NSObject-MUJSONMapping 1.0.0

NSObject-MUJSONMapping 1.0.0

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LangLanguage Obj-CObjective C
License Custom
ReleasedLast Release Dec 2014

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NSObject-MUJSONMapping 1.0.0

NSObject category which automatically fill properties in you object from JSON dictionary recursively.

Implemetation

We have model like this

@interface FBUser : NSObject

@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *ident;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *name;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *firstName;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *lastName;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSURL *link;

// array of FBWork objects
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray *work;

@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *gender;
@property (nonatomic) NSInteger timezone;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *locale;
@property (nonatomic, getter=isVerified) BOOL verified;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSDate *updatedTime;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *username;

@end

We need to specify propertyMap keys for properties which called differently from the JSON structure

//FBWork.m
- (NSDictionary *)propertyMap
{
    return @{@"id": @"ident",
             @"first_name": @"firstName",
             @"last_name":  @"lastName",
             @"updated_time": @"updatedTime"};
}

And we also need specify which type of objects contains array work. 

//FBWork.m
- (Class)classForElementsInArrayProperty:(NSString *)propertyName
{
    return [FBWork class];
}

If the object implement initWithJSON: it is initialized by this way. If not it is initialized by its init method and after then it is filled by fillWithJSON: method.

NSManagedObjects

We need to create our NSManagedObjects with the right designated initializer so we add category to the NSManagedObject which implements initWithJSON: method.

@implementation NSManagedObject (MUResponseObject)

- (NSManagedObject *)initWithJSON:(id)JSON
{
    NSManagedObjectContext *context = nil; // get your context if you want, e.g. from singleton object

    if(self = [self initWithContext:context])
    {
        [self fillWithJSON:JSON];
    }

    return self;
}

- (NSManagedObject *)initWithContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context
{
    NSString *entityName = NSStringFromClass([self class]);
    NSEntityDescription *entity = [NSEntityDescription entityForName:entityName inManagedObjectContext:context];

    if(self = [self initWithEntity:entity insertIntoManagedObjectContext:context])
    {

    }

    return self;
}

If you are using AFNetworking give a look at AFNetworking-MUResponseSerializer

Installation with CocoaPods

CocoaPods is a dependency manager for Objective-C, which automates and simplifies the process of using 3rd-party libraries like AFNetworking in your projects. See the "Cocoapod.org" guide for more information.

Podfile

platform :ios, '7.0'
pod "NSObject-MUJSONMapping"

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