/** Meta values as the editor holds them, read as the type a field wants. */

export const asString = (value: unknown): string =>
  typeof value === 'string' ? value : value == null ? '' : String(value);

export const asNumber = (value: unknown): number => {
  const number = Number(value);
  return Number.isFinite(number) ? number : 0;
};

export const asList = (value: unknown): string[] =>
  Array.isArray(value) ? value.map(String) : [];

export const asRecord = (value: unknown): Record<string, string> =>
  value && typeof value === 'object' && !Array.isArray(value)
    ? Object.fromEntries(
        Object.entries(value as Record<string, unknown>).map(([key, entry]) => [
          key,
          asString(entry),
        ])
      )
    : {};