https://answers.axonivy.com/questions/1468/parse-complex-json-response-from-rest-call<p>I use the REST api of google to trigger a search on their search engine. This works as expected. The result of the call is a complex JSON string. </p> <p>See <a href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/search/web?v=1.0&amp;q=ivyTeam">http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/search/web?v=1.0&amp;q=ivyTeam</a> <img alt="sampleJson" src="http://answers.axonivy.com/upfiles/sampleJsonFromGoogle.PNG"></p> <p>How can I comfortably access this complex result in ivy. With Java or ivyScript?</p>enTue, 08 Sep 2015 16:27:58 -0400https://answers.axonivy.com/questions/1468/parse-complex-json-response-from-rest-call/1469<p>You can easily access the JSON response content if you:</p> <ul> <li>use a java pojo generator that creates a complex java class structure out of a JSON string</li> <li>use <a href="https://github.com/google/gson">Gson</a> to parse the JSON string into instances of the generated java classes.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Generate classes:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Copy the whole JSON string into your clipboard and paste it into a java generator: <a href="http://www.jsonschema2pojo.org/">http://www.jsonschema2pojo.org/</a></li> <li>Configure the generator:</li> <li>package = com.google.generated</li> <li>class = QueryResponse</li> <li>source type = JSON</li> <li>annotation style = GSON</li> <li>generate the java source by pressing on the "JAR" button. </li> <li>download the generated sources jar.</li> <li>copy the content of the sources-jar into your ivy projects sources folder</li> </ul> <p><strong>Parse JSON as java objects</strong></p> <ul> <li>add the latest gson.jar to our classpath: download the jar -&gt; switch to java perspective -&gt; copy the jar into a directory of the project -&gt; right click on jar -&gt; build path -&gt; add to build path</li> <li>QueryResponse response = new Gson().fromJson("{yourComplexResponse}", QueryResponse.class);</li> </ul> <p><img alt="java pojo generator" src="http://answers.axonivy.com/upfiles/javaPojoGenerator.PNG"> <img alt="json pojos in ivy project" src="http://answers.axonivy.com/upfiles/generatedPojosInIvyProject.PNG"> <img alt="convert json to java" src="http://answers.axonivy.com/upfiles/jsonToGsonInIvy.PNG"></p>Reguel WermelingerTue, 08 Sep 2015 16:27:58 -0400https://answers.axonivy.com/questions/1468/parse-complex-json-response-from-rest-call/1469