How to save value of JSON data to db in rails? - ruby-on-rails

Question

I need to store json data to database, data being fetched from 3rd party api.
sample of json:
[{ "name"=>"test", "number"=>"1234", "email"=>"test#t.com"},
{ "name"=>"user", "number"=>"5678", "email"=>"yser#t.com"}]
Model contains: username, number_phone, y_email
I want to store name in username and number in number_phone.
Fetching the data:
rdb = RestdbApi.new
body = rdb.call
Updated
Need store all data json not first element only
Data json change continuously need save continuously

Answer 1

As per the description shared if I am assuming it right, you need to fetch values from json and save it in the respective columns in database.
For the same, suppose you have a json(let's name it as result_json), as mentioned in the post:
rdb = RestdbApi.new
body = rdb.call # [{ "name"=>"test", "number"=>"1234", "email"=>"test#t.com"}]
result_json = JSON.parse(body)
Now suppose you have a user class which is mapped to the db for saving respective values, then
user = User.new
user.username = result_json[0]["name"]
user.number_phone = result_json[0]["number"]
user.save # note that this line will map the records in the User instance to the database.

Answer 2

I'd do something like this
rest_db_api = RestdbApi.new
user_records_from_api = JSON.parse(rest_db_api.call)
(I will assume that user_records_from_api will now contain an array of hashes, as follows:
[{ "name"=>"test", "number"=>"1234", "email"=>"test#t.com"},{ "name"=>"user", "number"=>"5678", "email"=>"yser#t.com"}]
you can then just iterate over this hash and create a record for each (I am assuming that your model is called User)
user_records_from_api.map(&:with_indifferent_access).each do |attribues|
User.create!(
username: attributes[:name],
number_phone: attributes[:number],
y_email: attributes[:email]
)
end
note: the with_indifferent_access method that I used is just a handy thing provided by the rails framework that allows you to have a hash with string keys, and access them using symbols (or vice-versa) - ActionController::Parameters (in rails) uses this

Answer 3

If you already have everything setup to get your response you can do something like this:
response = [{ "name"=>"test", "number"=>"1234", "email"=>"test#t.com"}]
YourModel.create(
username: response[0]["name"],
number_phone: response[0]["number"],
y_email: response[0]["email"]
)
The above shows you how to access an index for the response that you displayed, then creating your object with the response attributes. If you are expecting to have multiple in the response, you should use a loop and do something similar:
response = [{ "name"=>"test", "number"=>"1234", "email"=>"test#t.com"}, { "name"=>"test", "number"=>"1234", "email"=>"test#t.com"}]
response.each_with_index do |_, i|
YourModel.create(
username: response[i]["name"],
number_phone: response[i]["number"],
y_email: response[i]["email"]
)
end
Hope this helps!

Answer 4

You can use .find_or_create_by, to not duplicate the data. LINK
rdb = RestdbApi.new
body = rdb.call
body.each do |data|
# YourModel: make sure to change to yr own model name
YourModel.find_or_create_by(email: data["y_email"])(
username: data["name"],
number_phone: data["number"],
y_email: data["email"]
)
end