Draft: Resolve "A SetRequest to change a specific path of an OND only works for paths with string values"

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• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)

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• My code follows the code style of this project.
• My change requires a change to the documentation.
• I have updated the documentation accordingly.
• I have read the CONTRIBUTING document.
• I have added tests to cover my changes.
• All new and existing tests passed.

Closes #156 (closed)

nucleus/util/convert.go

+package util
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	gpb "github.com/openconfig/gnmi/proto/gnmi"
+	gnmiv "github.com/openconfig/gnmi/value"
+	"github.com/openconfig/goyang/pkg/yang"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+// ConvertStringToTypedValue takes a value as string and a YangType. The
+// returned value is the converted TypedValue of the given string based on the
+// given YangType.
+func ConvertStringToTypedValue(s string, t *yang.YangType) (*gpb.TypedValue, error) {
+	// TODO: add more types
+	switch t.Kind {
+	case yang.Yint8:
+		parsedInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 8)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		tv, err := gnmiv.FromScalar(int8(parsedInt))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return tv, nil
+	case yang.Yint16:
+		parsedInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 16)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		tv, err := gnmiv.FromScalar(int16(parsedInt))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return tv, nil
+	case yang.Yint32:
+		parsedInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		tv, err := gnmiv.FromScalar(int32(parsedInt))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return tv, nil
+	case yang.Yuint8:
+		parsedInt, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 8)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		tv, err := gnmiv.FromScalar(uint8(parsedInt))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return tv, nil
+	case yang.Yuint16:
+		parsedInt, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 16)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		tv, err := gnmiv.FromScalar(uint16(parsedInt))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return tv, nil
+	case yang.Yuint32:
+		parsedInt, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		tv, err := gnmiv.FromScalar(uint32(parsedInt))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return tv, nil
+	case yang.Ybool:
+		parsedBool, err := strconv.ParseBool(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		tv, err := gnmiv.FromScalar(parsedBool)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return tv, nil
+	case yang.Ystring:
+		tv, err := gnmiv.FromScalar(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return tv, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported type to convert to TypedValue")
+	}
+}