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> 1. Re: Constructing JSON objects (Will Thompson)
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> 3. Creating Powerpoint files with ML content (Danny Sinang)
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> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:03:06 +0000
> From: Will Thompson <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MarkLogic Dev General] Constructing JSON objects
> To: MarkLogic Developer Discussion <[email protected]>
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> In this case, json:object and json:array are fine - I just wanted nicer
> syntax so that, say, a recursive typeswitch to transform XML to JSON wouldn't
> turn into a mess with all the temp objects. I guess it's also probably nice
> for building arbitrary JSON if there is any nesting involved.
> Mike - Right. And best-case scenario, if there is a conflict, I just remove
> the utility functions and everything works :)
> -W
>> On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:36 PM, David Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Making an XQuery function to call the explicit constructor with variable key
>> names or number of keys is not possible directly
>> There isn't the equivalent of map:entry , field names are constant
>> expressions and the number of fields is constant, unlike element {}{}
>>
>> You would have to resort to string conversions, in memory node operations or
>> evals ... Or stick with json:object() /json:array()
>> Or write it in Javascript
>>
>> In all cases what would the signature be? A fundamental mismatch between
>> XQuery an JSON is sequences vs arrays there are no vararg functions and any
>> construct to nest or bound sequences involves a lot of syntax and temporary
>> objects.
>>
>> If you come up with something let us know!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad (excuse the terseness)
>> David A Lee
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>>> On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:51 PM, Michael Blakeley <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> I tend to avoid declaring functions or variables in any namespace that I
>>> know other code is using. But you're doing it with your eyes open, and
>>> that's probably ok. Someday a server update may conflict. But if that
>>> happens, I'm sure you'll catch it in testing, and fix it before it breaks
>>> production.
>>>
>>> Right?
>>>
>>> -- Mike
>>>
>>>> On 12 Mar 2015, at 17:35 , Will Thompson <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks all. The ML8 constructors look very nice.
>>>>
>>>> Mike - That's what I was looking for, thanks. I ended up writing something
>>>> similar using json:array before I saw the reply, but I like your
>>>> implementation better. Also, I appropriated the json: prefix because it
>>>> looked nicer...for example, is there any reason why this would be bad
>>>> (other than ML might decide implement it at some later date)?
>>>>
>>>> declare function json:new(...)
>>>>
>>>> -W
>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 12, 2015, at 4:38 PM, Sudhakar Reddy
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You can also build using JSON node constructors available in ML 8
>>>>> let $json-node := object-node { "id": number-node {12345},
>>>>> "a" : array-node {1,2,3} ,
>>>>> "b" : fn:true(),
>>>>> "c" : number-node {1234},
>>>>> "d" : array-node{
>>>>> number-node {12345},
>>>>> text {"test"},
>>>>> boolean-node {fn:true()},
>>>>> array-node {'aaa','bbb','ccc'}},
>>>>> "e" : object-node { "x": "hello world",
>>>>> "y": fn:false(),
>>>>> "z" : array-node {1, 'a', fn:true()}
>>>>> },
>>>>> "g": null-node {}
>>>>> }
>>>>> return $json-node
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Sudhakar
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 3/11/15, 6:52 PM, "Erik Hennum" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, Will:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can use json:object() instead of map:map() for a mutable object where
>>>>>> order is important.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think the API is the same as that of map:map otherwise.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JSON nodes, like XML nodes, are immutable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Erik Hennum
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ________________________________________
>>>>>> From: [email protected]
>>>>>> [[email protected]] on behalf of Will Thompson
>>>>>> [[email protected]]
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 5:09 PM
>>>>>> To: MarkLogic Developer Discussion
>>>>>> Subject: [MarkLogic Dev General] Constructing JSON objects
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there a nice way to construct a JSON object similar to how maps can be
>>>>>> constructed? Typically I would just do it this way:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> xdmp:to-json(
>>>>>> map:new((
>>>>>> map:entry('x', 1),
>>>>>> map:entry('y', 2)
>>>>>> )))
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Except that order is important in this specific scenario, and this ruins
>>>>>> ordering.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Will
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> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:46:38 -0600
> From: William Sawyer <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MarkLogic Dev General] Constructing JSON objects
> To: MarkLogic Developer Discussion <[email protected]>
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> I had similar desires for a nicer syntax for working with JSON a few months
> ago and this is what I came up with. Its similar to what Micheal was
> describing.
> https://github.com/williammsawyer/xquerycoder/blob/master/libs/json-functions.xqy
> -Will
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Will Thompson <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> In this case, json:object and json:array are fine - I just wanted nicer
>> syntax so that, say, a recursive typeswitch to transform XML to JSON
>> wouldn't turn into a mess with all the temp objects. I guess it's also
>> probably nice for building arbitrary JSON if there is any nesting involved.
>>
>> Mike - Right. And best-case scenario, if there is a conflict, I just
>> remove the utility functions and everything works :)
>>
>> -W
>>
>>
>> > On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:36 PM, David Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Making an XQuery function to call the explicit constructor with variable
>> key names or number of keys is not possible directly
>> > There isn't the equivalent of map:entry , field names are constant
>> expressions and the number of fields is constant, unlike element {}{}
>> >
>> > You would have to resort to string conversions, in memory node
>> operations or evals ... Or stick with json:object() /json:array()
>> > Or write it in Javascript
>> >
>> > In all cases what would the signature be? A fundamental mismatch
>> between XQuery an JSON is sequences vs arrays there are no vararg functions
>> and any construct to nest or bound sequences involves a lot of syntax and
>> temporary objects.
>> >
>> > If you come up with something let us know!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPad (excuse the terseness)
>> > David A Lee
>> > [email protected]
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:51 PM, Michael Blakeley <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I tend to avoid declaring functions or variables in any namespace that
>> I know other code is using. But you're doing it with your eyes open, and
>> that's probably ok. Someday a server update may conflict. But if that
>> happens, I'm sure you'll catch it in testing, and fix it before it breaks
>> production.
>> >>
>> >> Right?
>> >>
>> >> -- Mike
>> >>
>> >>> On 12 Mar 2015, at 17:35 , Will Thompson <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks all. The ML8 constructors look very nice.
>> >>>
>> >>> Mike - That's what I was looking for, thanks. I ended up writing
>> something similar using json:array before I saw the reply, but I like your
>> implementation better. Also, I appropriated the json: prefix because it
>> looked nicer...for example, is there any reason why this would be bad
>> (other than ML might decide implement it at some later date)?
>> >>>
>> >>> declare function json:new(...)
>> >>>
>> >>> -W
>> >>>
>> >>>> On Mar 12, 2015, at 4:38 PM, Sudhakar Reddy <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> You can also build using JSON node constructors available in ML 8
>> >>>> let $json-node := object-node { "id": number-node {12345},
>> >>>> "a" : array-node {1,2,3} ,
>> >>>> "b" : fn:true(),
>> >>>> "c" : number-node {1234},
>> >>>> "d" : array-node{
>> >>>> number-node {12345},
>> >>>> text {"test"},
>> >>>> boolean-node {fn:true()},
>> >>>> array-node {'aaa','bbb','ccc'}},
>> >>>> "e" : object-node { "x": "hello world",
>> >>>> "y": fn:false(),
>> >>>> "z" : array-node {1, 'a', fn:true()}
>> >>>> },
>> >>>> "g": null-node {}
>> >>>> }
>> >>>> return $json-node
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks
>> >>>> Sudhakar
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On 3/11/15, 6:52 PM, "Erik Hennum" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Hi, Will:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> You can use json:object() instead of map:map() for a mutable object
>> where
>> >>>>> order is important.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I think the API is the same as that of map:map otherwise.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> JSON nodes, like XML nodes, are immutable.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Erik Hennum
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ________________________________________
>> >>>>> From: [email protected]
>> >>>>> [[email protected]] on behalf of Will Thompson
>> >>>>> [[email protected]]
>> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 5:09 PM
>> >>>>> To: MarkLogic Developer Discussion
>> >>>>> Subject: [MarkLogic Dev General] Constructing JSON objects
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Is there a nice way to construct a JSON object similar to how maps
>> can be
>> >>>>> constructed? Typically I would just do it this way:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> xdmp:to-json(
>> >>>>> map:new((
>> >>>>> map:entry('x', 1),
>> >>>>> map:entry('y', 2)
>> >>>>> )))
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Except that order is important in this specific scenario, and this
>> ruins
>> >>>>> ordering.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> -Will
>> >>>>> _______________________________________________
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> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:05:22 -0400
> From: Danny Sinang <[email protected]>
> Subject: [MarkLogic Dev General] Creating Powerpoint files with ML
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> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:14:46 +0000
> From: Rob Szkutak <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MarkLogic Dev General] Creating Powerpoint files with ML
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> Hi Danny,
> Have a look at our PowerPoint Toolkit:
> http://developer.marklogic.com/code/marklogic-toolkit-for-powerpoint
> Best,
> Rob
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