From 5cf67c444088882e4c4834f85df481a6ac5b301a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andras Banki-Horvath <bhandras@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:49:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] sqldb: add utility functions for SQL NULL types

---
 sqldb/sqlutils.go | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 sqldb/sqlutils.go

diff --git a/sqldb/sqlutils.go b/sqldb/sqlutils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b71c5f00c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqldb/sqlutils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package sqldb
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
+)
+
+// sqlInt32 turns a numerical integer type into the NullInt32 that sql/sqlc
+// uses when an integer field can be permitted to be NULL.
+//
+// We use this constraints.Integer constraint here which maps to all signed and
+// unsigned integer types.
+func sqlInt32[T constraints.Integer](num T) sql.NullInt32 {
+	return sql.NullInt32{
+		Int32: int32(num),
+		Valid: true,
+	}
+}
+
+// sqlInt64 turns a numerical integer type into the NullInt64 that sql/sqlc
+// uses when an integer field can be permitted to be NULL.
+//
+// We use this constraints.Integer constraint here which maps to all signed and
+// unsigned integer types.
+func sqlInt64[T constraints.Integer](num T) sql.NullInt64 {
+	return sql.NullInt64{
+		Int64: int64(num),
+		Valid: true,
+	}
+}
+
+// sqlStr turns a string into the NullString that sql/sqlc uses when a string
+// can be permitted to be NULL.
+func sqlStr(s string) sql.NullString {
+	if s == "" {
+		return sql.NullString{}
+	}
+
+	return sql.NullString{
+		String: s,
+		Valid:  true,
+	}
+}
+
+// sqlTime turns a time.Time into the NullTime that sql/sqlc uses when a time
+// can be permitted to be NULL.
+func sqlTime(t time.Time) sql.NullTime {
+	return sql.NullTime{
+		Time:  t,
+		Valid: true,
+	}
+}