How to concatenate JSON array values in WSO2 ESB? - wso2

Question

We have json object as like below, Expected Result in: "(001),(011),(089),(120)".
Can anyone suggest how to iterate the json array and concat the values as mention ."(001),(011),(089),(120)"
Thanks in advance.
{
"Element": {
"Values": {
"AgentID": "aaaaa",
"TransactionData": [
{
"No": "001"
},
{
"No": "011"
},
{
"No": "089"
},
{
"No": "120"
}
]
}
}
}

Answer 1

You can do it by using iterate mediator, filter mediator and properties with operation scope. Try this solution. At the end you will have (001),(011),(089),(120) value in concat-data property. I have added the complete proxy for your reference.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<proxy xmlns="http://ws.apache.org/ns/synapse"
name="StockQuoteProxy"
transports="https,http"
statistics="disable"
trace="disable"
startOnLoad="true">
<target>
<inSequence>
<payloadFactory media-type="json">
<format>
{
"Element": {
"Values": {
"AgentID": "aaaaa",
"TransactionData": [
{
"No": "001"
},
{
"No": "011"
},
{
"No": "089"
},
{
"No": "120"
}
]
}
}
}
</format>
<args/>
</payloadFactory>
<iterate continueParent="true"
expression="//Element/Values/TransactionData"
sequential="true">
<target>
<sequence>
<property name="data"
expression="json-eval($.TransactionData.No)"
type="STRING"/>
<filter source="boolean(get-property('operation','concat-data'))" regex="false">
<then>
<property name="concat-data"
expression="fn:concat('(',get-property('data'),')')"
scope="operation"
type="STRING"/>
</then>
<else>
<property name="concat-data"
expression="fn:concat(get-property('operation','concat-data'),',','(',get-property('data'),')')"
scope="operation"
type="STRING"/>
</else>
</filter>
</sequence>
</target>
</iterate>
<log level="custom">
<property name="con-cat-data"
expression="get-property('operation','concat-data')"/>
</log>
</inSequence>
<outSequence>
<send/>
</outSequence>
</target>
<publishWSDL uri="file:repository/samples/resources/proxy/sample_proxy_1.wsdl"/>
<description/>
</proxy>
Payload factory mediator is used only to simulate your scenario. If your client sends this JSON payload, then you don't need to have this payload factory mediator.
Filter mediator is used to omit the leading comma character. If you do not use a filter, you will get ,(001),(011),(089),(120) as a result (note the leading comma character). Of course, there can be other ways to remove leading comma character.
Refer this for more details on properties with operation scope.

Answer 2

For this kind of logic I sometimes favor the script mediator, as IMO it is simpler to implement things like string splicing/joining, conditional xml/json element building and so forth.