R/json_data_model.R

Defines functions write_json_data_model read_json_data_model

Documented in read_json_data_model write_json_data_model

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#' Read a data model from JSON
#'
#' @param txt a JSON string, URL or file
#'
#' @example inst/examples/ex_read_json.R
#'
#' @export
#'
read_json_data_model <- function(txt) {
  mfj <- jsonlite::fromJSON(txt, simplifyVector = FALSE)
  lapply(
    mfj,
    function(x) {
      ## table name ----
      x$tableName <- unlist(x$tableName)
      ## fields ----
      if (length(x$fields) > 0) {
        x$fields <- do.call(rbind, lapply(x$fields, dplyr::as_tibble)) |>
          dplyr::mutate(
            name = as.character(.data$name),
            type = as.character(.data$type),
            nullable = as.logical(.data$nullable),
            unique = as.logical(.data$unique),
            comment = as.character(.data$comment)
          )
      } else {
        x$fields <- dplyr::tibble(
          name = character(),
          type = character(),
          nullable = logical(),
          unique = logical(),
          comment = character()
        )
      }
      ## primary key ----
      x$primaryKey <- as.character(x$primaryKey)
      ## foreign keys ----
      x$foreignKeys <- lapply(
        x$foreignKeys,
        function(y) {
          y$refTable <- unlist(y$refTable)
          y$key <- do.call(rbind, lapply(y$key, dplyr::as_tibble))
          y$cardinality <- as.integer(unlist(y$cardinality))
          names(y$cardinality) <- c("fmin", "fmax", "tmin", "tmax")
          return(y)
        }
      )
      ## indexes ----
      x$indexes <- lapply(
        x$indexes,
        function(y) {
          y$fields <- unlist(y$fields)
          y$unique <- unlist(y$unique)
          return(y)
        }
      )
      ## display ----
      x$display <- lapply(x$display, function(y) {
        y <- unlist(y)
        ifelse(y == "NA", NA, y)
      })
      x$display$x <- as.numeric(x$display$x)
      x$display$y <- as.numeric(x$display$y)
      x$display$color <- as.character(x$display$color)
      x$display$comment <- as.character(x$display$comment)
      do.call(RelTableModel, x)
    }
  ) |>
    RelDataModel()
}

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#' Write a data model in a JSON file
#'
#' @param x the model to be written
#' @param path file on disk
#'
#' @export
#'
write_json_data_model <- function(x, path) {
  jsonlite::write_json(x, path = path, na = "string", pretty = TRUE)
}

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