https://github.com/medeia/medeia
A BSON libary for scala using typeclasses
https://github.com/medeia/medeia
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A BSON libary for scala using typeclasses
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/medeia/medeia
- Owner: medeia
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2019-05-21T06:15:08.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-02-03T14:26:51.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-03T15:29:04.537Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: bson, cats, codec, decoding, encoding, mongodb, scala, typeclass, typeclass-derivation
- Language: Scala
- Homepage:
- Size: 476 KB
- Stars: 14
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 6
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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# medeia
[](https://central.sonatype.com/namespace/de.megaera)
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medeia is a BSON library for Scala.
## Goal / Scope
The goal of medeia is to make bson decoding / encoding as easy and fun as JSON decoding / encoding is with circe or argonaut.
medeia includes decoders and encoders for common data structures as well as automatic derivation of decoders and encoders.
## Quickstart
### Add to sbt
```sbt
libraryDependencies += "de.megaera" %% "medeia" % "1.0.0"
```
Currently no complete documentation is present, additional examples(including Scala 3 derives syntax) can be found in the test suites.
If you have questions: don't hesitate to ask via github issues.
### decoding and encoding example:
```scala
import org.mongodb.scala.bson._
import medeia.syntax._
val stringList = List("a", "b")
val encoded = stringList.toBson
// BsonArray{values=[BsonString{value='a'}, BsonString{value='b'}]}
val bsonArray = BsonArray("a", "b")
val decoded = bsonArray.fromBson[List[String]]
// Right(List(a,b)
```
### automatic derivation examples for case classes, sealed traits and Scala 3 enums:
#### Scala 3
```scala
import org.mongodb.scala.bson.*
import medeia.codec.*
import medeia.syntax.*
case class Simple(int: Int, string: Option[String]) derives BsonDocumentCodec
val encoded = Simple(1, Some("a")).toBson
// {"string": "a", "int": 1}
val doc = BsonDocument("int" -> 1, "string" -> "string")
val decoded = doc.fromBson[Simple]
// Right(Simple(1,Some(string)))
enum Enum derives BsonDocumentCodec:
case Foo(answer: Int)
case Bar(bar: String)
val e = Enum.Foo(42)
val encodedEnum = e.toBson
// {"answer": 42, "type": "Foo"}
```
A transformation function for keynames can be provided as follows:
```scala
import medeia.codec.*
import medeia.generic.GenericDerivationOptions
import medeia.syntax.*
case class Simple(fieldInScala: Int) derives BsonDocumentCodec
object Simple:
given GenericDerivationOptions[Simple] =
GenericDerivationOptions { case "fieldInScala" => "fieldInBson" }
val encoded = Simple(1).toBson
// {"fieldInBson": 1}
```
GenericDerivationOptions works for encoding and decoding.
If the provided partial function is not defined for a key no transformation is used.
#### Scala 2
```scala
import org.mongodb.scala.bson._
import medeia.encoder.BsonEncoder
import medeia.decoder.BsonDecoder
import medeia.codec._
import medeia.syntax._
case class Simple(int: Int, string: Option[String])
implicit val simpleEncoder: BsonEncoder[Simple] = BsonDocumentEncoder.derived
val encoded = Simple(1, Some("a")).toBson
// {"string": "a", "int": 1}
implicit val simpleDecoder: BsonDecoder[Simple] = BsonDocumentDecoder.derived
val doc = BsonDocument("int" -> 1, "string" -> "string")
val decoded = doc.fromBson[Simple]
// Right(Simple(1,Some(string)))
sealed trait Trait
case class Foo(answer: Int) extends Trait
case class Bar(bar: String) extends Trait
implicit val traitCodec: BsonDocumentCodec[Trait] = BsonDocumentCodec.derived
val encoded = Foo(42).toBson
// {"answer": 42, "type": "Foo"}
```
A transformation function for keynames can be provided as follows:
```scala
import medeia.generic.GenericDerivationOptions
import medeia.encoder.BsonEncoder
import medeia.syntax._
case class Simple(fieldInScala: Int)
implicit val genericDerivationOptions: GenericDerivationOptions[Simple] =
GenericDerivationOptions { case "fieldInScala" => "fieldInBson" }
implicit val simpleEncoder: BsonDocumentEncoder[Simple] = BsonDocumentEncoder.derived
val encoded = Simple(1).toBson
// {"fieldInBson": 1}
```
GenericDerivationOptions works for encoding and decoding.
If the provided partial function is not defined for a key no transformation is used.
### Enumeratum
A separate module exists for encoding and decoding [enumeratum](https://github.com/lloydmeta/enumeratum) enums:
#### Add sbt dependency
```sbt
libraryDependencies += "de.megaera" %% "medeia-enumeratum" % "1.0.0"
```
#### Usage
```scala
import medeia.syntax._
import medeia.enumeratum.Enumeratum
import enumeratum.Enum
import enumeratum.EnumEntry
import scala.collection.immutable
sealed abstract class TestEnum(override val entryName: String) extends EnumEntry
object TestEnum extends Enum[TestEnum] {
override val values: immutable.IndexedSeq[TestEnum] = findValues
case object A extends TestEnum("A")
case object B extends TestEnum("B")
case object C extends TestEnum("C")
implicit val codec: BsonCodec[TestEnum] = Enumeratum.codec(TestEnum)
}
TestEnum.A.toBson
// "A"
```
### Refined
BsonEncoder/BsonDecoder for `eu.timepit:refined` can be found in the `medeia-refined` module
#### Add sbt dependency
```sbt
libraryDependencies += "de.megaera" %% "medeia-refined" % "1.0.0"
```
#### Usage
```scala
import eu.timepit.refined.api.Refined
import eu.timepit.refined.auto._
import eu.timepit.refined.collection._
import medeia.syntax._
import medeia.refined._
val refinedString: String Refined NonEmpty = "test"
refinedString.toBson
// BsonString{value='test'}
```
## License
medeia is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”); you may not use this software except in compliance with the License.
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.