briboles/node-json-transform

A node module restructuring and performing operations on JSON on the fly.

node-data-transform

##Usage

###Basic Example

var DataTransform = require("node-json-transform").DataTransform,

First we need some data.

var data = {
	posts : [
		{
			title : "title1",
			description: "description1",
			blog: "This is a blog.",
			date: "11/4/2013",
			extra : {
				link : "http://goo.cm"
			},
			list1:[
				{
					name:"mike"
				}
			],
			list2:[
				{
					item: "thing"
				}
			],
			clearMe: "text"
		}
	]
};

The map defines how the output will be structured and which operations to run.

var map = {
	list : 'posts',
	item: {
		name: "title",
		info: "description",
		text: "blog",
		date: "date",
		link: "extra.link",
		item: "list1.0.name",
		clearMe: "",
		fieldGroup: ['title', 'extra']
	},
	operate: [
		{
			run: "Date.parse", on: "date"
		},
		{
			run: function(val) { return val + " more info"}, on: "info"
		}
	],
	each: function(item){
		// make changes
		item.iterated = true;
		return item;
	}
}
};

You can read this as follows:

• Get the array of objects in "posts".
• Map the name to title, info to description etc.
• Run Data.parse on the date value.
• Run each function on all items after mapping and operations.

Run it

var dataTransform = DataTransform(data, map);
var result = dataTransform.transform();
console.log(result);

The expected output.

[
	{
		name : "title1",
		info: "description1",
		text: "This is a blog.",
		date: 1383544800000,
		link: "http://goo.cm",
		info: "mike more info",
		clearMe: "",
		fieldGroup: ['title1', { link : "http://goo.cm" }],
		iterated: true
	}
]

###Advanced Example

var map = {
	list: 'items',
	item: {
		id: 'id',
		sku: 'sku',
		zero: 'zero',
		toReplace: 'sku',
		errorReplace: 'notFound',
		simpleArray: ['id', 'sku','sku'],
		complexArray: [ {node: 'id'} , { otherNode:'sku' } , {toReplace:'sku'} ],
		subObject: {
			node1: 'id',
			node2: 'sku',
			subSubObject: {
				node1: 'id',
				node2: 'sku',
			}
		}
	},
	operate: [
		{
			run: (val) => 'replacement',
			on: 'subObject.subSubObject.node1'
		},
		{
			run: (val) => 'replacement',
			on: 'errorReplace'
		},
		{
			run: (val) => 'replacement',
			on: 'toReplace'
		},
			{
			run: (val) => 'replacement',
			on: 'simpleArray.2'
		},
		{
			run: (val) => 'replacement',
			on: 'complexArray.2.toReplace'
		}
	]
};

var object = {
	items:[
		{
			id: 'books',
			zero: 0,
			sku:'10234-12312'
		}
	]
};

var result = DataTransform(data, map).transform();

The expected output.

[
	{
	    "id": "books",
	    "sku": "10234-12312",
	    "zero": 0,
	    "toReplace": "replacement",
	    "errorReplace": "replacement",
	    "simpleArray": [
	        "books",
	        "10234-12312",
	        "replacement"
	    ],
	    "complexArray": [
	        {
	            "node": "books"
	        },
	        {
	            "otherNode": "10234-12312"
	        },
	        {
	            "toReplace": "replacement"
	        }
	    ],
	    "subObject": {
	        "node1": "books",
	        "node2": "10234-12312",
	        "subSubObject": {
	            "node1": "replacement",
	            "node2": "10234-12312"
	        }
	    }
	}
]

###Multi-template Example

var data = {
    products: [{
        id: 'books0',
        zero: 0,
        sku: '00234-12312',
        subitems: [
            { subid: "0.0", subsku: "subskuvalue0.0" },
            { subid: "0.1", subsku: "subskuvalue0.1" }
        ]
    }, {
        id: 'books1',
        zero: 1,
        sku: '10234-12312',
        subitems: [
            { subid: "1.0", subsku: "subskuvalue1.0" },
            { subid: "1.1", subsku: "subskuvalue1.1" }
        ]
    }]
};

var baseMap = {
	'list': 'products',
	'item' : {
		'myid': 'id',
		'mysku': 'sku',
		'mysubitems': 'subitems'
	},
    operate: [
        {
            'run': function(ary) { 
            	return DataTransform({list:ary}, nestedMap).transform();
            }, 
            'on': 'mysubitems'
        }
    ]
};

var nestedMap = {
	'list': 'list',
	'item' : {
		'mysubid': 'subid',
		'mysubsku': 'subsku'
	}
};

var result = DataTransform(data, baseMap).transform();

The expected output.

[
	{
	    "myid": "books0",
	    "mysku": "00234-12312",
	    "mysubitems": [
	    	{ "mysubid": "0.0", "mysubsku": "subskuvalue0.0" }, 
	    	{ "mysubid": "0.1", "mysubsku": "subskuvalue0.1"}
	    ]
	}, 
	{
	    "myid": "books1",
	    "mysku": "10234-12312",
	    "mysubitems": [
	    	{ "mysubid": "1.0", "mysubsku": "subskuvalue1.0" }, 
	    	{ "mysubid": "1.1", "mysubsku": "subskuvalue1.1" }
	    ]
	}
]

Enjoy!

Changelog

1.0.13 Update code examples. 1.0.12 Fixed readme formatting. 1.0.11 Adding support for next object and nested array references. 1.0.10 Make each compatible with other options. 1.0.9 Updated the changelog. 1.0.8 Added each functionality to the map. 1.0.7 Updated Readme for multiple operations. 1.0.6 Accepted pull request form ooskapenaar. You can now use custom functions as operators. 1.0.5 Accepted pull request from jaymedavis. You can now pass an array directly and leave 'list' undefined.
1.0.4 Added the ability to group fields into arrays
1.0.3 Added the ability to clear and set field by passing an empty string in the map.

Credits

• Michael Bosworth

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2014 Michael Bosworth

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