grunt-php-to-json

Convert PHP-array files to JSON-files

Getting Started

This plugin requires Grunt ~0.4.1 and PHP installed on machine, cause it uses php native json_encode function.

If you haven't used Grunt before, be sure to check out the Getting Started guide, as it explains how to create a Gruntfile as well as install and use Grunt plugins. Once you're familiar with that process, you may install this plugin with this command:

npm install grunt-php-to-json --save-dev

Once the plugin has been installed, it may be enabled inside your Gruntfile with this line of JavaScript:

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-php-to-json');

PHP-array to JSON task

Overview

In your project's Gruntfile, add a section named php_to_json to the data object passed into grunt.initConfig().

grunt.initConfig({
  php_to_json: {
    options: {
      // Task-specific options go here.
    },
    your_target: {
      // Target-specific file lists and/or options go here.
    },
  },
})

Options

options.wrapper

Type: 'String' Default value: undefined

If present then content will have been wrapped with callback function with this name. It's common task for cross-domain AJAX-requests. Please, notice that options.contentProcess will not be working with options.wrapper.

options.contentProcess

Type: Function Parameters: function(filepath, content, contentOptions){…}

A function for processing result content before writing it to file. Useful for attaching custom templates.

options.contentOptions

Type: Any Default value: undefined

Custom data that just passed to contentCallback.

Usage Examples

Default Options

In this example, the default options are used to convert files. So it means that target files will contains just pure json-string in them.

grunt.initConfig({
  php_to_json: {
      defaultOptions: {
        expand: true,
        cwd: "secretService/topSecretData/",
        src: ['*.php'],
        dest: 'publicData/',
        ext: ".js"
      }
  }
})

With Callback Wrapper name

In this example, option 'wrapper' is used to convert the file. So the target file will contain jsonp-friendly data. It means that pure json-string will be wrapped with custom function call. More about JSONP.

grunt.initConfig({
  php_to_json: {
      withWrapper: {
        options: {
          wrapper: "justCallbackForCrossDomainAjax"
        },
        files: {
          'publicData/data.js': 'secretService/topSecretData/data.php'
        }
      },
  },
})

With Content Post-Process

In this example, options contentProcess and contentOptions are used to convert the file. So it depends on you what exactly will be in target file. ;)

grunt.initConfig({
  php_to_json: {
      withWrapper: {
        options: {
            contentOptions: {
                projectName: "SecretsToPublic",
                whatever: "whenever"
            },
            contentProcess: function(filepath, content, contentOptions){
                var path = require('path');
                var _ = grunt.util._;
                var bundlePrefix = contentOptions.projectName;
                var bundleName = path.basename(filepath).replace(path.extname(filepath), '');
                var template = ['',
                    'define("<%= bundlePrefix %>/<%= bundleName %>", function(){',
                    'return <%= JSON.stringify(content) %>'
                    '});'
                })']
                return _.template(template.join(''), {
                    bundleName: bundleName,
                    bundlePrefix: bundlePrefix,
                    content: content
                });
            }
        },
        files: {
          'publicData/data.js': 'secretService/topSecretData/data.php'
        }
      },
  },
})

Logging

Basically it has just files counter to log out. If you want to see which files exactly process, just run grunt in verbose mode: grunt -v.

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using Grunt.

Release History

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