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9 # exported functions, they croak on error 9 # exported functions, they croak on error
10 # and expect/generate UTF-8 10 # and expect/generate UTF-8
11 11
12 $utf8_encoded_json_text = to_json $perl_hash_or_arrayref; 12 $utf8_encoded_json_text = to_json $perl_hash_or_arrayref;
13 $perl_hash_or_arrayref = from_json $utf8_encoded_json_text; 13 $perl_hash_or_arrayref = from_json $utf8_encoded_json_text;
14
15 # objToJson and jsonToObj aliases to to_json and from_json
16 # are exported for compatibility to the JSON module,
17 # but should not be used in new code.
18 14
19 # OO-interface 15 # OO-interface
20 16
21 $coder = JSON::XS->new->ascii->pretty->allow_nonref; 17 $coder = JSON::XS->new->ascii->pretty->allow_nonref;
22 $pretty_printed_unencoded = $coder->encode ($perl_scalar); 18 $pretty_printed_unencoded = $coder->encode ($perl_scalar);
85 81
86package JSON::XS; 82package JSON::XS;
87 83
88use strict; 84use strict;
89 85
90our $VERSION = '1.3'; 86our $VERSION = '1.5';
91our @ISA = qw(Exporter); 87our @ISA = qw(Exporter);
92 88
93our @EXPORT = qw(to_json from_json objToJson jsonToObj); 89our @EXPORT = qw(to_json from_json);
94 90
95use Exporter; 91use Exporter;
96use XSLoader; 92use XSLoader;
97 93
98=head1 FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE 94=head1 FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE
282 278
283Example, space_before and indent disabled, space_after enabled: 279Example, space_before and indent disabled, space_after enabled:
284 280
285 {"key": "value"} 281 {"key": "value"}
286 282
283=item $json = $json->relaxed ([$enable])
284
285If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then C<decode> will accept some
286extensions to normal JSON syntax (see below). C<encode> will not be
287affected in anyway. I<Be aware that this option makes you accept invalid
288JSON texts as if they were valid!>. I suggest only to use this option to
289parse application-specific files written by humans (configuration files,
290resource files etc.)
291
292If C<$enable> is false (the default), then C<decode> will only accept
293valid JSON texts.
294
295Currently accepted extensions are:
296
297=over 4
298
299=item * list items can have an end-comma
300
301JSON I<separates> array elements and key-value pairs with commas. This
302can be annoying if you write JSON texts manually and want to be able to
303quickly append elements, so this extension accepts comma at the end of
304such items not just between them:
305
306 [
307 1,
308 2, <- this comma not normally allowed
309 ]
310 {
311 "k1": "v1",
312 "k2": "v2", <- this comma not normally allowed
313 }
314
315=back
316
287=item $json = $json->canonical ([$enable]) 317=item $json = $json->canonical ([$enable])
288 318
289If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will output JSON objects 319If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will output JSON objects
290by sorting their keys. This is adding a comparatively high overhead. 320by sorting their keys. This is adding a comparatively high overhead.
291 321
315Example, encode a Perl scalar as JSON value with enabled C<allow_nonref>, 345Example, encode a Perl scalar as JSON value with enabled C<allow_nonref>,
316resulting in an invalid JSON text: 346resulting in an invalid JSON text:
317 347
318 JSON::XS->new->allow_nonref->encode ("Hello, World!") 348 JSON::XS->new->allow_nonref->encode ("Hello, World!")
319 => "Hello, World!" 349 => "Hello, World!"
350
351=item $json = $json->allow_blessed ([$enable])
352
353If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will not
354barf when it encounters a blessed reference. Instead, the value of the
355B<convert_blessed> option will decide wether C<null> (C<convert_blessed>
356disabled or no C<to_json> method found) or a representation of the
357object (C<convert_blessed> enabled and C<to_json> method found) is being
358encoded. Has no effect on C<decode>.
359
360If C<$enable> is false (the default), then C<encode> will throw an
361exception when it encounters a blessed object.
362
363=item $json = $json->convert_blessed ([$enable])
364
365If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then C<encode>, upon encountering a
366blessed object, will check for the availability of the C<TO_JSON> method
367on the object's class. If found, it will be called in scalar context
368and the resulting scalar will be encoded instead of the object. If no
369C<TO_JSON> method is found, the value of C<allow_blessed> will decide what
370to do.
371
372The C<TO_JSON> method may safely call die if it wants. If C<TO_JSON>
373returns other blessed objects, those will be handled in the same
374way. C<TO_JSON> must take care of not causing an endless recursion cycle
375(== crash) in this case. The name of C<TO_JSON> was chosen because other
376methods called by the Perl core (== not by the user of the object) are
377usually in upper case letters and to avoid collisions with the C<to_json>
378function.
379
380This setting does not yet influence C<decode> in any way, but in the
381future, global hooks might get installed that influence C<decode> and are
382enabled by this setting.
383
384If C<$enable> is false, then the C<allow_blessed> setting will decide what
385to do when a blessed object is found.
386
387=item $json = $json->filter_json_object ([$coderef->($hashref)])
388
389When C<$coderef> is specified, it will be called from C<decode> each
390time it decodes a JSON object. The only argument is a reference to the
391newly-created hash. If the code references returns a single scalar (which
392need not be a reference), this value (i.e. a copy of that scalar to avoid
393aliasing) is inserted into the deserialised data structure. If it returns
394an empty list (NOTE: I<not> C<undef>, which is a valid scalar), the
395original deserialised hash will be inserted. This setting can slow down
396decoding considerably.
397
398When C<$coderef> is omitted or undefined, any existing callback will
399be removed and C<decode> will not change the deserialised hash in any
400way.
401
402Example, convert all JSON objects into the integer 5:
403
404 my $js = JSON::XS->new->filter_json_object (sub { 5 });
405 # returns [5]
406 $js->decode ('[{}]')
407 # throw an exception because allow_nonref is not enabled
408 # so a lone 5 is not allowed.
409 $js->decode ('{"a":1, "b":2}');
410
411=item $json = $json->filter_json_single_key_object ($key [=> $coderef->($value)])
412
413Works remotely similar to C<filter_json_object>, but is only called for
414JSON objects having a single key named C<$key>.
415
416This C<$coderef> is called before the one specified via
417C<filter_json_object>, if any. It gets passed the single value in the JSON
418object. If it returns a single value, it will be inserted into the data
419structure. If it returns nothing (not even C<undef> but the empty list),
420the callback from C<filter_json_object> will be called next, as if no
421single-key callback were specified.
422
423If C<$coderef> is omitted or undefined, the corresponding callback will be
424disabled. There can only ever be one callback for a given key.
425
426As this callback gets called less often then the C<filter_json_object>
427one, decoding speed will not usually suffer as much. Therefore, single-key
428objects make excellent targets to serialise Perl objects into, especially
429as single-key JSON objects are as close to the type-tagged value concept
430as JSON gets (its basically an ID/VALUE tuple). Of course, JSON does not
431support this in any way, so you need to make sure your data never looks
432like a serialised Perl hash.
433
434Typical names for the single object key are C<__class_whatever__>, or
435C<$__dollars_are_rarely_used__$> or C<}ugly_brace_placement>, or even
436things like C<__class_md5sum(classname)__>, to reduce the risk of clashing
437with real hashes.
438
439Example, decode JSON objects of the form C<< { "__widget__" => <id> } >>
440into the corresponding C<< $WIDGET{<id>} >> object:
441
442 # return whatever is in $WIDGET{5}:
443 JSON::XS
444 ->new
445 ->filter_json_single_key_object (__widget__ => sub {
446 $WIDGET{ $_[0] }
447 })
448 ->decode ('{"__widget__": 5')
449
450 # this can be used with a TO_JSON method in some "widget" class
451 # for serialisation to json:
452 sub WidgetBase::TO_JSON {
453 my ($self) = @_;
454
455 unless ($self->{id}) {
456 $self->{id} = ..get..some..id..;
457 $WIDGET{$self->{id}} = $self;
458 }
459
460 { __widget__ => $self->{id} }
461 }
320 462
321=item $json = $json->shrink ([$enable]) 463=item $json = $json->shrink ([$enable])
322 464
323Perl usually over-allocates memory a bit when allocating space for 465Perl usually over-allocates memory a bit when allocating space for
324strings. This flag optionally resizes strings generated by either 466strings. This flag optionally resizes strings generated by either
357given character in a string. 499given character in a string.
358 500
359Setting the maximum depth to one disallows any nesting, so that ensures 501Setting the maximum depth to one disallows any nesting, so that ensures
360that the object is only a single hash/object or array. 502that the object is only a single hash/object or array.
361 503
362The argument to C<max_depth> will be rounded up to the next nearest power 504The argument to C<max_depth> will be rounded up to the next highest power
363of two. 505of two. If no argument is given, the highest possible setting will be
506used, which is rarely useful.
507
508See SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS, below, for more info on why this is useful.
509
510=item $json = $json->max_size ([$maximum_string_size])
511
512Set the maximum length a JSON text may have (in bytes) where decoding is
513being attempted. The default is C<0>, meaning no limit. When C<decode>
514is called on a string longer then this number of characters it will not
515attempt to decode the string but throw an exception. This setting has no
516effect on C<encode> (yet).
517
518The argument to C<max_size> will be rounded up to the next B<highest>
519power of two (so may be more than requested). If no argument is given, the
520limit check will be deactivated (same as when C<0> is specified).
364 521
365See SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS, below, for more info on why this is useful. 522See SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS, below, for more info on why this is useful.
366 523
367=item $json_text = $json->encode ($perl_scalar) 524=item $json_text = $json->encode ($perl_scalar)
368 525
430are represented by the same codepoints in the Perl string, so no manual 587are represented by the same codepoints in the Perl string, so no manual
431decoding is necessary. 588decoding is necessary.
432 589
433=item number 590=item number
434 591
435A JSON number becomes either an integer or numeric (floating point) 592A JSON number becomes either an integer, numeric (floating point) or
436scalar in perl, depending on its range and any fractional parts. On the 593string scalar in perl, depending on its range and any fractional parts. On
437Perl level, there is no difference between those as Perl handles all the 594the Perl level, there is no difference between those as Perl handles all
438conversion details, but an integer may take slightly less memory and might 595the conversion details, but an integer may take slightly less memory and
439represent more values exactly than (floating point) numbers. 596might represent more values exactly than (floating point) numbers.
597
598If the number consists of digits only, JSON::XS will try to represent
599it as an integer value. If that fails, it will try to represent it as
600a numeric (floating point) value if that is possible without loss of
601precision. Otherwise it will preserve the number as a string value.
602
603Numbers containing a fractional or exponential part will always be
604represented as numeric (floating point) values, possibly at a loss of
605precision.
606
607This might create round-tripping problems as numbers might become strings,
608but as Perl is typeless there is no other way to do it.
440 609
441=item true, false 610=item true, false
442 611
443These JSON atoms become C<JSON::XS::true> and C<JSON::XS::false>, 612These JSON atoms become C<JSON::XS::true> and C<JSON::XS::false>,
444respectively. They are overloaded to act almost exactly like the numbers 613respectively. They are overloaded to act almost exactly like the numbers
660It shows the number of encodes/decodes per second (JSON::XS uses 829It shows the number of encodes/decodes per second (JSON::XS uses
661the functional interface, while JSON::XS/2 uses the OO interface 830the functional interface, while JSON::XS/2 uses the OO interface
662with pretty-printing and hashkey sorting enabled, JSON::XS/3 enables 831with pretty-printing and hashkey sorting enabled, JSON::XS/3 enables
663shrink). Higher is better: 832shrink). Higher is better:
664 833
834 Storable | 15779.925 | 14169.946 |
835 -----------+------------+------------+
665 module | encode | decode | 836 module | encode | decode |
666 -----------|------------|------------| 837 -----------|------------|------------|
667 JSON | 7645.468 | 4208.613 | 838 JSON | 4990.842 | 4088.813 |
668 JSON::DWIW | 40721.398 | 77101.176 | 839 JSON::DWIW | 51653.990 | 71575.154 |
669 JSON::PC | 65948.176 | 78251.940 | 840 JSON::PC | 65948.176 | 74631.744 |
670 JSON::Syck | 22844.793 | 26479.192 | 841 JSON::PP | 8931.652 | 3817.168 |
842 JSON::Syck | 24877.248 | 27776.848 |
671 JSON::XS | 388361.481 | 199728.762 | 843 JSON::XS | 388361.481 | 227951.304 |
672 JSON::XS/2 | 218453.333 | 192399.266 | 844 JSON::XS/2 | 227951.304 | 218453.333 |
673 JSON::XS/3 | 338250.323 | 192399.266 | 845 JSON::XS/3 | 338250.323 | 218453.333 |
674 Storable | 15779.925 | 14169.946 | 846 Storable | 16500.016 | 135300.129 |
675 -----------+------------+------------+ 847 -----------+------------+------------+
676 848
677That is, JSON::XS is about five times faster than JSON::DWIW on encoding, 849That is, JSON::XS is about five times faster than JSON::DWIW on encoding,
678about three times faster on decoding, and over fourty times faster 850about three times faster on decoding, and over fourty times faster
679than JSON, even with pretty-printing and key sorting. It also compares 851than JSON, even with pretty-printing and key sorting. It also compares
682Using a longer test string (roughly 18KB, generated from Yahoo! Locals 854Using a longer test string (roughly 18KB, generated from Yahoo! Locals
683search API (http://nanoref.com/yahooapis/mgPdGg): 855search API (http://nanoref.com/yahooapis/mgPdGg):
684 856
685 module | encode | decode | 857 module | encode | decode |
686 -----------|------------|------------| 858 -----------|------------|------------|
687 JSON | 254.685 | 37.665 | 859 JSON | 55.260 | 34.971 |
688 JSON::DWIW | 843.343 | 1049.731 | 860 JSON::DWIW | 825.228 | 1082.513 |
689 JSON::PC | 3602.116 | 2307.352 | 861 JSON::PC | 3571.444 | 2394.829 |
862 JSON::PP | 210.987 | 32.574 |
690 JSON::Syck | 505.107 | 787.899 | 863 JSON::Syck | 552.551 | 787.544 |
691 JSON::XS | 5747.196 | 3690.220 | 864 JSON::XS | 5780.463 | 4854.519 |
692 JSON::XS/2 | 3968.121 | 3676.634 | 865 JSON::XS/2 | 3869.998 | 4798.975 |
693 JSON::XS/3 | 6105.246 | 3662.508 | 866 JSON::XS/3 | 5862.880 | 4798.975 |
694 Storable | 4417.337 | 5285.161 | 867 Storable | 4445.002 | 5235.027 |
695 -----------+------------+------------+ 868 -----------+------------+------------+
696 869
697Again, JSON::XS leads by far (except for Storable which non-surprisingly 870Again, JSON::XS leads by far (except for Storable which non-surprisingly
698decodes faster). 871decodes faster).
699 872
716Second, you need to avoid resource-starving attacks. That means you should 889Second, you need to avoid resource-starving attacks. That means you should
717limit the size of JSON texts you accept, or make sure then when your 890limit the size of JSON texts you accept, or make sure then when your
718resources run out, thats just fine (e.g. by using a separate process that 891resources run out, thats just fine (e.g. by using a separate process that
719can crash safely). The size of a JSON text in octets or characters is 892can crash safely). The size of a JSON text in octets or characters is
720usually a good indication of the size of the resources required to decode 893usually a good indication of the size of the resources required to decode
721it into a Perl structure. 894it into a Perl structure. While JSON::XS can check the size of the JSON
895text, it might be too late when you already have it in memory, so you
896might want to check the size before you accept the string.
722 897
723Third, JSON::XS recurses using the C stack when decoding objects and 898Third, JSON::XS recurses using the C stack when decoding objects and
724arrays. The C stack is a limited resource: for instance, on my amd64 899arrays. The C stack is a limited resource: for instance, on my amd64
725machine with 8MB of stack size I can decode around 180k nested arrays but 900machine with 8MB of stack size I can decode around 180k nested arrays but
726only 14k nested JSON objects (due to perl itself recursing deeply on croak 901only 14k nested JSON objects (due to perl itself recursing deeply on croak
757sub true() { $true } 932sub true() { $true }
758sub false() { $false } 933sub false() { $false }
759 934
760sub is_bool($) { 935sub is_bool($) {
761 UNIVERSAL::isa $_[0], "JSON::XS::Boolean" 936 UNIVERSAL::isa $_[0], "JSON::XS::Boolean"
762 or UNIVERSAL::isa $_[0], "JSON::Literal" 937# or UNIVERSAL::isa $_[0], "JSON::Literal"
763} 938}
764 939
765XSLoader::load "JSON::XS", $VERSION; 940XSLoader::load "JSON::XS", $VERSION;
766 941
767package JSON::XS::Boolean; 942package JSON::XS::Boolean;

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