feat(model-export): provide model methods to export data

Datata1 · Datata1 · commit 1326f90d9a1c · 2026-02-07T14:48:31.000+01:00
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pydantic-settings>=2.11.0",
     "python-dateutil>=2.9.0.post0",
     "python-dotenv>=1.2.1",
+    "pyyaml>=6.0.2",
     "typing-extensions>=4.14.0",
     "urllib3>=2.4.0",
 ]
diff --git a/src/codesphere/core/base.py b/src/codesphere/core/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from typing import Generic, List, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Generic, List, TypeVar
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, RootModel
 from pydantic.alias_generators import to_camel
 
@@ -20,6 +21,68 @@ class CamelModel(BaseModel):
         serialize_by_alias=True,
     )
 
+    def to_dict(
+        self, *, by_alias: bool = True, exclude_none: bool = False
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Export model as a Python dictionary.
+
+        Args:
+            by_alias: Use camelCase keys (API format) if True, snake_case if False.
+            exclude_none: Exclude fields with None values if True.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary representation of the model.
+        """
+        return self.model_dump(by_alias=by_alias, exclude_none=exclude_none)
+
+    def to_json(
+        self,
+        *,
+        by_alias: bool = True,
+        exclude_none: bool = False,
+        indent: int | None = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Export model as a JSON string.
+
+        Args:
+            by_alias: Use camelCase keys (API format) if True, snake_case if False.
+            exclude_none: Exclude fields with None values if True.
+            indent: Number of spaces for indentation. None for compact output.
+
+        Returns:
+            JSON string representation of the model.
+        """
+        return self.model_dump_json(
+            by_alias=by_alias, exclude_none=exclude_none, indent=indent
+        )
+
+    def to_yaml(self, *, by_alias: bool = True, exclude_none: bool = False) -> str:
+        """Export model as a YAML string.
+
+        Requires PyYAML to be installed (optional dependency).
+
+        Args:
+            by_alias: Use camelCase keys (API format) if True, snake_case if False.
+            exclude_none: Exclude fields with None values if True.
+
+        Returns:
+            YAML string representation of the model.
+
+        Raises:
+            ImportError: If PyYAML is not installed.
+        """
+        try:
+            import yaml
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "PyYAML is required for YAML export. "
+                "Install it with: pip install pyyaml"
+            )
+        data = self.to_dict(by_alias=by_alias, exclude_none=exclude_none)
+        return yaml.dump(
+            data, default_flow_style=False, allow_unicode=True, sort_keys=False
+        )
+
 
 class ResourceList(RootModel[List[ModelT]], Generic[ModelT]):
     root: List[ModelT]
@@ -32,3 +95,74 @@ def __getitem__(self, item):
 
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self.root)
+
+    def to_list(
+        self, *, by_alias: bool = True, exclude_none: bool = False
+    ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Export all items as a list of dictionaries.
+
+        Args:
+            by_alias: Use camelCase keys (API format) if True, snake_case if False.
+            exclude_none: Exclude fields with None values if True.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of dictionary representations.
+        """
+        return [
+            item.model_dump(by_alias=by_alias, exclude_none=exclude_none)
+            if hasattr(item, "model_dump")
+            else item
+            for item in self.root
+        ]
+
+    def to_json(
+        self,
+        *,
+        by_alias: bool = True,
+        exclude_none: bool = False,
+        indent: int | None = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Export all items as a JSON array string.
+
+        Args:
+            by_alias: Use camelCase keys (API format) if True, snake_case if False.
+            exclude_none: Exclude fields with None values if True.
+            indent: Number of spaces for indentation. None for compact output.
+
+        Returns:
+            JSON array string representation.
+        """
+        import json
+
+        return json.dumps(
+            self.to_list(by_alias=by_alias, exclude_none=exclude_none), indent=indent
+        )
+
+    def to_yaml(self, *, by_alias: bool = True, exclude_none: bool = False) -> str:
+        """Export all items as a YAML string.
+
+        Requires PyYAML to be installed (optional dependency).
+
+        Args:
+            by_alias: Use camelCase keys (API format) if True, snake_case if False.
+            exclude_none: Exclude fields with None values if True.
+
+        Returns:
+            YAML string representation.
+
+        Raises:
+            ImportError: If PyYAML is not installed.
+        """
+        try:
+            import yaml
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "PyYAML is required for YAML export. "
+                "Install it with: pip install pyyaml"
+            )
+        return yaml.dump(
+            self.to_list(by_alias=by_alias, exclude_none=exclude_none),
+            default_flow_style=False,
+            allow_unicode=True,
+            sort_keys=False,
+        )
diff --git a/tests/core/test_base.py b/tests/core/test_base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import pytest
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
+import pytest
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from codesphere.core.base import CamelModel, ResourceBase, ResourceList
@@ -91,6 +91,96 @@ class SampleModel(CamelModel):
         assert model.is_private is False
 
 
+class TestCamelModelExport:
+    """Tests for CamelModel export methods."""
+
+    def test_to_dict_default(self):
+        """to_dict should export with camelCase keys by default."""
+
+        class SampleModel(CamelModel):
+            team_id: int
+            user_name: str
+
+        model = SampleModel(team_id=1, user_name="test")
+        result = model.to_dict()
+
+        assert result == {"teamId": 1, "userName": "test"}
+
+    def test_to_dict_snake_case(self):
+        """to_dict with by_alias=False should export with snake_case keys."""
+
+        class SampleModel(CamelModel):
+            team_id: int
+            user_name: str
+
+        model = SampleModel(team_id=1, user_name="test")
+        result = model.to_dict(by_alias=False)
+
+        assert result == {"team_id": 1, "user_name": "test"}
+
+    def test_to_dict_exclude_none(self):
+        """to_dict with exclude_none=True should omit None values."""
+
+        class SampleModel(CamelModel):
+            team_id: int
+            optional_field: str | None = None
+
+        model = SampleModel(team_id=1, optional_field=None)
+        result = model.to_dict(exclude_none=True)
+
+        assert result == {"teamId": 1}
+        assert "optionalField" not in result
+
+    def test_to_json_default(self):
+        """to_json should export as JSON string with camelCase keys."""
+
+        class SampleModel(CamelModel):
+            team_id: int
+
+        model = SampleModel(team_id=42)
+        result = model.to_json()
+
+        assert result == '{"teamId":42}'
+
+    def test_to_json_with_indent(self):
+        """to_json with indent should format output."""
+
+        class SampleModel(CamelModel):
+            team_id: int
+
+        model = SampleModel(team_id=42)
+        result = model.to_json(indent=2)
+
+        assert '"teamId": 42' in result
+        assert "\n" in result
+
+    def test_to_yaml_import_error(self):
+        """to_yaml should raise ImportError if PyYAML is not installed."""
+        import sys
+        from unittest.mock import patch
+
+        class SampleModel(CamelModel):
+            team_id: int
+
+        model = SampleModel(team_id=1)
+
+        with patch.dict(sys.modules, {"yaml": None}):
+            # Force reimport to trigger ImportError
+            with pytest.raises(ImportError, match="PyYAML is required"):
+                # We need to actually make the import fail
+                import builtins
+
+                original_import = builtins.__import__
+
+                def mock_import(name, *args, **kwargs):
+                    if name == "yaml":
+                        raise ImportError("No module named 'yaml'")
+                    return original_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
+
+                with patch.object(builtins, "__import__", mock_import):
+                    model.to_yaml()
+
+
 class TestResourceList:
     def test_create_with_list(self):
         """ResourceList should be created with a list of items."""
@@ -150,6 +240,74 @@ class Item(BaseModel):
         assert list(resource_list) == []
 
 
+class TestResourceListExport:
+    """Tests for ResourceList export methods."""
+
+    def test_to_list_default(self):
+        """to_list should export items as list of dicts with camelCase keys."""
+
+        class Item(CamelModel):
+            item_id: int
+            item_name: str
+
+        items = [Item(item_id=1, item_name="a"), Item(item_id=2, item_name="b")]
+        resource_list = ResourceList[Item](root=items)
+        result = resource_list.to_list()
+
+        assert result == [
+            {"itemId": 1, "itemName": "a"},
+            {"itemId": 2, "itemName": "b"},
+        ]
+
+    def test_to_list_snake_case(self):
+        """to_list with by_alias=False should use snake_case keys."""
+
+        class Item(CamelModel):
+            item_id: int
+
+        items = [Item(item_id=1)]
+        resource_list = ResourceList[Item](root=items)
+        result = resource_list.to_list(by_alias=False)
+
+        assert result == [{"item_id": 1}]
+
+    def test_to_json_default(self):
+        """to_json should export as JSON array string."""
+
+        class Item(CamelModel):
+            item_id: int
+
+        items = [Item(item_id=1), Item(item_id=2)]
+        resource_list = ResourceList[Item](root=items)
+        result = resource_list.to_json()
+
+        assert result == '[{"itemId": 1}, {"itemId": 2}]'
+
+    def test_to_json_with_indent(self):
+        """to_json with indent should format output."""
+
+        class Item(CamelModel):
+            item_id: int
+
+        items = [Item(item_id=1)]
+        resource_list = ResourceList[Item](root=items)
+        result = resource_list.to_json(indent=2)
+
+        assert "\n" in result
+        assert '"itemId": 1' in result
+
+    def test_to_list_empty(self):
+        """to_list should handle empty lists."""
+
+        class Item(CamelModel):
+            item_id: int
+
+        resource_list = ResourceList[Item](root=[])
+        result = resource_list.to_list()
+
+        assert result == []
+
+
 class TestResourceBase:
     def test_initialization_with_http_client(self):
         """ResourceBase should store the HTTP client."""
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock

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`@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dependencies = [`
`17`	`17`	`"pydantic-settings>=2.11.0",`
`18`	`18`	`"python-dateutil>=2.9.0.post0",`
`19`	`19`	`"python-dotenv>=1.2.1",`
	`20`	`+ "pyyaml>=6.0.2",`
`20`	`21`	`"typing-extensions>=4.14.0",`
`21`	`22`	`"urllib3>=2.4.0",`
`22`	`23`	`]`