added assignment from value, conversion to database_type and appropriate tests

source/core/utils/errors.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ std::string utils_category_impl::message(const int ev) const {
   switch (static_cast<utils_error>(ev)) {
     case (utils_error::InvalidVersionString):
       return "Invalid version string";
+    case utils_error::IdentifierTypeMismatch:
+      return "Identifier type mismatch";
     default:
       return "Unknown error";
   }

source/core/utils/identifier.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include "matador/utils/identifier.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/utils/value.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/errors.hpp"
+
 #include <ostream>
-#include <stdexcept>
 #include <utility>
 
 namespace matador::utils {
@@ -121,6 +123,73 @@ identifier & identifier::operator=(const char *value) {
   return *this;
 }
 
+result<identifier, error> identifier::from_value(const value &val) {
+  identifier id;
+  if (const auto result = id.assign(val); result.is_error()) {
+    return failure(result.err());
+  }
+
+  return ok(id);
+}
+
+database_type identifier::to_database_type() const {
+  return std::visit([](const auto &v) -> database_type {
+          using T = std::decay_t<decltype(v)>;
+
+          if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, std::monostate>) {
+            return nullptr;
+          } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, std::string>) {
+            return v;
+          } else {
+            return static_cast<T>(v);
+          }
+        }, value_);
+}
+
+result<void, error> identifier::assign(const value &val) {
+  switch (val.type()) {
+    case basic_type::Null:
+      value_ = std::monostate{};
+      return ok<void>{};
+
+    case basic_type::Int8:
+      if (auto v = val.as<int8_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::Int16:
+      if (auto v = val.as<int16_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::Int32:
+      if (auto v = val.as<int32_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::Int64:
+      if (auto v = val.as<int64_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+
+    case basic_type::UInt8:
+      if (auto v = val.as<uint8_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::UInt16:
+      if (auto v = val.as<uint16_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::UInt32:
+      if (auto v = val.as<uint32_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::UInt64:
+      if (auto v = val.as<uint64_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+
+    case basic_type::Text:
+    case basic_type::Varchar:
+      if (auto v = val.as<std::string>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return failure(error{utils_error::IdentifierTypeMismatch});
+}
+
 bool identifier::operator==(const identifier &x) const {
   return value_ == x.value_;
 }

source/orm/sql/field.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ int field::index() const {
   return index_;
 }
 
+utils::value field::value() const {
+  return value_;
+}
+
 std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const field &col) {
   out << col.str();
   return out;