package tester

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
)

type ExpiringCache struct {
	Value   interface{}
	Expires int
}

// get string value for comparison
func (e *ExpiringCache) StringValue() (string, error) {
	switch e.Value.(type) {
	case string:
		return e.Value.(string), nil
	default:
		data, err := json.Marshal(&e.Value)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}
		return string(data), nil
	}
}

func (e *ExpiringCache) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("%s, expires %d", e.Value, e.Expires)
}