Encodes an unknown input against a schema, returning an Option that is Some with the encoded value on success or None for schema mismatches.

When to use

Use when you do not know the input type statically and only need to know whether encoding succeeded.

Details

Prefer this over encodeUnknownExit or encodeUnknownEffect when you don't need error details. For values already typed as the schema's Type use encodeOption. Options may be provided either when creating the encoder or when applying it; application options override creation options.

Gotchas

Only causes made entirely of schema issues are converted to None. Causes that contain defects, interruptions, or other non-schema reasons throw instead.