Swift 4 JSON Codable – value returned is sometimes an object, others an array

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You might encapsulate the ambiguity of the result using an Enum with Associated Values (String and Array in this case), for example:

enum MetadataType: Codable {
    case array([String])
    case string(String)

    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
        let container = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
        do {
            self = try .array(container.decode(Array.self))
        } catch DecodingError.typeMismatch {
            do {
                self = try .string(container.decode(String.self))
            } catch DecodingError.typeMismatch {
                throw DecodingError.typeMismatch(MetadataType.self, DecodingError.Context(codingPath: decoder.codingPath, debugDescription: "Encoded payload not of an expected type"))
            }
        }
    }

    func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
        var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
        switch self {
        case .array(let array):
            try container.encode(array)
        case .string(let string):
            try container.encode(string)
        }
    }
}

struct Hotel: Codable {
    let firstFloor: Room

    struct Room: Codable {
        var room: MetadataType
    }
}

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