class Hash # Recursively convert the keys. Example: # {:bla_bla => 1, "wow_now" => {:look_ma => true}}.deep_convert_keys{|k| k.to_s.camelize.to_sym} # => {:BlaBla => 1, "WowNow" => {:LookMa => true}} def deep_convert_keys(&block) block_given? ? self.inject({}) do |h,(k,v)| h[yield(k)] = v.respond_to?('deep_convert_keys') ? v.deep_convert_keys(&block) : v h end : self end def jsonify self.inject({}) do |h,(k,v)| new_key = k.instance_of?(String) || k.instance_of?(Symbol) ? k.jsonify : k new_value = v.instance_of?(Array) || v.instance_of?(Hash) ? v.jsonify : v h.merge(new_key => new_value) end end # First camelizes the keys, then convert the whole hash to JSON def to_nifty_json self.recursive_delete_if_nil.jsonify.to_json end # Converts values of a Hash in such a way that they can be easily stored in the database: hashes and arrays are jsonified, symbols - stringified def deebeefy_values inject({}) do |options, (k, v)| options[k] = v.is_a?(Symbol) ? v.to_s : (v.is_a?(Hash) || v.is_a?(Array)) ? v.to_json : v options end end # We don't need to pass null values in JSON, they are null by simply being absent def recursive_delete_if_nil self.inject({}) do |h,(k,v)| if !v.nil? h[k] = v.respond_to?('recursive_delete_if_nil') ? v.recursive_delete_if_nil : v end h end end # add flatten_with_type method to Hash def flatten_with_type(preffix = "") res = [] self.each_pair do |k,v| name = ((preffix.to_s.empty? ? "" : preffix.to_s + "__") + k.to_s).to_sym if v.is_a?(Hash) res += v.flatten_with_type(name) else res << { :name => name, :value => v, :type => (["TrueClass", "FalseClass"].include?(v.class.name) ? 'Boolean' : v.class.name).to_sym } end end res end # Javascrit-like access to Hash values def method_missing(method, *args) if method.to_s =~ /=$/ method_base = method.to_s.sub(/=$/,'').to_sym key = self[method_base.to_s].nil? ? method_base : method_base.to_s self[key] = args.first else key = self[method.to_s].nil? ? method : method.to_s self[key] end end end class Array def jsonify self.map{ |el| el.instance_of?(Array) || el.instance_of?(Hash) ? el.jsonify : el } end # Camelizes the keys of hashes and converts them to JSON def to_nifty_json self.recursive_delete_if_nil.jsonify.to_json end # Applies deep_convert_keys to each element which responds to deep_convert_keys def deep_convert_keys(&block) block_given? ? self.map do |i| i.respond_to?('deep_convert_keys') ? i.deep_convert_keys(&block) : i end : self end def recursive_delete_if_nil self.map{|el| el.respond_to?('recursive_delete_if_nil') ? el.recursive_delete_if_nil : el} end end class LiteralString < String def to_json(*args) self end end class String def jsonify self.camelize(:lower) end # Converts self to "literal JSON"-string - one that doesn't get quotes appended when being sent "to_json" method def l LiteralString.new(self) end # removes JS-comments (both single- and multi-line) from the string def strip_js_comments regexp = /\/\/.*$|(?m:\/\*.*?\*\/)/ self.gsub!(regexp, '') # also remove empty lines regexp = /^\s*\n/ self.gsub!(regexp, '') end # "false" => false, "whatever_else" => true def to_b self != "false" end end class Symbol def jsonify self.to_s.camelize(:lower).to_sym end def l LiteralString.new(self.to_s) end end module ActiveSupport class TimeWithZone def to_json(options = {}) self.to_s(:db).to_json end end end