chore: Add a couple convenience casting functions to v8::Local (#1533)

* Rename cast -> cast_unchecked

* Add cast helpers

* Change a couple tests to use it

* Add some small docs

* Fmt

* Add inline hint

* Address comments

examples/process.rs

@@ -324,8 +324,10 @@ where
     scope: &mut v8::HandleScope,
     request: v8::Local<v8::Object>,
   ) -> *mut Box<dyn HttpRequest> {
-    let external = request.get_internal_field(scope, 0).unwrap();
+    let external = request
-    let external = unsafe { v8::Local::<v8::External>::cast(external) };
+      .get_internal_field(scope, 0)
+      .unwrap()
+      .cast::<v8::External>();
     external.value() as *mut Box<dyn HttpRequest>
   }
 

examples/shell.rs

@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ fn report_exceptions(mut try_catch: v8::TryCatch<v8::HandleScope>) {
   } else {
     return;
   };
-  let stack_trace = unsafe { v8::Local::<v8::String>::cast(stack_trace) };
+  let stack_trace =
+    unsafe { v8::Local::<v8::String>::cast_unchecked(stack_trace) };
   let stack_trace = stack_trace
     .to_string(&mut try_catch)
     .map(|s| s.to_rust_string_lossy(&mut try_catch));

src/handle.rs

@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ impl<'s, T> Local<'s, T> {
   /// Create a local handle by downcasting from one of its super types.
   /// This function is unsafe because the cast is unchecked.
   #[inline(always)]
-  pub unsafe fn cast<A>(other: Local<'s, A>) -> Self
+  pub unsafe fn cast_unchecked<A>(other: Local<'s, A>) -> Self
   where
-    Local<'s, A>: From<Self>,
+    Local<'s, A>: TryFrom<Self>,
   {
     transmute(other)
   }
@@ -153,6 +153,48 @@ impl<'s, T> Deref for Local<'s, T> {
   }
 }
 
+impl<'s, T> Local<'s, T> {
+  /// Attempts to cast the contained type to another,
+  /// returning an error if the conversion fails.
+  ///
+  /// # Examples
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// let value: Local<'_, Value> = get_v8_value();
+  ///
+  /// if let Ok(func) = value.try_cast::<Function<() {
+  ///   //
+  /// }
+  /// ```
+  #[inline(always)]
+  pub fn try_cast<A>(
+    self,
+  ) -> Result<Local<'s, A>, <Self as TryInto<Local<'s, A>>>::Error>
+  where
+    Self: TryInto<Local<'s, A>>,
+  {
+    self.try_into()
+  }
+
+  /// Attempts to cast the contained type to another,
+  /// panicking if the conversion fails.
+  ///
+  /// # Example
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// let value: Local<'_, Value> = get_v8_value();
+  ///
+  /// let func = value.cast::<Function>();
+  /// ```
+  #[inline(always)]
+  pub fn cast<A>(self) -> Local<'s, A>
+  where
+    Self: TryInto<Local<'s, A>, Error: std::fmt::Debug>,
+  {
+    self.try_into().unwrap()
+  }
+}
+
 /// An object reference that is independent of any handle scope. Where
 /// a Local handle only lives as long as the HandleScope in which it was
 /// allocated, a global handle remains valid until it is dropped.

tests/test_api.rs

@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ fn handle_scope_numbers() {
     {
       let scope2 = &mut v8::HandleScope::new(scope1);
       let l3 = v8::Number::new(scope2, 78.9);
-      let l4 = v8::Local::<v8::Int32>::try_from(l1).unwrap();
+      let l4 = l1.cast::<v8::Int32>();
-      let l5 = v8::Local::<v8::Uint32>::try_from(l2).unwrap();
+      let l5 = l2.cast::<v8::Uint32>();
       assert_eq!(l1.value(), -123);
       assert_eq!(l2.value(), 456);
       assert_eq!(l3.value(), 78.9);
@@ -2493,20 +2493,15 @@ fn object_template_set_named_property_handler() {
       name.into(),
       obj.into(),
     );
-    let arr = v8::Local::<v8::Array>::try_from(
+    let arr = eval(scope, "Object.keys(obj)").unwrap().cast::<v8::Array>();
-      eval(scope, "Object.keys(obj)").unwrap(),
-    )
-    .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(arr.length(), 1);
     let index = v8::Integer::new(scope, 0);
     let result = arr.get(scope, index.into()).unwrap();
     let expected = v8::String::new(scope, "key").unwrap();
     assert!(expected.strict_equals(result));
     eval(scope, "obj.fallthrough = 'a'").unwrap();
-    let arr = v8::Local::<v8::Array>::try_from(
+    let arr = eval(scope, "Object.keys(obj)").unwrap().cast::<v8::Array>();
-      eval(scope, "Object.keys(obj)").unwrap(),
+
-    )
-    .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(arr.length(), 2);
 
     // definer
@@ -10935,7 +10930,7 @@ fn test_fast_calls_callback_options_data() {
       return;
     }
 
-    let data = v8::Local::<v8::External>::cast(options.data.data);
+    let data = v8::Local::<v8::External>::cast_unchecked(options.data.data);
     let data = &mut *(data.value() as *mut bool);
     *data = true;
   }