1 | NAME |
1 | NAME |
2 | JSON::XS - JSON serialising/deserialising, done correctly and fast |
2 | JSON::XS - JSON serialising/deserialising, done correctly and fast |
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3 | |
4 | SYNOPSIS |
4 | SYNOPSIS |
5 | use JSON::XS; |
5 | use JSON::XS; |
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7 | # exported functions, they croak on error |
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8 | # and expect/generate UTF-8 |
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10 | $utf8_encoded_json_text = to_json $perl_hash_or_arrayref; |
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11 | $perl_hash_or_arrayref = from_json $utf8_encoded_json_text; |
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12 | |
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13 | # OO-interface |
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15 | $coder = JSON::XS->new->ascii->pretty->allow_nonref; |
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16 | $pretty_printed_unencoded = $coder->encode ($perl_scalar); |
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17 | $perl_scalar = $coder->decode ($unicode_json_text); |
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18 | |
7 | DESCRIPTION |
19 | DESCRIPTION |
8 | This module converts Perl data structures to JSON and vice versa. Its |
20 | This module converts Perl data structures to JSON and vice versa. Its |
9 | primary goal is to be *correct* and its secondary goal is to be *fast*. |
21 | primary goal is to be *correct* and its secondary goal is to be *fast*. |
10 | To reach the latter goal it was written in C. |
22 | To reach the latter goal it was written in C. |
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15 | cases their maintainers are unresponsive, gone missing, or not listening |
27 | cases their maintainers are unresponsive, gone missing, or not listening |
16 | to bug reports for other reasons. |
28 | to bug reports for other reasons. |
17 | |
29 | |
18 | See COMPARISON, below, for a comparison to some other JSON modules. |
30 | See COMPARISON, below, for a comparison to some other JSON modules. |
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32 | See MAPPING, below, on how JSON::XS maps perl values to JSON values and |
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33 | vice versa. |
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34 | |
20 | FEATURES |
35 | FEATURES |
21 | * correct handling of unicode issues |
36 | * correct unicode handling |
22 | This module knows how to handle Unicode, and even documents how it |
37 | This module knows how to handle Unicode, and even documents how and |
23 | does so. |
38 | when it does so. |
24 | |
39 | |
25 | * round-trip integrity |
40 | * round-trip integrity |
26 | When you serialise a perl data structure using only datatypes |
41 | When you serialise a perl data structure using only datatypes |
27 | supported by JSON, the deserialised data structure is identical on |
42 | supported by JSON, the deserialised data structure is identical on |
28 | the Perl level. (e.g. the string "2.0" doesn't suddenly become "2"). |
43 | the Perl level. (e.g. the string "2.0" doesn't suddenly become "2" |
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44 | just because it looks like a number). |
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30 | * strict checking of JSON correctness |
46 | * strict checking of JSON correctness |
31 | There is no guessing, no generating of illegal JSON strings by |
47 | There is no guessing, no generating of illegal JSON texts by |
32 | default, and only JSON is accepted as input (the latter is a |
48 | default, and only JSON is accepted as input by default (the latter |
33 | security feature). |
49 | is a security feature). |
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35 | * fast |
51 | * fast |
36 | compared to other JSON modules, this module compares favourably. |
52 | Compared to other JSON modules, this module compares favourably in |
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53 | terms of speed, too. |
37 | |
54 | |
38 | * simple to use |
55 | * simple to use |
39 | This module has both a simple functional interface as well as an OO |
56 | This module has both a simple functional interface as well as an OO |
40 | interface. |
57 | interface. |
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58 | |
42 | * reasonably versatile output formats |
59 | * reasonably versatile output formats |
43 | You can choose between the most compact format possible, a |
60 | You can choose between the most compact guarenteed single-line |
44 | pure-ascii format, or a pretty-printed format. Or you can combine |
61 | format possible (nice for simple line-based protocols), a pure-ascii |
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62 | format (for when your transport is not 8-bit clean, still supports |
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63 | the whole unicode range), or a pretty-printed format (for when you |
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64 | want to read that stuff). Or you can combine those features in |
45 | those features in whatever way you like. |
65 | whatever way you like. |
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47 | FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE |
67 | FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE |
48 | The following convinience methods are provided by this module. They are |
68 | The following convinience methods are provided by this module. They are |
49 | exported by default: |
69 | exported by default: |
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70 | |
51 | $json_string = to_json $perl_scalar |
71 | $json_text = to_json $perl_scalar |
52 | Converts the given Perl data structure (a simple scalar or a |
72 | Converts the given Perl data structure (a simple scalar or a |
53 | reference to a hash or array) to a UTF-8 encoded, binary string |
73 | reference to a hash or array) to a UTF-8 encoded, binary string |
54 | (that is, the string contains octets only). Croaks on error. |
74 | (that is, the string contains octets only). Croaks on error. |
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75 | |
56 | This function call is functionally identical to "JSON::XS->new->utf8 |
76 | This function call is functionally identical to: |
57 | (1)->encode ($perl_scalar)". |
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78 | $json_text = JSON::XS->new->utf8->encode ($perl_scalar) |
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80 | except being faster. |
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59 | $perl_scalar = from_json $json_string |
82 | $perl_scalar = from_json $json_text |
60 | The opposite of "to_json": expects an UTF-8 (binary) string and |
83 | The opposite of "to_json": expects an UTF-8 (binary) string and |
61 | tries to parse that as an UTF-8 encoded JSON string, returning the |
84 | tries to parse that as an UTF-8 encoded JSON text, returning the |
62 | resulting simple scalar or reference. Croaks on error. |
85 | resulting simple scalar or reference. Croaks on error. |
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64 | This function call is functionally identical to "JSON::XS->new->utf8 |
87 | This function call is functionally identical to: |
65 | (1)->decode ($json_string)". |
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89 | $perl_scalar = JSON::XS->new->utf8->decode ($json_text) |
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90 | |
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91 | except being faster. |
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92 | |
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93 | $is_boolean = JSON::XS::is_bool $scalar |
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94 | Returns true if the passed scalar represents either JSON::XS::true |
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95 | or JSON::XS::false, two constants that act like 1 and 0, |
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96 | respectively and are used to represent JSON "true" and "false" |
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97 | values in Perl. |
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98 | |
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99 | See MAPPING, below, for more information on how JSON values are |
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100 | mapped to Perl. |
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67 | OBJECT-ORIENTED INTERFACE |
102 | OBJECT-ORIENTED INTERFACE |
68 | The object oriented interface lets you configure your own encoding or |
103 | The object oriented interface lets you configure your own encoding or |
69 | decoding style, within the limits of supported formats. |
104 | decoding style, within the limits of supported formats. |
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74 | *disabled*. |
109 | *disabled*. |
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110 | |
76 | The mutators for flags all return the JSON object again and thus |
111 | The mutators for flags all return the JSON object again and thus |
77 | calls can be chained: |
112 | calls can be chained: |
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113 | |
79 | my $json = JSON::XS->new->utf8(1)->space_after(1)->encode ({a => [1,2]}) |
114 | my $json = JSON::XS->new->utf8->space_after->encode ({a => [1,2]}) |
80 | => {"a": [1, 2]} |
115 | => {"a": [1, 2]} |
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116 | |
82 | $json = $json->ascii ($enable) |
117 | $json = $json->ascii ([$enable]) |
83 | If $enable is true, then the "encode" method will not generate |
118 | If $enable is true (or missing), then the "encode" method will not |
84 | characters outside the code range 0..127. Any unicode characters |
119 | generate characters outside the code range 0..127 (which is ASCII). |
85 | outside that range will be escaped using either a single \uXXXX (BMP |
120 | Any unicode characters outside that range will be escaped using |
86 | characters) or a double \uHHHH\uLLLLL escape sequence, as per |
121 | either a single \uXXXX (BMP characters) or a double \uHHHH\uLLLLL |
87 | RFC4627. |
122 | escape sequence, as per RFC4627. The resulting encoded JSON text can |
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123 | be treated as a native unicode string, an ascii-encoded, |
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124 | latin1-encoded or UTF-8 encoded string, or any other superset of |
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125 | ASCII. |
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89 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will not escape |
127 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will not escape |
90 | Unicode characters unless necessary. |
128 | Unicode characters unless required by the JSON syntax or other |
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129 | flags. This results in a faster and more compact format. |
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131 | The main use for this flag is to produce JSON texts that can be |
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132 | transmitted over a 7-bit channel, as the encoded JSON texts will not |
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133 | contain any 8 bit characters. |
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92 | JSON::XS->new->ascii (1)->encode (chr 0x10401) |
135 | JSON::XS->new->ascii (1)->encode ([chr 0x10401]) |
93 | => \ud801\udc01 |
136 | => ["\ud801\udc01"] |
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138 | $json = $json->latin1 ([$enable]) |
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139 | If $enable is true (or missing), then the "encode" method will |
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140 | encode the resulting JSON text as latin1 (or iso-8859-1), escaping |
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141 | any characters outside the code range 0..255. The resulting string |
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142 | can be treated as a latin1-encoded JSON text or a native unicode |
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143 | string. The "decode" method will not be affected in any way by this |
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144 | flag, as "decode" by default expects unicode, which is a strict |
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145 | superset of latin1. |
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146 | |
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147 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will not escape |
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148 | Unicode characters unless required by the JSON syntax or other |
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149 | flags. |
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150 | |
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151 | The main use for this flag is efficiently encoding binary data as |
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152 | JSON text, as most octets will not be escaped, resulting in a |
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153 | smaller encoded size. The disadvantage is that the resulting JSON |
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154 | text is encoded in latin1 (and must correctly be treated as such |
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155 | when storing and transfering), a rare encoding for JSON. It is |
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156 | therefore most useful when you want to store data structures known |
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157 | to contain binary data efficiently in files or databases, not when |
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158 | talking to other JSON encoders/decoders. |
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160 | JSON::XS->new->latin1->encode (["\x{89}\x{abc}"] |
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161 | => ["\x{89}\\u0abc"] # (perl syntax, U+abc escaped, U+89 not) |
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162 | |
95 | $json = $json->utf8 ($enable) |
163 | $json = $json->utf8 ([$enable]) |
96 | If $enable is true, then the "encode" method will encode the JSON |
164 | If $enable is true (or missing), then the "encode" method will |
97 | string into UTF-8, as required by many protocols, while the "decode" |
165 | encode the JSON result into UTF-8, as required by many protocols, |
98 | method expects to be handled an UTF-8-encoded string. Please note |
166 | while the "decode" method expects to be handled an UTF-8-encoded |
99 | that UTF-8-encoded strings do not contain any characters outside the |
167 | string. Please note that UTF-8-encoded strings do not contain any |
100 | range 0..255, they are thus useful for bytewise/binary I/O. |
168 | characters outside the range 0..255, they are thus useful for |
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169 | bytewise/binary I/O. In future versions, enabling this option might |
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170 | enable autodetection of the UTF-16 and UTF-32 encoding families, as |
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171 | described in RFC4627. |
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102 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will return the JSON |
173 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will return the JSON |
103 | string as a (non-encoded) unicode string, while "decode" expects |
174 | string as a (non-encoded) unicode string, while "decode" expects |
104 | thus a unicode string. Any decoding or encoding (e.g. to UTF-8 or |
175 | thus a unicode string. Any decoding or encoding (e.g. to UTF-8 or |
105 | UTF-16) needs to be done yourself, e.g. using the Encode module. |
176 | UTF-16) needs to be done yourself, e.g. using the Encode module. |
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178 | Example, output UTF-16BE-encoded JSON: |
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179 | |
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180 | use Encode; |
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181 | $jsontext = encode "UTF-16BE", JSON::XS->new->encode ($object); |
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182 | |
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183 | Example, decode UTF-32LE-encoded JSON: |
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184 | |
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185 | use Encode; |
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186 | $object = JSON::XS->new->decode (decode "UTF-32LE", $jsontext); |
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187 | |
107 | $json = $json->pretty ($enable) |
188 | $json = $json->pretty ([$enable]) |
108 | This enables (or disables) all of the "indent", "space_before" and |
189 | This enables (or disables) all of the "indent", "space_before" and |
109 | "space_after" (and in the future possibly more) flags in one call to |
190 | "space_after" (and in the future possibly more) flags in one call to |
110 | generate the most readable (or most compact) form possible. |
191 | generate the most readable (or most compact) form possible. |
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192 | |
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193 | Example, pretty-print some simple structure: |
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112 | my $json = JSON::XS->new->pretty(1)->encode ({a => [1,2]}) |
195 | my $json = JSON::XS->new->pretty(1)->encode ({a => [1,2]}) |
113 | => |
196 | => |
114 | { |
197 | { |
115 | "a" : [ |
198 | "a" : [ |
116 | 1, |
199 | 1, |
117 | 2 |
200 | 2 |
118 | ] |
201 | ] |
119 | } |
202 | } |
120 | |
203 | |
121 | $json = $json->indent ($enable) |
204 | $json = $json->indent ([$enable]) |
122 | If $enable is true, then the "encode" method will use a multiline |
205 | If $enable is true (or missing), then the "encode" method will use a |
123 | format as output, putting every array member or object/hash |
206 | multiline format as output, putting every array member or |
124 | key-value pair into its own line, identing them properly. |
207 | object/hash key-value pair into its own line, identing them |
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208 | properly. |
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126 | If $enable is false, no newlines or indenting will be produced, and |
210 | If $enable is false, no newlines or indenting will be produced, and |
127 | the resulting JSON strings is guarenteed not to contain any |
211 | the resulting JSON text is guarenteed not to contain any "newlines". |
128 | "newlines". |
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129 | |
212 | |
130 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON strings. |
213 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON texts. |
131 | |
214 | |
132 | $json = $json->space_before ($enable) |
215 | $json = $json->space_before ([$enable]) |
133 | If $enable is true, then the "encode" method will add an extra |
216 | If $enable is true (or missing), then the "encode" method will add |
134 | optional space before the ":" separating keys from values in JSON |
217 | an extra optional space before the ":" separating keys from values |
135 | objects. |
218 | in JSON objects. |
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219 | |
137 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will not add any extra |
220 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will not add any extra |
138 | space at those places. |
221 | space at those places. |
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222 | |
140 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON strings. You will also |
223 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON texts. You will also |
141 | most likely combine this setting with "space_after". |
224 | most likely combine this setting with "space_after". |
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226 | Example, space_before enabled, space_after and indent disabled: |
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227 | |
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228 | {"key" :"value"} |
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229 | |
143 | $json = $json->space_after ($enable) |
230 | $json = $json->space_after ([$enable]) |
144 | If $enable is true, then the "encode" method will add an extra |
231 | If $enable is true (or missing), then the "encode" method will add |
145 | optional space after the ":" separating keys from values in JSON |
232 | an extra optional space after the ":" separating keys from values in |
146 | objects and extra whitespace after the "," separating key-value |
233 | JSON objects and extra whitespace after the "," separating key-value |
147 | pairs and array members. |
234 | pairs and array members. |
148 | |
235 | |
149 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will not add any extra |
236 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will not add any extra |
150 | space at those places. |
237 | space at those places. |
151 | |
238 | |
152 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON strings. |
239 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON texts. |
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240 | |
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241 | Example, space_before and indent disabled, space_after enabled: |
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242 | |
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243 | {"key": "value"} |
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244 | |
154 | $json = $json->canonical ($enable) |
245 | $json = $json->canonical ([$enable]) |
155 | If $enable is true, then the "encode" method will output JSON |
246 | If $enable is true (or missing), then the "encode" method will |
156 | objects by sorting their keys. This is adding a comparatively high |
247 | output JSON objects by sorting their keys. This is adding a |
157 | overhead. |
248 | comparatively high overhead. |
158 | |
249 | |
159 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will output key-value |
250 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will output key-value |
160 | pairs in the order Perl stores them (which will likely change |
251 | pairs in the order Perl stores them (which will likely change |
161 | between runs of the same script). |
252 | between runs of the same script). |
162 | |
253 | |
163 | This option is useful if you want the same data structure to be |
254 | This option is useful if you want the same data structure to be |
164 | encoded as the same JSON string (given the same overall settings). |
255 | encoded as the same JSON text (given the same overall settings). If |
165 | If it is disabled, the same hash migh be encoded differently even if |
256 | it is disabled, the same hash migh be encoded differently even if |
166 | contains the same data, as key-value pairs have no inherent ordering |
257 | contains the same data, as key-value pairs have no inherent ordering |
167 | in Perl. |
258 | in Perl. |
168 | |
259 | |
169 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON strings. |
260 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON texts. |
170 | |
261 | |
171 | $json = $json->allow_nonref ($enable) |
262 | $json = $json->allow_nonref ([$enable]) |
172 | If $enable is true, then the "encode" method can convert a |
263 | If $enable is true (or missing), then the "encode" method can |
173 | non-reference into its corresponding string, number or null JSON |
264 | convert a non-reference into its corresponding string, number or |
174 | value, which is an extension to RFC4627. Likewise, "decode" will |
265 | null JSON value, which is an extension to RFC4627. Likewise, |
175 | accept those JSON values instead of croaking. |
266 | "decode" will accept those JSON values instead of croaking. |
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267 | |
177 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will croak if it isn't |
268 | If $enable is false, then the "encode" method will croak if it isn't |
178 | passed an arrayref or hashref, as JSON strings must either be an |
269 | passed an arrayref or hashref, as JSON texts must either be an |
179 | object or array. Likewise, "decode" will croak if given something |
270 | object or array. Likewise, "decode" will croak if given something |
180 | that is not a JSON object or array. |
271 | that is not a JSON object or array. |
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273 | Example, encode a Perl scalar as JSON value with enabled |
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274 | "allow_nonref", resulting in an invalid JSON text: |
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275 | |
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276 | JSON::XS->new->allow_nonref->encode ("Hello, World!") |
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277 | => "Hello, World!" |
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278 | |
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279 | $json = $json->allow_blessed ([$enable]) |
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280 | If $enable is true (or missing), then the "encode" method will not |
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281 | barf when it encounters a blessed reference. Instead, the value of |
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282 | the convert_blessed option will decide wether "null" |
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283 | ("convert_blessed" disabled or no "to_json" method found) or a |
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284 | representation of the object ("convert_blessed" enabled and |
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285 | "to_json" method found) is being encoded. Has no effect on "decode". |
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286 | |
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287 | If $enable is false (the default), then "encode" will throw an |
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288 | exception when it encounters a blessed object. |
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289 | |
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290 | $json = $json->convert_blessed ([$enable]) |
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291 | If $enable is true (or missing), then "encode", upon encountering a |
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292 | blessed object, will check for the availability of the "TO_JSON" |
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293 | method on the object's class. If found, it will be called in scalar |
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294 | context and the resulting scalar will be encoded instead of the |
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295 | object. If no "TO_JSON" method is found, the value of |
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296 | "allow_blessed" will decide what to do. |
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297 | |
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298 | The "TO_JSON" method may safely call die if it wants. If "TO_JSON" |
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299 | returns other blessed objects, those will be handled in the same |
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300 | way. "TO_JSON" must take care of not causing an endless recursion |
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301 | cycle (== crash) in this case. The name of "TO_JSON" was chosen |
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302 | because other methods called by the Perl core (== not by the user of |
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303 | the object) are usually in upper case letters and to avoid |
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304 | collisions with the "to_json" function. |
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305 | |
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306 | This setting does not yet influence "decode" in any way, but in the |
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307 | future, global hooks might get installed that influence "decode" and |
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308 | are enabled by this setting. |
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309 | |
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310 | If $enable is false, then the "allow_blessed" setting will decide |
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311 | what to do when a blessed object is found. |
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312 | |
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313 | $json = $json->filter_json_object ([$coderef->($hashref)]) |
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314 | When $coderef is specified, it will be called from "decode" each |
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315 | time it decodes a JSON object. The only argument is a reference to |
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316 | the newly-created hash. If the code references returns a single |
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317 | scalar (which need not be a reference), this value (i.e. a copy of |
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318 | that scalar to avoid aliasing) is inserted into the deserialised |
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319 | data structure. If it returns an empty list (NOTE: *not* "undef", |
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320 | which is a valid scalar), the original deserialised hash will be |
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321 | inserted. This setting can slow down decoding considerably. |
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322 | |
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323 | When $coderef is omitted or undefined, any existing callback will be |
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324 | removed and "decode" will not change the deserialised hash in any |
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325 | way. |
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326 | |
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327 | Example, convert all JSON objects into the integer 5: |
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328 | |
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329 | my $js = JSON::XS->new->filter_json_object (sub { 5 }); |
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330 | # returns [5] |
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331 | $js->decode ('[{}]') |
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332 | # throw an exception because allow_nonref is not enabled |
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333 | # so a lone 5 is not allowed. |
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334 | $js->decode ('{"a":1, "b":2}'); |
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335 | |
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336 | $json = $json->filter_json_single_key_object ($key [=> |
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337 | $coderef->($value)]) |
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338 | Works remotely similar to "filter_json_object", but is only called |
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339 | for JSON objects having a single key named $key. |
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340 | |
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341 | This $coderef is called before the one specified via |
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342 | "filter_json_object", if any. It gets passed the single value in the |
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343 | JSON object. If it returns a single value, it will be inserted into |
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344 | the data structure. If it returns nothing (not even "undef" but the |
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345 | empty list), the callback from "filter_json_object" will be called |
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346 | next, as if no single-key callback were specified. |
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347 | |
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348 | If $coderef is omitted or undefined, the corresponding callback will |
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349 | be disabled. There can only ever be one callback for a given key. |
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350 | |
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351 | As this callback gets called less often then the |
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352 | "filter_json_object" one, decoding speed will not usually suffer as |
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353 | much. Therefore, single-key objects make excellent targets to |
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354 | serialise Perl objects into, especially as single-key JSON objects |
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355 | are as close to the type-tagged value concept as JSON gets (its |
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356 | basically an ID/VALUE tuple). Of course, JSON does not support this |
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357 | in any way, so you need to make sure your data never looks like a |
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358 | serialised Perl hash. |
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359 | |
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360 | Typical names for the single object key are "__class_whatever__", or |
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361 | "$__dollars_are_rarely_used__$" or "}ugly_brace_placement", or even |
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362 | things like "__class_md5sum(classname)__", to reduce the risk of |
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363 | clashing with real hashes. |
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364 | |
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365 | Example, decode JSON objects of the form "{ "__widget__" => <id> }" |
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366 | into the corresponding $WIDGET{<id>} object: |
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367 | |
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368 | # return whatever is in $WIDGET{5}: |
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369 | JSON::XS |
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370 | ->new |
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371 | ->filter_json_single_key_object (__widget__ => sub { |
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372 | $WIDGET{ $_[0] } |
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373 | }) |
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374 | ->decode ('{"__widget__": 5') |
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375 | |
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376 | # this can be used with a TO_JSON method in some "widget" class |
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377 | # for serialisation to json: |
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378 | sub WidgetBase::TO_JSON { |
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379 | my ($self) = @_; |
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380 | |
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381 | unless ($self->{id}) { |
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382 | $self->{id} = ..get..some..id..; |
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383 | $WIDGET{$self->{id}} = $self; |
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384 | } |
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385 | |
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386 | { __widget__ => $self->{id} } |
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387 | } |
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388 | |
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389 | $json = $json->shrink ([$enable]) |
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390 | Perl usually over-allocates memory a bit when allocating space for |
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391 | strings. This flag optionally resizes strings generated by either |
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392 | "encode" or "decode" to their minimum size possible. This can save |
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393 | memory when your JSON texts are either very very long or you have |
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394 | many short strings. It will also try to downgrade any strings to |
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395 | octet-form if possible: perl stores strings internally either in an |
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396 | encoding called UTF-X or in octet-form. The latter cannot store |
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397 | everything but uses less space in general (and some buggy Perl or C |
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398 | code might even rely on that internal representation being used). |
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399 | |
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400 | The actual definition of what shrink does might change in future |
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401 | versions, but it will always try to save space at the expense of |
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402 | time. |
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403 | |
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404 | If $enable is true (or missing), the string returned by "encode" |
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405 | will be shrunk-to-fit, while all strings generated by "decode" will |
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406 | also be shrunk-to-fit. |
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407 | |
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408 | If $enable is false, then the normal perl allocation algorithms are |
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409 | used. If you work with your data, then this is likely to be faster. |
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410 | |
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411 | In the future, this setting might control other things, such as |
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412 | converting strings that look like integers or floats into integers |
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413 | or floats internally (there is no difference on the Perl level), |
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414 | saving space. |
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415 | |
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416 | $json = $json->max_depth ([$maximum_nesting_depth]) |
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417 | Sets the maximum nesting level (default 512) accepted while encoding |
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418 | or decoding. If the JSON text or Perl data structure has an equal or |
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419 | higher nesting level then this limit, then the encoder and decoder |
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420 | will stop and croak at that point. |
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421 | |
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422 | Nesting level is defined by number of hash- or arrayrefs that the |
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423 | encoder needs to traverse to reach a given point or the number of |
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424 | "{" or "[" characters without their matching closing parenthesis |
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425 | crossed to reach a given character in a string. |
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426 | |
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427 | Setting the maximum depth to one disallows any nesting, so that |
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428 | ensures that the object is only a single hash/object or array. |
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429 | |
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430 | The argument to "max_depth" will be rounded up to the next highest |
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431 | power of two. If no argument is given, the highest possible setting |
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432 | will be used, which is rarely useful. |
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433 | |
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434 | See SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS, below, for more info on why this is |
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435 | useful. |
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436 | |
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437 | $json = $json->max_size ([$maximum_string_size]) |
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438 | Set the maximum length a JSON text may have (in bytes) where |
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439 | decoding is being attempted. The default is 0, meaning no limit. |
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440 | When "decode" is called on a string longer then this number of |
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441 | characters it will not attempt to decode the string but throw an |
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442 | exception. This setting has no effect on "encode" (yet). |
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443 | |
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444 | The argument to "max_size" will be rounded up to the next highest |
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445 | power of two (so may be more than requested). If no argument is |
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446 | given, the limit check will be deactivated (same as when 0 is |
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447 | specified). |
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448 | |
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449 | See SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS, below, for more info on why this is |
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450 | useful. |
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451 | |
182 | $json_string = $json->encode ($perl_scalar) |
452 | $json_text = $json->encode ($perl_scalar) |
183 | Converts the given Perl data structure (a simple scalar or a |
453 | Converts the given Perl data structure (a simple scalar or a |
184 | reference to a hash or array) to its JSON representation. Simple |
454 | reference to a hash or array) to its JSON representation. Simple |
185 | scalars will be converted into JSON string or number sequences, |
455 | scalars will be converted into JSON string or number sequences, |
186 | while references to arrays become JSON arrays and references to |
456 | while references to arrays become JSON arrays and references to |
187 | hashes become JSON objects. Undefined Perl values (e.g. "undef") |
457 | hashes become JSON objects. Undefined Perl values (e.g. "undef") |
188 | become JSON "null" values. Neither "true" nor "false" values will be |
458 | become JSON "null" values. Neither "true" nor "false" values will be |
189 | generated. |
459 | generated. |
190 | |
460 | |
191 | $perl_scalar = $json->decode ($json_string) |
461 | $perl_scalar = $json->decode ($json_text) |
192 | The opposite of "encode": expects a JSON string and tries to parse |
462 | The opposite of "encode": expects a JSON text and tries to parse it, |
193 | it, returning the resulting simple scalar or reference. Croaks on |
463 | returning the resulting simple scalar or reference. Croaks on error. |
194 | error. |
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195 | |
464 | |
196 | JSON numbers and strings become simple Perl scalars. JSON arrays |
465 | JSON numbers and strings become simple Perl scalars. JSON arrays |
197 | become Perl arrayrefs and JSON objects become Perl hashrefs. "true" |
466 | become Perl arrayrefs and JSON objects become Perl hashrefs. "true" |
198 | becomes 1, "false" becomes 0 and "null" becomes "undef". |
467 | becomes 1, "false" becomes 0 and "null" becomes "undef". |
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468 | |
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469 | ($perl_scalar, $characters) = $json->decode_prefix ($json_text) |
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470 | This works like the "decode" method, but instead of raising an |
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471 | exception when there is trailing garbage after the first JSON |
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472 | object, it will silently stop parsing there and return the number of |
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473 | characters consumed so far. |
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474 | |
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475 | This is useful if your JSON texts are not delimited by an outer |
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476 | protocol (which is not the brightest thing to do in the first place) |
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477 | and you need to know where the JSON text ends. |
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478 | |
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479 | JSON::XS->new->decode_prefix ("[1] the tail") |
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480 | => ([], 3) |
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481 | |
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482 | MAPPING |
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483 | This section describes how JSON::XS maps Perl values to JSON values and |
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484 | vice versa. These mappings are designed to "do the right thing" in most |
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485 | circumstances automatically, preserving round-tripping characteristics |
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486 | (what you put in comes out as something equivalent). |
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487 | |
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488 | For the more enlightened: note that in the following descriptions, |
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489 | lowercase *perl* refers to the Perl interpreter, while uppcercase *Perl* |
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490 | refers to the abstract Perl language itself. |
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491 | |
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492 | JSON -> PERL |
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493 | object |
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494 | A JSON object becomes a reference to a hash in Perl. No ordering of |
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495 | object keys is preserved (JSON does not preserver object key |
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496 | ordering itself). |
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497 | |
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498 | array |
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499 | A JSON array becomes a reference to an array in Perl. |
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500 | |
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501 | string |
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502 | A JSON string becomes a string scalar in Perl - Unicode codepoints |
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503 | in JSON are represented by the same codepoints in the Perl string, |
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504 | so no manual decoding is necessary. |
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505 | |
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506 | number |
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507 | A JSON number becomes either an integer or numeric (floating point) |
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508 | scalar in perl, depending on its range and any fractional parts. On |
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509 | the Perl level, there is no difference between those as Perl handles |
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510 | all the conversion details, but an integer may take slightly less |
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511 | memory and might represent more values exactly than (floating point) |
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512 | numbers. |
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513 | |
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514 | true, false |
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515 | These JSON atoms become "JSON::XS::true" and "JSON::XS::false", |
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516 | respectively. They are overloaded to act almost exactly like the |
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517 | numbers 1 and 0. You can check wether a scalar is a JSON boolean by |
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518 | using the "JSON::XS::is_bool" function. |
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519 | |
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520 | null |
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521 | A JSON null atom becomes "undef" in Perl. |
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522 | |
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523 | PERL -> JSON |
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524 | The mapping from Perl to JSON is slightly more difficult, as Perl is a |
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525 | truly typeless language, so we can only guess which JSON type is meant |
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526 | by a Perl value. |
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527 | |
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528 | hash references |
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529 | Perl hash references become JSON objects. As there is no inherent |
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530 | ordering in hash keys (or JSON objects), they will usually be |
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531 | encoded in a pseudo-random order that can change between runs of the |
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532 | same program but stays generally the same within a single run of a |
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533 | program. JSON::XS can optionally sort the hash keys (determined by |
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534 | the *canonical* flag), so the same datastructure will serialise to |
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535 | the same JSON text (given same settings and version of JSON::XS), |
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536 | but this incurs a runtime overhead and is only rarely useful, e.g. |
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537 | when you want to compare some JSON text against another for |
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538 | equality. |
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539 | |
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540 | array references |
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541 | Perl array references become JSON arrays. |
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542 | |
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543 | other references |
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544 | Other unblessed references are generally not allowed and will cause |
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545 | an exception to be thrown, except for references to the integers 0 |
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546 | and 1, which get turned into "false" and "true" atoms in JSON. You |
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547 | can also use "JSON::XS::false" and "JSON::XS::true" to improve |
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548 | readability. |
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549 | |
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550 | to_json [\0,JSON::XS::true] # yields [false,true] |
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551 | |
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552 | JSON::XS::true, JSON::XS::false |
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553 | These special values become JSON true and JSON false values, |
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554 | respectively. You cna alos use "\1" and "\0" directly if you want. |
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555 | |
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556 | blessed objects |
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557 | Blessed objects are not allowed. JSON::XS currently tries to encode |
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558 | their underlying representation (hash- or arrayref), but this |
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559 | behaviour might change in future versions. |
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560 | |
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561 | simple scalars |
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562 | Simple Perl scalars (any scalar that is not a reference) are the |
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563 | most difficult objects to encode: JSON::XS will encode undefined |
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564 | scalars as JSON null value, scalars that have last been used in a |
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565 | string context before encoding as JSON strings and anything else as |
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566 | number value: |
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567 | |
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568 | # dump as number |
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569 | to_json [2] # yields [2] |
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570 | to_json [-3.0e17] # yields [-3e+17] |
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571 | my $value = 5; to_json [$value] # yields [5] |
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572 | |
|
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573 | # used as string, so dump as string |
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574 | print $value; |
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575 | to_json [$value] # yields ["5"] |
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576 | |
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577 | # undef becomes null |
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578 | to_json [undef] # yields [null] |
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579 | |
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580 | You can force the type to be a string by stringifying it: |
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581 | |
|
|
582 | my $x = 3.1; # some variable containing a number |
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583 | "$x"; # stringified |
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|
584 | $x .= ""; # another, more awkward way to stringify |
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585 | print $x; # perl does it for you, too, quite often |
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586 | |
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587 | You can force the type to be a number by numifying it: |
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588 | |
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589 | my $x = "3"; # some variable containing a string |
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590 | $x += 0; # numify it, ensuring it will be dumped as a number |
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591 | $x *= 1; # same thing, the choise is yours. |
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592 | |
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593 | You can not currently output JSON booleans or force the type in |
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594 | other, less obscure, ways. Tell me if you need this capability. |
199 | |
595 | |
200 | COMPARISON |
596 | COMPARISON |
201 | As already mentioned, this module was created because none of the |
597 | As already mentioned, this module was created because none of the |
202 | existing JSON modules could be made to work correctly. First I will |
598 | existing JSON modules could be made to work correctly. First I will |
203 | describe the problems (or pleasures) I encountered with various existing |
599 | describe the problems (or pleasures) I encountered with various existing |
204 | JSON modules, followed by some benchmark values. JSON::XS was designed |
600 | JSON modules, followed by some benchmark values. JSON::XS was designed |
205 | not to suffer from any of these problems or limitations. |
601 | not to suffer from any of these problems or limitations. |
206 | |
602 | |
207 | JSON |
603 | JSON 1.07 |
208 | Slow (but very portable, as it is written in pure Perl). |
604 | Slow (but very portable, as it is written in pure Perl). |
209 | |
605 | |
210 | Undocumented/buggy Unicode handling (how JSON handles unicode values |
606 | Undocumented/buggy Unicode handling (how JSON handles unicode values |
211 | is undocumented. One can get far by feeding it unicode strings and |
607 | is undocumented. One can get far by feeding it unicode strings and |
212 | doing en-/decoding oneself, but unicode escapes are not working |
608 | doing en-/decoding oneself, but unicode escapes are not working |
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214 | |
610 | |
215 | No roundtripping (strings get clobbered if they look like numbers, |
611 | No roundtripping (strings get clobbered if they look like numbers, |
216 | e.g. the string 2.0 will encode to 2.0 instead of "2.0", and that |
612 | e.g. the string 2.0 will encode to 2.0 instead of "2.0", and that |
217 | will decode into the number 2. |
613 | will decode into the number 2. |
218 | |
614 | |
219 | JSON::PC |
615 | JSON::PC 0.01 |
220 | Very fast. |
616 | Very fast. |
221 | |
617 | |
222 | Undocumented/buggy Unicode handling. |
618 | Undocumented/buggy Unicode handling. |
223 | |
619 | |
224 | No roundtripping. |
620 | No roundtripping. |
225 | |
621 | |
226 | Has problems handling many Perl values (e.g. regex results and other |
622 | Has problems handling many Perl values (e.g. regex results and other |
227 | magic values will make it croak). |
623 | magic values will make it croak). |
228 | |
624 | |
229 | Does not even generate valid JSON ("{1,2}" gets converted to "{1:2}" |
625 | Does not even generate valid JSON ("{1,2}" gets converted to "{1:2}" |
230 | which is not a valid JSON string. |
626 | which is not a valid JSON text. |
231 | |
627 | |
232 | Unmaintained (maintainer unresponsive for many months, bugs are not |
628 | Unmaintained (maintainer unresponsive for many months, bugs are not |
233 | getting fixed). |
629 | getting fixed). |
234 | |
630 | |
235 | JSON::Syck |
631 | JSON::Syck 0.21 |
236 | Very buggy (often crashes). |
632 | Very buggy (often crashes). |
237 | |
633 | |
238 | Very inflexible (no human-readable format supported, format pretty |
634 | Very inflexible (no human-readable format supported, format pretty |
239 | much undocumented. I need at least a format for easy reading by |
635 | much undocumented. I need at least a format for easy reading by |
240 | humans and a single-line compact format for use in a protocol, and |
636 | humans and a single-line compact format for use in a protocol, and |
241 | preferably a way to generate ASCII-only JSON strings). |
637 | preferably a way to generate ASCII-only JSON texts). |
242 | |
638 | |
243 | Completely broken (and confusingly documented) Unicode handling |
639 | Completely broken (and confusingly documented) Unicode handling |
244 | (unicode escapes are not working properly, you need to set |
640 | (unicode escapes are not working properly, you need to set |
245 | ImplicitUnicode to *different* values on en- and decoding to get |
641 | ImplicitUnicode to *different* values on en- and decoding to get |
246 | symmetric behaviour). |
642 | symmetric behaviour). |
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259 | other using JSON. One bank might parse a given non-JSON request and |
655 | other using JSON. One bank might parse a given non-JSON request and |
260 | deduct money, while the other might reject the transaction with a |
656 | deduct money, while the other might reject the transaction with a |
261 | syntax error. While a good protocol will at least recover, that is |
657 | syntax error. While a good protocol will at least recover, that is |
262 | extra unnecessary work and the transaction will still not succeed). |
658 | extra unnecessary work and the transaction will still not succeed). |
263 | |
659 | |
264 | JSON::DWIW |
660 | JSON::DWIW 0.04 |
265 | Very fast. Very natural. Very nice. |
661 | Very fast. Very natural. Very nice. |
266 | |
662 | |
267 | Undocumented unicode handling (but the best of the pack. Unicode |
663 | Undocumented unicode handling (but the best of the pack. Unicode |
268 | escapes still don't get parsed properly). |
664 | escapes still don't get parsed properly). |
269 | |
665 | |
270 | Very inflexible. |
666 | Very inflexible. |
271 | |
667 | |
272 | No roundtripping. |
668 | No roundtripping. |
273 | |
669 | |
274 | Does not generate valid JSON (key strings are often unquoted, empty |
670 | Does not generate valid JSON texts (key strings are often unquoted, |
275 | keys result in nothing being output) |
671 | empty keys result in nothing being output) |
276 | |
672 | |
277 | Does not check input for validity. |
673 | Does not check input for validity. |
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674 | |
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675 | JSON and YAML |
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676 | You often hear that JSON is a subset (or a close subset) of YAML. This |
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677 | is, however, a mass hysteria and very far from the truth. In general, |
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678 | there is no way to configure JSON::XS to output a data structure as |
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679 | valid YAML. |
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680 | |
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681 | If you really must use JSON::XS to generate YAML, you should use this |
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682 | algorithm (subject to change in future versions): |
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683 | |
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684 | my $to_yaml = JSON::XS->new->utf8->space_after (1); |
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685 | my $yaml = $to_yaml->encode ($ref) . "\n"; |
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686 | |
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687 | This will usually generate JSON texts that also parse as valid YAML. |
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688 | Please note that YAML has hardcoded limits on (simple) object key |
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689 | lengths that JSON doesn't have, so you should make sure that your hash |
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690 | keys are noticably shorter than the 1024 characters YAML allows. |
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691 | |
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692 | There might be other incompatibilities that I am not aware of. In |
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693 | general you should not try to generate YAML with a JSON generator or |
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694 | vice versa, or try to parse JSON with a YAML parser or vice versa: |
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695 | chances are high that you will run into severe interoperability |
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696 | problems. |
278 | |
697 | |
279 | SPEED |
698 | SPEED |
280 | It seems that JSON::XS is surprisingly fast, as shown in the following |
699 | It seems that JSON::XS is surprisingly fast, as shown in the following |
281 | tables. They have been generated with the help of the "eg/bench" program |
700 | tables. They have been generated with the help of the "eg/bench" program |
282 | in the JSON::XS distribution, to make it easy to compare on your own |
701 | in the JSON::XS distribution, to make it easy to compare on your own |
283 | system. |
702 | system. |
284 | |
703 | |
285 | First is a comparison between various modules using a very simple JSON |
704 | First comes a comparison between various modules using a very short |
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705 | single-line JSON string: |
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706 | |
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707 | {"method": "handleMessage", "params": ["user1", "we were just talking"], \ |
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708 | "id": null, "array":[1,11,234,-5,1e5,1e7, true, false]} |
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709 | |
286 | string, showing the number of encodes/decodes per second (JSON::XS is |
710 | It shows the number of encodes/decodes per second (JSON::XS uses the |
287 | the functional interface, while JSON::XS/2 is the OO interface with |
711 | functional interface, while JSON::XS/2 uses the OO interface with |
288 | pretty-printing and hashkey sorting enabled). |
712 | pretty-printing and hashkey sorting enabled, JSON::XS/3 enables shrink). |
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713 | Higher is better: |
289 | |
714 | |
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715 | Storable | 15779.925 | 14169.946 | |
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716 | -----------+------------+------------+ |
290 | module | encode | decode | |
717 | module | encode | decode | |
291 | -----------|------------|------------| |
718 | -----------|------------|------------| |
292 | JSON | 14006 | 6820 | |
719 | JSON | 4990.842 | 4088.813 | |
293 | JSON::DWIW | 200937 | 120386 | |
720 | JSON::DWIW | 51653.990 | 71575.154 | |
294 | JSON::PC | 85065 | 129366 | |
721 | JSON::PC | 65948.176 | 74631.744 | |
295 | JSON::Syck | 59898 | 44232 | |
722 | JSON::PP | 8931.652 | 3817.168 | |
296 | JSON::XS | 1171478 | 342435 | |
723 | JSON::Syck | 24877.248 | 27776.848 | |
297 | JSON::XS/2 | 730760 | 328714 | |
724 | JSON::XS | 388361.481 | 227951.304 | |
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725 | JSON::XS/2 | 227951.304 | 218453.333 | |
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726 | JSON::XS/3 | 338250.323 | 218453.333 | |
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727 | Storable | 16500.016 | 135300.129 | |
298 | -----------+------------+------------+ |
728 | -----------+------------+------------+ |
299 | |
729 | |
300 | That is, JSON::XS is 6 times faster than than JSON::DWIW and about 80 |
730 | That is, JSON::XS is about five times faster than JSON::DWIW on |
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731 | encoding, about three times faster on decoding, and over fourty times |
301 | times faster than JSON, even with pretty-printing and key sorting. |
732 | faster than JSON, even with pretty-printing and key sorting. It also |
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733 | compares favourably to Storable for small amounts of data. |
302 | |
734 | |
303 | Using a longer test string (roughly 8KB, generated from Yahoo! Locals |
735 | Using a longer test string (roughly 18KB, generated from Yahoo! Locals |
304 | search API (http://nanoref.com/yahooapis/mgPdGg): |
736 | search API (http://nanoref.com/yahooapis/mgPdGg): |
305 | |
737 | |
306 | module | encode | decode | |
738 | module | encode | decode | |
307 | -----------|------------|------------| |
739 | -----------|------------|------------| |
308 | JSON | 673 | 38 | |
740 | JSON | 55.260 | 34.971 | |
309 | JSON::DWIW | 5271 | 770 | |
741 | JSON::DWIW | 825.228 | 1082.513 | |
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742 | JSON::PC | 3571.444 | 2394.829 | |
310 | JSON::PC | 9901 | 2491 | |
743 | JSON::PP | 210.987 | 32.574 | |
311 | JSON::Syck | 2360 | 786 | |
744 | JSON::Syck | 552.551 | 787.544 | |
312 | JSON::XS | 37398 | 3202 | |
745 | JSON::XS | 5780.463 | 4854.519 | |
313 | JSON::XS/2 | 13765 | 3153 | |
746 | JSON::XS/2 | 3869.998 | 4798.975 | |
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747 | JSON::XS/3 | 5862.880 | 4798.975 | |
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748 | Storable | 4445.002 | 5235.027 | |
314 | -----------+------------+------------+ |
749 | -----------+------------+------------+ |
315 | |
750 | |
316 | Again, JSON::XS leads by far in the encoding case, while still beating |
751 | Again, JSON::XS leads by far (except for Storable which non-surprisingly |
317 | every other module in the decoding case. |
752 | decodes faster). |
318 | |
753 | |
319 | Last example is an almost 8MB large hash with many large binary values |
754 | On large strings containing lots of high unicode characters, some |
320 | (PNG files), resulting in a lot of escaping: |
755 | modules (such as JSON::PC) seem to decode faster than JSON::XS, but the |
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756 | result will be broken due to missing (or wrong) unicode handling. Others |
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757 | refuse to decode or encode properly, so it was impossible to prepare a |
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758 | fair comparison table for that case. |
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759 | |
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760 | SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS |
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761 | When you are using JSON in a protocol, talking to untrusted potentially |
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762 | hostile creatures requires relatively few measures. |
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763 | |
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764 | First of all, your JSON decoder should be secure, that is, should not |
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765 | have any buffer overflows. Obviously, this module should ensure that and |
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766 | I am trying hard on making that true, but you never know. |
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767 | |
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768 | Second, you need to avoid resource-starving attacks. That means you |
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769 | should limit the size of JSON texts you accept, or make sure then when |
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770 | your resources run out, thats just fine (e.g. by using a separate |
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771 | process that can crash safely). The size of a JSON text in octets or |
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772 | characters is usually a good indication of the size of the resources |
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773 | required to decode it into a Perl structure. While JSON::XS can check |
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774 | the size of the JSON text, it might be too late when you already have it |
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775 | in memory, so you might want to check the size before you accept the |
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776 | string. |
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777 | |
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778 | Third, JSON::XS recurses using the C stack when decoding objects and |
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779 | arrays. The C stack is a limited resource: for instance, on my amd64 |
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780 | machine with 8MB of stack size I can decode around 180k nested arrays |
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781 | but only 14k nested JSON objects (due to perl itself recursing deeply on |
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782 | croak to free the temporary). If that is exceeded, the program crashes. |
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783 | to be conservative, the default nesting limit is set to 512. If your |
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784 | process has a smaller stack, you should adjust this setting accordingly |
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785 | with the "max_depth" method. |
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786 | |
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787 | And last but least, something else could bomb you that I forgot to think |
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788 | of. In that case, you get to keep the pieces. I am always open for |
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789 | hints, though... |
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790 | |
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791 | If you are using JSON::XS to return packets to consumption by javascript |
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792 | scripts in a browser you should have a look at |
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793 | <http://jpsykes.com/47/practical-csrf-and-json-security> to see wether |
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794 | you are vulnerable to some common attack vectors (which really are |
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795 | browser design bugs, but it is still you who will have to deal with it, |
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796 | as major browser developers care only for features, not about doing |
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797 | security right). |
321 | |
798 | |
322 | BUGS |
799 | BUGS |
323 | While the goal of this module is to be correct, that unfortunately does |
800 | While the goal of this module is to be correct, that unfortunately does |
324 | not mean its bug-free, only that I think its design is bug-free. It is |
801 | not mean its bug-free, only that I think its design is bug-free. It is |
325 | still very young and not well-tested. If you keep reporting bugs they |
802 | still relatively early in its development. If you keep reporting bugs |
326 | will be fixed swiftly, though. |
803 | they will be fixed swiftly, though. |
327 | |
804 | |
328 | AUTHOR |
805 | AUTHOR |
329 | Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> |
806 | Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> |
330 | http://home.schmorp.de/ |
807 | http://home.schmorp.de/ |
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