big tings

template/codecs.go

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+package template
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// CodecType represents the type of codec used to encode/render a value
+type CodecType string
+
+const (
+	CodecText   CodecType = "text"
+	CodecNumber CodecType = "number"
+	CodecYaml   CodecType = "yaml"
+	CodecList   CodecType = "list"
+	CodecConst  CodecType = "const"
+)
+
+func parseCodecType(input string) (CodecType, error) {
+	switch input {
+	case "number":
+		return CodecNumber, nil
+	case "yaml":
+		return CodecYaml, nil
+	case "list":
+		return CodecList, nil
+	case "text":
+		return CodecText, nil
+	case "const":
+		return CodecConst, nil
+	}
+	return CodecText, fmt.Errorf("unknown codec: '%s'", input)
+}