Module: Jinx::JSON::Deserializer

Defined in:
lib/jinx/json/deserializer.rb

Overview

JSON => Resource deserializer.

This Deserializer reconstitutes a jinxed object from a JSON string built by a Serializable.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#json_create(json) ⇒ Jinx::Resource

Returns the deserialized object.

Parameters:

  • json (String) —

    the JSON to deserialize

Returns:

  • (Jinx::Resource) —

    the deserialized object



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# File 'lib/jinx/json/deserializer.rb', line 25

def json_create(json)
  # the thread-local oid => object hash
  visited = Thread.current[:jinx_json_deserialized]
  # the payload
  vh = json['data']
  # the oid
  oid = vh.delete('object_id')
  # If the object has already been built, then return that object.
  ref = visited[oid]
  if ref then
    # Fill in a place-holder with content.
    ref.merge_attributes(vh) unless vh.empty?
    return ref
  end
  # Make the new object from the attribute => value hash.
  visited[oid] = new(vh)
end