Improve Phoenix.Presence.get_by_key/2 documentation, return value, and typespec.
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- Change presence typespec, and use presence type for presences typespec. - Return `nil` for empty presence on `Presence.get_by_key/2`. - Assert is_nil instead of empty array on `Presence.get_by_key/2` test. - Improve documentation of `Presence.get_by_key/2` callback.
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Phoenix.Presence.get_by_key/2 documentation, return value, and typespec.
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Just ran into this; it feels bit odd to get back either a map or an empty list, 'nil` feels like a good solution. |
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Changing the return value is a breaking change, so I'm not sure we can do this (cc @josevalim). |
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Issue
#5759 states that issue #4514 wasn't addressed properly. Checking the docs for
Phoenix.Presence.get_by_key/2, it does have inconsistencies between its return value and the typespec it's being referred to.Improvements and Changes
Going by the given problem and proposed solution from #4514, I have made the changes:
presencetypespec that returns a map with the:metas.presencefound under the suppliedkeyinsocket_or_topicscope, returnnil. Pros of having anilreturn value instead of[]is that it's easier to evaluate not being a truthy value.Phoenix.Presence.get_by_key/2to return a map instead of a list that contains themetasinformation, along with some additional info that might be returned on thePhoenix.Presence.fetch/2callback.test/phoenix/presence_test.exsto check withis_nilinstead of[]if the returned value on untrackedkeyis empty.