How to use JSON to Pike
- Paste a representative JSON sample, ideally one with all the optional fields filled in.
- Set the name of the root type, and decide whether you want helper code as well or types only.
- Copy the generated Pike code into your project.
About JSON to Pike
Writing model classes by hand for a big JSON payload is dull, and it is where typos creep in. Paste a sample here and the generator works out the structure: which fields exist, which are objects, which are arrays and what type each value has. The output is classes with encode_json and decode helpers using the Standards.JSON module.
Pike is a niche language, so the output is meant as a starting point you adjust to your project. Everything runs in your browser, so your sample data stays on your machine.
Using the generated code
Call Root(Standards.JSON.decode(text)).
Optional values are typed as mixed or as a union with zero.