README.md

elm-jsonapi

elm-jsonapi decodes any JSON API compliant payload and provides helper functions for working with the results.

This library only provides base functionality for decoding payloads and working with the results. A more sophisticated wrapper which includes content negotation with servers can be found here.

JSON API specifies a format with which resources related to the document's primary resource(s) are "side-loaded" under a key called included. This library abstracts the structure of the document and reconstructs the resource graph for you; use the relatedResource and relatedResourceCollection functions to traverse the graph from any given resource to its related resources.

See the documentation at: http://package.elm-lang.org/packages/noahzgordon/elm-jsonapi/latest

Examples

Decoding a Resource

import Http
import Json.Decode exposing ((:=))
import JsonApi
import JsonApi.Decode
import JsonApi.Resources
import JsonApi.Documents
import Task exposing (..)


type alias User =
  { username : String
  , email : String
  }


userDecoder : Json.Decode.Decoder User
userDecoder =
  Json.Decode.object2 User
    ("username" := Json.Decode.string)
    ("email" := Json.Decode.string)


getUserResource : String -> Task Http.Error (JsonApi.Document)
getUserResource query =
    Http.get JsonApi.Decode.document ("http://www.jsonapi-compliant-server.com/users/" ++ query)


extractUsername : JsonApi.Document -> Result String User
extractUsername doc =
  JsonApi.Documents.primaryResource doc
    `Result.andThen` (JsonApi.Resources.attributes userDecoder)

Encoding a Client-generated Resource

import JsonApi.Encode as Encode
import JsonApi.Resources as Resource
import Json.Encode exposing (Value)

encodeLuke : Result String Value
encodeLuke =
  Resources.build "jedi"
    |> Resources.withAttributes
        [ ( "first_name", string "Luke" )
        , ( "last_name", string "Skywalker" )
        ]
    |> Resources.withAttributes
        [ ( "home_planet", string "Tatooine" )
        ]
    |> Resources.withRelationship "father" { id = "vader", resourceType = "jedi" }
    |> Resources.withRelationship "sister" { id = "leia", resourceType = "princess" }
    |> Resources.withUuid "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000"
    |> Result.map Encode.clientResource

Known Issues

• Links objects are unsupported. Links will only be captured if delivered as string values.
• There is no dedicated type for Resource Identifiers. If your document's primary data is composed of Resource Identifiers, they will be represented as Resources without attributes or relationships.

contributing

elm-jsonapi is currently under development. I use waffle.io and Github Issues to track new features and bugs. if there's a feature you'd like to see, please submit an issue!

if you'd like to contribute yourself, please reach out to me or submit a pull request for the relevant issue.