Module: Angus::Marshalling

Defined in:
lib/angus/marshallings/marshalling.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.marshal(object) ⇒ Array

Marshal an object

This method is intended for scalar objects and arrays of scalar objects.

For more complex objects: If object is an array, this method returns an array with all the elements marshalled Else returns a marshalled representation of the object.

Parameters:

  • object —

    The object to be marshalled

Returns:

  • (Array) —

    An object suitable for be converted easily to JSON notation

See Also:



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# File 'lib/angus/marshallings/marshalling.rb', line 19

def self.marshal(object)
  if object.is_a?(Array)
    object.map { |element| marshal(element) }
  else
    marshal_scalar(object)
  end
end

.marshal_object(object, getters) ⇒ Object

Marshal a complex object.

Parameters:

  • object —

    The object to be marshalled

  • getters —

    An array of getters / hashes that will be used to obtain the information from the object.



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# File 'lib/angus/marshallings/marshalling.rb', line 32

def self.marshal_object(object, getters)
  result = {}
  getters.each do |getter|
    if getter.is_a?(Hash)
      key = getter.keys[0]
      value = get_value(object, key)

      #TODO Consider adding ActiveRecord::Relation support
      #ex: "if value.is_a?(Array) || value.is_a?(ActiveRecord::Relation)"
      if value.is_a?(Array)
        result[key] = value.map { |object| marshal_object(object, getter.values[0]) }
      else
        result[key] = value.nil? ? nil : marshal_object(value, getter.values[0])
      end
    else
      value = get_value(object, getter)
      result[getter] = marshal_scalar(value)
    end
  end
  return result
end