chore: switch Reference to using an actual reference

crates/core/database/src/util/reference.rs

@@ -14,41 +14,40 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 /// Reference to some object in the database
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct Reference {
+pub struct Reference<'a> {
     /// Id of object
-    pub id: String,
+    pub id: &'a str,
 }
 
-impl Reference {
+impl<'a> Reference<'a> {
     /// Create a Ref from an unchecked string
-    pub fn from_unchecked(id: String) -> Reference {
+    pub fn from_unchecked(id: &'a str) -> Reference<'a> {
         Reference { id }
     }
 
     /// Fetch ban from Ref
     pub async fn as_ban(&self, db: &Database, server: &str) -> Result<ServerBan> {
-        db.fetch_ban(server, &self.id).await
+        db.fetch_ban(server, self.id).await
     }
 
     /// Fetch bot from Ref
     pub async fn as_bot(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<Bot> {
-        db.fetch_bot(&self.id).await
+        db.fetch_bot(self.id).await
     }
 
     /// Fetch emoji from Ref
     pub async fn as_emoji(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<Emoji> {
-        db.fetch_emoji(&self.id).await
+        db.fetch_emoji(self.id).await
     }
 
     /// Fetch channel from Ref
     pub async fn as_channel(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<Channel> {
-        db.fetch_channel(&self.id).await
+        db.fetch_channel(self.id).await
     }
 
     /// Fetch invite from Ref or create invite to server if discoverable
     pub async fn as_invite(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<Invite> {
-        if ulid::Ulid::from_str(&self.id).is_ok() {
+        if ulid::Ulid::from_str(self.id).is_ok() {
             let server = self.as_server(db).await?;
             if !server.discoverable {
                 return Err(create_error!(NotFound));
@@ -65,18 +64,18 @@ impl Reference {
                     .ok_or(create_error!(NotFound))?,
             })
         } else {
-            db.fetch_invite(&self.id).await
+            db.fetch_invite(self.id).await
         }
     }
 
     /// Fetch message from Ref
     pub async fn as_message(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<Message> {
-        db.fetch_message(&self.id).await
+        db.fetch_message(self.id).await
     }
 
     /// Fetch message from Ref and validate channel
     pub async fn as_message_in_channel(&self, db: &Database, channel: &str) -> Result<Message> {
-        let msg = db.fetch_message(&self.id).await?;
+        let msg = db.fetch_message(self.id).await?;
         if msg.channel != channel {
             return Err(create_error!(NotFound));
         }
@@ -86,36 +85,36 @@ impl Reference {
 
     /// Fetch member from Ref
     pub async fn as_member(&self, db: &Database, server: &str) -> Result<Member> {
-        db.fetch_member(server, &self.id).await
+        db.fetch_member(server, self.id).await
     }
 
     /// Fetch server from Ref
     pub async fn as_server(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<Server> {
-        db.fetch_server(&self.id).await
+        db.fetch_server(self.id).await
     }
 
     /// Fetch user from Ref
     pub async fn as_user(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<User> {
-        db.fetch_user(&self.id).await
+        db.fetch_user(self.id).await
     }
 
     /// Fetch webhook from Ref
     pub async fn as_webhook(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<Webhook> {
-        db.fetch_webhook(&self.id).await
+        db.fetch_webhook(self.id).await
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "rocket-impl")]
-impl<'r> FromParam<'r> for Reference {
+impl<'r> FromParam<'r> for Reference<'r> {
     type Error = &'r str;
 
     fn from_param(param: &'r str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(Reference::from_unchecked(param.into()))
+        Ok(Reference::from_unchecked(param))
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "rocket-impl")]
-impl JsonSchema for Reference {
+impl<'a> JsonSchema for Reference<'a> {
     fn schema_name() -> String {
         "Id".to_string()
     }