extensions: Use generics for toObjectFromType functions on String and URL

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * `toObjectOfType` extension for JsonObject
 ### Changed
 * Moved and Renamed a lot of packages (Major Breaking Change)
+* `toObjectFromType` extension on String uses Generics
+* `toObjectFromType` extension on String uses Generics
 ### Deprecated
 * kSock (`klib.net.socket.kSock`)
 ### Removed

src/main/kotlin/klib/extensions/String.kt

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import java.io.File
 import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException
 import java.io.FileOutputStream
-import java.lang.reflect.Type
 import java.util.Base64
 
 /**
@@ -299,16 +298,21 @@ fun String.loadAsLibraryWithFunction(className: String, functionName: String): L
 }
 
 /**
- * Parse to Type
+ * Parse to Type T
  *
- * @param type The type to parse
- * @see klib.interfaces.Json
+ * @see klib.json.Json
  *
  * @since 3.1.0
+ * @since 4.0.0 (Generic)
  * @author Thomas Obernosterer
  */
-fun String.toObjectOfType(type: Type): Any? {
-    return kLibInf.jsonHandler.toObject(this, type)
+inline fun <reified T> String.toObjectOfType(): T? {
+    val obj = kLibInf.jsonHandler.toObject(this)
+
+    if (obj is T)
+        return obj
+
+    return null
 }
 
 /**

src/main/kotlin/klib/extensions/URL.kt

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package klib.extensions
 
 import klib.kLibInf
 import java.io.File
-import java.lang.reflect.Type
 import java.net.URL
 
 /**
@@ -18,15 +17,19 @@ fun URL.toFile(file: File) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Download json and parse to Type
+ * Download json and parse to Type T
  *
- * @param type The type to parse to
  * @see kLibInf.jsonHandler
- * @see klib.interfaces.Json
+ * @see klib.json.Json
  *
  * @since 3.1.0
+ * @since 4.0.0 (Generic)
  * @author Thomas Obernosterer
  */
-fun URL.toObjectOfType(type: Type): Any? {
-    return kLibInf.jsonHandler.toObject(this.readText(), type)
+inline fun <reified T> URL.toObjectOfType(): T? {
+    val obj = kLibInf.jsonHandler.toObject(this.readText())
+    if (obj is T)
+        return obj
+
+    return null
 }
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