model pointer string representation.

models/characteristic_types.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ type CharacteristicType struct {
 	DeletedAt              NullTime  `db:"deleted_at" json:"deletedAt"`
 }
 
+func (m *CharacteristicType) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", *m)
+}
+
 func NewCharacteristicType() *CharacteristicType {
 	return &CharacteristicType{
 		CharacteristicTypeName: "Test Char Type",

models/characteristics.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ type Characteristic struct {
 	DeletedAt            NullTime  `db:"deleted_at" json:"deletedAt"`
 }
 
+func (m *Characteristic) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", *m)
+}
+
 func NewCharacteristic() *Characteristic {
 	return &Characteristic{
 		CharacteristicName: "Test Characteristic",

models/genera.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ type Genus struct {
 	DeletedAt NullTime  `db:"deleted_at" json:"deletedAt"`
 }
 
+func (m *Genus) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", *m)
+}
+
 func NewGenus() *Genus {
 	return &Genus{GenusName: "Test Genus"}
 }

models/species.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ type Species struct {
 	DeletedAt   NullTime  `db:"deleted_at" json:"deletedAt"`
 }
 
+func (m *Species) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", *m)
+}
+
 func NewSpecies() *Species {
 	return &Species{SpeciesName: "Test Species"}
 }

models/text_measurement_types.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ type TextMeasurementType struct {
 	DeletedAt           NullTime  `db:"deleted_at" json:"deletedAt"`
 }
 
+func (m *TextMeasurementType) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", *m)
+}
+
 func NewTextMeasurementType() *TextMeasurementType {
 	return &TextMeasurementType{
 		TextMeasurementName: "Test Text Measurement Type",

models/unit_types.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ type UnitType struct {
 	DeletedAt NullTime  `db:"deleted_at" json:"deletedAt"`
 }
 
+func (m *UnitType) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", *m)
+}
+
 func NewUnitType() *UnitType {
 	return &UnitType{
 		Name:   "Test Unit Type",

models/users.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ type User struct {
 	DeletedAt NullTime  `db:"deleted_at" json:"deletedAt"`
 }
 
+func (m *User) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", *m)
+}
+
 func NewUser() *User {
 	return &User{Username: "Test User"}
 }