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bubble_babble(input) → {string}

Bubble/Babble encoder that provides a human readable encoding of an input stream.

Bubble/Babble
Parameters:
Name Type Description
input string Input string
Returns:
Encoded string
Type
string

cipher(input, key, algorithm) → {object}

Returns the ciphered version of input as well as an initialization vector.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
input string Input string to be ciphered encoded in UTF-8
key string The key material of the secret key. It must be a valid key for the specified algorithm.
algorithm string <optional>
AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding Algorithm to be used. Only algorithm derived from AES are supported.
See:
  • utilities#decipher
  • utilities#generate_key
Returns:
An Object containing the initialization vector (`iv` field) and the ciphered version of input (`ciphered` field)
Type
object

csv_to_json(input, options) → {string}

Convert the CSV input to JSON format

Converts an CSV string into a JSON string. If no header row is present in the input, the result will be an array of arrays. If a header row is present and the option 'header' is set to true, the result will be an array of objects having the column names from the header row as attributes.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
input object CSV to convert to JSON format
options object <optional>
options to be used for defining the JSON parsing behavior
Properties
Name Type Argument Default Description
header boolean <optional>
false set to true if a header row is present in the input
trim boolean <optional>
false if set to true, leading and trailing white spaces will be removed from each entry in the input
charset string <optional>
UTF-8 the character set used in the input. More information about character sets
delimiter string <optional>
" the delimiter used for entries potentially containing special characters like line break or the separator
separator string <optional>
, the column separator used in the input - e.g. ; or \t for SCSV or TSV
empty string <optional>
"" (empty string) value to be used to represent an empty or not existing value
parse_numbers array <optional>
a JSON array of column names or indices (zero based) containing numerical values that should be stored as numbers. Examples: ["ratio", 3] will parse the column with header "ratio" and the fourth column.
parse_longs array <optional>
a JSON array of column names or indices (zero based) containing numerical values that should be stored as longs. Examples: ["age", 1] will parse the column with header "age" and the second column.
parse_booleans array <optional>
a JSON array of column names or indices (zero based) containing values that should be stored as booleans. Examples: ["ready", 2] will parse the column with header "ready" and the third column.
Returns:
the resulting JSON data as string
Type
string
Examples
<#assign no_header = '1,true,hello\n2,false,world'>
  ${csv_to_json(no_header)}
  //returns [["1", "true", "hello"], ["2", "false", "world"] - without parsing information, all data is handled as string
  
  
<#assign no_header_parse = '1,true,hello\n2,false,world'>
  <#assign options = {"parse_longs":[0], "parse_booleans":[1]}>
  ${csv_to_json(no_header_parse, options)}
  //returns [[1, true, "hello"], [2, false, "world"]] 
  
<#assign header_parse = 'longValue;booleanValue;stringValue\n1;true;hello\n2;false;world'>
  <#assign options = {"header":true, "separator":";", "parse_longs":["longValue"], "parse_booleans":["booleanValue"]}>
  ${csv_to_json(header_parse, options)}
  //returns [{"longValue":1, "booleanValue":true, "stringValue":"hello"},
  {"longValue":2, "booleanValue":false, "stringValue":"world"}] 
  
  

date_format(date, initial_format, target_format) → {string}

Modify the format of a date.

Modify the format of a date. This method can be used in a web interface.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
date string Date to be formatted
initial_format string Initial format
target_format string Target format
Returns:
formatted date
Type
string

date_offset(date, offset, format) → {string}

Return the a date +/- a number of days.

This method can be used in a web interface.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
date string Initial date as a string
offset integer <optional>
0 Ofset in days
format string <optional>
yyyy-MM-dd Format of the initial date
Returns:
formatted and offset date
Type
string

decipher(input, iv, key, algorithm) → {object}

Returns the deciphered version of the ciphered string provided in input.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
input string Ciphered string
iv string the initialization vector
key string The key material of the secret key. It must be a valid key for the specified algorithm.
algorithm string <optional>
AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding Algorithm to be used. Only algorithm derived from AES are supported.
See:
  • utilities#cipher
  • utilities#generate_key
Returns:
Deciphered string
Type
object

decode(algorithm, input) → {object}

Decode a string.

Returns the decoded version of the encoded string provided in `input`. This method can be used in a web interface
Parameters:
Name Type Description
algorithm string Algorithm to be used. Only algorithm "Base64" is supported.
input string Encoded string
See:
  • utilities#encode
Returns:
Decoded string
Type
object

encrypt(algorithm, input, output_type)

Returns the encrypted version of a string.

Returns the encrypted version of the string provided in input. This method can be used in a web interface.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
algorithm string <optional>
BASE64/MD5/SHA1/SHA256 Algorithm to be used.
input string Input string to be encrypted
output_type string <optional>
CHAR/HEXA
Example
${encrypt('BASE64','mytext','HEXA')}
		${encrypt('SHA1,BASE64', nonce+created+WS_password, 'CHAR')}

  

generate_key(paswword, algorithm) → {string}

Generate a secret key.

Generate a secret key based on a password and possibly an algorithm.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
paswword string Password used as a salt to generate the key
algorithm string <optional>
AES Algorithm to be used to generate the key
See:
  • utilities#cipher
  • utilities#decipher
Returns:
a secret key
Type
string

get_date(seconds, format) → {string}

Format a timestamp in seconds into a date.

Format a timestamp in seconds into a date. This method can be used in a web interface.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
seconds integer Timestamp in seconds
format string <optional>
yyyy-MM-dd Target format
Returns:
formatted date
Type
string

get_random() → {float}

Returns a random number generated by a uniform distribution.

Returns a random number generated by a uniform distribution. This method can be used in a web interface.
Returns:
Random number with 6 decimals
Type
float

get_random_gaussian(average, stdv) → {float}

Returns a random number generated by a gaussian distribution.

Returns a random number generated by a gaussian distribution parameterized by its mean and standard deviation This method can be used in a web interface
Parameters:
Name Type Description
average string Average of the Gaussian distribution
stdv string Standard deviation of the Gaussian distribution
Returns:
Random number with a gaussian distribution with 6 decimals
Type
float

get_time(date, format) → {integer}

Transform a date into a timestamp.

Transform a date into a timestamp. This method can be used in a web interface.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
date string Date to be transformed
format string <optional>
yyyy-MM-dd Format of the start date
Returns:
Number of seconds elapsed between January 1st 1970 and `date`
Type
integer

json_to_csv(input, options) → {string}

Convert the JSON input array to CSV format

Converts an array of either JSON objects or arrays to a CSV string. The contained JSON objects must only consist of simple types - no nested objects are allowed. Arrays also must only consist of simple types. The line end is CRLF.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
input object JSON array to convert to CSV format
options object <optional>
options to be used for defining the CSV format
Properties
Name Type Argument Default Description
header boolean <optional>
false if set to true, the JSON attribute names will added as header row at the beginning (only effective when input is an array of JSON objects)
trim boolean <optional>
false if set to true, leading and trailing white spaces will be removed from strings
separator string <optional>
, the column separator - e.g. ; or \t to get a SCSV or TSV
empty string <optional>
"" (empty string) value to be used to represent an empty value (null or a not existing attribute)
decimal_separator string <optional>
, the decimal separator to be used for numbers with a fraction
parse_dates object <optional>
a JSON object having the attribute names to be handled as date as attributes and the date/time patterns to be applied as value (only effective when input is an array of JSON objects). Example: {"birthday":"MM/dd/yyyy"}
Returns:
the resulting CSV data as string
Type
string
Examples
<#assign arrays = [[1, true, "hello"], [null, false, "world"]]>
  ${json_to_csv(simple)}
  //returns 1,true,"hello"CRLF,false,"world"
  
  
<#assign objects = [{"birthday":1138752000, "favourite_color":"green", "score":65.7}, 
  {"birthday":"1187136000", "favourite_color":"blue", "score":70}]>
  <#assign options = {"header":true, "separator":";", "decimal_separator":".", "parse_dates"={"birthday":dd.MM.yyyy}}>
  ${json_to_csv(objects, options)}
  //returns birthday;favourite_color;scoreCRLF01.02.2006;"green";65.7CRLF15.08.2007;"blue";70
  
  

load(input, format, charset, options) → {object}

Convert/parse input to JSON according to its original format

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
input string content to be loaded
format string <optional>
content format, can be one of : `TEXT`, `JSON`, `XML`, `EDI`, `CSV_HEAD`, `CSV_NOHEAD`, `ESKV`, `URL`
charset string <optional>
UTF-8 character set of the content to be parsed. More information about character sets
options object options to be used for `CSV_HEAD` or `CSV_NOHEAD` format only
Properties
Name Type Argument Default Description
separator string <optional>
; separator between two values (for example `;` or `,`)
delimiter string <optional>
" delimiter used to allow values containing the separator character (for example `"` or `'`), to include a delimiter in a value, use two delimiters (`""` for example)
empty string <optional>
"" value to be used to represent an empty value (two separators in a row)
parse_numbers array <optional>
array of names or indices (zero based) of columns containing numerical values that should be stored as numbers. Examples : `["age",3]` is asking the loader to parse column with header `"age"` and the fourth column.
Returns:
a variable containing the loaded content
Type
object

now(format) → {string}

Get the current date and time.

Get the current date and time. This method can be used in a web interface.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
format string <optional>
yyyy-MM-dd Formatting description
Returns:
Current date
Type
string

P_json_accumulate(object, field, value, forceString) → {object}

Add a field to an existing object

Add a field to an existing object. If the given field already exists, it will be transformed into an array (if not already an array), and the new value will be added to this array
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
object object to add a field to
field name of the field to be added
value value to be associated to the new field, may be a string, a number, an object
forceString <optional>
false hint to force the value to be considered as a string, even if it's a number or another type of object
See:
  • utilities#P_json_putAll
  • utilities#P_json_put
  • utilities#P_json_accumulateAll
Returns:
the object with the new field
Type
object
Examples
<#assign myObject=P_json_accumulate( myObject, "firstname", myValue, true )>
<#assign myObject=P_json_accumulate( myObject, "age", 32 )> // add age = 32
<#assign myObject=P_json_accumulate( myObject, "status", 404, true )>  // add status="404"
<#assign myObject=P_json_accumulate( myObject, "b", 3 )>  // before: {'a':1,'b':2}, after: {'a':1,'b':[2,3]}

P_json_accumulateAll(object, object2) → {object}

Add all fields of an object into another object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
object the object to add the new fields to
object2 the object to copy fields from
Returns:
an object containing all fields of object and object2. If both objects have some fields in common, object2 fields will be added to object fields previously transformed into an array if needed
Type
object

P_json_parse(value) → {object}

Parse an expression representing a JSONObject, into an object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value the serialized object to be parsed
Returns:
an object, result of the parsing
Type
object
Example
<#assign myObject=P_json_parse( "{'b':1","a":2}" )>

P_json_put(object, field, value, forceString) → {object}

Add a field to an existing object

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
object object object to add a field to
field string name of the field to be added
value object value to be associated to the new field, may be a string, a number, an object
forceString boolean <optional>
false hint to force the value to be considered as a string, even if it's a number or another type of object
See:
  • utilities#P_json_put_ext
  • utilities#P_json_putAll
  • utilities#P_json_accumulate
  • utilities#P_json_accumulateAll
Returns:
the object with the new field
Type
object
Examples
<#assign myObject=P_json_put( myObject, "firstname", myValue, true )>
<#assign myObject=P_json_put( myObject, "age", 32 )> // add age = 32
<#assign myObject=P_json_put( myObject, "status", 404, true )>  // add status="404"

P_json_put_ext(object, field, value, forceString) → {object}

Add a field to an existing object. This also works for nested objects. Objects within the path, that don't exist, will be created.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
object object object to add a field to
field string name of the field to be added or the path separated by '.'
value object value to be associated to the new field, may be a string, a number, an object
forceString boolean <optional>
false hint to force the value to be considered as a string, even if it's a number or another type of object
See:
  • utilities#P_json_put
  • utilities#P_json_putAll
  • utilities#P_json_accumulate
  • utilities#P_json_accumulateAll
Returns:
the object with the new field
Type
object
Examples
<#assign myObject=P_json_put_ext( myObject, "firstname", myValue, true )>
<#assign myObject=P_json_put_ext( myObject, "age", 32 )> // add age = 32
<#assign myObject=P_json_put_ext( myObject, "status", 404, true )>  // add status="404"
<#assign myObject=P_json_put( myObject, "status.code", 404 )>  // add code=404 to attribute myObject.status; status will be created if not existing

P_json_putAll(object, object2) → {object}

Add all fields of an object into another object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
object the object to add the new fields to
object2 the object to copy fields from
Returns:
an object containing all fields of object and object2. If both objects have some fields in common, object2 fields will be kept
Type
object

P_json_remove(object, field) → {object}

Remove a field from an object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
object object to remove a field from
field field to be removed
Returns:
the object with the given field removed if found, the same object otherwise
Type
object
Example
<#assign myObject=P_json_remove( myObject, "b" )>  // before: {'a':1,'b':2}, after: {'a':1}

P_json_remove_ext(object, field) → {object}

Remove a field from an object. This also works for nested objects. If attributes in the path don't exist, nothing will be done.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
object object to remove a field from
field field to be removed or path to the field to remove separated by '.'
Returns:
the object with the given field removed if found, the same object otherwise
Type
object
Examples
<#assign myObject=P_json_remove_ext( myObject, "b" )>  // before: {'a':1,'b':2}, after: {'a':1}
<#assign myObject=P_json_remove_ext( myObject, "b.x" )>  // before: {'a':1,'b':{'x':1,'y':2}}, after: {'a':1,'b':{'y':2}}

P_json_stringify(object) → {string}

Serialize an object into a JSON string.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
object object to be serialized
Returns:
a string, representing the serialized object
Type
string

P_markdown_to_html(content, options) → {string}

Converts a Markdown document into its HTML representation. Markdown processor

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
content string Document to process
options object <optional>
An object to pass some options. `css` and `title` are the two possible options. `css` can be used to specify a css file url or inlined css. `title` is used to give the resulting Html document title.
Returns:
Html representation of the Markdown document
Type
string
Examples
${markdown_to_html(content, {"title":"My Title", "css":"http://server.com/style.css"})}
  
${markdown_to_html(content, {"title":"My Title", "css":"*{font:15px}"})}	 
 
  

P_quoted(input, quote) → {string}

Convenient method to quote a string.

Convenient method to quote a string (this include the backslash of all quote inside the string but also the carriage return...)
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
input string the string value to quote
quote string <optional>
'] - OPTIONAL the character use to quote (default is simple quote ['
Returns:
a quoted string
Type
string

P_to_array(json_object, key)

Returns a JSONArray containing the content associated to a certain key in a JSONObject.

Returns a JSONArray containing the content associated to a certain key in a JSONObject. This method is particularly useful to retrieve the result of Web service call in a clean structure
Parameters:
Name Type Description
json_object JSONObject JSONObject to parse
key string key
Example
<#assign var1 = {"feed":{"entry":[{"title":"John"},{"title":"Mathew"}]}}>
	${P_to_array(var1.feed,"entry")}
	//returns [{"title":"John"},{"title":"Mathew"}]
	<#assign var2 = {"feed":{"entry":{"title":"John"}}}>
	${P_to_array(var2.feed,"entry")}
	//returns [{"title":"John"}]
	<#assign var31 = {"feed":{}}>
	${P_to_array(var3.feed,"entry")}
	//returns []	
  

password_digest(password) → {string}

Returns the encrypted version of a password that can be used in a Digest authentication

Parameters:
Name Type Description
password string
Returns:
Type
string

R_encode(encoding, input, result) → {object}

Encode a string.

Returns the encoded version of the string provided in `input`.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
encoding string Encoding to be used. BASE64, BASE64URL or URL
input string Encoded string
result string <optional>
CHAR Type of result expected: characters (CHAR) or hexadecimal (HEXA).
See:
  • utilities#decode
Returns:
Encoded string
Type
object

R_hmac_hash(data, key, algorithm, encoding) → {string}

HMAC is a keyed-hash message authentication code.

A common use case is the generation of a signature for AWS platform requests
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
data string Data to be signed
key string -
algorithm string <optional>
SHA256 SHA256 (default), SHA1 or MD5
encoding string <optional>
BASE64 BASE64 (default), BASE64URL or HEXA
Returns:
Data signed
Type
string

R_rsa_hash(data, key, algorithm, encoding) → {string}

Generating RSA digital signature

Generating RSA digital signature specifying the algorithm & encoding
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
data string Data to be signed
key string The private key readers supports PEM files with PKCS#8 or PKCS#1 encodings. It doesn't support encrypted PEM files
algorithm string <optional>
SHA256 SHA256 (default), SHA1 or MD5
encoding string <optional>
BASE64 BASE64 (default), BASE64URL or HEXA
Returns:
Data signed
Type
string

safe_get(key, defaultValue, encoding) → {string}

Returns the value of the key in the current context or defaultValue when key is undefined.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
key string -
defaultValue string Default value if no value exists for `key`
encoding string <optional>
NONE Encoding to be applied to the retrieved value
Returns:
Type
string

timestamp(unit) → {integer}

Get a timestamp.

Get a timestamp. This method can be used in a web interface.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
unit string <optional>
MILLISEC Unit of the timestamp (SECOND or MILLISEC)
Returns:
Timestamp
Type
integer

to_xml(root, input) → {string}

Transform a JSON object into a XML. Fields starting with @ will be output as XML attributes.

Transform a JSON object into a XML. Fields starting with `@` will be output as XML attributes. This method can be used in a web interface
Parameters:
Name Type Description
root string Name of the root element in the resulting XML. If the input object has only one child, pass an empty string as root to use this child as an xml root
input object Input object
Returns:
XML transform of `ìnput`
Type
string

transpose(input) → {string}

Transposition method of an array (in the application widget sense).

Transposition method of an array (in the application widget sense). This method can be used in a web interface
Parameters:
Name Type Description
input object JSON object associating a variable (the column) to a JSON array representing the values in the column or JSONArray of JSONObjects representing the values of the lines
Returns:
Transposition of `ìnput` (columns become rows and vice versa)
Type
string
Example
<#assign rows=[{"a":"a1","b":"b1"},{"a":"a2","b":"b2"}]>
	<#assign to_columns = transpose(rows)>
	//to_columns : {"a":["a1","a2"],"b":["b1","b2"]}  
	<#assign columns={"a":["a1","a2"],"b":["b1","b2"]}>
	<#assign to_rows = transpose(columns)>
	//to_rows : [{"a":"a1","b":"b1"},{"a":"a2","b":"b2"}]
  

uuid() → {string}

Generate a UUID.

Generate a universally unique identifier or UUID
Returns:
a UUID
Type
string

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