Overview

A better way to stringify your object in nodejs: [http://lewisou.github.io/objtojson] (http://lewisou.github.io/objtojson)

quick view in coffee/livescript

    json = Generator.gen inv
      .attributes 'sloc'
      .node 'now' -> Time.now
      .child 'item' ->
        @attributes 'code' 'description'
      .children 'locations' ->
        @attributes 'code' 'country'
      .dict()

Install

npm install objtojson

Common Useage in Livescript

require! Generator : objtojson

obj =
  prop1 : 1
  prop2 :
    prop21 : \a
    prop22 : \b
  prop3 : \hello
  prop4 :
    * prop1: 1
      prop2: 2
      prop3: 3
    * prop1: 4
      prop2: 5
      prop3: 6

test-attributes = ->
  test = Generator.gen obj
    .attributes \prop1 \prop3
    .dict!

  # output {prop1: 1, prop3: \hello}

test-node = ->
  test = Generator.gen obj
    .node \fakeprop -> 'a fake value'
    .node \fakeprop2 -> "a fake value 2 #{@prop3}"
    .dict!

  # output {fakeprop : 'a fake value', fakeprop2: 'a fake value 2 hello'}

test-children = ->
  test = Generator.gen obj
    .children \prop4 ->
      @attributes \prop1 \prop3
    .dict!

  # output { prop4: [ { prop1: 1, prop3: 3 }, { prop1: 4, prop3: 6 } ] }

test-child = ->
  obj =
    prop1 : 1
    prop2 :
      subprop1 : 2
      subprop2 : 3
      subprop3 : 4
  test = Generator.gen obj
    .child \prop2 ->
      @attributes \subprop2 \subprop3
    .dict!

  # ouput {prop2 : {subprop2 : 3, subprop3 : 4}}

Common Useage in Javascript

  var Generator = require('objtojson');

  obj = {
    prop1: 1,
    prop2: {
      prop21: 'a',
      prop22: 'b'
    },
    prop3: 'hello',
    prop4: [
      {
        prop1: 1,
        prop2: 2,
        prop3: 3
      }, {
        prop1: 4,
        prop2: 5,
        prop3: 6
      }
    ]
  };

  testAttributes = function(){
    var test = Generator.gen(obj).attributes('prop1', 'prop3').dict();
    // output { prop1: 1, prop3: 'hello'}
  };

  testNode = function(){
    var test = Generator.gen(obj).node('fakeprop', function(){
      return 'a fake value';
    }).node('fakeprop2', function(){
      return "a fake value 2 " + this.prop3;
    }).dict();

    // output { fakeprop: 'a fake value', fakeprop2: 'a fake value 2 hello'}
  };

  testChildren = function(){
    var test = Generator.gen(obj).children('prop4', function(){
      this.attributes('prop1', 'prop3');
    }).dict();

    // output {
    //  prop4: [
    //    {
    //      prop1: 1,
    //      prop3: 3
    //    }, {
    //      prop1: 4,
    //      prop3: 6
    //    }
    //  ]
  };

  testChild = function(){
    var obj, test;
    obj = {
      prop1: 1,
      prop2: {
        subprop1: 2,
        subprop2: 3,
        subprop3: 4
      }
    };
    test = Generator.gen(obj).child('prop2', function(){
      this.attributes('subprop2', 'subprop3');
    }).dict();

    // output {
    //   prop2: {
    //     subprop2: 3,
    //     subprop3: 4
    //   }
    // }
  };