how to parse json with variable keys at the root of json retrofit

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How to parse json with variable keys the root of json using retrofit.

In the retrofit class that maps the response i defined a Map<String, DateObject> but didn't use @SerializedName since i don't know the key.

This is the json im trying to parse:

{
    "2017-04-01": [{...}, {...}, {...}],
    "2017-04-02": [{...}],
    "2017-04-03": []
}

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19760138/parsing-json-in-java-without-knowing-json-format — Pruthvi Chitrala, Apr 10 '17 at 17:24
I don't think you need the SerializedName annotation. Have you loojed at the object Retrofit gives back, Map should work fine — fweigl, Apr 10 '17 at 17:24
Retrofit requires a well-defined schema (if using Gson). You don't have one here, so you must parse manually — OneCricketeer, Apr 10 '17 at 17:28
// response `{ "2017-04-11": [ { "price": 1132.0, } }` // class `class Response { private Map map; public Map getMap() { return map; } public setDays(Map map) { this.map = map; } }` using this class and getting this response returns a null, think i will have to do it manual as suggested — nysertxs, Apr 10 '17 at 17:39
@nysertxs Aren't you just confused with `retrofit2.Response`? If your JSON is just a top-level map, you have just declare your service interface method return type like `Call>>` -- this would be fine then (so your `service.getXXX()` returns a `Call` that returns a `retrofit2.Response` via `execute`). It works for me without any issues. — Lyubomyr Shaydariv, Apr 10 '17 at 18:02

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 10 '17 at 19:18

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so i solved it with this method in the retrofit interface:

Observable<Map<String, List<Value>>> getMap();

and no need to create a manual parser

answered Apr 10 '17 at 19:18

nysertxs

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