import Foundation

public protocol AnyEncoder {
    func encode<T: Encodable>(_ value: T) throws -> Data
}

extension JSONEncoder: AnyEncoder {}
extension PropertyListEncoder: AnyEncoder {}

extension Encodable {
    public func encode(using encoder: AnyEncoder = JSONEncoder()) throws -> Data {
        return try encoder.encode(self)
    }
    
    public func toJSON() -> JSONObject? {
        guard let data = try? self.encode() else { return nil }
        return (try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: .allowFragments)).flatMap { $0 as? JSONObject }
    }
    
    public func toJSONString() -> String? {
        guard let data = try? self.encode(),
            let string = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) else {
            return nil
        }
        return string
    }
}