NAME
Search::Elasticsearch::Role::Serializer::JSON - A Serializer role for JSON modules
VERSION
version 1.12
DESCRIPTION
This role encodes Perl data structures into JSON strings, and decodes JSON strings into Perl data structures.
METHODS
encode()
$bytes = $serializer->encode($ref);
$bytes = $serializer->encode($str);
The "encode()" method converts array and hash refs into their JSON equivalents. If a string is passed in, it is returned as the UTF8 encoded version of itself. The empty string and undef
are returned as is.
encode_pretty()
$bytes = $serializer->encode_pretty($ref);
$bytes = $serializer->encode_pretty($str);
Works exactly as "encode()" but the JSON output is pretty-printed.
encode_bulk()
$bytes = $serializer->encode_bulk([\%hash,\%hash,...]);
$bytes = $serializer->encode_bulk([$str,$str,...]);
The "encode_bulk()" method expects an array ref of hashes or strings. Each hash or string is processed by "encode()" then joined together by newline characters, with a final newline character appended to the end. This is the special JSON format used for bulk requests.
decode()
$var = $serializer->decode($json_bytes);
$str = $serializer->decode($bytes);
If the passed in value looks like JSON (ie starts with a {
or [
character), then it is decoded from JSON, otherwise it is returned as the UTF8 decoded version of itself. The empty string and undef
are returned as is.
AUTHOR
Clinton Gormley <drtech@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by Elasticsearch BV.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004