Class: GrapeEntity::Entity

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/grape_entity/entity.rb

Overview

An Entity is a lightweight structure that allows you to easily represent data from your application in a consistent and abstracted way in your API. Entities can also provide documentation for the fields exposed.

Entities are not independent structures, rather, they create representations of other Ruby objects using a number of methods that are convenient for use in an API. Once you've defined an Entity, you can use it in your API like this:

Examples:

Entity Definition


module API
  module Entities
    class User < GrapeEntity::Entity
      expose :first_name, :last_name, :screen_name, :location
      expose :field, :documentation => {:type => "string", :desc => "describe the field"}
      expose :latest_status, :using => API::Status, :as => :status, :unless => {:collection => true}
      expose :email, :if => {:type => :full}
      expose :new_attribute, :if => {:version => 'v2'}
      expose(:name){|model,options| [model.first_name, model.last_name].join(' ')}
    end
  end
end

Usage in the API Layer


module API
  class Users < GrapeEntity::API
    version 'v2'

    desc 'User index', { :object_fields => API::Entities::User.documentation }
    get '/users' do
      @users = User.all
      type = current_user.admin? ? :full : :default
      present @users, :with => API::Entities::User, :type => type
    end
  end
end

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: DSL

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(object, options = {}) ⇒ Entity

Returns a new instance of Entity.



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 287

def initialize(object, options = {})
  @object, @options = object, options
end

Instance Attribute Details

#object ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute object.



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 42

def object
  @object
end

#options ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute options.



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 42

def options
  @options
end

Class Method Details

.documentation ⇒ Object

Returns a hash, the keys are symbolized references to fields in the entity, the values are document keys in the entity's documentation key. When calling

docmentation, any exposure without a documentation key will be ignored.



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 156

def self.documentation
  @documentation ||= exposures.inject({}) do |memo, value|
                       unless value[1][:documentation].nil? || value[1][:documentation].empty?
                         memo[value[0]] = value[1][:documentation]
                       end
                       memo
                     end

  if superclass.respond_to? :documentation
    @documentation = superclass.documentation.merge(@documentation)
  end

  @documentation
end

.expose(*args, &block) ⇒ Object

This method is the primary means by which you will declare what attributes should be exposed by the entity.

Parameters:

  • options (Hash) —

    a customizable set of options

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 123

def self.expose(*args, &block)
  options = args.last.is_a?(Hash) ? args.pop : {}

  if args.size > 1
    raise ArgumentError, "You may not use the :as option on multi-attribute exposures." if options[:as]
    raise ArgumentError, "You may not use block-setting on multi-attribute exposures." if block_given?
  end

  raise ArgumentError, "You may not use block-setting when also using format_with" if block_given? && options[:format_with].respond_to?(:call)

  options[:proc] = block if block_given?

  args.each do |attribute|
    exposures[attribute.to_sym] = options
  end
end

.exposures ⇒ Object

Returns a hash of exposures that have been declared for this Entity or ancestors. The keys are symbolized references to methods on the containing object, the values are the options that were passed into expose.



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 143

def self.exposures
  @exposures ||= {}

  if superclass.respond_to? :exposures
    @exposures = superclass.exposures.merge(@exposures)
  end

  @exposures
end

.format_with(name, &block) ⇒ Object

This allows you to declare a Proc in which exposures can be formatted with. It take a block with an arity of 1 which is passed as the value of the exposed attribute.

Examples:

Formatter declaration


module API
  module Entities
    class User < GrapeEntity::Entity
      format_with :timestamp do |date|
        date.strftime('%m/%d/%Y')
      end

      expose :birthday, :last_signed_in, :format_with => :timestamp
    end
  end
end

Formatters are available to all decendants


GrapeEntity::Entity.format_with :timestamp do |date|
  date.strftime('%m/%d/%Y')
end

Parameters:

  • name (Symbol) —

    the name of the formatter

  • block (Proc) —

    the block that will interpret the exposed attribute

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 199

def self.format_with(name, &block)
  raise ArgumentError, "You must pass a block for formatters" unless block_given?
  formatters[name.to_sym] = block
end

.formatters ⇒ Object

Returns a hash of all formatters that are registered for this and it's ancestors.



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 205

def self.formatters
  @formatters ||= {}

  if superclass.respond_to? :formatters
    @formatters = superclass.formatters.merge(@formatters)
  end

  @formatters
end

.represent(objects, options = {}) ⇒ Object

This convenience method allows you to instantiate one or more entities by passing either a singular or collection of objects. Each object will be initialized with the same options. If an array of objects is passed in, an array of entities will be returned. If a single object is passed in, a single entity will be returned.

  entity. Pass nil or false to represent the object or objects with no root name even if one is defined for the entity.

Parameters:

  • objects (Object or Array) —

    One or more objects to be represented.

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Options that will be passed through to each entity representation.

Options Hash (options):

  • :root (String) —

    override the default root name set for the



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 272

def self.represent(objects, options = {})
  inner = if objects.respond_to?(:to_ary)
    objects.to_ary().map{|o| self.new(o, {:collection => true}.merge(options))}
  else
    self.new(objects, options)
  end

  root_element = if options.has_key?(:root)
    options[:root]
  else
    objects.respond_to?(:to_ary) ? @collection_root : @root
  end
  root_element ? { root_element => inner } : inner
end

.root(plural, singular = nil) ⇒ Object

This allows you to set a root element name for your representation.

Examples:

Entity Definition


module API
  module Entities
    class User < GrapeEntity::Entity
      root 'users', 'user'
      expose :id
    end
  end
end

Usage in the API Layer


module API
  class Users < GrapeEntity::API
    version 'v2'

    # this will render { "users": [ {"id":"1"}, {"id":"2"} ] }
    get '/users' do
      @users = User.all
      present @users, :with => API::Entities::User
    end

    # this will render { "user": {"id":"1"} }
    get '/users/:id' do
      @user = User.find(params[:id])
      present @user, :with => API::Entities::User
    end
  end
end

Parameters:

  • plural (String) —

    the root key to use when representing a collection of objects. If missing or nil, no root key will be used when representing collections of objects.

  • singular (String) (defaults to: nil) —

    the root key to use when representing a single object. If missing or nil, no root key will be used when representing an individual object.



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 254

def self.root(plural, singular=nil)
  @collection_root = plural
  @root = singular
end

Instance Method Details

#documentation ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 295

def documentation
  self.class.documentation
end

#exposures ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 291

def exposures
  self.class.exposures
end

#formatters ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 299

def formatters
  self.class.formatters
end

#serializable_hash(runtime_options = {}) ⇒ Object Also known as: as_json

The serializable hash is the Entity's primary output. It is the transformed hash for the given data model and is used as the basis for serialization to JSON and other formats.

Parameters:

  • runtime_options (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Any options you pass in here will be known to the entity representation, this is where you can trigger things from conditional options etc.



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 310

def serializable_hash(runtime_options = {})
  return nil if object.nil?
  opts = options.merge(runtime_options || {})
  exposures.inject({}) do |output, (attribute, exposure_options)|
    if (exposure_options.has_key?(:proc) || object.respond_to?(attribute)) && conditions_met?(exposure_options, opts)
      partial_output = value_for(attribute, opts)
      output[key_for(attribute)] =
        if partial_output.respond_to? :serializable_hash
          partial_output.serializable_hash(runtime_options)
        elsif partial_output.kind_of?(Array) && !partial_output.map {|o| o.respond_to? :serializable_hash}.include?(false)
          partial_output.map {|o| o.serializable_hash}
        else
          partial_output
        end
    end
    output
  end
end

#to_json(options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 331

def to_json(options = {})
  options = options.to_h if options && options.respond_to?(:to_h)
  MultiJson.dump(serializable_hash(options))
end

#to_xml(options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/grape_entity/entity.rb', line 336

def to_xml(options = {})
  options = options.to_h if options && options.respond_to?(:to_h)
  serializable_hash(options).to_xml(options)
end