core-api · lovelydinosaur · Jul 7, 2016 · Jul 7, 2016 · Jul 7, 2016 · Jul 7, 2016
diff --git a/hal_codec/__init__.py b/hal_codec/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,35 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from coreapi.codecs.base import BaseCodec, _get_string, _get_dict, _get_bool
-from coreapi.compat import force_bytes, urlparse
+from coreapi.codecs.base import BaseCodec
+from coreapi.compat import force_bytes, string_types, urlparse
 from coreapi.compat import COMPACT_SEPARATORS, VERBOSE_SEPARATORS
 from coreapi.document import Document, Link, Array, Object, Field, Error
 from coreapi.exceptions import ParseError
 import json
 import uritemplate
 
 
-__version__ = "0.0.2"
+__version__ = "0.0.3"
+
+
+def _get_string(item, key):
+    value = item.get(key)
+    if isinstance(value, string_types):
+        return value
+    return ''
+
+
+def _get_dict(item, key):
+    value = item.get(key)
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return value
+    return {}
+
+
+def _get_bool(item, key):
+    value = item.get(key)
+    if isinstance(value, bool):
+        return value
+    return False
 
 
 def _is_array_containing_instance(value, datatype):

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def get_package_data(package):
     ],
     entry_points={
         'coreapi.codecs': [
-            'hal=hal_codec.HALCodec',
+            'hal=hal_codec:HALCodec',
         ]
     }
 )