From 2cc63b952717fed8dc816d004daa31474b99b70b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Baskin <jeff.l.baskin@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:38:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Added default value.

---
 src/message.rs | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index 66062c1..731af8b 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -1217,8 +1217,6 @@ mod additions {
     }
 }
 
-type DocDefMap = HashMap<String, FieldSetting>;
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 struct DocDef {
     fields: HashMap<String, FieldSetting>,
@@ -1247,6 +1245,14 @@ impl DocDef {
         setting.set_default(DefaultSetting::FieldType);
     }
 
+    fn set_default_value<F>(&mut self, field_name: &str, value: F)
+    where
+        F: Into<Field>,
+    {
+        let setting = self.fields.get_mut(field_name).unwrap();
+        setting.set_default(DefaultSetting::Value(value.into()));
+    }
+
     fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&String, &FieldSetting)> {
         self.fields.iter()
     }
@@ -1622,7 +1628,7 @@ impl DocumentFile {
             match holder.get_field(key) {
                 Some(_) => {}
                 None => match value.get_default() {
-                    DefaultSetting::Value(_) => {}
+                    DefaultSetting::Value(data) => holder.add_field(key.clone(), data.clone()),
                     DefaultSetting::FieldType => {
                         holder.add_field(key.clone(), value.get_type().get_default())
                     }
@@ -2147,6 +2153,30 @@ mod document_files {
             _ => unreachable!("got {:?}: should have gotten a reply", action),
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn can_a_default_value_be_set() {
+        let doc_name = "value";
+        let mut docdef = create_docdef([FieldType::Uuid].to_vec());
+        let input = Uuid::nil();
+        docdef.set_default_value("field0", input.clone());
+        let (queue, rx) = test_doc(doc_name, docdef, standard_routes());
+        let new_doc = Addition::new();
+        let msg = Message::new(doc_name, new_doc);
+        queue.send(msg).unwrap();
+        let result = rx.recv_timeout(TIMEOUT).unwrap();
+        let action = result.get_action();
+        match action {
+            MsgAction::Reply(docs) => {
+                assert_eq!(docs.len(), 1);
+                let expected: Field = input.into();
+                for doc in docs.iter() {
+                    assert_eq!(doc.get_field("field0").unwrap(), &expected);
+                }
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!("got {:?}: should have gotten a reply", action),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]