Method: Pollster::ApiClient#convert_to_type

Defined in:
lib/pollster/api_client.rb

#convert_to_type(data, return_type) ⇒ Mixed

Convert data to the given return type.

Parameters:

  • data (Object) —

    Data to be converted

  • return_type (String) —

    Return type

Returns:

  • (Mixed) —

    Data in a particular type



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# File 'lib/pollster/api_client.rb', line 200

def convert_to_type(data, return_type)
  return nil if data.nil?
  case return_type
  when 'String'
    data.to_s
  when 'Integer'
    data.to_i
  when 'Float'
    data.to_f
  when 'BOOLEAN'
    data == true
  when 'DateTime'
    # parse date time (expecting ISO 8601 format)
    DateTime.parse data
  when 'Date'
    # parse date time (expecting ISO 8601 format)
    Date.parse data
  when 'Object'
    # generic object (usually a Hash), return directly
    data
  when /\AArray<(.+)>\z/
    # e.g. Array<Pet>
    sub_type = $1
    data.map {|item| convert_to_type(item, sub_type) }
  when /\AHash\<String, (.+)\>\z/
    # e.g. Hash<String, Integer>
    sub_type = $1
    {}.tap do |hash|
      data.each {|k, v| hash[k] = convert_to_type(v, sub_type) }
    end
  else
    # models, e.g. Pet
    Pollster.const_get(return_type).new.tap do |model|
      model.build_from_hash data
    end
  end
end