Merge 99b4c2f5c7 into 0f6996b70d

crates/nu-command/src/filters/default.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ impl Command for Default {
                 SyntaxShape::String,
                 "The name of the column.",
             )
+            .switch(
+                "empty",
+                "also replace empty items like \"\", {}, and []",
+                Some('e'),
+            )
             .category(Category::Filters)
     }
 
@@ -37,7 +42,8 @@ impl Command for Default {
         call: &Call,
         input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
-        default(engine_state, stack, call, input)
+        let empty = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "empty")?;
+        default(engine_state, stack, call, input, empty)
     }
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
@@ -80,6 +86,20 @@ impl Command for Default {
                     }),
                 ])),
             },
+            Example {
+                description: r#"Replace the empty string in the "a" column of a list"#,
+                example: "[{a:1 b:2} {a:'' b:1}] | default -e 'N/A' a",
+                result: Some(Value::test_list(vec![
+                    Value::test_record(record! {
+                        "a" => Value::test_int(1),
+                        "b" => Value::test_int(2),
+                    }),
+                    Value::test_record(record! {
+                        "a" => Value::test_string("N/A"),
+                        "b" => Value::test_int(1),
+                    }),
+                ])),
+            },
         ]
     }
 }
@@ -89,6 +109,7 @@ fn default(
     stack: &mut Stack,
     call: &Call,
     input: PipelineData,
+    default_when_empty: bool,
 ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
     let metadata = input.metadata();
     let value: Value = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
@@ -104,7 +125,9 @@ fn default(
                     } => {
                         let record = record.to_mut();
                         if let Some(val) = record.get_mut(&column.item) {
-                            if matches!(val, Value::Nothing { .. }) {
+                            if matches!(val, Value::Nothing { .. })
+                                || (default_when_empty && val.is_empty())
+                            {
                                 *val = value.clone();
                             }
                         } else {
@@ -118,7 +141,10 @@ fn default(
                 engine_state.signals(),
             )
             .map(|x| x.set_metadata(metadata))
-    } else if input.is_nothing() {
+    } else if input.is_nothing()
+        || (default_when_empty
+            && matches!(input, PipelineData::Value(ref value, _) if value.is_empty()))
+    {
         Ok(value.into_pipeline_data())
     } else {
         Ok(input)

crates/nu-command/tests/commands/default.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ fn adds_row_data_if_column_missing() {
                         {"name": "Yehuda"},
                         {"name": "JT", "rusty_luck": 0},
                         {"name": "Andres", "rusty_luck": 0},
-                        {"name":"GorbyPuff"}
+                        {"name": "Michael", "rusty_luck": []},
+                        {"name": "Darren", "rusty_luck": {}},
+                        {"name": "Stefan", "rusty_luck": ""},
+                        {"name": "GorbyPuff"}
                     ]
                 }
             "#;
@@ -44,3 +47,68 @@ fn replaces_null() {
     let actual = nu!(r#"null | default 1"#);
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "1");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn adds_row_data_if_column_missing_or_empty() {
+    let sample = r#"
+                {
+                    "amigos": [
+                        {"name": "Yehuda"},
+                        {"name": "JT", "rusty_luck": 0},
+                        {"name": "Andres", "rusty_luck": 0},
+                        {"name": "Michael", "rusty_luck": []},
+                        {"name": "Darren", "rusty_luck": {}},
+                        {"name": "Stefan", "rusty_luck": ""},
+                        {"name": "GorbyPuff"}
+                    ]
+                }
+            "#;
+
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(&format!(
+        "
+                {sample}
+                | get amigos
+                | default -e 1 rusty_luck
+                | where rusty_luck == 1
+                | length
+            "
+    )));
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "5");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn replace_empty_string() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"'' | default -e foo"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "foo");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn do_not_replace_empty_string() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"'' | default 1"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn replace_empty_list() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"[] | default -e foo"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "foo");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn do_not_replace_empty_list() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"[] | default 1 | length"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "0");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn replace_empty_record() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"{} | default -e foo"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "foo");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn do_not_replace_empty_record() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"{} | default {a:5} | columns | length"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "0");
+}