Feature/restructuring

Adding check functions to example files for easier usage

aas/adapter/json/json_serialization.py

@@ -736,16 +736,7 @@ class AASToJsonEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
         return super().default(obj)
 
 
-def write_aas_json_file(file: IO, data: model.AbstractObjectStore, **kwargs) -> None:
-    """
-    Write a set of AAS objects to an Asset Adminstration Shell JSON file according to 'Details of the Asset
-    Administration Shell', chapter 5.5
-
-    :param file: A file-like object to write the JSON-serialized data to
-    :param data: ObjectStore which contains different objects of the AAS meta model which should be serialized to a
-                 JSON file
-    :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to be passed to json.dump()
-    """
+def _create_dict(data: model.AbstractObjectStore) -> dict:
     # separate different kind of objects
     assets = []
     asset_administation_shells = []
@@ -760,11 +751,37 @@ def write_aas_json_file(file: IO, data: model.AbstractObjectStore, **kwargs) ->
             submodels.append(obj)
         if isinstance(obj, model.ConceptDescription):
             concept_descriptions.append(obj)
-
-    # serialize object to json
-    json.dump({
+    dict_ = {
         'assetAdministrationShells': asset_administation_shells,
         'submodels': submodels,
         'assets': assets,
         'conceptDescriptions': concept_descriptions,
-    }, file, cls=AASToJsonEncoder, **kwargs)
+    }
+    return dict_
+
+
+def object_store_to_json(data: model.AbstractObjectStore, **kwargs) -> str:
+    """
+    Create a json serialization of a set of AAS objects according to 'Details of the Asset Administration Shell',
+    chapter 5.5
+
+    :param data: ObjectStore which contains different objects of the AAS meta model which should be serialized to a
+                 JSON file
+    :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to be passed to json.dump()
+    """
+    # serialize object to json
+    return json.dumps(_create_dict(data), cls=AASToJsonEncoder, **kwargs)
+
+
+def write_aas_json_file(file: IO, data: model.AbstractObjectStore, **kwargs) -> None:
+    """
+    Write a set of AAS objects to an Asset Adminstration Shell JSON file according to 'Details of the Asset
+    Administration Shell', chapter 5.5
+
+    :param file: A file-like object to write the JSON-serialized data to
+    :param data: ObjectStore which contains different objects of the AAS meta model which should be serialized to a
+                 JSON file
+    :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to be passed to json.dumps()
+    """
+    # serialize object to json
+    json.dump(_create_dict(data), file, cls=AASToJsonEncoder, **kwargs)

[Michael Thies]

We should implement this function using the json.dump() function (as it was before this change) for better performance.

[Torben Miny]

included in 91e5781c