test basic serialization

src/collectors/network_collector.rs

@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@ pub struct NetworkInformation {
     is_connected: bool,
 }
 
+impl NetworkInformation {
+    fn serialize_to_json(&self) -> String {
+        match serde_json::to_string(&self) {
+            Ok(json) => json,
+            Err(err) => {
+                println!(
+                    "Warning: Could not serialize interface '{}'. ({})",
+                    &self.name, err
+                );
+                String::new()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Collect information about all network interfaces.
 ///
 /// ### Returns

src/main.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod translator;
 use clap::Parser;
 use collectors::{dmi_collector, network_collector};
 use configuration::config_parser::set_up_configuration;
+use translator::translator::serialize_to_json;
 
 /// The arguments that netbox-sync expects to get via the cli.
 ///
@@ -52,4 +53,8 @@ fn main() {
     };
 
     println!("Configuration: \n{:#?}", config);
+
+    let json = serialize_to_json(output, output2);
+
+    println!("JSON ----- \n{}", json);
 }

src/translator/translator.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@
 
 use collectors::{dmi_collector, network_collector};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde_json::{Result, Value};
 
 use crate::collectors;
+
+pub fn serialize_to_json(
+    dmi_info: dmi_collector::DmiInformation,
+    network_info: Vec<network_collector::NetworkInformation>,
+) -> String {
+    let system = match serde_json::to_string(&dmi_info) {
+        Ok(json) => json,
+        Err(err) => panic!("{}", err),
+    };
+    let network = match serde_json::to_string(&network_info) {
+        Ok(json) => json,
+        Err(err) => panic!("{}", err),
+    };
+    let result: String = system + &network;
+
+    result
+}