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# ABSTRACT: Serialize to Excel spreadsheets
use Moose::Role -traits => 'CatalystX::Controller::ExtJS::REST::SimpleExcel::Trait';
use strict;
use JSON::XS ();
after list => sub {
my ($self, $c) = @_;
return unless($c->request->accepts('application/vnd.ms-excel'));
my $data = $c->stash->{$self->config->{stash_key}};
my @header = map { $_->{mapping} } @{$data->{metaData}->{fields}};
my @rows;
foreach my $row(@{$data->{$self->root_property}}) {
my @row;
foreach my $head(@header) {
my $rcopy = $row;
my $hcopy = $head;
while($hcopy =~ s/^(\w+)\.//) {
$rcopy = $rcopy->{$1};
}
push(@row, ref $rcopy->{$hcopy} ? JSON::XS::encode_json($rcopy->{$hcopy}) : $rcopy->{$hcopy} );
}
push(@rows, \@row);
}
$c->stash->{$self->config->{stash_key}} = {
sheets => [{
name => $self->default_resultset,
header => \@header,
rows => \@rows
}]
};
};
1;
__END__
=head1 SYNOPSIS
package MyApp::Controller::User;
use Moose;
extends 'CatalystX::Controller::ExtJS::REST';
with 'CatalystX::Controller::ExtJS::REST::SimpleExcel';
1;
Access C<< /users?content-type=application%2Fvnd.ms-excel >> to get the excel file.
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This role loads L<Catalyst::Action::Serialize::SimpleExcel> and adds
C<< application/vnd.ms-excel >> to the type map. When requesting a list of
objects, this role converts the output to satisfy L<Catalyst::Action::Serialize::SimpleExcel>.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<CatalystX::Controller::ExtJS::REST>