MyOptions.scala

import play.api.libs.json.Json

/**
 * Created by svenasse on 20/05/14.
 */
object MyOptions extends App {

  case class Person(name: String, age: Int)

  val request = """{"name": "John Doe", "age": 24}"""
  val jsonRequest = Json.parse(request)

  val personOption = for {
    name <- (jsonRequest \ "name").asOpt[String]
    age <- (jsonRequest \ "age").asOpt[Int]
  } yield Person(name, age)

  val q = personOption.fold("Invalid person")(p => s"The name is ${p.name} aged ${p.age}")
  println(q)

}