add InsertBy() functionsv0.0.64

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/generateInsert.go b/generateInsert.go
index 79eb6ad..eb1fc95 100644
--- a/generateInsert.go
+++ b/generateInsert.go
@@ -9,24 +9,29 @@ import (
 )
 
 // new idea. useful? TODO: look at this again in 1y
-func (msg *MsgName) insertBy(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string, COLOR string) {
+// Mar 2025. yes. this is useful
+func (msg *MsgName) insertBy(w io.Writer, FRUITS, FRUIT, APPLE string, COLOR string) string {
 	LOCK := msg.getLockname("x")
 
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// returns an "+APPLE+" if "+COLOR+" matches, otherwise create")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (x *"+FRUIT+") InsertBy"+COLOR+" (y string) *"+APPLE+" {")
+	funcdef := "func (x *" + FRUITS + ") InsertBy" + APPLE + " (y " + COLOR + ") *" + FRUIT + " {"
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// returns a "+FRUIT+" if "+APPLE+" matches, otherwise create")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, funcdef)
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	"+LOCK+".Lock()")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	defer "+LOCK+".Unlock()")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, p := range x."+APPLES+" {")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if p."+COLOR+" == y {")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			return p")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, z := range x."+FRUITS+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if z."+APPLE+" == y {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			return z")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z := new("+APPLE+")")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z."+COLOR+" = y")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	x."+APPLES+" = append(x."+APPLES+", z)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z := new("+FRUIT+")")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z."+APPLE+" = y")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	x."+FRUITS+" = append(x."+FRUITS+", z)")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return z")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+
+	return funcdef
 }