# Json builder
A json builder used to create JSON structures using a simple DSL (based on [Jbuilder](https://github.com/rails/jbuilder)). It is a simple and easy to use tool to create JSON structures in Rust.
## Example
```jb
author do
name @note.author.name
age @note.author.age
end
comments @note.comments |comment| do
content @comment.content
author do
name @comment.author.name
age @comment.author.age
end
end
end
```
Built with the above DSL, the following JSON structure will be created:
```json
{
"notes": [
{
"content": "Note content",
"author": {
"name": "Author name",
"age": 20
},
"comments": [
{
"content": "Comment content",
"author": {
"name": "Comment author name",
"age": 25
}
}
]
}
]
}
```
# Installation
Add the following to your `Cargo.toml` file:
```toml
[dependencies]
jsonbuilder = "0.1.0"
```
# Usage
```rust
use jsonbuilder::{JsonBuilder, context_map};
#[derive(Serialize)]
struct Note {
content: String,
}
fn main() {
let context = context_map!({
"note" => Note::new(),
})
let json = JsonBuilder::render("data", context)
}
```
JsonBuilder searches for a file that ends with `json.jb` in `templates` directory.
or you can render with raw string:
```rust
use jsonbuilder::JsonBuilder;
#[derive(Serialize)]
struct Note {
content: String,
}
fn main() {
let context = context_map!({
"note" => Note::new(),
})
let input = "
note @note.content
...
"
let json = JsonBuilder::render_raw(input, context)
}
```
# Settings
you can change the settings by creating a `jsonbuilder.toml` file in the root of your project.
```toml
template_path = "another/path/to/templates"
```
# Syntax
The syntax is based on [Jbuilder](https://github.com/rails/jbuilder) and is very similar to it. The following is a list of the supported syntax:
## Variables
```jb
name @variable
```
## Array mapping
```jb
end
```
## Object mapping
```jb
person do
name @person.name
age @person.age
_ @person.abilities # _ is a special character that allows you to access the entire object
end
```
# Roadmap
- [x] Basic DSL
- [x] Array mapping
- [x] Object mapping
- [ ] Extend with another templates
- [ ] Conditional statements
- [ ] Merge objects
# Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.
See the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.
# License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.