1 | =head1 NAME |
1 | =head1 NAME |
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3 | JSON::XS - JSON serialising/deserialising, done correctly and fast |
3 | JSON::XS - JSON serialising/deserialising, done correctly and fast |
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5 | JSON::XS - 正しくて高速な JSON シリアライザ/デシリアライザ |
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6 | (http://fleur.hio.jp/perldoc/mix/lib/JSON/XS.html) |
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5 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
8 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
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9 | |
7 | use JSON::XS; |
10 | use JSON::XS; |
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12 | # exported functions, they croak on error |
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13 | # and expect/generate UTF-8 |
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15 | $utf8_encoded_json_text = to_json $perl_hash_or_arrayref; |
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16 | $perl_hash_or_arrayref = from_json $utf8_encoded_json_text; |
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17 | |
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18 | # OO-interface |
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20 | $coder = JSON::XS->new->ascii->pretty->allow_nonref; |
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21 | $pretty_printed_unencoded = $coder->encode ($perl_scalar); |
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22 | $perl_scalar = $coder->decode ($unicode_json_text); |
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23 | |
9 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
24 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
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25 | |
11 | This module converts Perl data structures to JSON and vice versa. Its |
26 | This module converts Perl data structures to JSON and vice versa. Its |
12 | primary goal is to be I<correct> and its secondary goal is to be |
27 | primary goal is to be I<correct> and its secondary goal is to be |
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18 | their maintainers are unresponsive, gone missing, or not listening to bug |
33 | their maintainers are unresponsive, gone missing, or not listening to bug |
19 | reports for other reasons. |
34 | reports for other reasons. |
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35 | |
21 | See COMPARISON, below, for a comparison to some other JSON modules. |
36 | See COMPARISON, below, for a comparison to some other JSON modules. |
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38 | See MAPPING, below, on how JSON::XS maps perl values to JSON values and |
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39 | vice versa. |
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40 | |
23 | =head2 FEATURES |
41 | =head2 FEATURES |
24 | |
42 | |
25 | =over 4 |
43 | =over 4 |
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44 | |
27 | =item * correct handling of unicode issues |
45 | =item * correct Unicode handling |
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46 | |
29 | This module knows how to handle Unicode, and even documents how it does so. |
47 | This module knows how to handle Unicode, and even documents how and when |
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48 | it does so. |
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31 | =item * round-trip integrity |
50 | =item * round-trip integrity |
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51 | |
33 | When you serialise a perl data structure using only datatypes supported |
52 | When you serialise a perl data structure using only datatypes supported |
34 | by JSON, the deserialised data structure is identical on the Perl level. |
53 | by JSON, the deserialised data structure is identical on the Perl level. |
35 | (e.g. the string "2.0" doesn't suddenly become "2"). |
54 | (e.g. the string "2.0" doesn't suddenly become "2" just because it looks |
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55 | like a number). |
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37 | =item * strict checking of JSON correctness |
57 | =item * strict checking of JSON correctness |
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58 | |
39 | There is no guessing, no generating of illegal JSON strings by default, |
59 | There is no guessing, no generating of illegal JSON texts by default, |
40 | and only JSON is accepted as input (the latter is a security feature). |
60 | and only JSON is accepted as input by default (the latter is a security |
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61 | feature). |
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42 | =item * fast |
63 | =item * fast |
43 | |
64 | |
44 | compared to other JSON modules, this module compares favourably. |
65 | Compared to other JSON modules, this module compares favourably in terms |
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66 | of speed, too. |
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67 | |
46 | =item * simple to use |
68 | =item * simple to use |
47 | |
69 | |
48 | This module has both a simple functional interface as well as an OO |
70 | This module has both a simple functional interface as well as an OO |
49 | interface. |
71 | interface. |
50 | |
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51 | =item * reasonably versatile output formats |
73 | =item * reasonably versatile output formats |
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53 | You can choose between the most compact format possible, a pure-ascii |
75 | You can choose between the most compact guaranteed single-line format |
54 | format, or a pretty-printed format. Or you can combine those features in |
76 | possible (nice for simple line-based protocols), a pure-ascii format |
55 | whatever way you like. |
77 | (for when your transport is not 8-bit clean, still supports the whole |
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78 | Unicode range), or a pretty-printed format (for when you want to read that |
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79 | stuff). Or you can combine those features in whatever way you like. |
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57 | =back |
81 | =back |
58 | |
82 | |
59 | =cut |
83 | =cut |
60 | |
84 | |
61 | package JSON::XS; |
85 | package JSON::XS; |
62 | |
86 | |
63 | BEGIN { |
87 | use strict; |
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64 | $VERSION = '0.1'; |
89 | our $VERSION = '1.53'; |
65 | @ISA = qw(Exporter); |
90 | our @ISA = qw(Exporter); |
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91 | |
67 | @EXPORT = qw(to_json from_json); |
92 | our @EXPORT = qw(to_json from_json); |
68 | require Exporter; |
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93 | |
70 | require XSLoader; |
94 | use Exporter; |
71 | XSLoader::load JSON::XS::, $VERSION; |
95 | use XSLoader; |
72 | } |
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96 | |
74 | =head1 FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE |
97 | =head1 FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE |
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98 | |
76 | The following convinience methods are provided by this module. They are |
99 | The following convenience methods are provided by this module. They are |
77 | exported by default: |
100 | exported by default: |
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101 | |
79 | =over 4 |
102 | =over 4 |
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103 | |
81 | =item $json_string = to_json $perl_scalar |
104 | =item $json_text = to_json $perl_scalar |
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105 | |
83 | Converts the given Perl data structure (a simple scalar or a reference to |
106 | Converts the given Perl data structure to a UTF-8 encoded, binary string |
84 | a hash or array) to a UTF-8 encoded, binary string (that is, the string contains |
107 | (that is, the string contains octets only). Croaks on error. |
85 | octets only). Croaks on error. |
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87 | This function call is functionally identical to C<< JSON::XS->new->utf8 |
109 | This function call is functionally identical to: |
88 | (1)->encode ($perl_scalar) >>. |
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111 | $json_text = JSON::XS->new->utf8->encode ($perl_scalar) |
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113 | except being faster. |
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90 | =item $perl_scalar = from_json $json_string |
115 | =item $perl_scalar = from_json $json_text |
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116 | |
92 | The opposite of C<to_json>: expects an UTF-8 (binary) string and tries to |
117 | The opposite of C<to_json>: expects an UTF-8 (binary) string and tries |
93 | parse that as an UTF-8 encoded JSON string, returning the resulting simple |
118 | to parse that as an UTF-8 encoded JSON text, returning the resulting |
94 | scalar or reference. Croaks on error. |
119 | reference. Croaks on error. |
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96 | This function call is functionally identical to C<< JSON::XS->new->utf8 |
121 | This function call is functionally identical to: |
97 | (1)->decode ($json_string) >>. |
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123 | $perl_scalar = JSON::XS->new->utf8->decode ($json_text) |
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125 | except being faster. |
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127 | =item $is_boolean = JSON::XS::is_bool $scalar |
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129 | Returns true if the passed scalar represents either JSON::XS::true or |
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130 | JSON::XS::false, two constants that act like C<1> and C<0>, respectively |
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131 | and are used to represent JSON C<true> and C<false> values in Perl. |
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133 | See MAPPING, below, for more information on how JSON values are mapped to |
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134 | Perl. |
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99 | =back |
136 | =back |
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139 | =head1 A FEW NOTES ON UNICODE AND PERL |
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141 | Since this often leads to confusion, here are a few very clear words on |
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142 | how Unicode works in Perl, modulo bugs. |
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144 | =over 4 |
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146 | =item 1. Perl strings can store characters with ordinal values > 255. |
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148 | This enables you to store Unicode characters as single characters in a |
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149 | Perl string - very natural. |
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151 | =item 2. Perl does I<not> associate an encoding with your strings. |
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153 | Unless you force it to, e.g. when matching it against a regex, or printing |
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154 | the scalar to a file, in which case Perl either interprets your string as |
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155 | locale-encoded text, octets/binary, or as Unicode, depending on various |
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156 | settings. In no case is an encoding stored together with your data, it is |
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157 | I<use> that decides encoding, not any magical metadata. |
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159 | =item 3. The internal utf-8 flag has no meaning with regards to the |
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160 | encoding of your string. |
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162 | Just ignore that flag unless you debug a Perl bug, a module written in |
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163 | XS or want to dive into the internals of perl. Otherwise it will only |
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164 | confuse you, as, despite the name, it says nothing about how your string |
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165 | is encoded. You can have Unicode strings with that flag set, with that |
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166 | flag clear, and you can have binary data with that flag set and that flag |
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167 | clear. Other possibilities exist, too. |
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169 | If you didn't know about that flag, just the better, pretend it doesn't |
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170 | exist. |
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172 | =item 4. A "Unicode String" is simply a string where each character can be |
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173 | validly interpreted as a Unicode codepoint. |
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175 | If you have UTF-8 encoded data, it is no longer a Unicode string, but a |
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176 | Unicode string encoded in UTF-8, giving you a binary string. |
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178 | =item 5. A string containing "high" (> 255) character values is I<not> a UTF-8 string. |
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180 | It's a fact. Learn to live with it. |
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182 | =back |
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184 | I hope this helps :) |
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186 | |
101 | =head1 OBJECT-ORIENTED INTERFACE |
187 | =head1 OBJECT-ORIENTED INTERFACE |
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103 | The object oriented interface lets you configure your own encoding or |
189 | The object oriented interface lets you configure your own encoding or |
104 | decoding style, within the limits of supported formats. |
190 | decoding style, within the limits of supported formats. |
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111 | strings. All boolean flags described below are by default I<disabled>. |
197 | strings. All boolean flags described below are by default I<disabled>. |
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198 | |
113 | The mutators for flags all return the JSON object again and thus calls can |
199 | The mutators for flags all return the JSON object again and thus calls can |
114 | be chained: |
200 | be chained: |
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201 | |
116 | my $json = JSON::XS->new->utf8(1)->space_after(1)->encode ({a => [1,2]}) |
202 | my $json = JSON::XS->new->utf8->space_after->encode ({a => [1,2]}) |
117 | => {"a": [1, 2]} |
203 | => {"a": [1, 2]} |
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119 | =item $json = $json->ascii ($enable) |
205 | =item $json = $json->ascii ([$enable]) |
120 | |
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121 | If C<$enable> is true, then the C<encode> method will not generate |
207 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will not |
122 | characters outside the code range C<0..127>. Any unicode characters |
208 | generate characters outside the code range C<0..127> (which is ASCII). Any |
123 | outside that range will be escaped using either a single \uXXXX (BMP |
209 | Unicode characters outside that range will be escaped using either a |
124 | characters) or a double \uHHHH\uLLLLL escape sequence, as per RFC4627. |
210 | single \uXXXX (BMP characters) or a double \uHHHH\uLLLLL escape sequence, |
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211 | as per RFC4627. The resulting encoded JSON text can be treated as a native |
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212 | Unicode string, an ascii-encoded, latin1-encoded or UTF-8 encoded string, |
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213 | or any other superset of ASCII. |
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126 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will not escape Unicode |
215 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will not escape Unicode |
127 | characters unless necessary. |
216 | characters unless required by the JSON syntax or other flags. This results |
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217 | in a faster and more compact format. |
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219 | The main use for this flag is to produce JSON texts that can be |
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220 | transmitted over a 7-bit channel, as the encoded JSON texts will not |
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221 | contain any 8 bit characters. |
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129 | JSON::XS->new->ascii (1)->encode (chr 0x10401) |
223 | JSON::XS->new->ascii (1)->encode ([chr 0x10401]) |
130 | => \ud801\udc01 |
224 | => ["\ud801\udc01"] |
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226 | =item $json = $json->latin1 ([$enable]) |
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228 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will encode |
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229 | the resulting JSON text as latin1 (or iso-8859-1), escaping any characters |
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230 | outside the code range C<0..255>. The resulting string can be treated as a |
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231 | latin1-encoded JSON text or a native Unicode string. The C<decode> method |
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232 | will not be affected in any way by this flag, as C<decode> by default |
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233 | expects Unicode, which is a strict superset of latin1. |
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235 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will not escape Unicode |
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236 | characters unless required by the JSON syntax or other flags. |
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238 | The main use for this flag is efficiently encoding binary data as JSON |
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239 | text, as most octets will not be escaped, resulting in a smaller encoded |
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240 | size. The disadvantage is that the resulting JSON text is encoded |
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241 | in latin1 (and must correctly be treated as such when storing and |
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242 | transferring), a rare encoding for JSON. It is therefore most useful when |
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243 | you want to store data structures known to contain binary data efficiently |
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244 | in files or databases, not when talking to other JSON encoders/decoders. |
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246 | JSON::XS->new->latin1->encode (["\x{89}\x{abc}"] |
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247 | => ["\x{89}\\u0abc"] # (perl syntax, U+abc escaped, U+89 not) |
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248 | |
132 | =item $json = $json->utf8 ($enable) |
249 | =item $json = $json->utf8 ([$enable]) |
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134 | If C<$enable> is true, then the C<encode> method will encode the JSON |
251 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will encode |
135 | string into UTF-8, as required by many protocols, while the C<decode> |
252 | the JSON result into UTF-8, as required by many protocols, while the |
136 | method expects to be handled an UTF-8-encoded string. Please note that |
253 | C<decode> method expects to be handled an UTF-8-encoded string. Please |
137 | UTF-8-encoded strings do not contain any characters outside the range |
254 | note that UTF-8-encoded strings do not contain any characters outside the |
138 | C<0..255>, they are thus useful for bytewise/binary I/O. |
255 | range C<0..255>, they are thus useful for bytewise/binary I/O. In future |
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256 | versions, enabling this option might enable autodetection of the UTF-16 |
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257 | and UTF-32 encoding families, as described in RFC4627. |
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140 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will return the JSON |
259 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will return the JSON |
141 | string as a (non-encoded) unicode string, while C<decode> expects thus a |
260 | string as a (non-encoded) Unicode string, while C<decode> expects thus a |
142 | unicode string. Any decoding or encoding (e.g. to UTF-8 or UTF-16) needs |
261 | Unicode string. Any decoding or encoding (e.g. to UTF-8 or UTF-16) needs |
143 | to be done yourself, e.g. using the Encode module. |
262 | to be done yourself, e.g. using the Encode module. |
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264 | Example, output UTF-16BE-encoded JSON: |
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266 | use Encode; |
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267 | $jsontext = encode "UTF-16BE", JSON::XS->new->encode ($object); |
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268 | |
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269 | Example, decode UTF-32LE-encoded JSON: |
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270 | |
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271 | use Encode; |
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272 | $object = JSON::XS->new->decode (decode "UTF-32LE", $jsontext); |
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145 | =item $json = $json->pretty ($enable) |
274 | =item $json = $json->pretty ([$enable]) |
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147 | This enables (or disables) all of the C<indent>, C<space_before> and |
276 | This enables (or disables) all of the C<indent>, C<space_before> and |
148 | C<space_after> (and in the future possibly more) flags in one call to |
277 | C<space_after> (and in the future possibly more) flags in one call to |
149 | generate the most readable (or most compact) form possible. |
278 | generate the most readable (or most compact) form possible. |
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280 | Example, pretty-print some simple structure: |
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151 | my $json = JSON::XS->new->pretty(1)->encode ({a => [1,2]}) |
282 | my $json = JSON::XS->new->pretty(1)->encode ({a => [1,2]}) |
152 | => |
283 | => |
153 | { |
284 | { |
154 | "a" : [ |
285 | "a" : [ |
155 | 1, |
286 | 1, |
156 | 2 |
287 | 2 |
157 | ] |
288 | ] |
158 | } |
289 | } |
159 | |
290 | |
160 | =item $json = $json->indent ($enable) |
291 | =item $json = $json->indent ([$enable]) |
161 | |
292 | |
162 | If C<$enable> is true, then the C<encode> method will use a multiline |
293 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will use a multiline |
163 | format as output, putting every array member or object/hash key-value pair |
294 | format as output, putting every array member or object/hash key-value pair |
164 | into its own line, identing them properly. |
295 | into its own line, indenting them properly. |
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166 | If C<$enable> is false, no newlines or indenting will be produced, and the |
297 | If C<$enable> is false, no newlines or indenting will be produced, and the |
167 | resulting JSON strings is guarenteed not to contain any C<newlines>. |
298 | resulting JSON text is guaranteed not to contain any C<newlines>. |
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299 | |
169 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON strings. |
300 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON texts. |
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171 | =item $json = $json->space_before ($enable) |
302 | =item $json = $json->space_before ([$enable]) |
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173 | If C<$enable> is true, then the C<encode> method will add an extra |
304 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will add an extra |
174 | optional space before the C<:> separating keys from values in JSON objects. |
305 | optional space before the C<:> separating keys from values in JSON objects. |
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176 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will not add any extra |
307 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will not add any extra |
177 | space at those places. |
308 | space at those places. |
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309 | |
179 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON strings. You will also most |
310 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON texts. You will also |
180 | likely combine this setting with C<space_after>. |
311 | most likely combine this setting with C<space_after>. |
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313 | Example, space_before enabled, space_after and indent disabled: |
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315 | {"key" :"value"} |
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182 | =item $json = $json->space_after ($enable) |
317 | =item $json = $json->space_after ([$enable]) |
183 | |
318 | |
184 | If C<$enable> is true, then the C<encode> method will add an extra |
319 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will add an extra |
185 | optional space after the C<:> separating keys from values in JSON objects |
320 | optional space after the C<:> separating keys from values in JSON objects |
186 | and extra whitespace after the C<,> separating key-value pairs and array |
321 | and extra whitespace after the C<,> separating key-value pairs and array |
187 | members. |
322 | members. |
188 | |
323 | |
189 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will not add any extra |
324 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will not add any extra |
190 | space at those places. |
325 | space at those places. |
191 | |
326 | |
192 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON strings. |
327 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON texts. |
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329 | Example, space_before and indent disabled, space_after enabled: |
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330 | |
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331 | {"key": "value"} |
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332 | |
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333 | =item $json = $json->relaxed ([$enable]) |
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335 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then C<decode> will accept some |
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336 | extensions to normal JSON syntax (see below). C<encode> will not be |
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337 | affected in anyway. I<Be aware that this option makes you accept invalid |
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338 | JSON texts as if they were valid!>. I suggest only to use this option to |
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339 | parse application-specific files written by humans (configuration files, |
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340 | resource files etc.) |
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341 | |
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342 | If C<$enable> is false (the default), then C<decode> will only accept |
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343 | valid JSON texts. |
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344 | |
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345 | Currently accepted extensions are: |
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346 | |
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347 | =over 4 |
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348 | |
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349 | =item * list items can have an end-comma |
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351 | JSON I<separates> array elements and key-value pairs with commas. This |
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352 | can be annoying if you write JSON texts manually and want to be able to |
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353 | quickly append elements, so this extension accepts comma at the end of |
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354 | such items not just between them: |
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356 | [ |
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357 | 1, |
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358 | 2, <- this comma not normally allowed |
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359 | ] |
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360 | { |
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361 | "k1": "v1", |
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362 | "k2": "v2", <- this comma not normally allowed |
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363 | } |
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364 | |
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365 | =item * shell-style '#'-comments |
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366 | |
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367 | Whenever JSON allows whitespace, shell-style comments are additionally |
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368 | allowed. They are terminated by the first carriage-return or line-feed |
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369 | character, after which more white-space and comments are allowed. |
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370 | |
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371 | [ |
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372 | 1, # this comment not allowed in JSON |
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373 | # neither this one... |
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374 | ] |
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375 | |
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376 | =back |
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377 | |
194 | =item $json = $json->canonical ($enable) |
378 | =item $json = $json->canonical ([$enable]) |
195 | |
379 | |
196 | If C<$enable> is true, then the C<encode> method will output JSON objects |
380 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will output JSON objects |
197 | by sorting their keys. This is adding a comparatively high overhead. |
381 | by sorting their keys. This is adding a comparatively high overhead. |
198 | |
382 | |
199 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will output key-value |
383 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will output key-value |
200 | pairs in the order Perl stores them (which will likely change between runs |
384 | pairs in the order Perl stores them (which will likely change between runs |
201 | of the same script). |
385 | of the same script). |
202 | |
386 | |
203 | This option is useful if you want the same data structure to be encoded as |
387 | This option is useful if you want the same data structure to be encoded as |
204 | the same JSON string (given the same overall settings). If it is disabled, |
388 | the same JSON text (given the same overall settings). If it is disabled, |
205 | the same hash migh be encoded differently even if contains the same data, |
389 | the same hash might be encoded differently even if contains the same data, |
206 | as key-value pairs have no inherent ordering in Perl. |
390 | as key-value pairs have no inherent ordering in Perl. |
207 | |
391 | |
208 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON strings. |
392 | This setting has no effect when decoding JSON texts. |
209 | |
393 | |
210 | =item $json = $json->allow_nonref ($enable) |
394 | =item $json = $json->allow_nonref ([$enable]) |
211 | |
395 | |
212 | If C<$enable> is true, then the C<encode> method can convert a |
396 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method can convert a |
213 | non-reference into its corresponding string, number or null JSON value, |
397 | non-reference into its corresponding string, number or null JSON value, |
214 | which is an extension to RFC4627. Likewise, C<decode> will accept those JSON |
398 | which is an extension to RFC4627. Likewise, C<decode> will accept those JSON |
215 | values instead of croaking. |
399 | values instead of croaking. |
216 | |
400 | |
217 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will croak if it isn't |
401 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will croak if it isn't |
218 | passed an arrayref or hashref, as JSON strings must either be an object |
402 | passed an arrayref or hashref, as JSON texts must either be an object |
219 | or array. Likewise, C<decode> will croak if given something that is not a |
403 | or array. Likewise, C<decode> will croak if given something that is not a |
220 | JSON object or array. |
404 | JSON object or array. |
221 | |
405 | |
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406 | Example, encode a Perl scalar as JSON value with enabled C<allow_nonref>, |
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407 | resulting in an invalid JSON text: |
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408 | |
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409 | JSON::XS->new->allow_nonref->encode ("Hello, World!") |
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410 | => "Hello, World!" |
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411 | |
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412 | =item $json = $json->allow_blessed ([$enable]) |
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413 | |
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414 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will not |
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415 | barf when it encounters a blessed reference. Instead, the value of the |
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416 | B<convert_blessed> option will decide whether C<null> (C<convert_blessed> |
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417 | disabled or no C<to_json> method found) or a representation of the |
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418 | object (C<convert_blessed> enabled and C<to_json> method found) is being |
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419 | encoded. Has no effect on C<decode>. |
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420 | |
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421 | If C<$enable> is false (the default), then C<encode> will throw an |
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422 | exception when it encounters a blessed object. |
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423 | |
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424 | =item $json = $json->convert_blessed ([$enable]) |
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425 | |
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426 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then C<encode>, upon encountering a |
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427 | blessed object, will check for the availability of the C<TO_JSON> method |
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428 | on the object's class. If found, it will be called in scalar context |
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429 | and the resulting scalar will be encoded instead of the object. If no |
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430 | C<TO_JSON> method is found, the value of C<allow_blessed> will decide what |
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431 | to do. |
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432 | |
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433 | The C<TO_JSON> method may safely call die if it wants. If C<TO_JSON> |
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434 | returns other blessed objects, those will be handled in the same |
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435 | way. C<TO_JSON> must take care of not causing an endless recursion cycle |
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436 | (== crash) in this case. The name of C<TO_JSON> was chosen because other |
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437 | methods called by the Perl core (== not by the user of the object) are |
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438 | usually in upper case letters and to avoid collisions with the C<to_json> |
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439 | function. |
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440 | |
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441 | This setting does not yet influence C<decode> in any way, but in the |
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442 | future, global hooks might get installed that influence C<decode> and are |
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443 | enabled by this setting. |
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444 | |
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445 | If C<$enable> is false, then the C<allow_blessed> setting will decide what |
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446 | to do when a blessed object is found. |
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447 | |
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448 | =item $json = $json->filter_json_object ([$coderef->($hashref)]) |
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449 | |
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450 | When C<$coderef> is specified, it will be called from C<decode> each |
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451 | time it decodes a JSON object. The only argument is a reference to the |
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452 | newly-created hash. If the code references returns a single scalar (which |
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453 | need not be a reference), this value (i.e. a copy of that scalar to avoid |
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454 | aliasing) is inserted into the deserialised data structure. If it returns |
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455 | an empty list (NOTE: I<not> C<undef>, which is a valid scalar), the |
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456 | original deserialised hash will be inserted. This setting can slow down |
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457 | decoding considerably. |
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458 | |
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459 | When C<$coderef> is omitted or undefined, any existing callback will |
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460 | be removed and C<decode> will not change the deserialised hash in any |
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461 | way. |
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462 | |
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463 | Example, convert all JSON objects into the integer 5: |
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464 | |
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465 | my $js = JSON::XS->new->filter_json_object (sub { 5 }); |
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466 | # returns [5] |
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467 | $js->decode ('[{}]') |
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468 | # throw an exception because allow_nonref is not enabled |
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469 | # so a lone 5 is not allowed. |
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470 | $js->decode ('{"a":1, "b":2}'); |
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471 | |
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472 | =item $json = $json->filter_json_single_key_object ($key [=> $coderef->($value)]) |
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473 | |
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474 | Works remotely similar to C<filter_json_object>, but is only called for |
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475 | JSON objects having a single key named C<$key>. |
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476 | |
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477 | This C<$coderef> is called before the one specified via |
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478 | C<filter_json_object>, if any. It gets passed the single value in the JSON |
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479 | object. If it returns a single value, it will be inserted into the data |
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480 | structure. If it returns nothing (not even C<undef> but the empty list), |
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481 | the callback from C<filter_json_object> will be called next, as if no |
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482 | single-key callback were specified. |
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483 | |
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484 | If C<$coderef> is omitted or undefined, the corresponding callback will be |
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485 | disabled. There can only ever be one callback for a given key. |
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486 | |
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487 | As this callback gets called less often then the C<filter_json_object> |
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488 | one, decoding speed will not usually suffer as much. Therefore, single-key |
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489 | objects make excellent targets to serialise Perl objects into, especially |
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490 | as single-key JSON objects are as close to the type-tagged value concept |
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491 | as JSON gets (it's basically an ID/VALUE tuple). Of course, JSON does not |
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492 | support this in any way, so you need to make sure your data never looks |
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493 | like a serialised Perl hash. |
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494 | |
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495 | Typical names for the single object key are C<__class_whatever__>, or |
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496 | C<$__dollars_are_rarely_used__$> or C<}ugly_brace_placement>, or even |
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497 | things like C<__class_md5sum(classname)__>, to reduce the risk of clashing |
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498 | with real hashes. |
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499 | |
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|
500 | Example, decode JSON objects of the form C<< { "__widget__" => <id> } >> |
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501 | into the corresponding C<< $WIDGET{<id>} >> object: |
|
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502 | |
|
|
503 | # return whatever is in $WIDGET{5}: |
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504 | JSON::XS |
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505 | ->new |
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506 | ->filter_json_single_key_object (__widget__ => sub { |
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507 | $WIDGET{ $_[0] } |
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508 | }) |
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509 | ->decode ('{"__widget__": 5') |
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510 | |
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511 | # this can be used with a TO_JSON method in some "widget" class |
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|
512 | # for serialisation to json: |
|
|
513 | sub WidgetBase::TO_JSON { |
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514 | my ($self) = @_; |
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515 | |
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516 | unless ($self->{id}) { |
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517 | $self->{id} = ..get..some..id..; |
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518 | $WIDGET{$self->{id}} = $self; |
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519 | } |
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520 | |
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521 | { __widget__ => $self->{id} } |
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522 | } |
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523 | |
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|
524 | =item $json = $json->shrink ([$enable]) |
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525 | |
|
|
526 | Perl usually over-allocates memory a bit when allocating space for |
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527 | strings. This flag optionally resizes strings generated by either |
|
|
528 | C<encode> or C<decode> to their minimum size possible. This can save |
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529 | memory when your JSON texts are either very very long or you have many |
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|
530 | short strings. It will also try to downgrade any strings to octet-form |
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|
531 | if possible: perl stores strings internally either in an encoding called |
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532 | UTF-X or in octet-form. The latter cannot store everything but uses less |
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533 | space in general (and some buggy Perl or C code might even rely on that |
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534 | internal representation being used). |
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535 | |
|
|
536 | The actual definition of what shrink does might change in future versions, |
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537 | but it will always try to save space at the expense of time. |
|
|
538 | |
|
|
539 | If C<$enable> is true (or missing), the string returned by C<encode> will |
|
|
540 | be shrunk-to-fit, while all strings generated by C<decode> will also be |
|
|
541 | shrunk-to-fit. |
|
|
542 | |
|
|
543 | If C<$enable> is false, then the normal perl allocation algorithms are used. |
|
|
544 | If you work with your data, then this is likely to be faster. |
|
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545 | |
|
|
546 | In the future, this setting might control other things, such as converting |
|
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547 | strings that look like integers or floats into integers or floats |
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548 | internally (there is no difference on the Perl level), saving space. |
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|
549 | |
|
|
550 | =item $json = $json->max_depth ([$maximum_nesting_depth]) |
|
|
551 | |
|
|
552 | Sets the maximum nesting level (default C<512>) accepted while encoding |
|
|
553 | or decoding. If the JSON text or Perl data structure has an equal or |
|
|
554 | higher nesting level then this limit, then the encoder and decoder will |
|
|
555 | stop and croak at that point. |
|
|
556 | |
|
|
557 | Nesting level is defined by number of hash- or arrayrefs that the encoder |
|
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558 | needs to traverse to reach a given point or the number of C<{> or C<[> |
|
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559 | characters without their matching closing parenthesis crossed to reach a |
|
|
560 | given character in a string. |
|
|
561 | |
|
|
562 | Setting the maximum depth to one disallows any nesting, so that ensures |
|
|
563 | that the object is only a single hash/object or array. |
|
|
564 | |
|
|
565 | The argument to C<max_depth> will be rounded up to the next highest power |
|
|
566 | of two. If no argument is given, the highest possible setting will be |
|
|
567 | used, which is rarely useful. |
|
|
568 | |
|
|
569 | See SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS, below, for more info on why this is useful. |
|
|
570 | |
|
|
571 | =item $json = $json->max_size ([$maximum_string_size]) |
|
|
572 | |
|
|
573 | Set the maximum length a JSON text may have (in bytes) where decoding is |
|
|
574 | being attempted. The default is C<0>, meaning no limit. When C<decode> |
|
|
575 | is called on a string longer then this number of characters it will not |
|
|
576 | attempt to decode the string but throw an exception. This setting has no |
|
|
577 | effect on C<encode> (yet). |
|
|
578 | |
|
|
579 | The argument to C<max_size> will be rounded up to the next B<highest> |
|
|
580 | power of two (so may be more than requested). If no argument is given, the |
|
|
581 | limit check will be deactivated (same as when C<0> is specified). |
|
|
582 | |
|
|
583 | See SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS, below, for more info on why this is useful. |
|
|
584 | |
222 | =item $json_string = $json->encode ($perl_scalar) |
585 | =item $json_text = $json->encode ($perl_scalar) |
223 | |
586 | |
224 | Converts the given Perl data structure (a simple scalar or a reference |
587 | Converts the given Perl data structure (a simple scalar or a reference |
225 | to a hash or array) to its JSON representation. Simple scalars will be |
588 | to a hash or array) to its JSON representation. Simple scalars will be |
226 | converted into JSON string or number sequences, while references to arrays |
589 | converted into JSON string or number sequences, while references to arrays |
227 | become JSON arrays and references to hashes become JSON objects. Undefined |
590 | become JSON arrays and references to hashes become JSON objects. Undefined |
228 | Perl values (e.g. C<undef>) become JSON C<null> values. Neither C<true> |
591 | Perl values (e.g. C<undef>) become JSON C<null> values. Neither C<true> |
229 | nor C<false> values will be generated. |
592 | nor C<false> values will be generated. |
230 | |
593 | |
231 | =item $perl_scalar = $json->decode ($json_string) |
594 | =item $perl_scalar = $json->decode ($json_text) |
232 | |
595 | |
233 | The opposite of C<encode>: expects a JSON string and tries to parse it, |
596 | The opposite of C<encode>: expects a JSON text and tries to parse it, |
234 | returning the resulting simple scalar or reference. Croaks on error. |
597 | returning the resulting simple scalar or reference. Croaks on error. |
235 | |
598 | |
236 | JSON numbers and strings become simple Perl scalars. JSON arrays become |
599 | JSON numbers and strings become simple Perl scalars. JSON arrays become |
237 | Perl arrayrefs and JSON objects become Perl hashrefs. C<true> becomes |
600 | Perl arrayrefs and JSON objects become Perl hashrefs. C<true> becomes |
238 | C<1>, C<false> becomes C<0> and C<null> becomes C<undef>. |
601 | C<1>, C<false> becomes C<0> and C<null> becomes C<undef>. |
239 | |
602 | |
|
|
603 | =item ($perl_scalar, $characters) = $json->decode_prefix ($json_text) |
|
|
604 | |
|
|
605 | This works like the C<decode> method, but instead of raising an exception |
|
|
606 | when there is trailing garbage after the first JSON object, it will |
|
|
607 | silently stop parsing there and return the number of characters consumed |
|
|
608 | so far. |
|
|
609 | |
|
|
610 | This is useful if your JSON texts are not delimited by an outer protocol |
|
|
611 | (which is not the brightest thing to do in the first place) and you need |
|
|
612 | to know where the JSON text ends. |
|
|
613 | |
|
|
614 | JSON::XS->new->decode_prefix ("[1] the tail") |
|
|
615 | => ([], 3) |
|
|
616 | |
240 | =back |
617 | =back |
|
|
618 | |
|
|
619 | |
|
|
620 | =head1 MAPPING |
|
|
621 | |
|
|
622 | This section describes how JSON::XS maps Perl values to JSON values and |
|
|
623 | vice versa. These mappings are designed to "do the right thing" in most |
|
|
624 | circumstances automatically, preserving round-tripping characteristics |
|
|
625 | (what you put in comes out as something equivalent). |
|
|
626 | |
|
|
627 | For the more enlightened: note that in the following descriptions, |
|
|
628 | lowercase I<perl> refers to the Perl interpreter, while uppercase I<Perl> |
|
|
629 | refers to the abstract Perl language itself. |
|
|
630 | |
|
|
631 | |
|
|
632 | =head2 JSON -> PERL |
|
|
633 | |
|
|
634 | =over 4 |
|
|
635 | |
|
|
636 | =item object |
|
|
637 | |
|
|
638 | A JSON object becomes a reference to a hash in Perl. No ordering of object |
|
|
639 | keys is preserved (JSON does not preserve object key ordering itself). |
|
|
640 | |
|
|
641 | =item array |
|
|
642 | |
|
|
643 | A JSON array becomes a reference to an array in Perl. |
|
|
644 | |
|
|
645 | =item string |
|
|
646 | |
|
|
647 | A JSON string becomes a string scalar in Perl - Unicode codepoints in JSON |
|
|
648 | are represented by the same codepoints in the Perl string, so no manual |
|
|
649 | decoding is necessary. |
|
|
650 | |
|
|
651 | =item number |
|
|
652 | |
|
|
653 | A JSON number becomes either an integer, numeric (floating point) or |
|
|
654 | string scalar in perl, depending on its range and any fractional parts. On |
|
|
655 | the Perl level, there is no difference between those as Perl handles all |
|
|
656 | the conversion details, but an integer may take slightly less memory and |
|
|
657 | might represent more values exactly than (floating point) numbers. |
|
|
658 | |
|
|
659 | If the number consists of digits only, JSON::XS will try to represent |
|
|
660 | it as an integer value. If that fails, it will try to represent it as |
|
|
661 | a numeric (floating point) value if that is possible without loss of |
|
|
662 | precision. Otherwise it will preserve the number as a string value. |
|
|
663 | |
|
|
664 | Numbers containing a fractional or exponential part will always be |
|
|
665 | represented as numeric (floating point) values, possibly at a loss of |
|
|
666 | precision. |
|
|
667 | |
|
|
668 | This might create round-tripping problems as numbers might become strings, |
|
|
669 | but as Perl is typeless there is no other way to do it. |
|
|
670 | |
|
|
671 | =item true, false |
|
|
672 | |
|
|
673 | These JSON atoms become C<JSON::XS::true> and C<JSON::XS::false>, |
|
|
674 | respectively. They are overloaded to act almost exactly like the numbers |
|
|
675 | C<1> and C<0>. You can check whether a scalar is a JSON boolean by using |
|
|
676 | the C<JSON::XS::is_bool> function. |
|
|
677 | |
|
|
678 | =item null |
|
|
679 | |
|
|
680 | A JSON null atom becomes C<undef> in Perl. |
|
|
681 | |
|
|
682 | =back |
|
|
683 | |
|
|
684 | |
|
|
685 | =head2 PERL -> JSON |
|
|
686 | |
|
|
687 | The mapping from Perl to JSON is slightly more difficult, as Perl is a |
|
|
688 | truly typeless language, so we can only guess which JSON type is meant by |
|
|
689 | a Perl value. |
|
|
690 | |
|
|
691 | =over 4 |
|
|
692 | |
|
|
693 | =item hash references |
|
|
694 | |
|
|
695 | Perl hash references become JSON objects. As there is no inherent ordering |
|
|
696 | in hash keys (or JSON objects), they will usually be encoded in a |
|
|
697 | pseudo-random order that can change between runs of the same program but |
|
|
698 | stays generally the same within a single run of a program. JSON::XS can |
|
|
699 | optionally sort the hash keys (determined by the I<canonical> flag), so |
|
|
700 | the same datastructure will serialise to the same JSON text (given same |
|
|
701 | settings and version of JSON::XS), but this incurs a runtime overhead |
|
|
702 | and is only rarely useful, e.g. when you want to compare some JSON text |
|
|
703 | against another for equality. |
|
|
704 | |
|
|
705 | =item array references |
|
|
706 | |
|
|
707 | Perl array references become JSON arrays. |
|
|
708 | |
|
|
709 | =item other references |
|
|
710 | |
|
|
711 | Other unblessed references are generally not allowed and will cause an |
|
|
712 | exception to be thrown, except for references to the integers C<0> and |
|
|
713 | C<1>, which get turned into C<false> and C<true> atoms in JSON. You can |
|
|
714 | also use C<JSON::XS::false> and C<JSON::XS::true> to improve readability. |
|
|
715 | |
|
|
716 | to_json [\0,JSON::XS::true] # yields [false,true] |
|
|
717 | |
|
|
718 | =item JSON::XS::true, JSON::XS::false |
|
|
719 | |
|
|
720 | These special values become JSON true and JSON false values, |
|
|
721 | respectively. You can also use C<\1> and C<\0> directly if you want. |
|
|
722 | |
|
|
723 | =item blessed objects |
|
|
724 | |
|
|
725 | Blessed objects are not allowed. JSON::XS currently tries to encode their |
|
|
726 | underlying representation (hash- or arrayref), but this behaviour might |
|
|
727 | change in future versions. |
|
|
728 | |
|
|
729 | =item simple scalars |
|
|
730 | |
|
|
731 | Simple Perl scalars (any scalar that is not a reference) are the most |
|
|
732 | difficult objects to encode: JSON::XS will encode undefined scalars as |
|
|
733 | JSON null value, scalars that have last been used in a string context |
|
|
734 | before encoding as JSON strings and anything else as number value: |
|
|
735 | |
|
|
736 | # dump as number |
|
|
737 | to_json [2] # yields [2] |
|
|
738 | to_json [-3.0e17] # yields [-3e+17] |
|
|
739 | my $value = 5; to_json [$value] # yields [5] |
|
|
740 | |
|
|
741 | # used as string, so dump as string |
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742 | print $value; |
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743 | to_json [$value] # yields ["5"] |
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744 | |
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745 | # undef becomes null |
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746 | to_json [undef] # yields [null] |
|
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747 | |
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748 | You can force the type to be a JSON string by stringifying it: |
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749 | |
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750 | my $x = 3.1; # some variable containing a number |
|
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751 | "$x"; # stringified |
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752 | $x .= ""; # another, more awkward way to stringify |
|
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753 | print $x; # perl does it for you, too, quite often |
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|
754 | |
|
|
755 | You can force the type to be a JSON number by numifying it: |
|
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756 | |
|
|
757 | my $x = "3"; # some variable containing a string |
|
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758 | $x += 0; # numify it, ensuring it will be dumped as a number |
|
|
759 | $x *= 1; # same thing, the choice is yours. |
|
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760 | |
|
|
761 | You can not currently force the type in other, less obscure, ways. Tell me |
|
|
762 | if you need this capability. |
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763 | |
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764 | =back |
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765 | |
241 | |
766 | |
242 | =head1 COMPARISON |
767 | =head1 COMPARISON |
243 | |
768 | |
244 | As already mentioned, this module was created because none of the existing |
769 | As already mentioned, this module was created because none of the existing |
245 | JSON modules could be made to work correctly. First I will describe the |
770 | JSON modules could be made to work correctly. First I will describe the |
… | |
… | |
247 | followed by some benchmark values. JSON::XS was designed not to suffer |
772 | followed by some benchmark values. JSON::XS was designed not to suffer |
248 | from any of these problems or limitations. |
773 | from any of these problems or limitations. |
249 | |
774 | |
250 | =over 4 |
775 | =over 4 |
251 | |
776 | |
252 | =item JSON |
777 | =item JSON 1.07 |
253 | |
778 | |
254 | Slow (but very portable, as it is written in pure Perl). |
779 | Slow (but very portable, as it is written in pure Perl). |
255 | |
780 | |
256 | Undocumented/buggy Unicode handling (how JSON handles unicode values is |
781 | Undocumented/buggy Unicode handling (how JSON handles Unicode values is |
257 | undocumented. One can get far by feeding it unicode strings and doing |
782 | undocumented. One can get far by feeding it Unicode strings and doing |
258 | en-/decoding oneself, but unicode escapes are not working properly). |
783 | en-/decoding oneself, but Unicode escapes are not working properly). |
259 | |
784 | |
260 | No roundtripping (strings get clobbered if they look like numbers, e.g. |
785 | No round-tripping (strings get clobbered if they look like numbers, e.g. |
261 | the string C<2.0> will encode to C<2.0> instead of C<"2.0">, and that will |
786 | the string C<2.0> will encode to C<2.0> instead of C<"2.0">, and that will |
262 | decode into the number 2. |
787 | decode into the number 2. |
263 | |
788 | |
264 | =item JSON::PC |
789 | =item JSON::PC 0.01 |
265 | |
790 | |
266 | Very fast. |
791 | Very fast. |
267 | |
792 | |
268 | Undocumented/buggy Unicode handling. |
793 | Undocumented/buggy Unicode handling. |
269 | |
794 | |
270 | No roundtripping. |
795 | No round-tripping. |
271 | |
796 | |
272 | Has problems handling many Perl values (e.g. regex results and other magic |
797 | Has problems handling many Perl values (e.g. regex results and other magic |
273 | values will make it croak). |
798 | values will make it croak). |
274 | |
799 | |
275 | Does not even generate valid JSON (C<{1,2}> gets converted to C<{1:2}> |
800 | Does not even generate valid JSON (C<{1,2}> gets converted to C<{1:2}> |
276 | which is not a valid JSON string. |
801 | which is not a valid JSON text. |
277 | |
802 | |
278 | Unmaintained (maintainer unresponsive for many months, bugs are not |
803 | Unmaintained (maintainer unresponsive for many months, bugs are not |
279 | getting fixed). |
804 | getting fixed). |
280 | |
805 | |
281 | =item JSON::Syck |
806 | =item JSON::Syck 0.21 |
282 | |
807 | |
283 | Very buggy (often crashes). |
808 | Very buggy (often crashes). |
284 | |
809 | |
285 | Very inflexible (no human-readable format supported, format pretty much |
810 | Very inflexible (no human-readable format supported, format pretty much |
286 | undocumented. I need at least a format for easy reading by humans and a |
811 | undocumented. I need at least a format for easy reading by humans and a |
287 | single-line compact format for use in a protocol, and preferably a way to |
812 | single-line compact format for use in a protocol, and preferably a way to |
288 | generate ASCII-only JSON strings). |
813 | generate ASCII-only JSON texts). |
289 | |
814 | |
290 | Completely broken (and confusingly documented) Unicode handling (unicode |
815 | Completely broken (and confusingly documented) Unicode handling (Unicode |
291 | escapes are not working properly, you need to set ImplicitUnicode to |
816 | escapes are not working properly, you need to set ImplicitUnicode to |
292 | I<different> values on en- and decoding to get symmetric behaviour). |
817 | I<different> values on en- and decoding to get symmetric behaviour). |
293 | |
818 | |
294 | No roundtripping (simple cases work, but this depends on wether the scalar |
819 | No round-tripping (simple cases work, but this depends on whether the scalar |
295 | value was used in a numeric context or not). |
820 | value was used in a numeric context or not). |
296 | |
821 | |
297 | Dumping hashes may skip hash values depending on iterator state. |
822 | Dumping hashes may skip hash values depending on iterator state. |
298 | |
823 | |
299 | Unmaintained (maintainer unresponsive for many months, bugs are not |
824 | Unmaintained (maintainer unresponsive for many months, bugs are not |
300 | getting fixed). |
825 | getting fixed). |
301 | |
826 | |
302 | Does not check input for validity (i.e. will accept non-JSON input and |
827 | Does not check input for validity (i.e. will accept non-JSON input and |
303 | return "something" instead of raising an exception. This is a security |
828 | return "something" instead of raising an exception. This is a security |
304 | issue: imagine two banks transfering money between each other using |
829 | issue: imagine two banks transferring money between each other using |
305 | JSON. One bank might parse a given non-JSON request and deduct money, |
830 | JSON. One bank might parse a given non-JSON request and deduct money, |
306 | while the other might reject the transaction with a syntax error. While a |
831 | while the other might reject the transaction with a syntax error. While a |
307 | good protocol will at least recover, that is extra unnecessary work and |
832 | good protocol will at least recover, that is extra unnecessary work and |
308 | the transaction will still not succeed). |
833 | the transaction will still not succeed). |
309 | |
834 | |
310 | =item JSON::DWIW |
835 | =item JSON::DWIW 0.04 |
311 | |
836 | |
312 | Very fast. Very natural. Very nice. |
837 | Very fast. Very natural. Very nice. |
313 | |
838 | |
314 | Undocumented unicode handling (but the best of the pack. Unicode escapes |
839 | Undocumented Unicode handling (but the best of the pack. Unicode escapes |
315 | still don't get parsed properly). |
840 | still don't get parsed properly). |
316 | |
841 | |
317 | Very inflexible. |
842 | Very inflexible. |
318 | |
843 | |
319 | No roundtripping. |
844 | No round-tripping. |
320 | |
845 | |
321 | Does not generate valid JSON (key strings are often unquoted, empty keys |
846 | Does not generate valid JSON texts (key strings are often unquoted, empty keys |
322 | result in nothing being output) |
847 | result in nothing being output) |
323 | |
848 | |
324 | Does not check input for validity. |
849 | Does not check input for validity. |
325 | |
850 | |
326 | =back |
851 | =back |
|
|
852 | |
|
|
853 | |
|
|
854 | =head2 JSON and YAML |
|
|
855 | |
|
|
856 | You often hear that JSON is a subset (or a close subset) of YAML. This is, |
|
|
857 | however, a mass hysteria and very far from the truth. In general, there is |
|
|
858 | no way to configure JSON::XS to output a data structure as valid YAML. |
|
|
859 | |
|
|
860 | If you really must use JSON::XS to generate YAML, you should use this |
|
|
861 | algorithm (subject to change in future versions): |
|
|
862 | |
|
|
863 | my $to_yaml = JSON::XS->new->utf8->space_after (1); |
|
|
864 | my $yaml = $to_yaml->encode ($ref) . "\n"; |
|
|
865 | |
|
|
866 | This will usually generate JSON texts that also parse as valid |
|
|
867 | YAML. Please note that YAML has hardcoded limits on (simple) object key |
|
|
868 | lengths that JSON doesn't have, so you should make sure that your hash |
|
|
869 | keys are noticeably shorter than the 1024 characters YAML allows. |
|
|
870 | |
|
|
871 | There might be other incompatibilities that I am not aware of. In general |
|
|
872 | you should not try to generate YAML with a JSON generator or vice versa, |
|
|
873 | or try to parse JSON with a YAML parser or vice versa: chances are high |
|
|
874 | that you will run into severe interoperability problems. |
|
|
875 | |
327 | |
876 | |
328 | =head2 SPEED |
877 | =head2 SPEED |
329 | |
878 | |
330 | It seems that JSON::XS is surprisingly fast, as shown in the following |
879 | It seems that JSON::XS is surprisingly fast, as shown in the following |
331 | tables. They have been generated with the help of the C<eg/bench> program |
880 | tables. They have been generated with the help of the C<eg/bench> program |
332 | in the JSON::XS distribution, to make it easy to compare on your own |
881 | in the JSON::XS distribution, to make it easy to compare on your own |
333 | system. |
882 | system. |
334 | |
883 | |
335 | First is a comparison between various modules using a very simple JSON |
884 | First comes a comparison between various modules using a very short |
|
|
885 | single-line JSON string: |
|
|
886 | |
|
|
887 | {"method": "handleMessage", "params": ["user1", "we were just talking"], \ |
|
|
888 | "id": null, "array":[1,11,234,-5,1e5,1e7, true, false]} |
|
|
889 | |
336 | string, showing the number of encodes/decodes per second (JSON::XS is |
890 | It shows the number of encodes/decodes per second (JSON::XS uses |
337 | the functional interface, while JSON::XS/2 is the OO interface with |
891 | the functional interface, while JSON::XS/2 uses the OO interface |
338 | pretty-printing and hashkey sorting enabled). |
892 | with pretty-printing and hashkey sorting enabled, JSON::XS/3 enables |
|
|
893 | shrink). Higher is better: |
339 | |
894 | |
340 | module | encode | decode | |
895 | module | encode | decode | |
341 | -----------|------------|------------| |
896 | -----------|------------|------------| |
342 | JSON | 14006 | 6820 | |
897 | JSON | 4990.842 | 4088.813 | |
343 | JSON::DWIW | 200937 | 120386 | |
898 | JSON::DWIW | 51653.990 | 71575.154 | |
344 | JSON::PC | 85065 | 129366 | |
899 | JSON::PC | 65948.176 | 74631.744 | |
345 | JSON::Syck | 59898 | 44232 | |
900 | JSON::PP | 8931.652 | 3817.168 | |
346 | JSON::XS | 1171478 | 342435 | |
901 | JSON::Syck | 24877.248 | 27776.848 | |
347 | JSON::XS/2 | 730760 | 328714 | |
902 | JSON::XS | 388361.481 | 227951.304 | |
|
|
903 | JSON::XS/2 | 227951.304 | 218453.333 | |
|
|
904 | JSON::XS/3 | 338250.323 | 218453.333 | |
|
|
905 | Storable | 16500.016 | 135300.129 | |
348 | -----------+------------+------------+ |
906 | -----------+------------+------------+ |
349 | |
907 | |
350 | That is, JSON::XS is 6 times faster than than JSON::DWIW and about 80 |
908 | That is, JSON::XS is about five times faster than JSON::DWIW on encoding, |
|
|
909 | about three times faster on decoding, and over forty times faster |
351 | times faster than JSON, even with pretty-printing and key sorting. |
910 | than JSON, even with pretty-printing and key sorting. It also compares |
|
|
911 | favourably to Storable for small amounts of data. |
352 | |
912 | |
353 | Using a longer test string (roughly 8KB, generated from Yahoo! Locals |
913 | Using a longer test string (roughly 18KB, generated from Yahoo! Locals |
354 | search API (http://nanoref.com/yahooapis/mgPdGg): |
914 | search API (http://nanoref.com/yahooapis/mgPdGg): |
355 | |
915 | |
356 | module | encode | decode | |
916 | module | encode | decode | |
357 | -----------|------------|------------| |
917 | -----------|------------|------------| |
358 | JSON | 673 | 38 | |
918 | JSON | 55.260 | 34.971 | |
359 | JSON::DWIW | 5271 | 770 | |
919 | JSON::DWIW | 825.228 | 1082.513 | |
360 | JSON::PC | 9901 | 2491 | |
920 | JSON::PC | 3571.444 | 2394.829 | |
361 | JSON::Syck | 2360 | 786 | |
921 | JSON::PP | 210.987 | 32.574 | |
362 | JSON::XS | 37398 | 3202 | |
922 | JSON::Syck | 552.551 | 787.544 | |
363 | JSON::XS/2 | 13765 | 3153 | |
923 | JSON::XS | 5780.463 | 4854.519 | |
|
|
924 | JSON::XS/2 | 3869.998 | 4798.975 | |
|
|
925 | JSON::XS/3 | 5862.880 | 4798.975 | |
|
|
926 | Storable | 4445.002 | 5235.027 | |
364 | -----------+------------+------------+ |
927 | -----------+------------+------------+ |
365 | |
928 | |
366 | Again, JSON::XS leads by far in the encoding case, while still beating |
929 | Again, JSON::XS leads by far (except for Storable which non-surprisingly |
367 | every other module in the decoding case. |
930 | decodes faster). |
368 | |
931 | |
369 | Last example is an almost 8MB large hash with many large binary values |
932 | On large strings containing lots of high Unicode characters, some modules |
370 | (PNG files), resulting in a lot of escaping: |
933 | (such as JSON::PC) seem to decode faster than JSON::XS, but the result |
|
|
934 | will be broken due to missing (or wrong) Unicode handling. Others refuse |
|
|
935 | to decode or encode properly, so it was impossible to prepare a fair |
|
|
936 | comparison table for that case. |
|
|
937 | |
|
|
938 | |
|
|
939 | =head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS |
|
|
940 | |
|
|
941 | When you are using JSON in a protocol, talking to untrusted potentially |
|
|
942 | hostile creatures requires relatively few measures. |
|
|
943 | |
|
|
944 | First of all, your JSON decoder should be secure, that is, should not have |
|
|
945 | any buffer overflows. Obviously, this module should ensure that and I am |
|
|
946 | trying hard on making that true, but you never know. |
|
|
947 | |
|
|
948 | Second, you need to avoid resource-starving attacks. That means you should |
|
|
949 | limit the size of JSON texts you accept, or make sure then when your |
|
|
950 | resources run out, that's just fine (e.g. by using a separate process that |
|
|
951 | can crash safely). The size of a JSON text in octets or characters is |
|
|
952 | usually a good indication of the size of the resources required to decode |
|
|
953 | it into a Perl structure. While JSON::XS can check the size of the JSON |
|
|
954 | text, it might be too late when you already have it in memory, so you |
|
|
955 | might want to check the size before you accept the string. |
|
|
956 | |
|
|
957 | Third, JSON::XS recurses using the C stack when decoding objects and |
|
|
958 | arrays. The C stack is a limited resource: for instance, on my amd64 |
|
|
959 | machine with 8MB of stack size I can decode around 180k nested arrays but |
|
|
960 | only 14k nested JSON objects (due to perl itself recursing deeply on croak |
|
|
961 | to free the temporary). If that is exceeded, the program crashes. to be |
|
|
962 | conservative, the default nesting limit is set to 512. If your process |
|
|
963 | has a smaller stack, you should adjust this setting accordingly with the |
|
|
964 | C<max_depth> method. |
|
|
965 | |
|
|
966 | And last but least, something else could bomb you that I forgot to think |
|
|
967 | of. In that case, you get to keep the pieces. I am always open for hints, |
|
|
968 | though... |
|
|
969 | |
|
|
970 | If you are using JSON::XS to return packets to consumption |
|
|
971 | by JavaScript scripts in a browser you should have a look at |
|
|
972 | L<http://jpsykes.com/47/practical-csrf-and-json-security> to see whether |
|
|
973 | you are vulnerable to some common attack vectors (which really are browser |
|
|
974 | design bugs, but it is still you who will have to deal with it, as major |
|
|
975 | browser developers care only for features, not about doing security |
|
|
976 | right). |
|
|
977 | |
|
|
978 | |
|
|
979 | =head1 THREADS |
|
|
980 | |
|
|
981 | This module is I<not> guaranteed to be thread safe and there are no |
|
|
982 | plans to change this until Perl gets thread support (as opposed to the |
|
|
983 | horribly slow so-called "threads" which are simply slow and bloated |
|
|
984 | process simulations - use fork, its I<much> faster, cheaper, better). |
|
|
985 | |
|
|
986 | (It might actually work, but you have been warned). |
|
|
987 | |
371 | |
988 | |
372 | =head1 BUGS |
989 | =head1 BUGS |
373 | |
990 | |
374 | While the goal of this module is to be correct, that unfortunately does |
991 | While the goal of this module is to be correct, that unfortunately does |
375 | not mean its bug-free, only that I think its design is bug-free. It is |
992 | not mean its bug-free, only that I think its design is bug-free. It is |
376 | still very young and not well-tested. If you keep reporting bugs they will |
993 | still relatively early in its development. If you keep reporting bugs they |
377 | be fixed swiftly, though. |
994 | will be fixed swiftly, though. |
|
|
995 | |
|
|
996 | Please refrain from using rt.cpan.org or any other bug reporting |
|
|
997 | service. I put the contact address into my modules for a reason. |
378 | |
998 | |
379 | =cut |
999 | =cut |
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|
1000 | |
|
|
1001 | our $true = do { bless \(my $dummy = 1), "JSON::XS::Boolean" }; |
|
|
1002 | our $false = do { bless \(my $dummy = 0), "JSON::XS::Boolean" }; |
|
|
1003 | |
|
|
1004 | sub true() { $true } |
|
|
1005 | sub false() { $false } |
|
|
1006 | |
|
|
1007 | sub is_bool($) { |
|
|
1008 | UNIVERSAL::isa $_[0], "JSON::XS::Boolean" |
|
|
1009 | # or UNIVERSAL::isa $_[0], "JSON::Literal" |
|
|
1010 | } |
|
|
1011 | |
|
|
1012 | XSLoader::load "JSON::XS", $VERSION; |
|
|
1013 | |
|
|
1014 | package JSON::XS::Boolean; |
|
|
1015 | |
|
|
1016 | use overload |
|
|
1017 | "0+" => sub { ${$_[0]} }, |
|
|
1018 | "++" => sub { $_[0] = ${$_[0]} + 1 }, |
|
|
1019 | "--" => sub { $_[0] = ${$_[0]} - 1 }, |
|
|
1020 | fallback => 1; |
380 | |
1021 | |
381 | 1; |
1022 | 1; |
382 | |
1023 | |
383 | =head1 AUTHOR |
1024 | =head1 AUTHOR |
384 | |
1025 | |