json_converter 0.0.0

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data/lib/json_converter.rb

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+require 'csv'
+require 'json'
+
+class JsonConverter
+  # Generate and return a csv representation of the data
+  def generate_csv(json, headers=true, nil_substitute='')
+    csv = convert_to_csv json, nil_substitute
+    headers_written = false
+
+    generated_csv = CSV.generate do |output|
+      csv.each do |row|
+        if headers_written === false && headers === true
+          output << row.keys && headers_written = true
+        end
+
+        output << row.values
+      end
+    end
+
+    generated_csv
+  end
+
+  # Generate a csv representation of the data, then write to file
+  def write_to_csv(json, output_filename='out.csv', headers=true, nil_substitute='')
+    csv = convert_to_csv json, nil_substitute
+    headers_written = false 
+
+    CSV.open(output_filename.to_s, 'w') do |output_file|
+      csv.each do |row|
+        if headers_written === false && headers === true
+          output_file << row.keys && headers_written = true
+        end
+
+        output_file << row.values
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  # Perform the actual conversion
+  def convert_to_csv(json, nil_substitute)
+    json = JSON.parse json if json.is_a? String
+
+    in_array = array_from json
+    out_array = []
+
+    # Replace all nil values with the value of nil_substitute; The presence
+    # of nil values in the data will usually result in uneven rows 
+    in_array.map! { |x| nils_to_strings x, nil_substitute }
+
+    in_array.each do |row|
+      out_array[out_array.length] = flatten row
+    end
+
+    out_array
+  end
+
+  # Recursively convert all nil values of a hash to a specified string
+  def nils_to_strings(hash, replacement)
+    hash.each_with_object({}) do |(k,v), object|
+      case v
+      when Hash
+        object[k] = nils_to_strings v, replacement
+      when nil
+        object[k] = replacement.to_s
+      else
+        object[k] = v
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Recursively flatten a hash (or array of hashes)
+  def flatten(target, path='')
+    scalars = [String, Integer, Fixnum, FalseClass, TrueClass]
+    columns = {}
+
+    if [Hash, Array].include? target.class
+      target.each do |k, v|
+        new_columns = flatten(v, "#{path}#{k}/") if target.class == Hash
+        new_columns = flatten(k, "#{path}#{k}/") if target.class == Array
+        columns = columns.merge new_columns
+      end
+
+      return columns
+    elsif scalars.include? target.class
+        # Remove trailing slash from path
+        end_path = path[0, path.length - 1]
+        columns[end_path] = target
+        return columns
+    else
+      return {}
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Attempt to identify what elements of a hash are best represented as rows
+  def array_from(json_hash)
+    queue, next_item = [], json_hash
+    while !next_item.nil?
+
+      return next_item if next_item.is_a? Array
+
+      if next_item.is_a? Hash
+        next_item.each do |k, v|
+          queue.push next_item[k]
+        end
+      end
+
+      next_item = queue.shift
+    end
+
+    return [json_hash]
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: json_converter
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.0
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Chris Escue
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2016-02-09 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: A simple class to generate CSV strings (or files) given a JSON object
+  or valid JSON string.
+email: chris@escue.io
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/json_converter.rb
+homepage: https://github.com/cescue/json-to-csv
+licenses:
+- MIT
+metadata: {}
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 2.4.5
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 4
+summary: A small gem for converting JSON data into a tabular format (CSV)
+test_files: []