import Foundation

// Extend `Encodable` to allow converting it to a JSON string
// for use for writing `Database` to disk.
extension Encodable {
    var convertToString: String? {
        let jsonEncoder = JSONEncoder()
        jsonEncoder.outputFormatting = .prettyPrinted
        do {
            let jsonData = try jsonEncoder.encode(self)
            return String(data: jsonData, encoding: .utf8)
        } catch {
            return nil
        }
    }
}
