Kickstart your scala API client by turning JSON into case classes.
Try it at http://json2caseclass.cleverapps.io
##Use cases
When interacting with 3rd party json-based APIs from scala, modelling the API's responses with case classes can come in handy. If the JSON exhibits some properties (homogenous lists, for instance), it's easy to create a case class with the same structure. With some deserialization magic it's easier to deal with the API's responses.
case class Foo(a: Bar, b: Bar, c: Double)
case class Bar(a: Option[String], b: String)
{
"a": {
"a": "fubar",
"b": "fubar"
},
"b": {
"b": "baz"
},
"c": 42.0
}
However it's tedious to manually copy the json structure into case classes.
json 2 case class automatically generates case classes from JSON (if possible).
##Features
json 2 case class can generate
- nested case classes from JSON objects
- lists from JSON arrays
- scala base types from JSON primitives
- Option[T] for optional values
##ToDo
Due to the arity limitation of 22 values, some JSON objects can't be encoded with case classes. A Map[String,T] fallback is on the works.
The code is on the project but not activated : need a UI support to choose between map and object