Rho Mobile: Parse and create a model using JSON - ruby

Question

I am able to parse a JSON using the following code
$httpresult = #params['body']
$jsonresult = Rho::JSON.parse($httpresult)
But I don't know how to create a model from $jsonresult.

Answer 1

First, using app_info you can print the result coming from the server to check if the response is valid JSON string.
Second, i think you must decode the url in order to parse it by using:
Rho::JSON.parse(Rho::RhoSupport.url_decode(#params['body']))

Answer 2

Once you've the data in json_result, you can put them in a pre-existing Model.
Supposing that you've already created a model with the name "Product", you can use transactions to speed up the process.
At the beginning of your module you've to require the model name:
require_source 'Product'
Then you can do this callback:
def get_callback
if #params['status'] == "ok"
json_result = Rho::JSON.parse(#params['body'])
db = ::Rho::RHO.get_src_db('Product')
db.start_transaction
Product.delete_all
begin
json_result.each do |item|
Product.create({:Brand => item["B rand"], :Name => item["Name"], :SKU => d["SKU"]})
end
db.commit
rescue Exception => e
trace_msg = e.backtrace.join("\n")
puts 'Application initialize failed: ' + e.inspect + ";Trace: #{trace_msg}"
db.rollback
end
WebView.navigate Rho::RhoConfig.start_path
else
WebView.navigate url_for :action => :show_error
end
end