Consolidate pagination metadata nil pointer checks

cmd/applications/printer.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/vultr/govultr/v3"
+
 	"github.com/vultr/vultr-cli/v3/cmd/printer"
 )
 
@@ -62,5 +63,5 @@ func (a *ApplicationsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging validates and forms the paging data for output
 func (a *ApplicationsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(a.Meta.Total, &a.Meta.Links.Next, &a.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(a.Meta).Compose()
 }

cmd/backups/printer.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (b *BackupsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (b *BackupsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(b.Meta.Total, &b.Meta.Links.Next, &b.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(b.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/baremetal/printer.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/vultr/govultr/v3"
+
 	"github.com/vultr/vultr-cli/v3/cmd/printer"
 )
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ func (b *BareMetalsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (b *BareMetalsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(b.Meta.Total, &b.Meta.Links.Next, &b.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(b.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/billing/printer.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (b *BillingHistoryPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (b *BillingHistoryPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(b.Meta.Total, &b.Meta.Links.Next, &b.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(b.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (b *BillingInvoicesPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (b *BillingInvoicesPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(b.Meta.Total, &b.Meta.Links.Next, &b.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(b.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -217,5 +217,5 @@ func (b *BillingInvoiceItemsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (b *BillingInvoiceItemsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(b.Meta.Total, &b.Meta.Links.Next, &b.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(b.Meta).Compose()
 }

cmd/blockstorage/printer.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (b *BlockStoragesPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (b *BlockStoragesPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(b.Meta.Total, &b.Meta.Links.Next, &b.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(b.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/containerregistry/printer.go

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (c *ContainerRegistriesPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (c *ContainerRegistriesPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(c.Meta.Total, &c.Meta.Links.Next, &c.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(c.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (c *ContainerRegistryRegionsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (c *ContainerRegistryRegionsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(c.Meta.Total, &c.Meta.Links.Next, &c.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(c.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func (c *ContainerRegistryRepositoriesPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (c *ContainerRegistryRepositoriesPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(c.Meta.Total, &c.Meta.Links.Next, &c.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(c.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/dns/printer.go

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (d *DNSRecordsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (d *DNSRecordsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(d.Meta.Total, &d.Meta.Links.Next, &d.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(d.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (d *DNSDomainsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (d *DNSDomainsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(d.Meta.Total, &d.Meta.Links.Next, &d.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(d.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/firewall/printer.go

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (f *FirewallGroupsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (f *FirewallGroupsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(f.Meta.Total, &f.Meta.Links.Next, &f.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(f.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (f *FirewallRulesPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (f *FirewallRulesPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(f.Meta.Total, &f.Meta.Links.Next, &f.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(f.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/instance/printer.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (i *InstancesPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (i *InstancesPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(i.Meta.Total, &i.Meta.Links.Next, &i.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(i.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -509,5 +509,5 @@ func (v *VPC2sPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (v *VPC2sPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(v.Meta.Total, &v.Meta.Links.Next, &v.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(v.Meta).Compose()
 }

cmd/ip/printer.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (i *IPv4sPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (i *IPv4sPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(i.Meta.Total, &i.Meta.Links.Next, &i.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(i.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ func (i *IPv6sPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (i *IPv6sPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(i.Meta.Total, &i.Meta.Links.Next, &i.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(i.Meta).Compose()
 }

cmd/iso/printer.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (i *ISOsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (i *ISOsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(i.Meta.Total, &i.Meta.Links.Next, &i.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(i.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -154,5 +154,5 @@ func (i *PublicISOsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (i *PublicISOsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(i.Meta.Total, &i.Meta.Links.Next, &i.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(i.Meta).Compose()
 }

cmd/kubernetes/printer.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (c *ClustersSummaryPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (c *ClustersSummaryPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(c.Meta.Total, &c.Meta.Links.Next, &c.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(c.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (c *ClustersPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (c *ClustersPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(c.Meta.Total, &c.Meta.Links.Next, &c.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(c.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func (n *NodePoolsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (n *NodePoolsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(n.Meta.Total, &n.Meta.Links.Next, &n.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(n.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/loadbalancer/printer.go

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (l *LBsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (l *LBsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(l.Meta.Total, &l.Meta.Links.Next, &l.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(l.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (l *LBsSummaryPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (l *LBsSummaryPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(l.Meta.Total, &l.Meta.Links.Next, &l.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(l.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func (l *LBRulesPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (l *LBRulesPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(l.Meta.Total, &l.Meta.Links.Next, &l.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(l.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func (f *FWRulesPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (f *FWRulesPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(f.Meta.Total, &f.Meta.Links.Next, &f.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(f.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/objectstorage/printer.go

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (o *ObjectStoragesPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (o *ObjectStoragesPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(o.Meta.Total, &o.Meta.Links.Next, &o.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(o.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (o *ObjectStorageClustersPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (o *ObjectStorageClustersPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(o.Meta.Total, &o.Meta.Links.Next, &o.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(o.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/operatingsystems/printer.go

@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ func (o *OSPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging validates and forms the paging data for output
 func (o *OSPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(o.Meta.Total, &o.Meta.Links.Next, &o.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(o.Meta).Compose()
 }

cmd/plans/printer.go

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (p *PlansPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging validates and forms the paging data for output
 func (p *PlansPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(p.Meta.Total, &p.Meta.Links.Next, &p.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(p.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================
@@ -139,5 +139,5 @@ func (m *MetalPlansPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging validates and forms the paging data for output
 func (m *MetalPlansPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(m.Meta.Total, &m.Meta.Links.Next, &m.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(m.Meta).Compose()
 }

cmd/printer/printer.go

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (o *Output) Display(r ResourceOutput, err error) {
 	defer o.flush()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		//todo move this so it can follow the flow of the other printers and support json/yaml
+		// todo move this so it can follow the flow of the other printers and support json/yaml
 		Error(err)
 	}
 
@@ -113,28 +113,44 @@ type Paging struct {
 	CursorPrev string
 }
 
-// NewPaging validates and intializes the paging data
-func NewPaging(total int, next, prev *string) *Paging {
-	p := new(Paging)
-	p.Total = total
+// NewPagingFromMeta validates and initializes the paging data, from a govultr.Meta struct.
+func NewPagingFromMeta(m *govultr.Meta) *Paging {
+	if m == nil {
+		// If no metadata, then no paging to show.
+		return nil
+	}
+	if m.Links == nil {
+		return NewPaging(m.Total, "", "")
+	}
+	return NewPaging(m.Total, m.Links.Next, m.Links.Prev)
+}
 
-	if next != nil {
-		p.CursorNext = *next
-	} else {
-		p.CursorNext = emptyPlaceholder
+// NewPaging validates and initializes the paging data.
+func NewPaging(total int, next, prev string) *Paging {
+	p := &Paging{
+		Total:      total,
+		CursorNext: emptyPlaceholder,
+		CursorPrev: emptyPlaceholder,
 	}
 
-	if prev != nil {
-		p.CursorPrev = *prev
-	} else {
-		p.CursorPrev = emptyPlaceholder
+	if next != "" {
+		p.CursorNext = next
+	}
+
+	if prev != "" {
+		p.CursorPrev = prev
 	}
 
 	return p
 }
 
 // Compose returns the paging data for output
 func (p *Paging) Compose() [][]string {
+	if p == nil {
+		// If no paging information, don't show anything.
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	var display [][]string
 	display = append(display,
 		[]string{"======================================"},

cmd/regions/printer.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package regions
 
 import (
 	"github.com/vultr/govultr/v3"
+
 	"github.com/vultr/vultr-cli/v3/cmd/printer"
 )
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func (r *RegionsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging validates and forms the paging data for output
 func (r *RegionsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(r.Meta.Total, &r.Meta.Links.Next, &r.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(r.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/reservedip/printer.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (r *ReservedIPsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (r *ReservedIPsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(r.Meta.Total, &r.Meta.Links.Next, &r.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(r.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/script/printer.go

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *ScriptsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (s *ScriptsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(s.Meta.Total, &s.Meta.Links.Next, &s.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(s.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================

cmd/snapshot/printer.go

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (s *SnapshotsPrinter) Data() [][]string {
 
 // Paging ...
 func (s *SnapshotsPrinter) Paging() [][]string {
-	return printer.NewPaging(s.Meta.Total, &s.Meta.Links.Next, &s.Meta.Links.Prev).Compose()
+	return printer.NewPagingFromMeta(s.Meta).Compose()
 }
 
 // ======================================