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RestKit/Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMappingProvider.h
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//
// RKObjectMappingProvider.h
// RestKit
//
// Created by Jeremy Ellison on 5/6/11.
// Copyright 2011 Two Toasters. All rights reserved.
//
#import "RKObjectMapping.h"
/**
Responsible for providing object mappings to an instance of the object mapper
by evaluating the current keyPath being operated on
*/
@interface RKObjectMappingProvider : NSObject {
NSMutableDictionary* _mappings;
NSMutableDictionary* _serializationMappings;
}
/**
Set a mapping for a keypath that comes back in your payload
*/
- (void)setMapping:(RKObjectMapping*)mapping forKeyPath:(NSString*)keyPath;
/**
Returns the object mapping to use for mapping the specified keyPath into an object graph
*/
- (RKObjectMapping*)objectMappingForKeyPath:(NSString*)keyPath;
/**
Set a mapping to serialize objects of a specific class into a representation
suitable for transport over HTTP. Used by the object manager during postObject: and putObject:
*/
- (void)setSerializationMapping:(RKObjectMapping *)mapping forClass:(Class)objectClass;
/**
returns the serialization mapping for a specific object class
which has been previously registered.
*/
- (RKObjectMapping*)serializationMappingForClass:(Class)objectClass;
/**
Returns a dictionary where the keys are mappable keyPaths and the values are the object
mapping to use for objects that appear at the keyPath.
*/
- (NSDictionary*)objectMappingsByKeyPath;
/**
Registers an object mapping as being rooted at a specific keyPath. The keyPath will be registered
and an inverse mapping for the object will be generated and used for serialization.
This is a shortcut for configuring a pair of object mappings that model a simple resource the same
way when going to and from the server.
For example, if we configure have a simple resource called 'person' that returns JSON in the following
format:
{ "person": { "first_name": "Blake", "last_name": "Watters } }
We might configure a mapping like so:
RKObjectMapping* mapping = [RKObjectMapping mappingForClass:[Person class]];
[mapping mapAttributes:@"first_name", @"last_name", nil];
If we want to parse the above JSON and serialize it such that using postObject: or putObject: use the same format,
we can auto-generate the serialization mapping and set the whole thing up in one shot:
[[RKObjectManager sharedManager].mappingProvider registerMapping:mapping withRootKeyPath:@"user"];
This will call setMapping:forKeyPath: for you, then generate a serialization mapping and set the root
keyPath as well.
If you want to manipulate the serialization mapping yourself, you can work with the mapping directly:
RKObjectMapping* serializationMappingForPerson = [personMapping inverseMapping];
// NOTE: Serialization mapping default to a nil root keyPath and will serialize to a flat dictionary
[[RKObjectManager sharedManager].mappingProvider setSerializationMapping:serializationMappingForPerson forClass:[Person class]];
*/
- (void)registerMapping:(RKObjectMapping*)objectMapping withRootKeyPath:(NSString*)keyPath;
@end