# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
-# Dynamic interface to read Json strings.
+# Dynamic interface to read values from JSON strings
#
-# `String::to_json_value` returns a `JsonValue` which can be queried
-# to get the underlying Json data. It can also be used as any Json types.
+# Most services are in `JsonValue`, which is created by `Text::to_json_value`.
module dynamic
+import error
private import static
-import standard
+redef class Text
+ # Parse `self` to a `JsonValue`
+ fun to_json_value: JsonValue do return new JsonValue(parse_json)
+end
+
+# Dynamic wrapper of a JSON value, created by `Text::to_json_value`
+#
+# Provides high-level services to explore JSON objects with minimal overhead
+# dealing with static types. Use this class to manipulate the JSON data first
+# and check for errors only before using the resulting data.
+#
+# For example, given:
+# ~~~
+# var json_src = """
+# {
+# "i": 123,
+# "m": {
+# "t": true,
+# "f": false
+# },
+# "a": ["zero", "one", "two"]
+# }"""
+# var json_value = json_src.to_json_value # Parse src to a `JsonValue`
+# ~~~
+#
+# Access array or map values using their indices.
+# ~~~
+# var target_int = json_value["i"]
+# assert target_int.is_int # Check for error and expected type
+# assert target_int.to_i == 123 # Use the value
+# ~~~
+#
+# Use `get` to reach a value nested in multiple objects.
+# ~~~
+# var target_str = json_value.get("a.0")
+# assert target_str.is_string # Check for error and expected type
+# assert target_str.to_s == "zero" # Use the value
+# ~~~
+#
+# This API is useful for scripts and when you need only a few values from a
+# JSON object. To access many values or check the conformity of the JSON
+# beforehand, use the `json` serialization services.
class JsonValue
+
+ # The wrapped JSON value.
var value: nullable Object
# Is this value null?
# Get this value as a `Int`
#
- # require: `self.is_int`
+ # require: `self.is_numeric`
#
# assert "-10".to_json_value.to_i == -10
# assert "123".to_json_value.to_i == 123
- fun to_i: Int do return value.as(Int)
+ # assert "123.456".to_json_value.to_i == 123
+ fun to_i: Int
+ do
+ var value = value
+ assert value isa Numeric
+ return value.to_i
+ end
# Is this value a float?
#
# Get this value as a `Float`
#
- # require: `self.is_float`
+ # require: `self.is_numeric`
#
# assert "0.0".to_json_value.to_f == 0.0
# assert "123.456".to_json_value.to_f == 123.456
- fun to_f: Float do return value.as(Float)
+ # assert "123".to_json_value.to_f == 123.0
+ fun to_f: Float
+ do
+ var value = value
+ assert value isa Numeric
+ return value.to_f
+ end
# Is the value numeric?
#
#
# require: `self.is_numeric`
#
- # assert "1.234".to_json_value.to_numeric = 1.234
- # assert "1234".to_json_value.to_numeric = 1234
+ # assert "1.234".to_json_value.to_numeric == 1.234
+ # assert "1234".to_json_value.to_numeric == 1234
fun to_numeric: Numeric
do
if is_int then return to_i
# assert "\"str\"".to_json_value.to_s == "str"
# assert "123".to_json_value.to_s == "123"
# assert "true".to_json_value.to_s == "true"
- # assert "[1, 2, 3]".to_json_value.to_s == "123"
- redef fun to_s: String
- do
- if value == null then return "null"
- return value.to_s
- end
+ # assert "[1, 2, 3]".to_json_value.to_s == "[1,2,3]"
+ redef fun to_s do return (value or else "null").to_s
### Objects
#
# assert """{"a": 123}""".to_json_value.is_map
# assert not "123".to_json_value.is_map
- fun is_map: Bool do return value isa HashMap[String, nullable Object]
+ fun is_map: Bool do return value isa MapRead[String, nullable Object]
# Get this value as a `Map[String, JsonValue]`
#
# require: `self.is_map`
fun to_map: Map[String, JsonValue] do
var value = value
- assert value isa HashMap[String, nullable Object]
+ assert value isa MapRead[String, nullable Object]
var map = new HashMap[String, JsonValue]
for k, v in value do map[k] = new JsonValue(v)
# assert "[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]".to_json_value.is_array
# assert "[null, true, false, 0.0, 1, \"str\"]".to_json_value.is_array
# assert """["a", "b", "c"]""".to_json_value.is_array
- fun is_array: Bool do return value isa Array[nullable Object]
+ fun is_array: Bool do return value isa SequenceRead[nullable Object]
# Get this value as an `Array[JsonValue]`
#
fun to_a: Array[JsonValue]
do
var value = value
- assert value isa Array[nullable Object]
+ assert value isa SequenceRead[nullable Object]
var a = new Array[JsonValue]
for e in value do a.add(new JsonValue(e))
return a
end
+ ### Error
+
+ # Is this value an error?
+ #
+ # assert "[]".to_json_value[0].is_error
+ # assert "[".to_json_value.is_error
+ # assert not "[]".to_json_value.is_error
+ fun is_error: Bool do return value isa Error
+
+ # Get this value as a `Error`.
+ #
+ # require: `self.is_error`
+ fun to_error: Error do return value.as(Error)
+
+ ### Children access
+
# Iterator over the values of the array `self`
#
# require: `self.is_array`
#
# assert """{"a": 123}""".to_json_value["a"].to_i == 123
# assert """{"123": "a"}""".to_json_value[123].to_s == "a"
- # assert """{"John Smith": 1980}""".to_json_value[["John ", "Smith"]].to_i == 1980
+ # assert """{"John Smith": 1980}""".to_json_value["John Smith"].to_i == 1980
+ # assert """{"a": 123}""".to_json_value["b"].is_error
#
# assert """["a", "b", "c"]""".to_json_value[0].to_s == "a"
- fun [](key: Object): JsonValue
- do
+ # assert """["a", "b", "c"]""".to_json_value[3].is_error
+ fun [](key: Object): JsonValue do
var value = value
- if value isa HashMap[String, nullable Object] then
- return new JsonValue(value[key.to_s])
- else if value isa Array[nullable Object] then
- assert key isa Int
- return new JsonValue(value[key])
- else abort
+ var result: nullable Object
+ if is_error then
+ return self
+ else if value isa MapRead[String, nullable Object] then
+ key = key.to_s
+ if value.has_key(key) then
+ result = value[key]
+ else
+ result = new JsonKeyError("Key `{key}` not found.", self, key)
+ end
+ else if value isa SequenceRead[nullable Object] then
+ if key isa Int then
+ if key < value.length and key >= 0 then
+ result = value[key]
+ else
+ result = new JsonKeyError("Index `{key}` out of bounds.",
+ self, key)
+ end
+ else
+ result = new JsonKeyError("Invalid key type. Expecting `Int`. Got `{key.class_name}`.",
+ self, key)
+ end
+ else
+ result = new JsonKeyError("Invalid `[]` access on a `{json_type}` JsonValue.",
+ self, key)
+ end
+ return new JsonValue(result)
end
- # Advanced query to get a value within the map `self` or it's children.
+ # Get the value at `query`, a string of map keys and array indices
#
- # A query is composed of the keys to each map seperated by '.'.
+ # The `query` is composed of map keys and array indices separated by "." (by default).
+ # The separator can be set with `sep` to any string.
#
- # require: `self.is_map`
+ # Given the following JSON object parsed as a `JsonValue`.
+ # ~~~
+ # var jvalue = """
+ # {
+ # "a": {
+ # "i": 123,
+ # "b": true
+ # },
+ # "b": ["zero", "one", "two"]
+ # }""".to_json_value
+ # ~~~
+ #
+ # Access a value in maps by its key, starting from the key in the root object.
+ # ~~~
+ # assert jvalue.get("a").is_map
+ # assert jvalue.get("a.i").to_i == 123
+ # assert jvalue.get("a.b").to_bool
+ # ~~~
#
- # assert """{"a": {"t": true, "f": false}}""".to_json_value.get("a").is_map
- # assert """{"a": {"t": true, "f": false}}""".to_json_value.get("a.t").to_bool
- # assert not """{"a": {"t": true, "f": false}}""".to_json_value.get("a.f").to_bool
- # assert """{"a": {"b": {"c": {"d": 123}}}}""".to_json_value.get("a.b.c.d").to_i == 123
- fun get(query: String): JsonValue
+ # Access an item in an array by its index.
+ # ~~~
+ # assert jvalue.get("b.1").to_s == "one"
+ # ~~~
+ #
+ # Any error at any depth of a query is reported. The client should usually
+ # check for errors before using the returned value.
+ # ~~~
+ # assert jvalue.get("a.b.c").to_error.to_s == "Value at `a.b` is not a map. Got a `map`"
+ # assert jvalue.get("b.3").to_error.to_s == "Index `3` out of bounds at `b`"
+ # ~~~
+ #
+ # Set `sep` to a custom string to access keys containing a dot.
+ # ~~~
+ # jvalue = """
+ # {
+ # "a.b": { "i": 123 },
+ # "c/d": [ 456 ]
+ # }""".to_json_value
+ #
+ # assert jvalue.get("a.b/i", sep="/").to_i == 123
+ # assert jvalue.get("c/d:0", sep=":").to_i == 456
+ # ~~~
+ fun get(query: Text, sep: nullable Text): JsonValue
do
- var keys = query.split(".")
+ if is_error then return self
+
+ sep = sep or else "."
+ var keys = query.split(sep)
var value = value
- for key in keys do
- assert value isa HashMap[String, nullable Object]
- value = value[key]
+ for i in [0..keys.length[ do
+ var key = keys[i]
+ if value isa MapRead[String, nullable Object] then
+ if value.has_key(key) then
+ value = value[key]
+ else
+ var sub_query = sub_query_to_s(keys, i, sep)
+ value = new JsonKeyError("Key `{key}` not found.",
+ self, sub_query)
+ break
+ end
+ else if value isa Sequence[nullable Object] then
+ if key.is_int then
+ var index = key.to_i
+ if index < value.length then
+ value = value[index]
+ else
+ var sub_query = sub_query_to_s(keys, i, sep)
+ value = new JsonKeyError("Index `{key}` out of bounds at `{sub_query}`",
+ self, sub_query)
+ break
+ end
+ end
+ else
+ var sub_query = sub_query_to_s(keys, i, sep)
+ value = new JsonKeyError("Value at `{sub_query}` is not a map. Got a `{json_type}`",
+ self, sub_query)
+ break
+ end
end
return new JsonValue(value)
end
-end
-redef class String
- # Parse `self` to obtain a `JsonValue`
- fun to_json_value: JsonValue
+ # Concatenate all keys up to `last` for error reports
+ private fun sub_query_to_s(keys: Array[String], last: Int, sep: Text): String
do
- var value = json_to_nit_object
- return new JsonValue(value)
+ return [for i in [0..last[ do keys[i]].join(sep)
+ end
+
+ # Return a human-readable description of the type.
+ #
+ # For debugging purpose only.
+ private fun json_type: String
+ do
+ if is_array then return "array"
+ if is_bool then return "bool"
+ if is_float then return "float"
+ if is_int then return "int"
+ if is_null then return "null"
+ if is_map then return "map"
+ if is_string then return "string"
+ if is_error then return "error"
+ return "undefined"
end
end
+
+# Key access error
+class JsonKeyError
+ super Error
+
+ # The value on which the access was requested
+ var json_value: JsonValue
+
+ # The requested key
+ #
+ # In the case of `JsonValue::get`, the sub-query that failed.
+ var key: Object
+end