Dealing with nested JSON with dynamic keys

DecodeJson.playground

//: Playground - noun: a place where people can play

import UIKit
import Foundation

struct Thing: Decodable {
    let id: String
    let isActive: Bool
    let name: String
    let owner: String
    //var cases = [Case]()

    init(id: String, isActive: Bool, name: String, owner: String){//}, cases: [Case]?) {
        self.id = id
        self.isActive = isActive
        self.name = name
        self.owner = owner
        //self.cases = cases ?? [Case(id: "none", caseNumber: 0)]
    }
}
struct User: Decodable {
    let id: String
    let name: String
}
struct Case: Decodable {
    let id: String
    let caseNumber: Int
}
struct ResponseData: Decodable {
    var things = [Thing]()
    var users = [User]()


    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
        case trips
        case users
    }

    private struct PhantomKeys: CodingKey {
        var intValue: Int?
        var stringValue: String
        init?(intValue: Int) { self.intValue = intValue; self.stringValue = "\(intValue)" }
        init?(stringValue: String) { self.stringValue = stringValue }
    }

    private enum ThingKeys: String, CodingKey {
        case isActive, name, owner, cases
    }
    private enum UserKeys: String, CodingKey {
        case name
    }
    private enum CaseKeys: String, CodingKey {
        case id
        case caseNumber = "no"
    }

    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {

        let outer = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
        let thingcontainer = try outer.nestedContainer(keyedBy: PhantomKeys.self, forKey: .things)

        for key in thingcontainer.allKeys {
            let aux = try thingcontainer.nestedContainer(keyedBy: ThingKeys.self, forKey: key)

            let name = try aux.decode(String.self, forKey: .name)
            let owner = try aux.decode(String.self, forKey: .owner)
            let isActive = try aux.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .isActive)
//            let c = try aux.nestedContainer(keyedBy: CaseKeys.self, forKey: .cases)
//            var cases = [Case]()
//            for ckey in c.allKeys {
//                let caseNumber = try c.decode(Int.self, forKey: .caseNumber)
//                let thiscase = Case(id: ckey.stringValue, caseNumber: caseNumber)
//                cases.append(thiscase)
//            }

            let thing = Thing(id: key.stringValue, isActive: isActive, name: name, owner: owner)//, cases: cases)
            things.append(thing)
        }
        let usercontainer = try outer.nestedContainer(keyedBy: PhantomKeys.self, forKey: .users)

        for key in usercontainer.allKeys {
            let aux = try usercontainer.nestedContainer(keyedBy: UserKeys.self, forKey: key)
            let name = try aux.decode(String.self, forKey: .name)
            let user = User(id: key.stringValue,name: name)
            users.append(user)
        }
    }
}

let json = """
{
"things" : {
    "123" : {
    "name" : "Party",
    "owner" : "Bob",
    "isActive" : true,
    "cases" : {
        "case1" : {
            "no" : 1
        },
        "case2" : {
            "no" : 2
        }
    }
    },
    "456" : {
    "name" : "Bus",
    "owner" : "Joe",
    "isActive" : true
    }
},
"users" : {
    "u1" : {
    "name" : "Summer"
    },
    "u2" : {
    "name" : "Daffy"
    }
}
}
"""
let data = json.data(using: .utf8)!
let things = try JSONDecoder().decode(ResponseData.self, from: data).things
print(things[0])
//Thing(id: "456", isActive: true, name: "Bus", owner: "Joe")

let users = try JSONDecoder().decode(ResponseData.self, from: data).users
print(users[0])
//User(id: "u1", name: "Summer")