Class: Jbuilder

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/jbuilder.rb,
lib/jbuilder/blank.rb,
lib/jbuilder/errors.rb,
lib/jbuilder/railtie.rb,
lib/jbuilder/version.rb,
lib/jbuilder/key_formatter.rb,
lib/jbuilder/collection_renderer.rb

Direct Known Subclasses

JbuilderTemplate

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: CollectionRenderable Classes: ArrayError, Blank, CollectionRenderer, DependencyTracker, EnumerableCompat, KeyFormatter, MergeError, NullError, Railtie

Constant Summary collapse

BLANK =
Blank.new
VERSION =
"2.13.0"
@@key_formatter =
nil
@@ignore_nil =
false
@@deep_format_keys =
false

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(options = {}) {|_self| ... } ⇒ Jbuilder

Returns a new instance of Jbuilder.

Yields:

  • (_self)

Yield Parameters:

  • _self (Jbuilder)

    the object that the method was called on



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 15

def initialize(options = {})
  @attributes = {}

  @key_formatter = options.fetch(:key_formatter){ @@key_formatter ? @@key_formatter.clone : nil}
  @ignore_nil = options.fetch(:ignore_nil, @@ignore_nil)
  @deep_format_keys = options.fetch(:deep_format_keys, @@deep_format_keys)

  yield self if ::Kernel.block_given?
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(*args, &block) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 67

def method_missing(*args, &block)
  if ::Kernel.block_given?
    set!(*args, &block)
  else
    set!(*args)
  end
end

Class Method Details

.deep_format_keys(value = true) ⇒ Object

Same as instance method deep_format_keys! except sets the default.



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 157

def self.deep_format_keys(value = true)
  @@deep_format_keys = value
end

.encode(*args, &block) ⇒ Object

Yields a builder and automatically turns the result into a JSON string



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 26

def self.encode(*args, &block)
  new(*args, &block).target!
end

.ignore_nil(value = true) ⇒ Object

Same as instance method ignore_nil! except sets the default.



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 132

def self.ignore_nil(value = true)
  @@ignore_nil = value
end

.key_format(*args) ⇒ Object

Same as the instance method key_format! except sets the default.



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 108

def self.key_format(*args)
  @@key_formatter = KeyFormatter.new(*args)
end

Instance Method Details

#array!(collection = [], *attributes, &block) ⇒ Object

Turns the current element into an array and iterates over the passed collection, adding each iteration as an element of the resulting array.

Example:

json.array!(@people) do |person|
  json.name person.name
  json.age calculate_age(person.birthday)
end

[ { "name": David", "age": 32 }, { "name": Jamie", "age": 31 } ]

You can use the call syntax instead of an explicit extract! call:

json.(@people) { |person| ... }

It’s generally only needed to use this method for top-level arrays. If you have named arrays, you can do:

json.people(@people) do |person|
  json.name person.name
  json.age calculate_age(person.birthday)
end

{ "people": [ { "name": David", "age": 32 }, { "name": Jamie", "age": 31 } ] }

If you omit the block then you can set the top level array directly:

json.array! [1, 2, 3]

[1,2,3]


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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 212

def array!(collection = [], *attributes, &block)
  array = if collection.nil?
    []
  elsif ::Kernel.block_given?
    _map_collection(collection, &block)
  elsif attributes.any?
    _map_collection(collection) { |element| extract! element, *attributes }
  else
    _format_keys(collection.to_a)
  end

  @attributes = _merge_values(@attributes, array)
end

#attributes!Object

Returns the attributes of the current builder.



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 267

def attributes!
  @attributes
end

#call(object, *attributes, &block) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 251

def call(object, *attributes, &block)
  if ::Kernel.block_given?
    array! object, &block
  else
    extract! object, *attributes
  end
end

#child!Object

Turns the current element into an array and yields a builder to add a hash.

Example:

json.comments do
  json.child! { json.content "hello" }
  json.child! { json.content "world" }
end

{ "comments": [ { "content": "hello" }, { "content": "world" } ]}

More commonly, you’d use the combined iterator, though:

json.comments(@post.comments) do |comment|
  json.content comment.formatted_content
end


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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 177

def child!
  @attributes = [] unless ::Array === @attributes
  @attributes << _scope{ yield self }
end

#deep_format_keys!(value = true) ⇒ Object

Deeply apply key format to nested hashes and arrays passed to methods like set!, merge! or array!.

Example:

json.key_format! camelize: :lower
json.settings({some_value: "abc"})

{ "settings": { "some_value": "abc" }}

json.key_format! camelize: :lower
json.deep_format_keys!
json.settings({some_value: "abc"})

{ "settings": { "someValue": "abc" }}


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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 152

def deep_format_keys!(value = true)
  @deep_format_keys = value
end

#extract!(object, *attributes) ⇒ Object

Extracts the mentioned attributes or hash elements from the passed object and turns them into attributes of the JSON.

Example:

@person = Struct.new(:name, :age).new('David', 32)

or you can utilize a Hash

@person = { name: 'David', age: 32 }

json.extract! @person, :name, :age

{ "name": David", "age": 32 }, { "name": Jamie", "age": 31 }

You can also use the call syntax instead of an explicit extract! call:

json.(@person, :name, :age)


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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 243

def extract!(object, *attributes)
  if ::Hash === object
    _extract_hash_values(object, attributes)
  else
    _extract_method_values(object, attributes)
  end
end

#ignore_nil!(value = true) ⇒ Object

If you want to skip adding nil values to your JSON hash. This is useful for JSON clients that don’t deal well with nil values, and would prefer not to receive keys which have null values.

Example:

json.ignore_nil! false
json.id User.new.id

{ "id": null }

json.ignore_nil!
json.id User.new.id

{}


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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 127

def ignore_nil!(value = true)
  @ignore_nil = value
end

#key_format!(*args) ⇒ Object

Specifies formatting to be applied to the key. Passing in a name of a function will cause that function to be called on the key. So :upcase will upper case the key. You can also pass in lambdas for more complex transformations.

Example:

json.key_format! :upcase
json.author do
  json.name "David"
  json.age 32
end

{ "AUTHOR": { "NAME": "David", "AGE": 32 } }

You can pass parameters to the method using a hash pair.

json.key_format! camelize: :lower
json.first_name "David"

{ "firstName": "David" }

Lambdas can also be used.

json.key_format! ->(key){ "_" + key }
json.first_name "David"

{ "_first_name": "David" }


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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 103

def key_format!(*args)
  @key_formatter = KeyFormatter.new(*args)
end

#merge!(object) ⇒ Object

Merges hash, array, or Jbuilder instance into current builder.



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 272

def merge!(object)
  hash_or_array = ::Jbuilder === object ? object.attributes! : object
  @attributes = _merge_values(@attributes, _format_keys(hash_or_array))
end

#nil!Object Also known as: null!

Returns the nil JSON.



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 260

def nil!
  @attributes = nil
end

#set!(key, value = BLANK, *args, &block) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 32

def set!(key, value = BLANK, *args, &block)
  result = if ::Kernel.block_given?
    if !_blank?(value)
      # json.comments @post.comments { |comment| ... }
      # { "comments": [ { ... }, { ... } ] }
      _scope{ array! value, &block }
    else
      # json.comments { ... }
      # { "comments": ... }
      _merge_block(key){ yield self }
    end
  elsif args.empty?
    if ::Jbuilder === value
      # json.age 32
      # json.person another_jbuilder
      # { "age": 32, "person": { ...  }
      _format_keys(value.attributes!)
    else
      # json.age 32
      # { "age": 32 }
      _format_keys(value)
    end
  elsif _is_collection?(value)
    # json.comments @post.comments, :content, :created_at
    # { "comments": [ { "content": "hello", "created_at": "..." }, { "content": "world", "created_at": "..." } ] }
    _scope{ array! value, *args }
  else
    # json.author @post.creator, :name, :email_address
    # { "author": { "name": "David", "email_address": "[email protected]" } }
    _merge_block(key){ extract! value, *args }
  end

  _set_value key, result
end

#target!Object

Encodes the current builder as JSON.



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# File 'lib/jbuilder.rb', line 278

def target!
  @attributes.to_json
end