Apple Swift strong type object serialization to JSON

swift-json-class.md

Moved to repository: https://github.com/Mailcloud/swift-serializer

swift-json-usage.swift

import XCTest

class Person:Serializable{
    var Name : String
    var Surname : String
    var Animals : Array<Animal>
    
    init(Name:String, Surname:String) {
        self.Name = Name
        self.Surname = Surname
        self.Animals = Array<Animal>()
    }
}

class Animal:Serializable {
    var Nickname : String
    var Kind : String
    
    init(Nickname : String, Kind : String) {
        self.Nickname = Nickname
        self.Kind = Kind
    }
}

class SerializationTests: XCTestCase {
    func test_serialization_works() {
        var john = Person(Name: "John", Surname: "Doe")
    
        john.Animals.append(Animal(Nickname: "Fluffy", Kind: "Dog"))
        john.Animals.append(Animal(Nickname: "Purry", Kind: "Cat"))
        
        println(john.toJson()) //will give binary data to include in HTTP Body
        println(john.toJsonString()) //will give the exact string in JSON
        
        //{"Surname":"Doe","Name":"John","Animals":[{"Kind":"Dog","Nickname":"Fluffy"},{"Kind":"Cat","Nickname":"Purry"}]}
        
        var expected = "{\"Surname\":\"Doe\",\"Name\":\"John\",\"Animals\":[{\"Kind\":\"Dog\",\"Nickname\":\"Fluffy\"},{\"Kind\":\"Cat\",\"Nickname\":\"Purry\"}]}";
        
        XCTAssertEqual(john.toJsonString(), expected,"")
    }
}

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