thoughts on this for laterv0.5.28

1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/generateGui.go b/generateGui.go
index 044c3f5..fc63e14 100644
--- a/generateGui.go
+++ b/generateGui.go
@@ -237,6 +237,36 @@ func guiMain(w io.Writer, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 }
 
+/*
+		rather than the string "nil in pb.gui" a better thing might be:
+		Thank the LLM's for being a infinitely fast research assistant
+
+	   * Proto: import "google/protobuf/empty.proto";
+	   * Go: import "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
+
+	   1 import "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
+	   2
+	   3 emptyMsg := &emptypb.Empty{}
+	   4 anyProto, err := anypb.New(emptyMsg)
+	   5 // anyProto.TypeUrl will be "type.googleapis.com/google.protobuf.Empty"
+
+or perhaps:
+
+  - Use this when: You need to explicitly represent a null value, just like in JSON.
+
+  - Proto: import "google/protobuf/struct.proto";
+
+  - Go: import "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/structpb"
+
+    1 import "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/structpb"
+    2
+    3 // Create a new Value message that holds a NullValue.
+    4 nullValue, err := structpb.NewValue(nil)
+    5
+    6 // Now, wrap that Value message in your Any.
+    7 anyProto, err := anypb.New(nullValue)
+    8 // anyProto.TypeUrl will be "type.googleapis.com/google.protobuf.Value"
+*/
 func guiStringFuncs(w io.Writer, ZOOPB string, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (mt *"+FRUITS+"Table) doFuncNew(sf *"+FRUIT+"Func) bool {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		r := new(guipb.AnyCol)")