Added a helpful convertion to JValue

lift · Mar 18, 2011 · 8b57a82 · 8b57a82
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diff --git a/web/webkit/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/http/rest/RestHelper.scala b/web/webkit/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/http/rest/RestHelper.scala
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ trait RestHelper extends LiftRules.DispatchPF {
     (in.weightedAccept.isEmpty && in.path.suffix.equalsIgnoreCase("json")) ||
     suplimentalJsonResponse_?(in)
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Take any value and convert it into a JValue.  Full box if
+   * it works, empty if it does
+   */
+  protected def anyToJValue(in: Any): Box[JValue] = Helpers.tryo{
+    implicit def formats = DefaultFormats
+    Extraction.decompose(in)
+  }
 
   /**
    * If there are additional custom rules (e.g., looking at query parameters)