Pipe Functions

What Is A Pipe Function?

A pipe function is a function that is chained in the format expression. Pipe functions are executed sequentially.

Flow Diagram

The flow diagram of expression${path:func1(param1)|func2(param2)} is illustrated on the following figure.

For the expression above, the execution order;

• evaluates the path

• executes func1() with the evaluated value

• executes func2() with the result of the func1()

• returns the output of func2()

Naming Convention

A transformation's name must be a valid javascript function name. For clarity, the camel case naming convention is suggested.

Parameters

A transformation function only accepts valid JSON values.

• number

• string

• boolean

• null

• JSON object

• array