The normalize() method converts the JSON string into an associative array, preserving the structure and details of the node representation. This method is typically used when you need to manipulate or inspect the data in array form without immediately converting it into a NodeInterface.

Description

public NodeJsonDecoder::normalize(): array

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Returns an associative array that represents the structure of the node, including attributes, child nodes, and metadata.

Exceptions

Throws an exception if the JSON string is invalid or cannot be parsed.

Example

Given the following JSON string:

{
    "nodeId": 1,
    "nodeType": 1,
    "nodeName": "DIV",
    "parentId": null,
    "attributes": {
        "class": "container"
    },
    "void": false,
    "visible": true,
    "meta": [],
    "childNodes": [
        {
            "nodeId": 2,
            "nodeType": 3,
            "nodeName": "#TEXT",
            "parentId": 1,
            "attributes": {},
            "void": false,
            "visible": true,
            "meta": {
                "data": "Hello World"
            },
            "childNodes": []
        }
    ]
}

You can normalize it using the NodeJsonDecoder as follow:

use Ucscode\UssElement\Serializer\NodeJsonDecoder;

$json = '...'; // the above JSON string

$decoder = new NodeJsonDecoder($json);
$array = $decoder->normalize();

// Accessing data
print_r($array['attributes']); // Outputs: Array ( [class] => container )

echo $array['childNodes'][0]['meta']['data']; // Outputs: Hello World