reflect: add Value.IsZero

Fixes #7501

Change-Id: Iac7c79cd4b30a90b14ed84bf1eba758972232a6c
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/171337
Run-TryBot: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>

Author: elwinar

Diff for: src/reflect/all_test.go

@@ -1061,6 +1061,113 @@ func TestIsNil(t *testing.T) {
 	NotNil(fi, t)
 }
 
+func TestIsZero(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, tt := range []struct {
+		x    interface{}
+		want bool
+	}{
+		// Booleans
+		{true, false},
+		{false, true},
+		// Numeric types
+		{int(0), true},
+		{int(1), false},
+		{int8(0), true},
+		{int8(1), false},
+		{int16(0), true},
+		{int16(1), false},
+		{int32(0), true},
+		{int32(1), false},
+		{int64(0), true},
+		{int64(1), false},
+		{uint(0), true},
+		{uint(1), false},
+		{uint8(0), true},
+		{uint8(1), false},
+		{uint16(0), true},
+		{uint16(1), false},
+		{uint32(0), true},
+		{uint32(1), false},
+		{uint64(0), true},
+		{uint64(1), false},
+		{float32(0), true},
+		{float32(1.2), false},
+		{float64(0), true},
+		{float64(1.2), false},
+		{math.Copysign(0, -1), false},
+		{complex64(0), true},
+		{complex64(1.2), false},
+		{complex128(0), true},
+		{complex128(1.2), false},
+		{complex(math.Copysign(0, -1), 0), false},
+		{complex(0, math.Copysign(0, -1)), false},
+		{complex(math.Copysign(0, -1), math.Copysign(0, -1)), false},
+		{uintptr(0), true},
+		{uintptr(128), false},
+		// Array
+		{Zero(TypeOf([5]string{})).Interface(), true},
+		{[5]string{"", "", "", "", ""}, true},
+		{[5]string{}, true},
+		{[5]string{"", "", "", "a", ""}, false},
+		// Chan
+		{(chan string)(nil), true},
+		{make(chan string), false},
+		{time.After(1), false},
+		// Func
+		{(func())(nil), true},
+		{New, false},
+		// Interface
+		{New(TypeOf(new(error)).Elem()).Elem(), true},
+		{(io.Reader)(strings.NewReader("")), false},
+		// Map
+		{(map[string]string)(nil), true},
+		{map[string]string{}, false},
+		{make(map[string]string), false},
+		// Ptr
+		{(*func())(nil), true},
+		{(*int)(nil), true},
+		{new(int), false},
+		// Slice
+		{[]string{}, false},
+		{([]string)(nil), true},
+		{make([]string, 0), false},
+		// Strings
+		{"", true},
+		{"not-zero", false},
+		// Structs
+		{T{}, true},
+		{T{123, 456.75, "hello", &_i}, false},
+		// UnsafePointer
+		{(unsafe.Pointer)(nil), true},
+		{(unsafe.Pointer)(new(int)), false},
+	} {
+		var x Value
+		if v, ok := tt.x.(Value); ok {
+			x = v
+		} else {
+			x = ValueOf(tt.x)
+		}
+
+		b := x.IsZero()
+		if b != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("%d: IsZero((%s)(%+v)) = %t, want %t", i, x.Kind(), tt.x, b, tt.want)
+		}
+
+		if !Zero(TypeOf(tt.x)).IsZero() {
+			t.Errorf("%d: IsZero(Zero(TypeOf((%s)(%+v)))) is false", i, x.Kind(), tt.x)
+		}
+	}
+
+	func() {
+		defer func() {
+			if r := recover(); r == nil {
+				t.Error("should panic for invalid value")
+			}
+		}()
+		(Value{}).IsZero()
+	}()
+}
+
 func TestInterfaceExtraction(t *testing.T) {
 	var s struct {
 		W io.Writer

Diff for: src/reflect/value.go

@@ -1071,6 +1071,46 @@ func (v Value) IsValid() bool {
 	return v.flag != 0
 }
 
+// IsZero reports whether v is a zero value for its type.
+// It panics if the argument is invalid.
+func (v Value) IsZero() bool {
+	switch v.kind() {
+	case Bool:
+		return !v.Bool()
+	case Int, Int8, Int16, Int32, Int64:
+		return v.Int() == 0
+	case Uint, Uint8, Uint16, Uint32, Uint64, Uintptr:
+		return v.Uint() == 0
+	case Float32, Float64:
+		return math.Float64bits(v.Float()) == 0
+	case Complex64, Complex128:
+		c := v.Complex()
+		return math.Float64bits(real(c)) == 0 && math.Float64bits(imag(c)) == 0
+	case Array:
+		for i := 0; i < v.Len(); i++ {
+			if !v.Index(i).IsZero() {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	case Chan, Func, Interface, Map, Ptr, Slice, UnsafePointer:
+		return v.IsNil()
+	case String:
+		return v.Len() == 0
+	case Struct:
+		for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
+			if !v.Field(i).IsZero() {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	default:
+		// This should never happens, but will act as a safeguard for
+		// later, as a default value doesn't makes sense here.
+		panic(&ValueError{"reflect.Value.IsZero", v.Kind()})
+	}
+}
+
 // Kind returns v's Kind.
 // If v is the zero Value (IsValid returns false), Kind returns Invalid.
 func (v Value) Kind() Kind {