Golang GAE-在数据存储区的结构中更改变量名称

Question

I am programming a Google Apps Engine Go application and I would like to change a variable name inside a structure that is stored in the datastore.

Say I have a struct:

type AA struct{
    A string
    BB string
}

And would like to change BB into B. If I try just changing BB into B, the datastore will start giving me errors when it would try to assign stored BB values to new struct AA that does not have that variable. I can add B and still keep BB, but then the struct would start getting messy.

How can I neatly change variable structure in GAE Go datastore without resorting to temporary copying over the entire database and wiping a lot of data?

Answer 1

You can have your AA implement PropertyLoadSaver as described in the Datastore docs, an then

1. in Load method copy BB into B
2. in Save method just save A and B