DataWeave programming challenge #7: Modify certain values from a JSON structure

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7. DataWeave programming challenge #7: Modify certain values from a JSON structure

8. DataWeave programming challenge #8: Sum all digits to get a 1-digit number

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In this post:

• Input

• Explanation of the problem

• Expected output

• Clues

• Answer

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Input

Consider the following JSON input payload:

{
    "name": "a",
    "object": {
      "name": "b",
      "l": [
        {
          "other": "c",
          "list": [
            
          ]
        },
        {
          "thisname": "def",
          "list": [
            {
              "this": "500e",
              "l": [
                {
                  "finalname": "f"
                },
                {
                  "finalname": "ghijk"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "array": [
      {
        "thisname": "h"
      },
      {
        "xyz": "abc123"
      }
    ]
  }

Explanation of the problem

Create a DataWeave script that will update all the values to uppercase, except the ones in which the field equals thisname.

For example, the first field name with the value "a" has to be transformed to "A". However, the field thisname with the value of "def" should stay the same.

Expected output

In this case, the expected output would be:

{
  "name": "A",
  "object": {
    "name": "B",
    "l": [
      {
        "other": "C",
        "list": [
          
        ]
      },
      {
        "thisname": "def",
        "list": [
          {
            "this": "500E",
            "l": [
              {
                "finalname": "F"
              },
              {
                "finalname": "GHIJK"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "array": [
    {
      "thisname": "h"
    },
    {
      "xyz": "ABC123"
    }
  ]
}

Clues

If you're stuck with your solution, feel free to check out some of these clues to give you ideas on how to solve it!

Clue #1

Clue #2

Clue #3

Clue #4

Answer

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There are many ways to solve this challenge, but you can find here some solutions we are providing so you can compare your result with us.

Solution #1

Solution #2

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