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DataWeave programming challenge #7: Modify certain values from a JSON structure



 

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Input


Consider the following JSON input payload:


{
    "name": "a",
    "object": {
      "name": "b",
      "l": [
        {
          "other": "c",
          "list": [
            
          ]
        },
        {
          "thisname": "def",
          "list": [
            {
              "this": "500e",
              "l": [
                {
                  "finalname": "f"
                },
                {
                  "finalname": "ghijk"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "array": [
      {
        "thisname": "h"
      },
      {
        "xyz": "abc123"
      }
    ]
  }


Explanation of the problem


Create a DataWeave script that will update all the values to uppercase, except the ones in which the field equals thisname.


For example, the first field name with the value "a" has to be transformed to "A". However, the field thisname with the value of "def" should stay the same.



Expected output


In this case, the expected output would be:


{
  "name": "A",
  "object": {
    "name": "B",
    "l": [
      {
        "other": "C",
        "list": [
          
        ]
      },
      {
        "thisname": "def",
        "list": [
          {
            "this": "500E",
            "l": [
              {
                "finalname": "F"
              },
              {
                "finalname": "GHIJK"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "array": [
    {
      "thisname": "h"
    },
    {
      "xyz": "ABC123"
    }
  ]
}




Clues


If you're stuck with your solution, feel free to check out some of these clues to give you ideas on how to solve it!


Clue #1

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Clue #3

Clue #4



Answer


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Sudiptaa
Sudiptaa
Jun 13, 2023

Used tree: %dw 2.0 output application/json import * from dw::util::Tree --- payload mapLeafValues ((value, path) -> if(path.selector contains 'thisname') value else upper(value) )

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Alex Martinez
Alex Martinez
Jun 13, 2023
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Woohoo! Super simple. Love it! Thank you for sharing :D

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Kenneth Brennan
Jun 13, 2023

I went with a recursive solution: %dw 2.0 output application/json fun capitalizeObject(item: Object) = do{ fun matchItem(item) = item match{ case item is Object -> item mapObject ((value, key, index) -> if(key as String == 'thisname') {(key): value} else {(key): matchItem(value)}) case item is Array -> item map ((item, index) -> matchItem(item)) case item is String -> upper(item) } --- matchItem(item) } --- capitalizeObject(payload)

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Kenneth Brennan
Jun 13, 2023
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That pesky stack overflow, I'm not sure how to rewrite this in the same format using tail recursion and match, hard to conceptualize. Might give it another go when I get some free time. Thanks for posting these challenges, I enjoyed this one!

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Shyam Raj Prasad
Shyam Raj Prasad
Jun 13, 2023

My solution is similar to yours with extra type check of string.


%dw 2.0 output application/json import * from dw::util::Tree --- payload mapLeafValues ((value, path) -> if(!(path[-1].selector == "thisname") and value is String) upper(value) else value )

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Alex Martinez
Alex Martinez
Jun 13, 2023
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always the first to comment. nice!!

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