Unified nullable trait for encoding

async-opcua-codegen/src/types/gen.rs

@@ -325,6 +325,14 @@ impl CodeGenerator {
         })?;
         let write_method = Ident::new(&format!("write_{}", item.typ), Span::call_site());
 
+        impls.push(parse_quote! {
+            impl opcua::types::UaNullable for #enum_ident {
+                fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+                    self.is_empty()
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
         impls.push(parse_quote! {
             impl opcua::types::BinaryEncodable for #enum_ident {
                 fn byte_len(&self, _ctx: &opcua::types::Context<'_>) -> usize {

async-opcua-macros/src/encoding/json.rs

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub fn generate_json_encode_impl(strct: EncodingStruct) -> syn::Result<TokenStre
             }
             let ident = &field.ident;
             body.extend(quote! {
-                if self.#ident.as_ref().is_some_and(|f| !f.is_null_json()) {
+                if self.#ident.as_ref().is_some_and(|f| !opcua::types::UaNullable::is_ua_null(f)) {
                     encoding_mask |= 1 << #optional_index;
                 }
             });
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ pub fn generate_json_encode_impl(strct: EncodingStruct) -> syn::Result<TokenStre
         if field.attr.optional {
             body.extend(quote! {
                 if let Some(item) = &self.#ident {
-                    if !item.is_null_json() {
+                    if !opcua::types::UaNullable::is_ua_null(item){
                         stream.name(#name)?;
                         opcua::types::json::JsonEncodable::encode(item, stream, ctx)?;
                     }
                 }
             });
         } else {
             body.extend(quote! {
-                if !self.#ident.is_null_json() {
+                if !opcua::types::UaNullable::is_ua_null(&self.#ident) {
                     stream.name(#name)?;
                     opcua::types::json::JsonEncodable::encode(&self.#ident, stream, ctx)?;
                 }

async-opcua-macros/src/encoding/mod.rs

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ pub fn generate_encoding_impl(
 pub(crate) fn derive_all_inner(item: DeriveInput) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
     let input = EncodingInput::from_derive_input(item.clone())?;
     let mut output = quote! {
-        #[derive(opcua::types::BinaryEncodable, opcua::types::BinaryDecodable)]
+        #[derive(opcua::types::BinaryEncodable, opcua::types::BinaryDecodable, opcua::types::UaNullable)]
         #[cfg_attr(
             feature = "json",
             derive(opcua::types::JsonEncodable, opcua::types::JsonDecodable)
@@ -222,3 +222,49 @@ pub(crate) fn derive_all_inner(item: DeriveInput) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
 
     Ok(output)
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn derive_ua_nullable_inner(item: DeriveInput) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
+    let input = EncodingInput::from_derive_input(item.clone())?;
+    match input {
+        EncodingInput::Struct(s) => {
+            let ident = s.ident;
+            Ok(quote! {
+                impl opcua::types::UaNullable for #ident {}
+            })
+        }
+        EncodingInput::SimpleEnum(s) => {
+            let null_variant = s.variants.iter().find(|v| v.attr.default);
+            let ident = s.ident;
+            if let Some(null_variant) = null_variant {
+                let n_ident = &null_variant.name;
+                Ok(quote! {
+                    impl opcua::types::UaNullable for #ident {
+                        fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+                            matches!(self, Self::#n_ident)
+                        }
+                    }
+                })
+            } else {
+                Ok(quote! {
+                    impl opcua::types::UaNullable for #ident {}
+                })
+            }
+        }
+        EncodingInput::AdvancedEnum(s) => {
+            let ident = s.ident;
+            if let Some(null_variant) = s.null_variant {
+                Ok(quote! {
+                    impl opcua::types::UaNullable for #ident {
+                        fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+                            matches!(self, Self::#null_variant)
+                        }
+                    }
+                })
+            } else {
+                Ok(quote! {
+                    impl opcua::types::UaNullable for #ident {}
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

async-opcua-macros/src/encoding/xml.rs

@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ pub fn generate_xml_encode_impl(strct: EncodingStruct) -> syn::Result<TokenStrea
         if field.attr.optional {
             body.extend(quote! {
                 if let Some(item) = &self.#ident {
-                    if !item.is_null_xml() {
+                    if !opcua::types::UaNullable::is_ua_null(item) {
                         stream.encode_child(#name, item, ctx)?;
                     }
                 }
             });
         } else {
             body.extend(quote! {
-                if !self.#ident.is_null_xml() {
+                if !opcua::types::UaNullable::is_ua_null(&self.#ident) {
                     stream.encode_child(#name, &self.#ident, ctx)?;
                 }
             });

async-opcua-macros/src/lib.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ mod encoding;
 mod events;
 mod utils;
 
-use encoding::{derive_all_inner, generate_encoding_impl, EncodingToImpl};
+use encoding::{
+    derive_all_inner, derive_ua_nullable_inner, generate_encoding_impl, EncodingToImpl,
+};
 use events::{derive_event_field_inner, derive_event_inner};
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use syn::parse_macro_input;
@@ -186,6 +188,16 @@ pub fn derive_xml_type(item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     }
 }
 
+#[proc_macro_derive(UaNullable, attributes(opcua))]
+/// Derive the `UaNullable` trait on this struct or enum. This indicates whether the
+/// value is null/default in OPC-UA encoding.
+pub fn derive_ua_nullable(item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    match derive_ua_nullable_inner(parse_macro_input!(item)) {
+        Ok(r) => r.into(),
+        Err(e) => e.to_compile_error().into(),
+    }
+}
+
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
 /// Derive all the standard encoding traits on this struct or enum.
 /// This will derive `BinaryEncodable`, `BinaryDecodable`, `JsonEncodable`, `JsonDecodable`,

async-opcua-types/src/argument.rs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ mod opcua {
     pub use crate as types;
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Default)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Default, crate::UaNullable)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "json", derive(crate::JsonEncodable, crate::JsonDecodable))]
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "xml",

async-opcua-types/src/byte_string.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD, Engine};
 use crate::{
     encoding::{process_decode_io_result, process_encode_io_result, write_i32, EncodingResult},
     read_i32, DecodingOptions, Error, Guid, OutOfRange, SimpleBinaryDecodable,
-    SimpleBinaryEncodable,
+    SimpleBinaryEncodable, UaNullable,
 };
 
 /// A sequence of octets.
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ impl AsRef<[u8]> for ByteString {
     }
 }
 
+impl UaNullable for ByteString {
+    fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_null()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "json")]
 mod json {
     use std::io::{Read, Write};

async-opcua-types/src/custom/custom_struct.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     write_i32, write_u32, Array, BinaryDecodable, BinaryEncodable, ByteString, Context, DataValue,
     DateTime, DiagnosticInfo, EncodingResult, Error, ExpandedMessageInfo, ExpandedNodeId,
     ExtensionObject, Guid, LocalizedText, NodeId, QualifiedName, StatusCode, StructureType,
-    TypeLoader, UAString, Variant, XmlElement,
+    TypeLoader, UAString, UaNullable, Variant, XmlElement,
 };
 
 use super::type_tree::{DataTypeTree, ParsedStructureField, StructTypeInfo};
@@ -224,6 +224,16 @@ impl DynamicStructure {
     }
 }
 
+impl UaNullable for DynamicStructure {
+    fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+        if self.type_def.structure_type == StructureType::Union {
+            self.discriminant == 0
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl BinaryEncodable for DynamicStructure {
     fn byte_len(&self, ctx: &crate::Context<'_>) -> usize {
         // Byte length is the sum of the individual structure fields

async-opcua-types/src/data_value.rs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ mod opcua {
 
 /// A data value is a value of a variable in the OPC UA server and contains information about its
 /// value, status and change timestamps.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, crate::UaNullable)]
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "json",
     derive(opcua_macros::JsonEncodable, opcua_macros::JsonDecodable)

async-opcua-types/src/date_time.rs

@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ pub struct DateTime {
     date_time: DateTimeUtc,
 }
 
+impl crate::UaNullable for DateTime {
+    fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_null()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "json")]
 mod json {
     use crate::{json::*, Error};

async-opcua-types/src/diagnostic_info.rs

@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ bitflags! {
     }
 }
 
+impl crate::UaNullable for DiagnosticBits {
+    fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_empty()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "json")]
 mod json {
     use crate::json::*;
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ mod opcua {
 }
 
 /// Diagnostic information.
-#[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Clone, crate::UaNullable)]
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "json",
     derive(opcua_macros::JsonEncodable, opcua_macros::JsonDecodable)

async-opcua-types/src/encoding.rs

@@ -316,6 +316,63 @@ impl DecodingOptions {
     }
 }
 
+/// Trait implemented by OPC-UA types, indicating whether
+/// they are null or not, for use in encoding.
+pub trait UaNullable {
+    /// Return true if this value is null, meaning it can be left out when
+    /// being encoded in JSON and XML encodings.
+    fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> UaNullable for Option<T>
+where
+    T: UaNullable,
+{
+    fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Some(s) => s.is_ua_null(),
+            None => true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> UaNullable for Vec<T> where T: UaNullable {}
+impl<T> UaNullable for Box<T>
+where
+    T: UaNullable,
+{
+    fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+        self.as_ref().is_ua_null()
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! is_null_const {
+    ($t:ty, $c:expr) => {
+        impl UaNullable for $t {
+            fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+                *self == $c
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+is_null_const!(bool, false);
+is_null_const!(u8, 0);
+is_null_const!(u16, 0);
+is_null_const!(u32, 0);
+is_null_const!(u64, 0);
+is_null_const!(i8, 0);
+is_null_const!(i16, 0);
+is_null_const!(i32, 0);
+is_null_const!(i64, 0);
+is_null_const!(f32, 0.0);
+is_null_const!(f64, 0.0);
+
+impl UaNullable for String {}
+impl UaNullable for str {}
+
 /// OPC UA Binary Encoding interface. Anything that encodes to binary must implement this. It provides
 /// functions to calculate the size in bytes of the struct (for allocating memory), encoding to a stream
 /// and decoding from a stream.

async-opcua-types/src/expanded_node_id.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::{
     read_u16, read_u32, read_u8,
     status_code::StatusCode,
     string::*,
-    write_u16, write_u32, write_u8, Context, Error, NamespaceMap,
+    write_u16, write_u32, write_u8, Context, Error, NamespaceMap, UaNullable,
 };
 
 /// A NodeId that allows the namespace URI to be specified instead of an index.
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ pub struct ExpandedNodeId {
     pub server_index: u32,
 }
 
+impl UaNullable for ExpandedNodeId {
+    fn is_ua_null(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_null()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "json")]
 mod json {
     // JSON serialization schema as per spec:
@@ -118,10 +124,6 @@ mod json {
             stream.end_object()?;
             Ok(())
         }
-
-        fn is_null_json(&self) -> bool {
-            self.is_null()
-        }
     }
 
     impl JsonDecodable for ExpandedNodeId {
@@ -263,10 +265,6 @@ mod xml {
             };
             node_id.encode(writer, context)
         }
-
-        fn is_null_xml(&self) -> bool {
-            self.is_null()
-        }
     }
 
     impl XmlDecodable for ExpandedNodeId {

async-opcua-types/src/extension_object.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::{
     io::{Read, Write},
 };
 
-use crate::{write_i32, write_u8, Error, ExpandedMessageInfo, ExpandedNodeId};
+use crate::{write_i32, write_u8, Error, ExpandedMessageInfo, ExpandedNodeId, UaNullable};
 
 use super::{
     encoding::{BinaryDecodable, BinaryEncodable, EncodingResult},
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ impl PartialEq for dyn DynEncodable {
 
 impl std::error::Error for ExtensionObjectError {}
 
+impl UaNullable for ExtensionObject {}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "json")]
 mod json {
     use std::io::{Cursor, Read};