JsonPathBuilder
Aims to provide a declarative JSON based mapper
Console
run irb -r ./dev/setup
for an interactive prompt.
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'json-path-builder'
And then execute:
$ bundle install
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install json-path-builder
JsonPath::Builder
.build_for
maps input based fields to be mapped via
.from
method
For advance usage check out .from
documentation
input = { key: "some-value" }
JsonPath::Builder.new.from(:key, to: :another_key).build_for(input)
#=> {:another_key=>"some-value"}
.from
defines the json path(s) to locate the value(s) to be mapped for each field
Required arguments:
-
json_path
~ JSON path supporting dot notation which contains the value(s) relating to the field to be mapped e.g.account.profile.name
Optional arguments:
-
to:
~ field name for mapped value (defaults tojson_path
) -
transform:
- can be one of the following
-
Proc
e.g.->(val) { val.to_s.upcase }
to convert value located atjson_path
to uppercase - Built in Transforms
-
:iso8601
e.g.Date.new(2022,1,1)
=>2022-01-01
-
:date
e.g.2022-01-01
=><Date Sat, 01 Jan 2022>
-
-
-
defaults
- (Hash) e.g.{user_id: 1}
-
fallback
- (Proc) used when mapped value isblank
- can be one of the following
Example:
# Example 1 - Mapping subset of fields
input = { key: "some-value", other_key: "some-other-value", list: %w[some-list-value-1 some-list-value-2] }.as_json
builder = JsonPath::Builder.new
builder.from(:key)
builder.from(:other_key)
builder.build_for(input) #=> {:key=>"some-value", :other_key=>"some-other-value"}
# Example 2 - Mapping nested field to non nested
input = { profile: {email: 'email@domain.com'} }.as_json
JsonPath::Builder.new.from('profile.email', to: :email).build_for(input) #=> {:email=>"email@domain.com"}
# Example 3 - mapping field to another field name
input = { key: "some-value" }
JsonPath::Builder.new.from(:key, to: :another_key).build_for(input) #=> {:another_key=>"some-value"}
# Example 4 - mapping field to nested field
input = { key: "some-value" }
JsonPath::Builder.new.from(:key, to: "root.key").build_for(input) #=> {:root=>{:key=>"some-value"}}
# Example 5 - transforming value to uppercase
input = { key: "some-value" }
transform = ->(val) { val.to_s.upcase }
JsonPath::Builder.new.from(:key, transform: transform).build_for(input) #=> {:key=>"SOME-VALUE"}
# Example 6 - transforming value to iso8601 format
input = { created_at: Date.new(2022,1,2) }
transform = :iso8601
JsonPath::Builder.new.from(:created_at, transform: transform).build_for(input) #=> {:created_at=>"2022-01-02"}
# Example 6 - transforming value to iso8601 format
input = { created_at: '2023-02-27 16:24:02' }
transform = :date
JsonPath::Builder.new.from(:created_at, transform: transform).build_for(input) #=> {:created_at=><Date Sat, 01 Jan 2022>}
# Example 7 - fallback when value to be mapped is `nil` or not present
input = { }
fallback = -> { Time.now }
JsonPath::Builder.new.from(:created_at, fallback: fallback).build_for(input)
# => {:created_at=> <Time 2023-02-27 16:36:44.068037 -0700>}
.from_each
similar to
.from
but for mapping list items
Example:
input = { list: %w[some-list-value-1 some-list-value-2] }.as_json
builder = JsonPath::Builder.new
transform = proc { |val| val.upcase }
builder.from_each(:list, to: :keys, transform: transform)
builder.build_for(input) #=> {:keys=>["SOME-LIST-VALUE-1", "SOME-LIST-VALUE-2"]}
.within
Adds the ability to provide a scope based on dot notation
Example:
input = { root: { deep: { profile: { email: 'email@domain.com', uid: 1 } } } }.as_json
builder = JsonPath::Builder.new
builder.within('root.deep.profile') do |b|
b.from(:email)
b.from(:uid, to: :user_id)
end
builder.build_for(input) #=> {:email=>"email@domain.com", :user_id=>1}
#with_wrapped_data_class
Supports wrapping mapped values with a custom class that must act like a hash i.e. implements
SimpleDelegator
Example:
input = { profile: { email: 'email@domain.com', uid: 1 } }.as_json
builder = JsonPath::Builder.new
wrapped_data_class = Class.new(SimpleDelegator) do
def user
User.find_by(email: self[:email])
end
end
builder.with_wrapped_data_class(wrapped_data_class)
transform = proc { |email, path_context| }
builder.from('profile.email', to: :user_id, transform: transform)
email = 'email@domain.com'
user_id = 123
input = { profile: { email: email } }.as_json
user = OpenStruct.new(id: user_id)
user_repo = OpenStruct.new(find_by: -> (_email) { user })
wrapped_data_class = Class.new(SimpleDelegator) do
class << self
attr_accessor :user_repo
end
def user
self.class.user_repo.find_by.call(email: self.dig('profile', 'email'))
end
end
wrapped_data_class.user_repo = user_repo
builder = JsonPath::Builder.new
builder.with_wrapped_data_class(wrapped_data_class)
transform = proc do |_email, path_context|
path_context.wrapped_source_data.user.id
end
builder.from('profile.email', to: :user_id, transform: transform)
builder.build_for(input) #=> {:user_id=>123}
Development
After checking out the repo, run bin/setup
to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec
to run the tests. You can also run bin/console
for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install
. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb
, and then run bundle exec rake release
, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem
file to rubygems.org.
Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/json-path-builder. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.
License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
Code of Conduct
Everyone interacting in the JsonPathBuilder project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.