Neatly wrap object->plist->object functions

Plist.swift

import Foundation

func reify<T:Codable>(type: T.Type, _ json: String) -> T? {
    let data = json.data(using: .utf16)
    let nob = try? JSONDecoder().decode(T.self, from: data!)
    return nob
}

func plist<T:Codable>(_ nob: T) -> Any? {
    guard let data = try? JSONEncoder().encode(nob) else { return nil }
    return try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [.mutableContainers, .allowFragments])
}

// Example
struct Person: Codable {
    var name = "fred"
    var age = 23
}

func testPlist() {
    let nob = Person()
    var pl = plist(nob) as! [String:Any]
    Swift.print(pl)

    pl["name"] = "joe"
    Swift.print(pl) // ["name": fred, "age": 23]

    let bob: Person? = reify(type: Person.self, pl.debugDescription)
    Swift.print (bob) // ["name": "joe", "age": 23]
}