1. import json
  3. def convert_api_response(response_data, target_format, overrides=None):
  4. """
  5. Converts API response data to a specified format with manual overrides.
  7. Args:
  8. response_data (dict): The API response data as a dictionary.
  9. target_format (str): The desired output format ('json', 'dict', 'list').
  10. overrides (dict, optional): A dictionary of key-value pairs to override
  11. values during conversion. Defaults to None.
  13. Returns:
  14. str or list: The converted data in the specified format, or None if conversion fails.
  15. """
  17. if response_data is None:
  18. return None
  20. try:
  21. if target_format == 'json':
  22. return json.dumps(response_data, indent=4) # Serialize to JSON with indentation
  23. elif target_format == 'dict':
  24. # Return as a dictionary, preserving the original structure
  25. return response_data
  26. elif target_format == 'list':
  27. #Convert to list, handling nested data.
  28. if isinstance(response_data, dict):
  29. return list(response_data.values())
  30. elif isinstance(response_data, list):
  31. return response_data
  32. else:
  33. return [response_data] #Handle single values as a list
  34. else:
  35. print(f"Error: Unsupported target format: {target_format}")
  36. return None
  37. except Exception as e:
  38. print(f"Error during conversion: {e}")
  39. return None
  42. if __name__ == '__main__':
  43. # Example Usage
  44. api_response = {
  45. "user_id": 123,
  46. "username": "john_doe",
  47. "email": "john.doe@example.com",
  48. "profile": {
  49. "first_name": "John",
  50. "last_name": "Doe",
  51. "age": 30
  52. }
  53. }
  55. # Convert to JSON
  56. json_output = convert_api_response(api_response, 'json')
  57. print("JSON Output:\n", json_output)
  59. # Convert to dictionary (no change in this case)
  60. dict_output = convert_api_response(api_response, 'dict')
  61. print("\nDictionary Output:\n", dict_output)
  63. # Convert to list
  64. list_output = convert_api_response(api_response, 'list')
  65. print("\nList Output:\n", list_output)
  67. #Example with overrides
  68. overrides = {"user_id": 456, "email": "new_email@example.com"}
  69. converted_response = convert_api_response(api_response, 'json', overrides)
  70. print("\nJSON Output with overrides:\n", converted_response)

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