fix: handle MAL API returning numbers instead of strings for zero-value statistics

The MyAnimeList API inconsistently returns statistics status fields (watching,
completed, on_hold, dropped, plan_to_watch) as quoted strings for non-zero
values (e.g. "8217") but as bare numbers for zero values (e.g. 0). This caused
JSON unmarshal errors for anime with zero counts in any status field.

Introduce a FlexString custom type that implements json.Unmarshaler to accept
both JSON strings and JSON numbers, always storing the result as a string. The
type definition lives in MALTypes.go and the unmarshal logic in MALFunctions.go
to keep static types and behavior separate.
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2026-05-27 17:28:54 -04:00
parent 7f92b1714e
commit 3621b66437
2 changed files with 25 additions and 6 deletions

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@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ import (
"strings"
)
// Unmarshalling accidental numbers received from MAL to strings
func (f *FlexString) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
var s string
if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &s); err == nil {
*f = FlexString(s)
return nil
}
var n json.Number
if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &n); err == nil {
*f = FlexString(string(n))
return nil
}
return fmt.Errorf("FlexString: invalid value")
}
func MALHelper(method string, malUrl string, body url.Values) (json.RawMessage, string, error) {
client := &http.Client{}