Method: Aimastering::ApiClient#deserialize

Defined in:
lib/aimastering/api_client.rb

#deserialize(response, return_type) ⇒ Object

Deserialize the response to the given return type.

Parameters:

  • response (Response) —

    HTTP response

  • return_type (String) —

    some examples: “User”, “Array”, “Hash”



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# File 'lib/aimastering/api_client.rb', line 147

def deserialize(response, return_type)
  body = response.body

  # handle file downloading - return the File instance processed in request callbacks
  # note that response body is empty when the file is written in chunks in request on_body callback
  return @tempfile if return_type == 'File'

  return nil if body.nil? || body.empty?

  # return response body directly for String return type
  return body if return_type == 'String'

  # ensuring a default content type
  content_type = response.headers['Content-Type'] || 'application/json'

  fail "Content-Type is not supported: #{content_type}" unless json_mime?(content_type)

  begin
    data = JSON.parse("[#{body}]", :symbolize_names => true)[0]
  rescue JSON::ParserError => e
    if %w(String Date DateTime).include?(return_type)
      data = body
    else
      raise e
    end
  end

  convert_to_type data, return_type
end