I have a JSON document which contains objects with known schema in an object with unknown keys and I'll like to map that with RestKit. Let me explain this:
{
"object":
{
"unknownKey1" : {"data1" : "...", "data2" : "..."},
"unknownKey2" : {"data1" : "...", "data2" : "..."},
"unknownKey3" : {"data1" : "...", "data2" : "..."}
}
}
The setup of the object with key "object" is only known at runtime. The keys included in the object have random names. However, I know the exact schema of the objects stored at these unknown keys.
Now I would like to map the content of the object with key "object" to a NSDictionary as it provides easy access to the random keys. However, as the schema of the objects stored at these keys is known, I would like them to be mapped to custom objects.
So is there a possibility to map to a NSDictionary containing these objects? I haven't found a solution...
You could do something like this:
RKObjectMapping* mapping = [RKDynamicObjectMapping dynamicMapping];
mapping.objectMappingForDataBlock = ^(id data) {
NSDictionary* object = [data objectForKey: @"object"];
NSArray* keys = [object allKeys];
RKObjectMapping* dataMapping = [RKObjectMapping objectMapping];
//Use the keys to define mapping
return dataMapping;
};