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Using Jambo
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Jambo is designed to be easy to use. It doesn't require complex setup or configuration when not needed, while providing more powerful instance methods when you do need control.
Below is an example of how to use Jambo to convert a JSON Schema into a Pydantic model.
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Static Method (no config)
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.. code-block:: python
from jambo import SchemaConverter
schema = {
"title": "Person",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {"type": "string"},
"age": {"type": "integer"},
"address": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"street": {"type": "string"},
"city": {"type": "string"},
},
"required": ["street", "city"],
},
},
"required": ["name", "address"],
}
Person = SchemaConverter.build(schema)
obj = Person(name="Alice", age=30)
print(obj)
# Output: Person(name='Alice', age=30)
The :py:meth:`SchemaConverter.build <jambo.SchemaConverter.build>` static method takes a JSON Schema dictionary and returns a Pydantic model class.
Note: the static ``build`` method was the original public API of this library and is kept for backwards compatibility. It creates and returns a model class for the provided schema but does not expose or persist an instance cache.
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Instance Method (with ref cache)
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.. code-block:: python
from jambo import SchemaConverter
converter = SchemaConverter()
schema = {
"title": "Person",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {"type": "string"},
"age": {"type": "integer"},
"address": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"street": {"type": "string"},
"city": {"type": "string"},
},
"required": ["street", "city"],
},
},
"required": ["name", "address"],
}
# The instance API (build_with_cache) populates the converter's instance-level reference cache
Person = converter.build_with_cache(schema)
obj = Person(name="Alice", age=30)
print(obj)
# Output: Person(name='Alice', age=30)
# When using the converter's built-in instance cache (no ref_cache passed to the call),
# all object types parsed during the build are stored and can be retrieved via get_cached_ref.
cached_person_model = converter.get_cached_ref("Person")
assert Person is cached_person_model # the cached class is the same object that was built
# A nested/subobject type can also be retrieved from the instance cache
cached_address_model = converter.get_cached_ref("Person.address")
The :py:meth:`SchemaConverter.build_with_cache <jambo.SchemaConverter.build_with_cache>` instance method was added after the
initial static API to make it easier to access and reuse subtypes defined in a schema.
Unlike the original static :py:meth:`SchemaConverter.build <jambo.SchemaConverter.build>`,
the instance method persists and exposes the reference cache and provides helpers such as
:py:meth:`SchemaConverter.get_cached_ref <jambo.SchemaConverter.get_cached_ref>` and
:py:meth:`SchemaConverter.clear_ref_cache <jambo.SchemaConverter.clear_ref_cache>`.
For details and examples about the reference cache and the different cache modes (instance cache, per-call cache, ephemeral cache), see:
.. toctree::
usage.ref_cache
Type System
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For a full explanation of the supported schemas and types see our documentation on types:
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
usage.string
usage.numeric
usage.bool
usage.array
usage.object
usage.reference
usage.allof
usage.anyof
usage.oneof
usage.enum
usage.const