Re: Utility to map JSON into the corresponding DS layout?

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,

The caveat to YAJLGEN is that there's a lot of information that RPG 
needs that simply isn't in the JSON file.  For example, the JSON file 
may tell you there's an array, but it doesn't tell you how many maximum 
elements the array could ever hold.   Likewise, it can tell you there's 
a string, but it doesn't tell you the maximum size that can ever be in a 
string.

But, it does the best it can, and you can go in and tweak the RPG code 
as needed.

Let me know how it works for you,

-SK


On 12/30/2019 9:45 AM, mlazarus wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> On 12/30/2019 8:47 AM, Greg Wilburn wrote:
> > Scott's YAJLGEN command works GREAT to create a base data structure 
> > for you using a JSON sample on the IFS.
> > Very nice utility to complement YAJLINTO.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: RPG400-L [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> > Of Bryan Dietz
> > Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 1:37 PM
> > To: RPG programming on IBM i<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: Utility to map JSON into the corresponding DS layout?
> >
> > have you seen Scott's YAJL ?
> > http://www.scottklement.com/yajl/
> >
> > <snip>
> > Note: Updated July 29, 2019 added YAJLGEN utility, and ability to write
> > *STDIN data to IFS.
> >
> > Note: Updated November 25, 2019 added YAJLDTAGEN (DATA-GEN interface),
> > and yajl_addPreformattedPtr routine.
> > </snip>
> >
> >
> > maybe that will work?
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> >
> >
> > mlazarus wrote on 12/26/2019 1:12 PM:
> > >     I am looking for an automated way to take a sample JSON file and 
> > > build
> > > the corresponding DS in RPG.  Is there a utility for that?  Or maybe
> > > something built into RDi?
> > >
> > >    I thought there was a Midrange discussion about this a while 
> > > back, but
> > > can't seem to locate it.  TIA.
> > >
> > >    -mark