
-
-    /**
-     * get this value represented as String
-     */
-    public val string: String
-
     /**
      * get this value represented as List
      */
@@ -51,7 +41,7 @@ public interface Value {
     override fun hashCode(): Int
 
     public companion object {
-        public const val TARGET: String = "value"
+        public const val TYPE: String = "value"
 
         /**
          * Convert object to value
@@ -86,16 +76,27 @@ public interface Value {
     }
 }
 
+public val Value.string: String get() = toString()
+
+/**
+ * get this value represented as Number
+ */
+public val Value.numberOrNull: Number?
+    get() = if (this is NumberValue) number else string.toDoubleOrNull()
+
+/**
+ * Return [Value] number content or throw error if value is not a number
+ */
+public val Value.number: Number
+    get() = (if (this is NumberValue) number else numberOrNull ?: error("The value is not a number"))
+
 /**
  * A singleton null value
  */
 public object Null : Value {
     override val value: Any? get() = null
     override val type: ValueType get() = ValueType.NULL
-    override val number: Number get() = Double.NaN
+    override fun toString(): String = "@null"
-    override val string: String get() = "@null"
-
-    override fun toString(): String = value.toString()
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean = other === Null
     override fun hashCode(): Int = 0
@@ -107,9 +108,6 @@ public object Null : Value {
 public object True : Value {
     override val value: Any get() = true
     override val type: ValueType get() = ValueType.BOOLEAN
-    override val number: Number get() = 1.0
-    override val string: String get() = "true"
-
     override fun toString(): String = value.toString()
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean = other === True
@@ -122,42 +120,40 @@ public object True : Value {
 public object False : Value {
     override val value: Any get() = false
     override val type: ValueType get() = ValueType.BOOLEAN
-    override val number: Number get() = -1.0
-    override val string: String get() = "false"
-
     override fun toString(): String = value.toString()
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean = other === False
     override fun hashCode(): Int = -1
 }
 
-public class NumberValue(override val number: Number) : Value {
+public class NumberValue(public val number: Number) : Value {
     override val value: Any get() = number
     override val type: ValueType get() = ValueType.NUMBER
-    override val string: String get() = number.toString()
+
+    override fun toString(): String = number.toString()
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
         if (other !is Value) return false
-        return when (number) {
+
-            is Short -> number.toShort() == other.number.toShort()
+        val otherNumber = other.numberOrNull ?: return false
-            is Long -> number.toLong() == other.number.toLong()
+
-            is Byte -> number.toByte() == other.number.toByte()
+        return when (numberOrNull) {
-            is Int -> number.toInt() == other.number.toInt()
+            is Short -> number.toShort() == otherNumber.toShort()
-            is Float -> number.toFloat() == other.number.toFloat()
+            is Long -> number.toLong() == otherNumber.toLong()
-            is Double -> number.toDouble() == other.number.toDouble()
+            is Byte -> number.toByte() == otherNumber.toByte()
-            else -> number.toString() == other.number.toString()
+            is Int -> number.toInt() == otherNumber.toInt()
+            is Float -> number.toFloat() == otherNumber.toFloat()
+            is Double -> number.toDouble() == otherNumber.toDouble()
+            else -> number.toString() == otherNumber.toString()
         }
     }
 
-    override fun hashCode(): Int = number.hashCode()
+    override fun hashCode(): Int = numberOrNull.hashCode()
-
-    override fun toString(): String = value.toString()
 }
 
-public class StringValue(override val string: String) : Value {
+public class StringValue(public val string: String) : Value {
     override val value: Any get() = string
     override val type: ValueType get() = ValueType.STRING
-    override val number: Number get() = string.toDouble()
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
         return this.string == (other as? Value)?.string
@@ -165,21 +161,19 @@ public class StringValue(override val string: String) : Value {
 
     override fun hashCode(): Int = string.hashCode()
 
-    override fun toString(): String = "\"${value.toString()}\""
+    override fun toString(): String = string
 }
 
 public class EnumValue<E : Enum<*>>(override val value: E) : Value {
     override val type: ValueType get() = ValueType.STRING
-    override val number: Number get() = value.ordinal
+
-    override val string: String get() = value.name
+    override fun toString(): String = value.toString()
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
         return string == (other as? Value)?.string
     }
 
     override fun hashCode(): Int = value.hashCode()
-
-    override fun toString(): String = value.toString()
 }
 
 public class ListValue(override val list: List<Value>) : Value, Iterable<Value> {
@@ -188,9 +182,7 @@ public class ListValue(override val list: List<Value>) : Value, Iterable<Value>
     }
 
     override val value: List<Value> get() = list
-    override val type: ValueType get() = list.first().type
+    override val type: ValueType get() = ValueType.LIST
-    override val number: Number get() = list.first().number
-    override val string: String get() = list.first().string
 
     override fun toString(): String = list.joinToString(prefix = "[", postfix = "]")
 
@@ -200,7 +192,7 @@ public class ListValue(override val list: List<Value>) : Value, Iterable<Value>
         if (this === other) return true
         if (other !is Value) return false
         if (other is DoubleArrayValue) {
-            return DoubleArray(list.size) { list[it].number.toDouble() }.contentEquals(other.value)
+            return DoubleArray(list.size) { list[it].numberOrNull?.toDouble() ?: Double.NaN }.contentEquals(other.value)
         }
         return list == other.list
     }
@@ -208,8 +200,6 @@ public class ListValue(override val list: List<Value>) : Value, Iterable<Value>
     override fun hashCode(): Int {
         return list.hashCode()
     }
-
-
 }
 
 public fun Number.asValue(): Value = NumberValue(this)

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/values/ValueSerializer.kt

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public object ValueSerializer : KSerializer<Value> {
             ValueType.NUMBER -> decodeDouble().asValue() //TODO differentiate?
             ValueType.BOOLEAN -> decodeBoolean().asValue()
             ValueType.STRING -> decodeString().asValue()
+            ValueType.LIST -> decodeSerializableValue(ListSerializer(ValueSerializer)).asValue()
         }
     }
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public object ValueSerializer : KSerializer<Value> {
             ValueType.NUMBER -> encodeDouble(value.double)
             ValueType.BOOLEAN -> encodeBoolean(value.boolean)
             ValueType.STRING -> encodeString(value.string)
+            ValueType.LIST -> encodeSerializableValue(ListSerializer(ValueSerializer),value.list)
         }
     }
 

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/values/exoticValues.kt

@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ package hep.dataforge.values
 /**
  * A value built from string which content and type are parsed on-demand
  */
-public class LazyParsedValue(override val string: String) : Value {
+public class LazyParsedValue(public val string: String) : Value {
     private val parsedValue by lazy { string.parseValue() }
 
     override val value: Any? get() = parsedValue.value
     override val type: ValueType get() = parsedValue.type
-    override val number: Number get() = parsedValue.number
 
     override fun toString(): String = string
 
@@ -24,9 +23,7 @@ public fun String.lazyParseValue(): LazyParsedValue = LazyParsedValue(this)
  * A performance optimized version of list value for doubles
  */
 public class DoubleArrayValue(override val value: DoubleArray) : Value, Iterable<Double> {
-    override val type: ValueType get() = ValueType.NUMBER
+    override val type: ValueType get() = ValueType.LIST
-    override val number: Double get() = value.first()
-    override val string: String get() = value.first().toString()
     override val list: List<Value> get() = value.map { NumberValue(it) }
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {

dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/values/valueExtensions.kt

@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaBuilder
 public fun Value.isNull(): Boolean = this == Null
 
 /**
- * Check if value is list. This method checks the type of the value, not the number of the elements.
+ * Check if value is list.
- * So it will return `true` for empty lists and lists of one elements.
  */
-public fun Value.isList(): Boolean = this is Iterable<*>
+public fun Value.isList(): Boolean = this.type == ValueType.LIST
 
 public val Value.boolean: Boolean
     get() = this == True

dataforge-meta/src/jsTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/DynamicMetaTest.kt

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class DynamicMetaTest {
         d.ob.booleanNode = true
 
         val meta = DynamicMeta(d)
+        println(meta)
         assertEquals(true, meta["ob.booleanNode"].boolean)
         assertEquals(2, meta["array"].value?.list?.get(1)?.int)
         assertEquals(4, meta.items.size)

dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/ColumnHeader.kt

@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ public val ColumnHeader<Value>.textWidth: Int
         ValueType.STRING -> 16
         ValueType.BOOLEAN -> 5
         ValueType.NULL -> 5
+        ValueType.LIST -> 32
         null -> 16
     }

dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/io/TextRows.kt

@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ public class TextTable(
 private fun Output.writeValue(value: Value, width: Int, left: Boolean = true) {
     require(width > 5) { "Width could not be less than 5" }
     val str: String = when (value.type) {
-        ValueType.NUMBER -> value.number.toString() //TODO apply decimal format
+        ValueType.NUMBER -> value.numberOrNull.toString() //TODO apply decimal format
-        ValueType.STRING -> value.string.take(width)
+        ValueType.STRING, ValueType.LIST -> value.string.take(width)
         ValueType.BOOLEAN -> if (value.boolean) {
             "true"
         } else {

dataforge-tables/src/jvmTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/io/TextRowsTest.kt

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import hep.dataforge.tables.get
 import hep.dataforge.tables.row
 import hep.dataforge.values.Value
 import hep.dataforge.values.int
+import hep.dataforge.values.string
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.toList
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import kotlinx.io.ExperimentalIoApi

dataforge-workspace/src/jvmMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/workspace/fileData.kt

@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ import java.util.zip.ZipEntry
 import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
-typealias FileFormatResolver<T> = (Path, Meta) -> IOFormat<T>
+public typealias FileFormatResolver<T> = (Path, Meta) -> IOFormat<T>
-
-
 
 private fun newZFS(path: Path): FileSystem {
     val fsProvider = FileSystemProvider.installedProviders().find { it.scheme == "jar" }
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ public fun <T : Any> DataTreeBuilder<T>.file(
  * Read the directory as a data node. If [path] is a zip archive, read it as directory
  */
 @DFExperimental
-fun <T : Any> IOPlugin.readDataDirectory(
+public fun <T : Any> IOPlugin.readDataDirectory(
     path: Path,
     type: KClass<out T>,
     formatResolver: FileFormatResolver<T>