1 files changed, 122 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nbt/helpers.go b/nbt/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f24133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nbt/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package nbt
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+// Errors for TagCompound.Get* functions
+var (
+	NotFound  = errors.New("Key not found in TagCompound")
+	WrongType = errors.New("Tag has wrong type.")
+)
+
+func (tc TagCompound) GetByte(key string) (byte, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_Byte {
+		return 0, WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.(byte), nil
+}
+func (tc TagCompound) GetShort(key string) (int16, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_Short {
+		return 0, WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.(int16), nil
+}
+func (tc TagCompound) GetInt(key string) (int32, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_Int {
+		return 0, WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.(int32), nil
+}
+func (tc TagCompound) GetLong(key string) (int64, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_Long {
+		return 0, WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.(int64), nil
+}
+func (tc TagCompound) GetFloat(key string) (float32, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_Float {
+		return 0, WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.(float32), nil
+}
+func (tc TagCompound) GetDouble(key string) (float64, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_Double {
+		return 0, WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.(float64), nil
+}
+func (tc TagCompound) GetByteArray(key string) ([]byte, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_Byte_Array {
+		return nil, WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.([]byte), nil
+}
+func (tc TagCompound) GetString(key string) (string, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_String {
+		return "", WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.(string), nil
+}
+func (tc TagCompound) GetList(key string) (TagList, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return TagList{}, NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_List {
+		return TagList{}, WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.(TagList), nil
+}
+func (tc TagCompound) GetCompound(key string) (TagCompound, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_Compound {
+		return nil, WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.(TagCompound), nil
+}
+func (tc TagCompound) GetIntArray(key string) ([]int32, error) {
+	t, ok := tc[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, NotFound
+	}
+	if t.Type != TAG_Int_Array {
+		return nil, WrongType
+	}
+	return t.Payload.([]int32), nil
+}