Read and deserialize JSON file where some fields can have arbitrary values

---

• Defined fields: title, jobs, runs-on
• Values selected from a well defined list: ubuntu, windows
• User supplied values: test, build, "Sample file"

examples/json/deserialize-json-where-some-keys-are-arbitrary/data.json

{
    "title": "Sample file",
    "jobs": {
        "test": {
            "runs-on": "ubuntu"
        },
        "build": {
            "runs-on": "windows"
        }
    }
}

Object {
    "jobs": Object {
        "build": Object {
            "runs-on": String("windows"),
        },
        "test": Object {
            "runs-on": String("ubuntu"),
        },
    },
    "title": String("Sample file"),
}
--------
title: Sample file
{
    "build": Object {
        "runs-on": String("windows"),
    },
    "test": Object {
        "runs-on": String("ubuntu"),
    },
}
key: "build"  value: Object {"runs-on": String("windows")}
key: "test"  value: Object {"runs-on": String("ubuntu")}
--------
data = Config { title: "Sample file", jobs: {"build": Job { runs_on: windows }, "test": Job { runs_on: ubuntu }} }
title: Sample file
["build", "test"]
key: "build" Job { runs_on: windows }
key: "test" Job { runs_on: ubuntu }

examples/json/deserialize-json-where-some-keys-are-arbitrary/src/main.rs

use std::collections::HashMap;

use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
enum Platform {
    linux,
    ubuntu,
    windows,
    macos,
}

#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
struct Job {
    #[serde(rename = "runs-on")]
    runs_on: Platform,
}

#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
struct Config {
    title: String,
    jobs: HashMap<String, Job>,
}

fn main() {
    let filename = "data.json";

    read_any_json(filename);
    read_struct_json(filename);
}

fn read_any_json(filename: &str) {
    let content = std::fs::read_to_string(filename).expect("File not found");
    let data: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&content).expect("JSON parsing error");
    println!("{:#?}", &data);
    println!("--------");

    let title = match data.get("title") {
        Some(val) => val.as_str().unwrap(),
        None => panic!("Field text does not exist"),
    };
    println!("title: {title}");

    let jobs = match data.get("jobs") {
        Some(val) => val.as_object().unwrap(),
        None => panic!("Field jobs does not exist"),
    };
    println!("{:#?}", &jobs);
    for (key, value) in jobs.iter() {
        println!("key: {:?}  value: {:?}", key, value);
    }
    println!("--------");
}

fn read_struct_json(filename: &str) {
    let content = std::fs::read_to_string(filename).expect("File not found");
    let data: Config = serde_json::from_str(&content).expect("JSON parsing error");
    println!("data = {:?}", data);
    println!("title: {}", data.title);
    println!("{:?}", data.jobs.keys());
    for (key, value) in data.jobs.iter() {
        println!("key: {:?} {:?}", key, value);
    }
    assert_eq!(data.title, "Sample file");
    assert_eq!(data.jobs["test"].runs_on, Platform::ubuntu);
    assert_eq!(data.jobs["build"].runs_on, Platform::windows);
}