# ChangesetHelpers
This library provides a set of helper functions to work with Ecto Changesets.
### `put_assoc(changeset, keys, value)`
Puts the given nested association in the changeset through a given list of field names.
```
ChangesetHelpers.put_assoc(account_changeset, [:user, :config, :address], address_changeset)
```
Instead of giving a Changeset or a schema as the third argument, a function may also be given in order to modify the
nested changeset in one go.
```
ChangesetHelpers.put_assoc(account_changeset, [:user, :articles],
&(Enum.concat(&1, [%Article{} |> Ecto.Changeset.change()])))
```
In the code above, we change a new empty Article, and add the changeset into the articles association (typically done when we want to add a new
row of form inputs to add an entity into a form handling a nested collection of entities).
### `change_assoc(struct_or_changeset, keys, changes \\ %{})`
Returns the nested association in a changeset. This function will first look into the changes and then fails back on
data wrapped in a changeset.
Changes may be added to the given changeset through the third argument.
A tuple is returned containing the modified root changeset and the changeset of the association.
```
{account_changeset, address_changeset} =
change_assoc(account_changeset, [:user, :user_config, :address], %{street: "Foo street"})
```
### `fetch_field(changeset, keys)`
Fetches the given nested field from changes or from the data.
```
{:changes, street} =
ChangesetHelpers.fetch_field(account_changeset, [:user, :config, :address, :street])
```
### `fetch_field!(changeset, keys)`
Same as `fetch_field/2` but returns the value or raises if the given nested key was not found.
```
street = ChangesetHelpers.fetch_field!(account_changeset, [:user, :config, :address, :street])
```
### `fetch_change(changeset, keys)`
Fetches the given nested field from changes or from the data.
```
{:ok, street} =
ChangesetHelpers.fetch_change(account_changeset, [:user, :config, :address, :street])
```
### `fetch_change!(changeset, keys)`
Same as `fetch_change/2` but returns the value or raises if the given nested key was not found.
```
street = ChangesetHelpers.fetch_change!(account_changeset, [:user, :config, :address, :street])
```
### `diff_field(changeset1, changeset2, keys)`
This function allows checking if a given field is different in two changesets.
```
{street_changed, street1, street2} =
diff_field(account_changeset, new_account_changeset, [:user, :user_config, :address, :street])
```
### `add_error(changeset, keys, message, extra \\ [])`
Adds an error to the nested changeset.
```
ChangesetHelpers.add_error(account_changeset, [:user, :articles, :error_key], "Some error")
```
## Installation
Add `changeset_helpers` for Elixir as a dependency in your `mix.exs` file:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:changeset_helpers, "~> 0.6.0"}
]
end
```
## HexDocs
HexDocs documentation can be found at [https://hexdocs.pm/changeset_helpers](https://hexdocs.pm/changeset_helpers).