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.
Unlike the JsonBuilder class which creates a data structure in memory, which is handy in those situations where you want to alter the structure programatically before output, the StreamingJsonBuilder streams to a writer directly without any memory data structure. So if you don't need to modify the structure, and want a more memory-efficient approach, please use the StreamingJsonBuilder.
Example:
new StringWriter().with { w -> def builder = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) builder.people { person { firstName 'Tim' lastName 'Yates' // Named arguments are valid values for objects too address( city: 'Manchester', country: 'UK', zip: 'M1 2AB', ) living true eyes 'left', 'right' } } assert w.toString() == '{"people":{"person":{"firstName":"Tim","lastName":"Yates","address":{"city":"Manchester","country":"UK","zip":"M1 2AB"},"living":true,"eyes":["left","right"]}}}' }
Modifiers | Name | Description |
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static class |
StreamingJsonBuilder.StreamingJsonDelegate |
The delegate used when invoking closures |
Constructor and description |
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StreamingJsonBuilder
(Writer writer) Instantiates a JSON builder. |
StreamingJsonBuilder
(Writer writer, Object content) Instantiates a JSON builder, possibly with some existing data structure. |
Type Params | Return Type | Name and description |
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Object |
call(Map m) Named arguments can be passed to the JSON builder instance to create a root JSON object |
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void |
call(String name) The empty args call will create a key whose value will be an empty JSON object: new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json.person() |
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Object |
call(List l) A list of elements as arguments to the JSON builder creates a root JSON array |
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Object |
call(Object... args) Varargs elements as arguments to the JSON builder create a root JSON array |
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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 |
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Object |
call(Collection coll, Closure c) Delegates to call(Iterable, Closure) |
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Object |
call(Closure c) A closure passed to a JSON builder will create a root JSON object |
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void |
call(String name, Closure c) A name and a closure passed to a JSON builder will create a key with a JSON object |
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void |
call(String name, Iterable coll, Closure c) A name, a collection and closure passed to a JSON builder will create a root JSON array applying the closure to each object in the collection |
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void |
call(String name, Collection coll, Closure c) Delegates to call(String, Iterable, Closure) |
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void |
call(String name, Map map, Closure callable) 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. |
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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. |
Methods inherited from class | Name |
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class GroovyObjectSupport |
getMetaClass, getProperty, invokeMethod, setMetaClass, setProperty |
class Object |
wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll |
Instantiates a JSON builder.
writer
- A writer to which Json will be writtenNamed arguments can be passed to the JSON builder instance to create a root JSON object
Example:
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json name: "Tim", age: 31 assert w.toString() == '{"name":"Tim","age":31}' }
m
- a map of key / value pairsThe empty args call will create a key whose value will be an empty JSON object:
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json.person() assert w.toString() == '{"person":{}}' }
name
- The name of the empty object to createA list of elements as arguments to the JSON builder creates a root JSON array
Example:
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) def result = json([1, 2, 3]) assert result == [ 1, 2, 3 ] assert w.toString() == "[1,2,3]" }
l
- a list of valuesVarargs elements as arguments to the JSON builder create a root JSON array
Example:
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) def result = json 1, 2, 3 assert result instanceof List assert w.toString() == "[1,2,3]" }
args
- an array of valuesA collection and closure passed to a JSON builder will create a root JSON array applying the closure to each object in the collection
Example:
class Author { String name } def authors = [new Author (name: "Guillaume"), new Author (name: "Jochen"), new Author (name: "Paul")] new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json authors, { Author author -> name author.name } assert w.toString() == '[{"name":"Guillaume"},{"name":"Jochen"},{"name":"Paul"}]' }
coll
- a collectionc
- a closure used to convert the objects of collDelegates to call(Iterable, Closure)
A closure passed to a JSON builder will create a root JSON object
Example:
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json { name "Tim" age 39 } assert w.toString() == '{"name":"Tim","age":39}' }
c
- a closure whose method call statements represent key / values of a JSON objectA name and a closure passed to a JSON builder will create a key with a JSON object
Example:
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json.person { name "Tim" age 39 } assert w.toString() == '{"person":{"name":"Tim","age":39}}' }
name
- The key for the JSON objectc
- a closure whose method call statements represent key / values of a JSON objectA name, 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:
class Author { String name } def authors = [new Author (name: "Guillaume"), new Author (name: "Jochen"), new Author (name: "Paul")] new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json.people authors, { Author author -> name author.name } assert w.toString() == '{"people":[{"name":"Guillaume"},{"name":"Jochen"},{"name":"Paul"}]}' }
coll
- a collectionc
- a closure used to convert the objects of collDelegates to call(String, Iterable, Closure)
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.
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json.person(name: "Tim", age: 35) { town "Manchester" } assert w.toString() == '{"person":{"name":"Tim","age":35,"town":"Manchester"}}' }
name
- The name of the JSON objectmap
- The attributes of the JSON objectcallable
- Additional attributes of the JSON object represented by the closureA 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:
Example with a classical builder-style:
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json.person { name "Tim" age 28 } assert w.toString() == '{"person":{"name":"Tim","age":28}}' }Or alternatively with a method call taking named arguments:
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json.person name: "Tim", age: 32 assert w.toString() == '{"person":{"name":"Tim","age":32}}' }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.
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json.person(name: "Tim", age: 35) { town "Manchester" } assert w.toString() == '{"person":{"name":"Tim","age":35,"town":"Manchester"}}' }The empty args call will create a key whose value will be an empty JSON object:
new StringWriter().with { w -> def json = new groovy.json.StreamingJsonBuilder(w) json.person() assert w.toString() == '{"person":{}}' }
name
- the single keyargs
- the value associated with the keyCopyright © 2003-2018 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.