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DataFormat Types (dw::extension::DataFormat)

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Type Definition Description

DataFormat

type DataFormat = { binaryFormat?: Boolean, defaultCharset?: String, fileExtensions?: Array<String>, acceptedMimeTypes: Array<MimeType>, reader: (content: Binary, charset: String, settings: ReaderSettings) -> Any, writer: (value: Any, settings: WriterSettings) -> Binary }

  • binaryFormat?: Boolean: True if this is data format is represented in a binary representation instead of text. If not present, false.

  • defaultCharset?: String: The default charset of this format, if any.

  • fileExtensions?: Array<String>: Returns the list of file extensions with the . (".json", ".xml", etc…​) that should be assigned to this Data Format

  • acceptedMimeTypes: Array<MimeType> The list of MimeTypes that are accepted.

  • reader: (content: Binary, charset: String, settings: ReaderSettings) → Any: This function will be in charge of reading the raw content and transform it into the DataWeave canonical model.

  • writer: (value:Any, settings:WriterSettings) → Binary: This function will be in charge of writing the DataWeave canonical model into Binary content.

EmptySettings

type EmptySettings = Object

Represents a configuration with no settings.

EncodingSettings

type EncodingSettings = { encoding?: String }

Represents encoding settings:

  • encoding?: String: Encoding that the writer uses for output. Defaults to "UTF-8".

MimeType

type MimeType = String

Represents a MIME type, such as application/json.

Introduced in DataWeave version 2.2.0.

Settings

type Settings = Object

Reader or writer configuration settings.

Introduced in DataWeave version 2.2.0.
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