Table Of Contents
- Use case
- Guide
- Video guide
Use case
Serialization of data refers to the conversion of an object to a string which can then be sent out to a different system. The following data types are supported by the Alumio Serializer mapper- JSON, NDJSON, XML, XLXS, cXML, CSV and YAML or encode URL.
A perfect example of serialization would be the requirement of giving a response of XML data.
Guide
Here’s how to do it!
Step 1: Click on Add Data Transformer.
Step 2: Select Value Mapper.
Step 3: Within the Value Mapper, select Key Accessor from the Accessor drop-down menu.
Step 4: Click on Add Keys and specify the key (or keys) that you wish to serialize from an entity data.
Step 5: Click on Add Mappers and select Deserialize.
Step 6: From the Serializer drop-down list, select the data type you want to serialize the key to ( JSON, XML, cXML, and YAML) or select the encoding of a string to an URL encoded string.
To enhance the workflow with JSON Serializer, you can also utilise options, such as “Pretty print” and “Unescape slashes”, to read JSON files generated by Alumio, simplifying the understanding of the JSON content.
Step 7: On clicking the Run Test button, you will see that the Serialize mapper has serialized the specified key into a workable datatype object.
Video guide
