AnyObject is an common interface for key/value serialization languages like YAML and JSON
AnyObject provides base implementations for SnakeYAML [1] and Jackson Java JSON Processor [2], but it can be used to wrap any key/value based data format.
Create AnyObject from SnakeYAML:
File file = new File("test.yaml");
AnyObject yaml = SnakeYAMLLoader.getInstance().load(file);
yaml.getString("receipt");
yaml.getString("customer.given");
receipt: Oz-Ware Purchase Invoice date: 2007-08-06 customer: given: Dorothy family: Gale
Create AnyObject from Jackson JSON:
File file = new File("test.json");
AnyObject json = JacksonJSONLoader.getInstance().load(in);
json.getString("firstName");
json.getInteger("age").intValue();
json.getString("address.city");
{ "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith", "age": 25, "address": { "streetAddress": "21 2nd Street", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "postalCode": "10021" } }
[1] http://code.google.com/p/snakeyaml/ [2] http://jackson.codehaus.org/