Node-RED parse json - json

I am trying to pull out the value "533"
{
"d": {
"ItemValue_1": 533
},
"ts": "2021-01-20T10:59:41.958591"
}
This does not work
var ItemValue_1 = msg.payload.ItemValue_1;
msg.payload = ItemValue_1;
return msg;
My result is unsuccessful

I was able to solve on my own, it works.
sensorMeasurement=JSON.parse(msg.payload);
msg.payload=sensorMeasurement.d;
var msgout = {payload : msg.payload.ItemValue_1}
return msgout;

The better way to do this is as follows:
Add a JSON node before the function node, this will turn a string payload in to a JSON object (assuming the string actually represents a JSON object).
Then if you are using a function node the following:
msg.payload = msg.payload.d.ItemValue_1;
return msg;
It is bad practice to create a new object as you did in your answer as it throws away any meta data that may be required later that is attached to the original object.
Rather than use a function node it would also be cleaner to use a change node and the Move mode to shift the msg.payload.d.ItemValue_1 to msg.payload

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Node Red Wemo Lookup JSON parsing error msg.payload : undefined

I am using the WeMo node plugin for Node Red with a WeMo switch.
Using the "WeMo Lookup" function I receive the following message payload:
2/8/2018, 12:30:34 PMnode: 6dece90e.84b898 WemoCheck : msg.payload :
Object { state: 1 }
From what I understand, I should use the JSON Function to obtain the actual value. Using the JSON function with the format option enabled I receive the following message payload:
2/8/2018, 12:41:11 PMnode: 5ae2b7bf.1e0e98 WemoCheck : msg.payload :
string[18] "{↵ "state": 1↵}"
I believe this is the desired result.
However I cannot obtain just the value using a function. I have tried the following two and both return "msg.payload : undefined"
var value = msg.payload[0].state;
msg.payload = value;
return msg;
or
var value = msg.payload.state;
msg.payload = value;
return msg;
I think I might be missing something obvious. Any assistance would be appreciated.
You don't need to use the JSON node at all, the output is already a JSON object.
If you just want the payload to be 1 or 0 from the state value then your second version of your function node should work (even if it has an extra un needed step).
msg.payload = msg.payload.state;
return msg;
You shouldn't need a function node to do this, the change node will let you move values around with something like this

trying to convert data from Domino Access Service to a JSON string via JSON.stringify

I want to store the result from a call to a Domino Access Service (DAS) in a localStorage however when I try to convert the result object to a JSON string I get an error.
With DAS you get the result as an Array e.g.:
[
{
"#entryid":"1-CD90722966A36D758025725800726168",
"#noteid":"16B46",
Does anyone know how I get rid of the square brackets or convert the Array quickly to a JSON object?
Here is a snippet of my code:
var REST = "./myREST.xsp/notesView";
$.getJSON(REST,function(data){
if(localStorage){
localStorage.setItem('myCatalog',JSON.stringify(data));
}
});
Brackets are part of the JSON syntax. They indicate that this is an array of objects. And as you point to a view it is very likely that you would get more than one object back (one for each entry in the view).
So if you are only interested in the first element you could do this:
var REST = "./myREST.xsp/notesView";
$.getJSON(REST,function(data){
if(localStorage){
var firstRecord = data[0] || {};
localStorage.setItem('myCatalog',JSON.stringify(firstRecord));
}
});
Otherwise, you would need to define a loop to handle each of the objects :-)
/John

Grails: Easy and efficient way to parse JSON from a Request

Please pardon me if this is a repeat question. I have been through some of the questions/answers with a similar requirement but somehow got a bit overwhelmed and confused at the same time. My requirement is:
I get a JSON string/object as a request parameter. ( eg: params.timesheetJSON )
I then have to parse/iterate through it.
Here is the JSON that my grails controller will be receiving:
{
"loginName":"user1",
"timesheetList":
[
{
"periodBegin":"2014/10/12",
"periodEnd":"2014/10/18",
"timesheetRows":[
{
"task":"Cleaning",
"description":"cleaning description",
"paycode":"payCode1"
},
{
"task":"painting",
"activityDescription":"painting description",
"paycode":"payCode2"
}
]
}
],
"overallStatus":"SUCCESS"
}
Questions:
How can I retrieve the whole JSON string from the request? Does request.JSON be fine here? If so, will request.JSON.timesheetJSON yield me the actual JSON that I want as a JSONObject?
What is the best way to parse through the JSON object that I got from the request? Is it grails.converters.JSON? Or is there any other easy way of parsing through? Like some API which will return the JSON as a collection of objects by automatically taking care of parsing. Or is programatically parsing through the JSON object the only way?
Like I said, please pardon me if the question is sounding vague. Any good references JSON parsing with grails might also be helpful here.
Edit: There's a change in the way I get the JSON string now. I get the JSON string as a request paramter.
String saveJSON // This holds the above JSON string.
def jsonObject = grails.converters.JSON.parse(saveJSON) // No problem here. Returns a JSONObject. I checked the class type.
def jsonArray = jsonArray.timesheetList // No problem here. Returns a JSONArray. I checked the class type.
println "*** Size of jsonArray1: " + jsonArray1.size() // Returns size 1. It seemed fine as the above JSON string had only one timesheet in timesheetList
def object1 = jsonArray[1] // This throws the JSONException, JSONArray[1] not found. I tried jsonArray.getJSONObject(1) and that throws the same exception.
Basically, I am looking to seamlessly iterate through the JSON string now.
I have wrote some code that explains how this can be done, that you can see below, but to be clear, first the answers to your questions:
Your JSON String as you wrote above will be the contents of your POST payload to the rest controller. Grails will use its data binding mechanism to bind the incomming data to a Command object that your should prepare. It has to have fields corresponding to the parameters in your JSON String (see below). After you bind your command object to your actual domain object, you can get all the data you want, by simply operating on fields and lists
The way to parse thru the JSON object is shown in my example below. The incomming request is esentially a nested map, with can be simply accessed with a dot
Now some code that illustrates how to do it.
In your controller create a method that accepts "YourCommand" object as input parameter:
def yourRestServiceMethod (YourCommand comm){
YourClass yourClass = new YourClass()
comm.bindTo(yourClass)
// do something with yourClass
// println yourClass.timeSheetList
}
The command looks like this:
class YourCommand {
String loginName
List<Map> timesheetList = []
String overallStatus
void bindTo(YourClass yourClass){
yourClass.loginName=loginName
yourClass.overallStatus=overallStatus
timesheetList.each { sheet ->
TimeSheet timeSheet = new TimeSheet()
timeSheet.periodBegin = sheet.periodBegin
timeSheet.periodEnd = sheet.periodEnd
sheet.timesheetRows.each { row ->
TimeSheetRow timeSheetRow = new TimeSheetRow()
timeSheetRow.task = row.task
timeSheetRow.description = row.description
timeSheetRow.paycode = row.paycode
timeSheet.timesheetRows.add(timeSheetRow)
}
yourClass.timeSheetList.add(timeSheet)
}
}
}
Its "bindTo" method is the key piece of logic that understands how to get parameters from the incomming request and map it to a regular object. That object is of type "YourClass" and it looks like this:
class YourClass {
String loginName
Collection<TimeSheet> timeSheetList = []
String overallStatus
}
all other classes that are part of that class:
class TimeSheet {
String periodBegin
String periodEnd
Collection<TimeSheetRow> timesheetRows = []
}
and the last one:
class TimeSheetRow {
String task
String description
String paycode
}
Hope this example is clear enough for you and answers your question
Edit: Extending the answer according to the new requirements
Looking at your new code, I see that you probably did some typos when writting that post
def jsonArray = jsonArray.timesheetList
should be:
def jsonArray = jsonObject.timesheetList
but you obviously have it properly in your code since otherwise it would not work, then the same with that line with "println":
jsonArray1.size()
shuold be:
jsonArray.size()
and the essential fix:
def object1 = jsonArray[1]
shuold be
def object1 = jsonArray[0]
your array is of size==1, the indexing starts with 0. // Can it be that easy? ;)
Then "object1" is again a JSONObject, so you can access the fields with a "." or as a map, for example like this:
object1.get('periodEnd')
I see your example contains errors, which lead you to implement more complex JSON parsing solutions.
I rewrite your sample to the working version. (At least now for Grails 3.x)
String saveJSON // This holds the above JSON string.
def jsonObject = grails.converters.JSON.parse(saveJSON)
println jsonObject.timesheetList // output timesheetList structure
println jsonObject.timesheetList[0].timesheetRows[1] // output second element of timesheetRows array: [paycode:payCode2, task:painting, activityDescription:painting description]

Json.Net boolean parsing issue

JObject.Parse(jsonString) is causing issue for boolean data. e.g. The json is :
{
"BoolParam": true
}
I used the following code to parse:
JObject data = JObject.Parse(str1);
foreach (var x in data)
{
string name = x.Key;
Console.Write(name + " (");
JToken value = x.Value;
Console.Write(value.Type + ")\n");
Console.WriteLine(value);
}
This print out the value as :
BoolParam (Boolean) : True
The case sensitivity causes issue as I save this json for later use. The saved json looks like
{
"BoolParam": True
}
However, when i later use it, the JObject.Parse(str) throws error as invalid Json :Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: T. Path 'BoolParam', line 2, position 15.
If I change the case from "True" to "true", it works. I dont want to add this hack to change the case when saving but is there a better way to handle this scenario.
I dont want to add this hack to change the case when saving but is
there a better way to handle this scenario.
No, you have to produce valid JSON when saving if you want to be able to later deserialize it with a JSON serializer such as Newtonsoft JSON. So fixing your saving routing is the right way to go here.
One could use anonymous types and no worry about case sensitivity of boolean type variables
public static void Main()
{
bool a = true;
JObject c = JObject.FromObject(new {BoolParam= a});
Console.WriteLine(c);
}
Output:
{
"BoolParam": true
}

Couchbase - deserialize json into dynamic type

I'm trying to deserialize some JSON coming back from couchbase into a dynamic type.
The document is something like this so creating a POCO for this would be overkill:
{
UsersOnline: 1
}
I figured that something like this would do the trick, but it seems to deserialize into a dynamic object with the value just being the original JSON
var jsonObj = _client.GetJson<dynamic>(storageKey);
results in:
jsonObj { "online": 0 }
Is there anyway I can get the couchbase deserializer to generate the dynamic type for me?
Cheers
The default deserializer for the client uses .NET's binary serializer, so when you save or read a JSON string, it's just a string. GetJson will always just return a string. However, there are a couple of options:
You could convert JSON records to Dictionary instances:
var appJson = "{ \"UsersOnline\" : 1, \"NewestMember\" : \"zblock\" }";
var result = client.ExecuteStore(StoreMode.Set, "userCount", appJson);
var item = client.GetJson<Dictionary<string, object>>("userCount");
Console.WriteLine("There are {0} users online. The newest member is {1}.",
item["UsersOnline"], item["NewestMember"]);
Or you could use a dynamic ExpandoObject instance:
var appJson = "{ \"UsersOnline\" : 1, \"NewestMember\" : \"zblock\" }";
var result = client.ExecuteStore(StoreMode.Set, "userCount", appJson);
dynamic item = client.GetJson<ExpandoObject>("userCount");
Console.WriteLine("There are {0} users online. The newest member is {1}.",
item.UsersOnline, item.NewestMember);
In either case you're losing static type checking, which seems like it's OK for your purposes. In both cases you get access to the JSON properties without having to parse the JSON into a POCO though...
Edit: I wrote a couple of extension methods that may be useful and blogged about them at http://blog.couchbase.com/moving-no-schema-stack-c-and-dynamic-types