Wizardry with unmarshal and xml

client.go

@@ -79,26 +79,40 @@ func (c *AllyApi) AccountBalances() (balances []AccountBalance) {
 	return resp.AccountBalances
 }
 
-func (c *AllyApi) AccountDetail(accountId string) AccountDetailResponse {
-	var resp AccountDetailResponse
-	_ = xml.Unmarshal(c.getAndRead(fmt.Sprintf("accounts/%s", accountId)), &resp)
-	return resp
+/**
+Return an object representing account detail of a given string
+*/
+func (c *AllyApi) AccountDetail(accountId string) (resp AccountDetailResponse) {
+	c.marshalInterfaceResponse(fmt.Sprintf("accounts/%s", accountId), &resp)
+	return
 }
 
-func (c *AllyApi) AccountBalance(accountId string) AccountDetailBalanceResponse {
-	var resp AccountDetailBalanceResponse
-	_ = xml.Unmarshal(c.getAndRead(fmt.Sprintf("accounts/%s/balances", accountId)), &resp)
-	return resp
+/**
+Return an object representing account balances of a given string ID
+*/
+func (c *AllyApi) AccountBalance(accountId string) (resp AccountDetailBalanceResponse) {
+	c.marshalInterfaceResponse(fmt.Sprintf("accounts/%s/balances", accountId), &resp)
+	return
 }
 
-func (c *AllyApi) AccountHoldings(accountId string) AccountDetailHoldingsResponse {
-	var resp AccountDetailHoldingsResponse
-	_ = xml.Unmarshal(c.getAndRead(fmt.Sprintf("accounts/%s/holdings", accountId)), &resp)
-	return resp
+/**
+Return an object representing the account holdings of a given string.
+*/
+func (c *AllyApi) AccountHoldings(accountId string) (resp AccountDetailHoldingsResponse) {
+	c.marshalInterfaceResponse(fmt.Sprintf("accounts/%s/holdings", accountId), &resp)
+	return
 }
 
-func (c *AllyApi) MarketClock() MarketClockResponse {
-	var resp MarketClockResponse
-	_ = xml.Unmarshal(c.getAndRead("market/clock"), &resp)
-	return resp
+/**
+Return an object representing the market clock response.
+*/
+func (c *AllyApi) MarketClock() (resp MarketClockResponse) {
+	c.marshalInterfaceResponse("market/clock", &resp)
+	return
+}
+
+// Why does this work?? wtf??
+func (c *AllyApi) marshalInterfaceResponse(p string, i interface{}) {
+	resp := c.getAndRead(p)
+	_ = xml.Unmarshal(resp, &i)
 }

main.go

@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ func main() {
 	var api AllyApi
 	api.Initialize()
 
-	fmt.Printf("Market Clock: %d\n", api.MarketClock().UnixTime)
+	fmt.Printf("Market Clock: %d\n", api.MarketClock().CurrentStatus)
 }