- groovy.json.JsonBuilder
- All Implemented Interfaces and Traits:Writable
public class JsonBuilder extends GroovyObjectSupport implements Writable
A builder for creating JSON payloads.
This builder supports the usual builder syntax made of nested method calls and closures, but also some specific aspects of JSON data structures, such as list of values, etc. Please make sure to have a look at the various methods provided by this builder to be able to learn about the various possibilities of usage.
Example:
Since:1.8.0def builder = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] def root = builder.people { person { firstName 'Guillame' lastName 'Laforge' // Named arguments are valid values for objects too address[ city: 'Paris', country: 'France', zip: 12345, ] married true // a list of values conferences 'JavaOne', 'Gr8conf' } } // creates a data structure made of maps [Json object] and lists [Json array] assert root instanceof Map assert builder.toString[] == '{"people":{"person":{"firstName":"Guillame","lastName":"Laforge","address":{"city":"Paris","country":"France","zip":12345},"married":true,"conferences":["JavaOne","Gr8conf"]}}}'
Constructor Summary
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Constructors
Constructor and description JsonBuilder[]
Instantiates a JSON builder.JsonBuilder[JsonGenerator generator]
Instantiates a JSON builder with a configured generator.JsonBuilder[Object content]
Instantiates a JSON builder with some existing data structure.JsonBuilder[Object content, JsonGenerator generator]
Instantiates a JSON builder with some existing data structure and a configured generator.
Methods Summary
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Methods
Type ParamsReturn TypeName and description public Object
call[Map m]
Named arguments can be passed to the JSON builder instance to create a root JSON objectpublic Object
call[List l]
A list of elements as arguments to the JSON builder creates a root JSON arraypublic Object
call[Object args]
Varargs elements as arguments to the JSON builder create a root JSON arraypublic Object
call[Iterable coll, Closure c]
A collection and closure passed to a JSON builder will create a root JSON array applying the closure to each object in the collectionpublic Object
call[Collection coll, Closure c]
Delegates to call[Iterable, Closure]public Object
call[Closure c]
A closure passed to a JSON builder will create a root JSON objectpublic Object
getContent[]
public Object
invokeMethod[String name, Object args]
A method call on the JSON builder instance will create a root object with only one key whose name is the name of the method being called.public String
toPrettyString[]
Pretty-prints and formats the JSON payload.public String
toString[]
Serializes the internal data structure built with the builder to a conformant JSON payload stringpublic Writer
writeTo[Writer out]
The JSON builder implements theWritable
interface, so that you can have the builder serialize itself the JSON payload to a writer.Inherited Methods Summary
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Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from className class GroovyObjectSupport
getMetaClass, setMetaClass
Constructor Detail
public JsonBuilder[]
Instantiates a JSON builder.
public JsonBuilder[JsonGenerator generator]
Instantiates a JSON builder with a configured generator.
Parameters:generator
- used to generate the outputSince:2.5.0
public JsonBuilder[Object content]
Instantiates a JSON builder with some existing data structure.
Parameters:content
- a pre-existing data structure
public JsonBuilder[Object content, JsonGenerator generator]
Instantiates a JSON builder with some existing data structure and a configured generator.
Parameters:content
- a pre-existing data structuregenerator
- used to generate the outputSince:2.5.0
Method Detail
public Object call[Map m]
Named arguments can be passed to the JSON builder instance to create a root JSON object
Example:
Parameters:def json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] json name: "Guillaume", age: 33 assert json.toString[] == '{"name":"Guillaume","age":33}'
m
- a map of key / value pairsReturns:a map of key / value pairs
public Object call[List l]
A list of elements as arguments to the JSON builder creates a root JSON array
Example:
Parameters:def json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] def result = json[[1, 2, 3]] assert result instanceof List assert json.toString[] == "[1,2,3]"
l
- a list of valuesReturns:a list of values
public Object call[Object args]
Varargs elements as arguments to the JSON builder create a root JSON array
Example:
Parameters:def json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] def result = json 1, 2, 3 assert result instanceof List assert json.toString[] == "[1,2,3]"
args
- an array of valuesReturns:a list of values
public Object call[Iterable coll, Closure c]
A collection and closure passed to a JSON builder will create a root JSON array applying the closure to each object in the collection
Example:
Parameters:class Author { String name } def authors = [new Author [name: "Guillaume"], new Author [name: "Jochen"], new Author [name: "Paul"]] def json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] json authors, { Author author
->
name author.name } assert json.toString[] == '[{"name":"Guillaume"},{"name":"Jochen"},{"name":"Paul"}]'coll
- a collectionc
- a closure used to convert the objects of collReturns:a list of values
public Object call[Collection coll, Closure c]
Delegates to call[Iterable, Closure]
public Object call[Closure c]
A closure passed to a JSON builder will create a root JSON object
Example:
Parameters:def json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] def result = json { name "Guillaume" age 33 } assert result instanceof Map assert json.toString[] == '{"name":"Guillaume","age":33}'
c
- a closure whose method call statements represent key / values of a JSON objectReturns:a map of key / value pairs
public Object getContent[]
@Override
public Object invokeMethod[String name, Object args]A method call on the JSON builder instance will create a root object with only one key whose name is the name of the method being called. This method takes as arguments:
- a closure
- a map [ie. named arguments]
- a map and a closure
- or no argument at all
Example with a classical builder-style:
Or alternatively with a method call taking named arguments:def json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] def result = json.person { name "Guillaume" age 33 } assert result instanceof Map assert json.toString[] == '{"person":{"name":"Guillaume","age":33}}'
If you use named arguments and a closure as last argument, the key/value pairs of the map [as named arguments] and the key/value pairs represented in the closure will be merged together — the closure properties overriding the map key/values in case the same key is used.def json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] json.person name: "Guillaume", age: 33 assert json.toString[] == '{"person":{"name":"Guillaume","age":33}}'
The empty args call will create a key whose value will be an empty JSON object:def json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] json.person[name: "Guillaume", age: 33] { town "Paris" } assert json.toString[] == '{"person":{"name":"Guillaume","age":33,"town":"Paris"}}'
Parameters:def json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] json.person[] assert json.toString[] == '{"person":{}}'
name
- the single keyargs
- the value associated with the keyReturns:a map with a single key
public String toPrettyString[]
Pretty-prints and formats the JSON payload.
This method calls the JsonLexer to parser the output of the builder, so this may not be an optimal method to call, and should be used mainly for debugging purpose for a human-readable output of the JSON content.
Returns:a pretty printed JSON output
@Override
public String toString[]Serializes the internal data structure built with the builder to a conformant JSON payload string
Example:
Returns:a JSON outputdef json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] json { temperature 37 } assert json.toString[] == '{"temperature":37}'
@Override
public Writer writeTo[Writer out]The JSON builder implements the
Writable
interface, so that you can have the builder serialize itself the JSON payload to a writer.Example:
def json = new groovy.json.JsonBuilder[] json { temperature 37 } def out = new StringWriter[] out