Utils

The Utils class provides a set of methods to transform data, such as formatting and replacing field values. This class is often used along with other data Transformation tasks.

For each method, the following table is provided that describes the method, the type of parameter(s) that it takes as argument(s), and the data type of the object returned by it:

Definition:	Contains the method definition. It consists of: - The method name - The arguments along with their data types - The data type of the returned value <Method name>(<arg 1>: <data type1>, <arg2>: <data type2>,…) → <Return value data type>. Example: Utils.isDict(properties[‘name: str’]) → str
Description:	Describes what the method does
Parameters:	The variables that the method accepts as arguments
Returns:	The data of the variable(s) created or acted upon by the method

List of Methods in the Utils Class

Hevo provides the following Transformation methods in the Utils class. You can use them in your script to modify the properties, and test the Transformation on sample Events before deploying it:

Definition	Description
Utils.isDict	Check if an object is a dictionary object
Utils.getType	Retrieve the type for a value
Utils.replaceUnicode	Replace Unicode values
Utils.round	Round off BigDecimal values
Utils.trimUnicode	Trim Unicode values
Utils.jsonStringToDict	Convert JSON string to dictionary object
Utils.dictToJsonString	Convert Python dictionary object to JSON string