Merge branch 'bugfix/urlQueryParameters' into 'release/9_6_0'

Added helper functions

See merge request BPHV_MIPS/mvm_core!192

MVMCore/MVMCore/Models/JSON/JSONHelper.swift

@@ -8,11 +8,54 @@
 
 import Foundation
 
-public typealias JSONArray = [[String: Any]]
+public typealias JSONArray = [AnyHashable]
 public typealias JSONDictionary = [String: AnyHashable]
 
 public enum JSONError: Error {
     case pathNotFound
     case data(path: String)
     case other(error: Error)
+    case error(message: String)
+}
+
+extension JSONDictionary  {
+    
+    public func toJSONString(options: JSONSerialization.WritingOptions = []) throws -> String {
+        let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: self, options: options)
+        guard let string = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) else {
+            throw JSONError.error(message: "Failed to convert data to string")
+        }
+        return string
+    }
+    
+    public func toUrlQueryItems() throws -> [URLQueryItem] {
+        var queryItems: [URLQueryItem] = []
+        for (key, value) in self {
+            var valueString: String
+            if let value = value as? JSONDictionary {
+                valueString = try value.toJSONString()
+            } else if let value = value as? JSONArray {
+                valueString = try value.toJSONString()
+            } else {
+                guard let baseValueString = String(describing: value.base).removingPercentEncoding else {
+                    throw JSONError.error(message: "query item failed: \(key) value \(value.base)")
+                }
+                valueString = baseValueString
+            }
+            let queryItem = URLQueryItem(name: key, value: valueString)
+            queryItems.append(queryItem)
+        }
+        return queryItems
+    }
+}
+
+extension JSONArray {
+    
+    public func toJSONString(options: JSONSerialization.WritingOptions = []) throws -> String {
+        let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: self, options: options)
+        guard let string = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) else {
+            throw JSONError.error(message: "Failed to convert data to string")
+        }
+        return string
+    }
 }