How to map different type using ObjectMapper?

Question

I'm using ObjectMapper to map my JSON to Swift object.

I have the following Swift object:

class User: Mappable {

    var name: String?
    var val: Int?

    required init?(map: Map) { }

    func mapping(map: Map) {
        name <- map["name"]
        val  <- map["userId"]
    }
}

I have this JSON structure:

{
   "name": "first",
   "userId": "1" // here is `String` type.
},
{
   "name": "second",
   "userId": 1 // here is `Int` type.
}

After mapping the JSON, the userId of User which name is "first" is null.

How can I map Int/String to Int?

Answer 1

After reading the code of ObjectMapper, I found an easier way to solve the problem, it's to custom the transform.

public class IntTransform: TransformType {

    public typealias Object = Int
    public typealias JSON = Any?

    public init() {}

    public func transformFromJSON(_ value: Any?) -> Int? {

        var result: Int?

        guard let json = value else {
            return result
        }

        if json is Int {
            result = (json as! Int)
        }
        if json is String {
            result = Int(json as! String)
        }

        return result
    }

    public func transformToJSON(_ value: Int?) -> Any?? {

        guard let object = value else {
            return nil
        }

        return String(object)
    }
}

then, use the custom transform to the mapping function.

class User: Mappable {

    var name: String?
    var userId: Int?

    required init?(map: Map) { }

    func mapping(map: Map) {
        name   <- map["name"]
        userId <- (map["userId"], IntTransform()) // here use the custom transform.
    }
}

Hope it can help others who have the same problem. :)