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Deep Stringify Keys of hash even with embedded arrays
def transform_hash(original, options={}, &block)
original.inject({}){|result, (key,value)|
value = if (options[:deep] && Hash === value)
transform_hash(value, options, &block)
else
if Array === value
value.map{|v| transform_hash(v, options, &block)}
else
value
end
end
block.call(result,key,value)
result
}
end
# Convert keys to strings
def stringify_keys(hash)
transform_hash(hash) {|hash, key, value|
hash[key.to_s] = value
}
end
# Convert keys to strings, recursively
def deep_stringify_keys(hash)
transform_hash(hash, :deep => true) {|hash, key, value|
hash[key.to_s] = value
}
end
h1 = {a: {b: "c", d: [{a: "test", b: "test 2"},{a: "test 3"}]}}
puts h1
puts stringify_keys(h1)
puts deep_stringify_keys(h1)
@laurajaime
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I was trying to do this today, and I was pretty excited about my solution:

require 'json'

h1 = {a: {b: "c", d: [{a: "test", b: "test 2"},{a: "test 3"}]}}

puts JSON[h1.to_json]
=> {"a"=>{"b"=>"c", "d"=>[{"a"=>"test", "b"=>"test 2"}, {"a"=>"test 3"}]}}

So great!!!! thanks :)

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