tape: Correctly decode into a table destination all the time

generate/generate.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const preamble = `
 
 const static = `
 // Table is a KTV table with an undefined schema.
-type Table map[uint16] any
+type Table = map[uint16] any
 
 // Message is any message that can be sent along this protocol.
 type Message interface {

tape/dynamic.go

@@ -242,12 +242,22 @@ func decodeAnyOrError(decoder *Decoder, destination reflect.Value, tag Tag) (n i
 		}
 		lengthCast, err := Uint64ToIntSafe(length)
 		if err != nil { return n, err }
-		if isTypeAny(destination.Type()) {
-			// need a skeleton value if we are assigning to any.
-			value := reflect.MakeMapWithSize(reflect.TypeOf(dummyMap), lengthCast)
-			destination.Set(value)
-			destination = value
-		}
+
+		// im fucking so done dude. im so fucking done. this was
+		// supposed to only run when we need it but i guess it runs all
+		// the time, because when we get a map destination (a valid,
+		// allocated one) we break apart on SetMapIndex because of a nil
+		// map. yeah thats right. a fucking nil map panic. on the map we
+		// just allocated. but running this unconditionally (whether or
+		// not we receive an empty any value) actually makes it fucking
+		// work. go figure().
+		//
+		// (the map allocation functionality in skeletonPointer has been
+		// removed)
+		value := reflect.MakeMapWithSize(reflect.TypeOf(dummyMap), lengthCast)
+		destination.Set(value)
+		destination = value
+		
 		destination.Clear()
 		for _ = range lengthCast {
 			key, nn, err := decoder.ReadUint16()
@@ -387,7 +397,11 @@ func canSet(destination reflect.Type, tag Tag) error {
 			return errCantAssignf("cannot assign array to %v", destination)
 		}
 	case KTV:
-		if destination != reflect.TypeOf(dummyMap) {
+		cantAssign :=
+			destination.Kind() != reflect.Map ||
+			destination.Key().Kind() != reflect.Uint16 ||
+			!isTypeAny(destination.Elem())
+		if cantAssign {
 			return errCantAssignf("cannot assign table to %v", destination)
 		}
 	default:
@@ -497,9 +511,6 @@ func skeletonPointer(decoder *Decoder, tag Tag) (reflect.Value, error) {
 	typ, err := typeOf(decoder, tag)
 	if err != nil { return reflect.Value { }, err }
 	value := reflect.New(typ)
-	if tag.Is(KTV) {
-		value.Elem().Set(reflect.MakeMap(typ))
-	}
 	return value, nil
 }