Simplify Dynamic::from for better inlining.

src/api/custom_syntax.rs

@@ -95,41 +95,39 @@ impl Expression<'_> {
 
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<INT>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Expr::IntegerConstant(x, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*x).ok(),
+                Expr::IntegerConstant(x, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*x),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_float"))]
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<crate::FLOAT>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Expr::FloatConstant(x, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*x).ok(),
+                Expr::FloatConstant(x, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*x),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<char>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Expr::CharConstant(x, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*x).ok(),
+                Expr::CharConstant(x, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*x),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<ImmutableString>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Expr::StringConstant(x, _) => unsafe_try_cast(x.clone()).ok(),
+                Expr::StringConstant(x, _) => unsafe_try_cast(x.clone()),
-                Expr::Variable(_, _, x) => {
+                Expr::Variable(_, _, x) => unsafe_try_cast(Into::<ImmutableString>::into(&x.2)),
-                    unsafe_try_cast(Into::<ImmutableString>::into(&x.2)).ok()
-                }
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<bool>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Expr::BoolConstant(x, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*x).ok(),
+                Expr::BoolConstant(x, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*x),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<()>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Expr::Unit(_) => unsafe_try_cast(()).ok(),
+                Expr::Unit(_) => unsafe_try_cast(()),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }

src/func/register.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use super::call::FnCallArgs;
 use super::callable_function::CallableFunction;
 use super::native::{FnAny, SendSync};
-use crate::r#unsafe::unsafe_try_cast;
+use crate::r#unsafe::unsafe_cast;
 use crate::tokenizer::Position;
 use crate::types::dynamic::{DynamicWriteLock, Variant};
 use crate::{Dynamic, NativeCallContext, RhaiResultOf, ERR};
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ pub fn by_value<T: Variant + Clone>(data: &mut Dynamic) -> T {
         ref_t.clone()
     } else if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<String>() {
         // If T is `String`, data must be `ImmutableString`, so map directly to it
-        let value = mem::take(data).into_string().expect("`ImmutableString`");
+        unsafe_cast(mem::take(data).into_string().expect("`ImmutableString`"))
-        unsafe_try_cast(value).expect("checked")
     } else {
         // We consume the argument and then replace it with () - the argument is not supposed to be used again.
         // This way, we avoid having to clone the argument again, because it is already a clone when passed here.

src/types/dynamic.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Helper module which defines the [`Any`] trait to to allow dynamic value handling.
 
 use crate::func::native::SendSync;
-use crate::r#unsafe::{unsafe_cast_box, unsafe_try_cast};
+use crate::r#unsafe::{unsafe_cast, unsafe_cast_box, unsafe_try_cast};
 use crate::{ExclusiveRange, FnPtr, ImmutableString, InclusiveRange, INT};
 #[cfg(feature = "no_std")]
 use std::prelude::v1::*;
@@ -1209,11 +1209,11 @@ impl Dynamic {
     /// ```
     #[inline]
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn from<T: Variant + Clone>(mut value: T) -> Self {
+    pub fn from<T: Variant + Clone>(value: T) -> Self {
         // Coded this way in order to maximally leverage potentials for dead-code removal.
 
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<Dynamic>() {
-            return unsafe_try_cast::<_, Dynamic>(value).ok().expect(CHECKED);
+            return unsafe_cast::<_, Dynamic>(value);
         }
 
         let val = value.as_any();
@@ -1249,52 +1249,36 @@ impl Dynamic {
             return ().into();
         }
 
-        value = match unsafe_try_cast::<_, String>(value) {
+        if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<String>() {
-            Ok(s) => return s.into(),
+            return unsafe_cast::<_, String>(value).into();
-            Err(value) => value,
+        }
-        };
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "no_float"))]
-        #[cfg(not(feature = "no_index"))]
+        if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<crate::FLOAT>() {
-        {
+            return unsafe_cast::<_, crate::FLOAT>(value).into();
-            value = match unsafe_try_cast::<_, crate::Array>(value) {
-                Ok(array) => return array.into(),
-                Err(value) => value,
-            };
         }
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_index"))]
-        {
+        if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<crate::Array>() {
-            value = match unsafe_try_cast::<_, crate::Blob>(value) {
+            return unsafe_cast::<_, crate::Array>(value).into();
-                Ok(blob) => return Dynamic::from_blob(blob), // don't use blob.into() because it'll be converted into an Array
+        }
-                Err(value) => value,
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "no_index"))]
-            };
+        if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<crate::Blob>() {
+            return Dynamic::from_blob(unsafe_cast::<_, crate::Blob>(value)); // don't use blob.into() because it'll be converted into an Array
         }
-
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_object"))]
-        {
+        if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<crate::Map>() {
-            value = match unsafe_try_cast::<_, crate::Map>(value) {
+            return unsafe_cast::<_, crate::Map>(value).into();
-                Ok(map) => return map.into(),
+        }
-                Err(value) => value,
+        if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<FnPtr>() {
-            };
+            return unsafe_cast::<_, FnPtr>(value).into();
         }
-
-        value = match unsafe_try_cast::<_, FnPtr>(value) {
-            Ok(fn_ptr) => return fn_ptr.into(),
-            Err(value) => value,
-        };
 
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_std"))]
-        {
+        if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<Instant>() {
-            value = match unsafe_try_cast::<_, Instant>(value) {
+            return unsafe_cast::<_, Instant>(value).into();
-                Ok(timestamp) => return timestamp.into(),
-                Err(value) => value,
-            };
         }
-
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_closure"))]
-        {
+        if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<crate::Shared<crate::Locked<Dynamic>>>() {
-            value = match unsafe_try_cast::<_, crate::Shared<crate::Locked<Dynamic>>>(value) {
+            return unsafe_cast::<_, crate::Shared<crate::Locked<Dynamic>>>(value).into();
-                Ok(value) => return value.into(),
-                Err(value) => value,
-            };
         }
 
         Self(Union::Variant(
@@ -1365,12 +1349,12 @@ impl Dynamic {
         }
 
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<Dynamic>() {
-            return unsafe_try_cast::<_, T>(self).ok();
+            return unsafe_try_cast::<_, T>(self);
         }
 
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<INT>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Int(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value).ok(),
+                Union::Int(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
@@ -1378,7 +1362,7 @@ impl Dynamic {
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_float"))]
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<crate::FLOAT>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Float(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*value).ok(),
+                Union::Float(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*value),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
@@ -1386,35 +1370,35 @@ impl Dynamic {
         #[cfg(feature = "decimal")]
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<rust_decimal::Decimal>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Decimal(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*value).ok(),
+                Union::Decimal(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(*value),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
 
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<bool>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Bool(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value).ok(),
+                Union::Bool(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
 
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<ImmutableString>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Str(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value).ok(),
+                Union::Str(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
 
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<String>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Str(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value.into_owned()).ok(),
+                Union::Str(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value.into_owned()),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
 
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<char>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Char(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value).ok(),
+                Union::Char(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
@@ -1422,7 +1406,7 @@ impl Dynamic {
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_index"))]
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<crate::Array>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Array(value, _, _) => unsafe_cast_box::<_, T>(value).ok().map(|v| *v),
+                Union::Array(value, _, _) => unsafe_cast_box::<_, T>(value).map(|v| *v),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
@@ -1430,7 +1414,7 @@ impl Dynamic {
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_index"))]
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<crate::Blob>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Blob(value, _, _) => unsafe_cast_box::<_, T>(value).ok().map(|v| *v),
+                Union::Blob(value, _, _) => unsafe_cast_box::<_, T>(value).map(|v| *v),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
@@ -1438,14 +1422,14 @@ impl Dynamic {
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_object"))]
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<crate::Map>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Map(value, _, _) => unsafe_cast_box::<_, T>(value).ok().map(|v| *v),
+                Union::Map(value, _, _) => unsafe_cast_box::<_, T>(value).map(|v| *v),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
 
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<FnPtr>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::FnPtr(value, _, _) => unsafe_cast_box::<_, T>(value).ok().map(|v| *v),
+                Union::FnPtr(value, _, _) => unsafe_cast_box::<_, T>(value).map(|v| *v),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
@@ -1453,20 +1437,20 @@ impl Dynamic {
         #[cfg(not(feature = "no_std"))]
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<Instant>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::TimeStamp(value, _, _) => unsafe_cast_box::<_, T>(value).ok().map(|v| *v),
+                Union::TimeStamp(value, _, _) => unsafe_cast_box::<_, T>(value).map(|v| *v),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
 
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<()>() {
             return match self.0 {
-                Union::Unit(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value).ok(),
+                Union::Unit(value, _, _) => unsafe_try_cast(value),
                 _ => None,
             };
         }
 
         match self.0 {
-            Union::Variant(value, _, _) => (*value).as_box_any().downcast().map(|x| *x).ok(),
+            Union::Variant(value, _, _) => (*value).as_box_any().downcast().ok().map(|x| *x),
             #[cfg(not(feature = "no_closure"))]
             Union::Shared(_, _, _) => unreachable!("Union::Shared case should be already handled"),
             _ => None,

src/unsafe.rs

@@ -8,35 +8,48 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 /// Cast a type into another type.
-#[inline]
+///
-pub fn unsafe_try_cast<A: Any, B: Any>(a: A) -> Result<B, A> {
+/// # Undefined Behavior
+///
+/// It is UB if the types are not compatible.
+#[inline(always)]
+#[must_use]
+pub fn unsafe_cast<A: Any, B: Any>(a: A) -> B {
+    unsafe {
+        let ret: B = ptr::read(&a as *const _ as *const B);
+        // We explicitly forget the value immediately after moving out,
+        // removing any chance of a destructor running or value otherwise
+        // being used again.
+        mem::forget(a);
+        ret
+    }
+}
+
+/// Cast a type into another type.
+#[inline(always)]
+#[must_use]
+pub fn unsafe_try_cast<A: Any, B: Any>(a: A) -> Option<B> {
     if TypeId::of::<B>() == a.type_id() {
-        // SAFETY: Just checked we have the right type. We explicitly forget the
+        // SAFETY: Just checked we have the right type.
-        // value immediately after moving out, removing any chance of a destructor
+        Some(unsafe_cast(a))
-        // running or value otherwise being used again.
-        unsafe {
-            let ret: B = ptr::read(&a as *const _ as *const B);
-            mem::forget(a);
-            Ok(ret)
-        }
     } else {
-        Err(a)
+        None
     }
 }
 
 /// Cast a Boxed type into another type.
-#[inline]
+#[inline(always)]
-pub fn unsafe_cast_box<X: Any, T: Any>(item: Box<X>) -> Result<Box<T>, Box<X>> {
+#[must_use]
+pub fn unsafe_cast_box<X: Any, T: Any>(item: Box<X>) -> Option<Box<T>> {
     // Only allow casting to the exact same type
     if TypeId::of::<X>() == TypeId::of::<T>() {
         // SAFETY: just checked whether we are pointing to the correct type
         unsafe {
             let raw: *mut dyn Any = Box::into_raw(item as Box<dyn Any>);
-            Ok(Box::from_raw(raw as *mut T))
+            Some(Box::from_raw(raw as *mut T))
         }
     } else {
-        // Return the consumed item for chaining.
+        None
-        Err(item)
     }
 }