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# std.json

JavaScript Object Notation

Synopsis:

        //parse a file or string of json into a usable structure
        string s = "{ \"language\": \"D\", \"rating\": 3.14, \"code\": \"42\" }";
        JSONValue j = parseJSON(s);
        writeln("Language: ", j["language"].str(),
                " Rating: ", j["rating"].floating()
        );

        // j and j["language"] return JSONValue,
        // j["language"].str returns a string

        //check a type
        long x;
        if (j["code"].type() == JSON_TYPE.INTEGER)
        {
            x = j["code"].integer;
        }
        else
        {
            x = to!int(j["code"].str);
        }

        // create a json struct
        JSONValue jj = [ "language": "D" ];
        // rating doesnt exist yet, so use .object to assign
        jj.object["rating"] = JSONValue(3.14);
        // create an array to assign to list
        jj.object["list"] = JSONValue( ["a", "b", "c"] );
        // list already exists, so .object optional
        jj["list"].array ~= JSONValue("D");

        s = j.toString();
        writeln(s);

License:
Boost License 1.0.
Authors:
Jeremie Pelletier, David Herberth

References: http://json.org/

Source: std/json.d

enum JSON_TYPE: byte;
  JSON type enumeration
  NULL
  STRING
  INTEGER
  UINTEGER
  FLOAT
  OBJECT
  ARRAY
  TRUE
  FALSE
    Indicates the type of a JSONValue.
struct JSONValue;
  JSON value node
  const @property JSON_TYPE type();
    Returns the JSON_TYPE of the value stored in this structure.
    Examples:

        string s = "{ \"language\": \"D\" }";
        JSONValue j = parseJSON(s);
        assert(j.type == JSON_TYPE.OBJECT);
        assert(j["language"].type == JSON_TYPE.STRING);

  deprecated @property JSON_TYPE type(JSON_TYPE newType);
    Deprecated. Instead, please assign the value with the adequate type to JSONValue directly. This will be removed in June 2015.
    Sets the type of this JSONValue. Previous content is cleared.
  inout @property inout(string) str();
  @property string str(string v);
    Value getter/setter for JSON_TYPE.STRING.
    Throws JSONException for read access if type is not JSON_TYPE.STRING.
    Examples:

        JSONValue j = [ "language": "D" ];

        // get value
        assert(j["language"].str == "D");

        // change existing key to new string
        j["language"].str = "Perl";
        assert(j["language"].str == "Perl");

  inout @property inout(long) integer();
  @property long integer(long v);
    Value getter/setter for JSON_TYPE.INTEGER.
    Throws JSONException for read access if type is not JSON_TYPE.INTEGER.
  inout @property inout(ulong) uinteger();
  @property ulong uinteger(ulong v);
    Value getter/setter for JSON_TYPE.UINTEGER.
    Throws JSONException for read access if type is not JSON_TYPE.UINTEGER.
  inout @property inout(double) floating();
  @property double floating(double v);
    Value getter/setter for JSON_TYPE.FLOAT.
    Throws JSONException for read access if type is not JSON_TYPE.FLOAT.
  inout @property ref inout(JSONValue[string]) object();
  @property JSONValue[string] object(JSONValue[string] v);
    Value getter/setter for JSON_TYPE.OBJECT.
    Throws JSONException for read access if type is not JSON_TYPE.OBJECT.
  inout @property ref inout(JSONValue[]) array();
  @property JSONValue[] array(JSONValue[] v);
    Value getter/setter for JSON_TYPE.ARRAY.
    Throws JSONException for read access if type is not JSON_TYPE.ARRAY.
  const @property bool isNull();
    Test whether the type is JSON_TYPE.NULL
  this(T)(T arg) if (!isStaticArray!T);
  this(T)(ref T arg) if (isStaticArray!T);
  inout this(T : JSONValue)(inout T arg);
    Constructor for JSONValue. If arg is a JSONValue its value and type will be copied to the new JSONValue. Note that this is a shallow copy: if type is JSON_TYPE.OBJECT or JSON_TYPE.ARRAY then only the reference to the data will be copied. Otherwise, arg must be implicitly convertible to one of the following types: typeof(null), string, ulong, long, double, an associative array V[K] for any V and K i.e. a JSON object, any array or bool. The type will be set accordingly.
    Examples:

        JSONValue j = JSONValue( "a string" );
        j = JSONValue(42);

        j = JSONValue( [1, 2, 3] );
        assert(j.type == JSON_TYPE.ARRAY);

        j = JSONValue( ["language": "D"] );
        assert(j.type == JSON_TYPE.OBJECT);

  inout ref inout(JSONValue) opIndex(size_t i);
    Array syntax for json arrays.
    Throws JSONException if type is not JSON_TYPE.ARRAY.
    Examples:

        JSONValue j = JSONValue( [42, 43, 44] );
        assert( j[0].integer == 42 );
        assert( j[1].integer == 43 );

  inout ref inout(JSONValue) opIndex(string k);
    Hash syntax for json objects.
    Throws JSONException if type is not JSON_TYPE.OBJECT.
    Examples:

        JSONValue j = JSONValue( ["language": "D"] );
        assert( j["language"].str == "D" );

  void opIndexAssign(T)(auto ref T value, string key);
    Operator sets value for element of JSON object by key
    If JSON value is null, then operator initializes it with object and then

    sets value for it.

    Throws JSONException if type is not JSON_TYPE.OBJECT

    or JSON_TYPE.NULL.
    Examples:

        JSONValue j = JSONValue( ["language": "D"] );
        j["language"].str = "Perl";
        assert( j["language"].str == "Perl" );

  int opApply(int delegate(size_t index, ref JSONValue) dg);
    Implements the foreach opApply interface for json arrays.
  int opApply(int delegate(string key, ref JSONValue) dg);
    Implements the foreach opApply interface for json objects.
  const string toString();
    Implicitly calls toJSON on this JSONValue.
  const string toPrettyString();
    Implicitly calls toJSON on this JSONValue, like toString, but
    also passes true as pretty argument.
JSONValue parseJSON(T)(T json, int maxDepth = -1) if (isInputRange!T);
  Parses a serialized string and returns a tree of JSON values.
string toJSON(in JSONValue* root, in bool pretty = false);
  Takes a tree of JSON values and returns the serialized string.
  Any Object types will be serialized in a key-sorted order.

  If pretty is false no whitespaces are generated. If pretty is true serialized string is formatted to be human-readable.
class JSONException: object.Exception;
  Exception thrown on JSON errors

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