NAME

Search::Elasticsearch::Role::Serializer::JSON - A Serializer role for JSON modules

VERSION

version 2.00

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) 2015 by Elasticsearch BV.

This is free software, licensed under:

  The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004