Added meta to resource

Author: Josh Holtz

Classes/JSONAPIResource.h

@@ -135,5 +135,30 @@
  */
 - (void)setID:(id)identifier;
 
+/**
+ * Get the meta for a resource instance. Optional for resources that come
+ * from persistance storage (i.e. the server).
+ *
+ * In general, this should be implemented by a @property ID in the realized class. The
+ * @property declaration will automatically synthesize the get/set members declared in this
+ * protocol. The property storage is an implementation detail, which is why the protocol does
+ * not use a @property declaration.
+ *
+ * @return The meta for a resource instance.
+ */
+- (NSDictionary*)meta;
+
+/**
+ * Set the meta for a resource instance. Optional for resources that come
+ * from persistance storage (i.e. the server).
+ *
+ * In general, this should be implemented by a @property ID in the realized class. The
+ * @property declaration will automatically synthesize the get/set members declared in this
+ * protocol. The property storage is an implementation detail, which is why the protocol does
+ * not use a @property declaration.
+ *
+ * @param meta The meta for a resource instance.
+ */
+- (void)setMeta:(NSDictionary*)meta;
 
 @end

Classes/JSONAPIResourceBase.h

@@ -43,4 +43,10 @@
  */
 @property (strong, atomic) id ID;
 
+/**
+ * Meta for a resource instance. Optional for resources that come
+ * from persistance storage (i.e. the server).
+ */
+@property (strong, atomic) NSDictionary *meta;
+
 @end

Classes/JSONAPIResourceParser.m

@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ + (void)set:(NSObject <JSONAPIResource> *)resource withDictionary:dictionary {
     NSDictionary *relationships = [dictionary objectForKey:@"relationships"];
     NSDictionary *attributes = [dictionary objectForKey:@"attributes"];
     NSDictionary *links = [dictionary objectForKey:@"links"];
+	NSDictionary *meta = [dictionary objectForKey:@"meta"];
 
     id ID = [dictionary objectForKey:@"id"];
     NSFormatter *format = [descriptor idFormatter];
@@ -197,6 +198,10 @@ + (void)set:(NSObject <JSONAPIResource> *)resource withDictionary:dictionary {
         NSString *selfLink = links[@"self"];
         [resource setValue:selfLink forKey:descriptor.selfLinkProperty];
     }
+	
+	if ([resource respondsToSelector:@selector(setMeta:)]) {
+		[resource setMeta:meta];
+	}
 
     // Loops through all keys to map to properties
     NSDictionary *properties = [descriptor properties];

Project/JSONAPITests/JSONAPITests.m

@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ - (void)testDataArticles {
     XCTAssertEqual(jsonAPI.resources.count, 1, @"Resources should contain 1 resource");
 
     ArticleResource *article = jsonAPI.resource;
+	
+	XCTAssertNotNil(article.meta, @"Meta should not be nil");
+	XCTAssertEqualObjects(article.meta[@"hehe"], @"hoho", @"Meta's 'hehe' should equal 'hoho'");
+	
     XCTAssert([article isKindOfClass:[ArticleResource class]], @"Article should be a ArticleResource");
     XCTAssertEqualObjects(article.ID, @"1", @"Article id should be 1");
     XCTAssertTrue([article.selfLink isEqualToString:@"http://example.com/articles/1"], @"Article selfLink should be 'http://example.com/articles/1'");

Project/JSONAPITests/main_example.json

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 	"data": [{
     "type": "articles",
     "id": "1",
+	"meta": {
+			 "hehe": "hoho"
+	},
     "attributes": {
 			 "title": "JSON API paints my bikeshed!",
              "versions": [