#363 - Add convenience methods for json parsing/formatting to generated objects

lib/google/apis/core/json_representation.rb

@@ -122,6 +122,24 @@ module Google
         include Representable::JSON
         feature JsonRepresentationSupport
       end
+
+      module JsonObjectSupport
+        def self.included(base)
+          base.extend(ClassMethods)
+        end
+
+        module ClassMethods
+          def from_json(json)
+            representation = self.const_get(:Representation)
+            representation.new(self.new).from_json(json, unwrap: self)
+          end
+        end
+
+        def to_json
+          representation = self.class.const_get(:Representation)
+          representation.new(self).to_json(skip_undefined: true)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end

lib/google/apis/generator/templates/_representation_stub.tmpl

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class <%= cls.generated_class_name %>
 <%= indent(include('representation_stub', :cls => child_class), 2) -%>
 <%     end -%>
 <%   end -%>
+
+  include Google::Apis::Core::JsonObjectSupport
 end
 <% elsif cls.items && cls.items._ref.nil? -%>
 <%= include('representation_stub', :cls => cls.items, :api => api) -%>