defmodule MapGrid do
@moduledoc """
This module has a singular public function, called `convert`. This convert function
can be used to convert an array of maps, like you would get from an Ecto query,
and convert them into a tabular data structure, or a grid.
"""
@doc """
Function to convert from an array of maps to a tabular data structure.
Function expects all maps to be equal, like a struct would be.
## Examples
iex > MapGrid.convert([%{name: "john", age: 99}, %{name: "doe", age: 100}])
[[:name", :age], ["john", 99], ["doe", 100]]
"""
def convert(maps, opts \\ []) do
maps
|> do_convert(nil, opts)
|> Enum.reverse()
end
defp do_convert([], data, _opts), do: data || []
defp do_convert([item | rest], data, opts) when not is_nil(data) do
values = Enum.reduce(item, [], fn {_, v}, values -> [v | values] end)
do_convert(rest, [values | data], opts)
end
defp do_convert([item | _] = items, nil, opts) do
keys = Enum.reduce(item, [], fn {k, _}, keys -> [k | keys] end)
do_convert(items, [keys], opts)
end
end