to_ecma262

def to_ecma262(dt: datetime) -> str

Convert a datetime to a string in ECMA-262 format

This function aims to maintain compatibility with Django default datetime behavior which itself follows the ECMA-262 standard.

Arguments:

• dt - The datetime to convert

Returns:

The datetime in ECMA-262 format

GraiEncoder Objects

class GraiEncoder(JSONEncoder)

The default JSON encoder for Grai.

This encoder provides default serialization for a variety of datatypes including:

• Enums
• Pydantic models
• UUIDs
• Paths
• Datetimes & dates
• Sets
• etc...

Which should be reused for compatibility purposes.

dump_json

def dump_json(v, *, default: Optional[Callable] = None) -> str

Dump an object to JSON following Grai's serialization rules

This uses the GraiEncoder to serialize objects to JSON.

Arguments:

• v - The object to dump
• default - A default function to use for serialization if extra types are required.

Returns:

The JSON string

load_json

def load_json(v: str) -> Any

Returns a JSON object from a string

GraiYamlSerializer Objects

class GraiYamlSerializer()

A YAML serializer for Grai

The GraiYamlSerializer provides a simple interface for serializing and deserializing YAML files which complies with Grai's serialization rules.

load

@staticmethod
def load(stream: Union[str, Path, IO]) -> Union[Dict, List[Dict]]

Arguments:

• stream - The stream to load from. This can be a string, a Path, or a file-like object.

Returns:

Either a dictionary or a list of dictionaries depending on the input

dump

@classmethod
def dump(cls, item: Any, stream: Optional[Union[IO, str, Path]] = None) -> str

Dump an object to YAML following Grai's serialization rules

Arguments:

• item - The object to dump
• stream - The stream to dump to. If None, the result is returned as a string.

Returns:

The YAML string

prep_data

@staticmethod
def prep_data(data: Any) -> Union[str, List[str]]

Ensures that the data is in a format compliant with Grai's serialization rules.

Arguments:

• data - The data to prepare

Returns:

If the data is a sequence, a list of strings is returned. Otherwise, a string is returned.