Converting response to simpler format

[fijiwebdesign]

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The response XML is converted to JSON which places child $ and _ to represent attributes and text nodes, I'm guessing. Also data types are represented by object with $.type and $._ as the value.

JSON supports types, so it's possible to convert to JSON types without having to represent it in serial text format.

I've put together a dirty solution:

const recurlyNormalize = data => {
  return Object.entries(data).reduce((curr, [key, value]) => {
    const type = typeof value
    // handle arrays
    if (value.$ && value.$.type === 'array') {
      const list = Object.values(value).find(value => Array.isArray(value)) || Object.values(value).pop()
      curr[key] = Array.isArray(list) ? list.map(item => recurlyNormalize(item)) : [recurlyNormalize(list)]
    // convert types
    } else if (value.$ && value.$.type && value._) {
      if (value.$.type === 'boolean') curr[key] = !!value._
      else if (value.$.type === 'integer') curr[key] = parseInt(value._, 10)
      else curr[key] = value._
    // special type nil has no value._
    } else if (value.$ && value.$.nil === 'nil') {
      curr[key] = null
    // handle objects with $
    } else if (key === '$') {
      curr = Object.assign(curr, recurlyNormalize(value))
    // recurse arrays
    } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
      curr[key] = value.map(item => recurlyNormalize(item))
    // recurse objects
    } else if (!['string', 'boolean', 'number'].includes(type)) {
      curr[key] = recurlyNormalize(value)
    // basic types
    } else {
      curr[key] = (value)
    }
    return curr
  }, {})
}

If there is interest in using this approach I can refine it, add tests and submit a PR?

[thgreasi]

That would be awesome for the next major version, even though it would require a decent amount of testing. I will try to add some typings to the current version, so that it will be easier for users to follow the changes.