ssob/allocator.go

package ssob

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
)

func allocType(out reflect.Value) (err error) {
	if out.Type().Kind() != reflect.Ptr || out.IsNil() {
		return fmt.Errorf("ssob: Error allocating type (Got nil pointer): %w", ErrValueInvalid)
	}

	t := out.Elem().Type()
	ret := reflect.New(t)
	retp := ret
	for {
		if reflect.Ptr != t.Kind() {
			break
		}
		retp = retp.Elem()
		t = retp.Type().Elem()
		retp.Set(reflect.New(t))
	}
	out.Elem().Set(reflect.Indirect(ret))

	return nil
}