// Copyright 2022 Northern.tech AS
//
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package utils

import "encoding/json"

// ConvertAnythingToString returns the string representation of anything
func ConvertAnythingToString(value interface{}) (string, error) {
	valueString, ok := value.(string)
	if !ok {
		valueBytes, err := json.Marshal(value)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}
		valueString = string(valueBytes)
	}
	return valueString, nil
}
