- Option
Read JSON with Optional fields
examples/json/read-with-optional-field/just_name.json
{ "name": "Foo" }
examples/json/read-with-optional-field/no_name.json
{ "married": true, "language": "Python" }
examples/json/read-with-optional-field/married_no_language.json
{ "name": "Foo", "married": true }
examples/json/read-with-optional-field/married_with_python.json
{ "name": "Foo", "married": true, "language": "Python" }
examples/json/read-with-optional-field/single_with_python.json
{ "name": "Foo", "married": false, "language": "Python" }
examples/json/read-with-optional-field/src/main.rs
use serde::Deserialize; #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)] #[allow(dead_code)] struct Person { name: String, #[serde(default = "get_default_language")] language: String, married: Option<bool>, } fn get_default_language() -> String { String::from("Rust") } fn main() { let filename = get_filename(); let content = std::fs::read_to_string(filename).unwrap(); let data = serde_json::from_str::<Person>(&content).expect("JSON parsing error"); println!("{:#?}", data); match data.married { None => println!("We don't know if {} is married or not", data.name), Some(val) => println!("Marrige status: {val}"), } } fn get_filename() -> String { let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect(); if args.len() != 2 { eprintln!("Usage: {} FILENAME", args[0]); std::process::exit(1); } args[1].to_owned() }