Merge pull request #12 from unravelin/shorthand

Shorthand constructors

bool.go

@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ func NewBool(b bool, valid bool) Bool {
 	}
 }
 
+// B creates a new Bool that will always be valid.
+func B(b bool) Bool {
+	return BoolFrom(b)
+}
+
 // BoolFrom creates a new Bool that will always be valid.
 func BoolFrom(b bool) Bool {
 	return NewBool(b, true)

float.go

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ func NewFloat(f float64, valid bool) Float {
 	}
 }
 
+// F creates a new Float that will always be valid.
+func F(f float64) Float {
+	return FloatFrom(f)
+}
+
 // FloatFrom creates a new Float that will always be valid.
 func FloatFrom(f float64) Float {
 	return NewFloat(f, true)

int.go

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ func NewInt(i int64, valid bool) Int {
 	}
 }
 
+// I creates a new Int that will always be valid.
+func I(i int64) Int {
+	return IntFrom(i)
+}
+
 // IntFrom creates a new Int that will always be valid.
 func IntFrom(i int64) Int {
 	return NewInt(i, true)

string.go

@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ type String struct {
 	sql.NullString
 }
 
+// S creates a new String that will never be blank.
+func S(s string) String {
+	return StringFrom(s)
+}
+
+// ZS creates a new String that is valid if s is not zero.
+func ZS(s string) String {
+	return NewString(s, s != "")
+}
+
 // StringFrom creates a new String that will never be blank.
 func StringFrom(s string) String {
 	return NewString(s, true)

time.go

@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ func NewTime(t time.Time, valid bool) Time {
 	}
 }
 
+// T creates a new Time that will always be valid.
+func T(t time.Time) Time {
+	return TimeFrom(t)
+}
+
 // TimeFrom creates a new Time that will always be valid.
 func TimeFrom(t time.Time) Time {
 	return NewTime(t, true)