Refactored/fixed article conversion

database/database.go

@@ -196,10 +196,13 @@ func (db *Database) Disconnect() {
 }
 
 func (db *Database) SubmitArticle(article *models.Article) (error) {
-  entity := structToMap(&article)
+  entity, err := structToMap(*article)
+  if err != nil {
+    return err
+  }
   entity["type"] = "article"
 
-  _, err := db.Store.Put(db.ctx, entity)
+  _, err = db.Store.Put(db.ctx, entity)
   return err
 }
 

database/helpers.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package database
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/plugin/loader"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/repo/fsrepo"
 	icore "github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 )
 
 func setupPlugins(path string) error {
@@ -75,10 +75,14 @@ func getUnixfsNode(path string) (files.Node, error) {
 	return f, nil
 }
 
-func structToMap(v interface{}) (map[string]interface{}) {
-  var vMap map[string]interface{}
-  data, _ := json.Marshal(v)
-  json.Unmarshal(data, &vMap)
-  return vMap
+func structToMap(v interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+  vMap := &map[string]interface{}{}
+
+  err := mapstructure.Decode(v, &vMap)
+  if err != nil {
+    return nil, err
+  }
+
+  return *vMap, nil
 }
 

models/article.go

@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Article struct {
-  ID           string    `mmapstructure:"id" json:"-" validate:"uuid_rfc4122"`
-  InReplyToID  string    `mmapstructure:"in-reply-to-id" json:"-" validate:"omitempty,uuid_rfc4122"`
-  From         string    `mmapstructure:"from" json:"-" validate:"required,printascii"`
-  Newsgroup    string    `mmapstructure:"newsgroup" json:"-" validate:"required,min=2,max=80,printascii,lowercase"`
-  Subject      string    `mmapstructure:"subject" json:"-" validate:"required,min=2,max=128,printascii"`
-  Date         int64     `mmapstructure:"date" json:"-" validate:"required,number"`
-  Organization string    `mmapstructure:"organization" json:"-" validate:"printascii"`
-  Body         string    `mmapstructure:"body" json:"-" validate:"required,min=3,max=524288"`
-
-  Replies      []*Article `mmapstructure:"-" json:"-" validate:"-"`
-  Read         bool      `mmapstructure:"-" json:"read" validate:"-"`
+  ID           string    `mapstructure:"id" json:"-" validate:"uuid_rfc4122"`
+  InReplyToID  string    `mapstructure:"in-reply-to-id" json:"-" validate:"omitempty,uuid_rfc4122"`
+  From         string    `mapstructure:"from" json:"-" validate:"required,printascii"`
+  Newsgroup    string    `mapstructure:"newsgroup" json:"-" validate:"required,min=2,max=80,printascii,lowercase"`
+  Subject      string    `mapstructure:"subject" json:"-" validate:"required,min=2,max=128,printascii"`
+  Date         int64     `mapstructure:"date" json:"-" validate:"required,number"`
+  Organization string    `mapstructure:"organization" json:"-" validate:"printascii"`
+  Body         string    `mapstructure:"body" json:"-" validate:"required,min=3,max=524288"`
+
+  Replies      []*Article `mapstructure:"-" json:"-" validate:"-"`
+  Read         bool      `mapstructure:"-" json:"read" validate:"-"`
 }
 
 func NewArticle() (*Article) {

tui/mainscreen.go

@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func(mainscreen *Mainscreen) replyToArticle(article *models.Article) {
         Rune: 'y',
         Callback: func() {
           if mainscreen.T.CallbackSubmitArticle != nil {
-            mainscreen.T.CallbackSubmitArticle(&updatedNewArticle)
+            err = mainscreen.T.CallbackSubmitArticle(&updatedNewArticle)
           }
           return
         },
@@ -482,6 +482,14 @@ func(mainscreen *Mainscreen) replyToArticle(article *models.Article) {
           return
         },
       },
-    })
+    },
+  )
+
+  if err != nil {
+    mainscreen.T.ShowErrorModal(err.Error())
+    return
+  }
+
+  return
 }