import "reflect-metadata";
import { type ClassTransformOptions, plainToClassFromExist } from "class-transformer";
import { ValidatorOptions, validateOrReject } from "class-validator";


export default class Resource {
    public static hydrate<T extends Resource>(from: Partial<T>, options?: ClassTransformOptions) : T {
		const self: T = new (this as any);
		return plainToClassFromExist(self, from, options);
	}

    public static hydrateArray<T extends Resource>(fromArray: Partial<T>[], options?: ClassTransformOptions): T[] {
		return fromArray.map((from) => {
            const self: T = new (this as any);
            return plainToClassFromExist(self, from, options);
		});
	}

    public validateOrReject?(validatorOptions?: ValidatorOptions){
        return validateOrReject(this, validatorOptions);
    }
}