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49to write yet another JSON module? While it seems there are many JSON 49to write yet another JSON module? While it seems there are many JSON
50modules, none of them correctly handle all corner cases, and in most cases 50modules, none of them correctly handle all corner cases, and in most cases
51their maintainers are unresponsive, gone missing, or not listening to bug 51their maintainers are unresponsive, gone missing, or not listening to bug
52reports for other reasons. 52reports for other reasons.
53 53
54See COMPARISON, below, for a comparison to some other JSON modules.
55
56See MAPPING, below, on how JSON::XS maps perl values to JSON values and 54See MAPPING, below, on how JSON::XS maps perl values to JSON values and
57vice versa. 55vice versa.
58 56
59=head2 FEATURES 57=head2 FEATURES
60 58
66so, and even documents what "correct" means. 64so, and even documents what "correct" means.
67 65
68=item * round-trip integrity 66=item * round-trip integrity
69 67
70When you serialise a perl data structure using only data types supported 68When you serialise a perl data structure using only data types supported
71by JSON, the deserialised data structure is identical on the Perl level. 69by JSON and Perl, the deserialised data structure is identical on the Perl
72(e.g. the string "2.0" doesn't suddenly become "2" just because it looks 70level. (e.g. the string "2.0" doesn't suddenly become "2" just because
73like a number). There minor I<are> exceptions to this, read the MAPPING 71it looks like a number). There I<are> minor exceptions to this, read the
74section below to learn about those. 72MAPPING section below to learn about those.
75 73
76=item * strict checking of JSON correctness 74=item * strict checking of JSON correctness
77 75
78There is no guessing, no generating of illegal JSON texts by default, 76There is no guessing, no generating of illegal JSON texts by default,
79and only JSON is accepted as input by default (the latter is a security 77and only JSON is accepted as input by default (the latter is a security
85this module usually compares favourably in terms of speed, too. 83this module usually compares favourably in terms of speed, too.
86 84
87=item * simple to use 85=item * simple to use
88 86
89This module has both a simple functional interface as well as an object 87This module has both a simple functional interface as well as an object
90oriented interface interface. 88oriented interface.
91 89
92=item * reasonably versatile output formats 90=item * reasonably versatile output formats
93 91
94You can choose between the most compact guaranteed-single-line format 92You can choose between the most compact guaranteed-single-line format
95possible (nice for simple line-based protocols), a pure-ASCII format 93possible (nice for simple line-based protocols), a pure-ASCII format
101 99
102=cut 100=cut
103 101
104package JSON::XS; 102package JSON::XS;
105 103
106use strict; 104use common::sense;
107 105
108our $VERSION = '2.21'; 106our $VERSION = 3.01;
109our @ISA = qw(Exporter); 107our @ISA = qw(Exporter);
110 108
111our @EXPORT = qw(encode_json decode_json to_json from_json); 109our @EXPORT = qw(encode_json decode_json);
112
113sub to_json($) {
114 require Carp;
115 Carp::croak ("JSON::XS::to_json has been renamed to encode_json, either downgrade to pre-2.0 versions of JSON::XS or rename the call");
116}
117
118sub from_json($) {
119 require Carp;
120 Carp::croak ("JSON::XS::from_json has been renamed to decode_json, either downgrade to pre-2.0 versions of JSON::XS or rename the call");
121}
122 110
123use Exporter; 111use Exporter;
124use XSLoader; 112use XSLoader;
113
114use Types::Serialiser ();
125 115
126=head1 FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE 116=head1 FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE
127 117
128The following convenience methods are provided by this module. They are 118The following convenience methods are provided by this module. They are
129exported by default: 119exported by default:
150This function call is functionally identical to: 140This function call is functionally identical to:
151 141
152 $perl_scalar = JSON::XS->new->utf8->decode ($json_text) 142 $perl_scalar = JSON::XS->new->utf8->decode ($json_text)
153 143
154Except being faster. 144Except being faster.
155
156=item $is_boolean = JSON::XS::is_bool $scalar
157
158Returns true if the passed scalar represents either JSON::XS::true or
159JSON::XS::false, two constants that act like C<1> and C<0>, respectively
160and are used to represent JSON C<true> and C<false> values in Perl.
161
162See MAPPING, below, for more information on how JSON values are mapped to
163Perl.
164 145
165=back 146=back
166 147
167 148
168=head1 A FEW NOTES ON UNICODE AND PERL 149=head1 A FEW NOTES ON UNICODE AND PERL
434If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will output JSON objects 415If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will output JSON objects
435by sorting their keys. This is adding a comparatively high overhead. 416by sorting their keys. This is adding a comparatively high overhead.
436 417
437If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will output key-value 418If C<$enable> is false, then the C<encode> method will output key-value
438pairs in the order Perl stores them (which will likely change between runs 419pairs in the order Perl stores them (which will likely change between runs
439of the same script). 420of the same script, and can change even within the same run from 5.18
421onwards).
440 422
441This option is useful if you want the same data structure to be encoded as 423This option is useful if you want the same data structure to be encoded as
442the same JSON text (given the same overall settings). If it is disabled, 424the same JSON text (given the same overall settings). If it is disabled,
443the same hash might be encoded differently even if contains the same data, 425the same hash might be encoded differently even if contains the same data,
444as key-value pairs have no inherent ordering in Perl. 426as key-value pairs have no inherent ordering in Perl.
445 427
446This setting has no effect when decoding JSON texts. 428This setting has no effect when decoding JSON texts.
429
430This setting has currently no effect on tied hashes.
447 431
448=item $json = $json->allow_nonref ([$enable]) 432=item $json = $json->allow_nonref ([$enable])
449 433
450=item $enabled = $json->get_allow_nonref 434=item $enabled = $json->get_allow_nonref
451 435
483 467
484=item $json = $json->allow_blessed ([$enable]) 468=item $json = $json->allow_blessed ([$enable])
485 469
486=item $enabled = $json->get_allow_blessed 470=item $enabled = $json->get_allow_blessed
487 471
472See L<OBJECT SERIALISATION> for details.
473
488If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will not 474If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then the C<encode> method will not
489barf when it encounters a blessed reference. Instead, the value of the 475barf when it encounters a blessed reference that it cannot convert
490B<convert_blessed> option will decide whether C<null> (C<convert_blessed> 476otherwise. Instead, a JSON C<null> value is encoded instead of the object.
491disabled or no C<TO_JSON> method found) or a representation of the
492object (C<convert_blessed> enabled and C<TO_JSON> method found) is being
493encoded. Has no effect on C<decode>.
494 477
495If C<$enable> is false (the default), then C<encode> will throw an 478If C<$enable> is false (the default), then C<encode> will throw an
496exception when it encounters a blessed object. 479exception when it encounters a blessed object that it cannot convert
480otherwise.
481
482This setting has no effect on C<decode>.
497 483
498=item $json = $json->convert_blessed ([$enable]) 484=item $json = $json->convert_blessed ([$enable])
499 485
500=item $enabled = $json->get_convert_blessed 486=item $enabled = $json->get_convert_blessed
487
488See L<OBJECT SERIALISATION> for details.
501 489
502If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then C<encode>, upon encountering a 490If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then C<encode>, upon encountering a
503blessed object, will check for the availability of the C<TO_JSON> method 491blessed object, will check for the availability of the C<TO_JSON> method
504on the object's class. If found, it will be called in scalar context 492on the object's class. If found, it will be called in scalar context and
505and the resulting scalar will be encoded instead of the object. If no 493the resulting scalar will be encoded instead of the object.
506C<TO_JSON> method is found, the value of C<allow_blessed> will decide what
507to do.
508 494
509The C<TO_JSON> method may safely call die if it wants. If C<TO_JSON> 495The C<TO_JSON> method may safely call die if it wants. If C<TO_JSON>
510returns other blessed objects, those will be handled in the same 496returns other blessed objects, those will be handled in the same
511way. C<TO_JSON> must take care of not causing an endless recursion cycle 497way. C<TO_JSON> must take care of not causing an endless recursion cycle
512(== crash) in this case. The name of C<TO_JSON> was chosen because other 498(== crash) in this case. The name of C<TO_JSON> was chosen because other
513methods called by the Perl core (== not by the user of the object) are 499methods called by the Perl core (== not by the user of the object) are
514usually in upper case letters and to avoid collisions with any C<to_json> 500usually in upper case letters and to avoid collisions with any C<to_json>
515function or method. 501function or method.
516 502
517This setting does not yet influence C<decode> in any way, but in the 503If C<$enable> is false (the default), then C<encode> will not consider
518future, global hooks might get installed that influence C<decode> and are 504this type of conversion.
519enabled by this setting.
520 505
521If C<$enable> is false, then the C<allow_blessed> setting will decide what 506This setting has no effect on C<decode>.
522to do when a blessed object is found. 507
508=item $json = $json->allow_tags ([$enable])
509
510=item $enabled = $json->allow_tags
511
512See L<OBJECT SERIALISATION> for details.
513
514If C<$enable> is true (or missing), then C<encode>, upon encountering a
515blessed object, will check for the availability of the C<FREEZE> method on
516the object's class. If found, it will be used to serialise the object into
517a nonstandard tagged JSON value (that JSON decoders cannot decode).
518
519It also causes C<decode> to parse such tagged JSON values and deserialise
520them via a call to the C<THAW> method.
521
522If C<$enable> is false (the default), then C<encode> will not consider
523this type of conversion, and tagged JSON values will cause a parse error
524in C<decode>, as if tags were not part of the grammar.
523 525
524=item $json = $json->filter_json_object ([$coderef->($hashref)]) 526=item $json = $json->filter_json_object ([$coderef->($hashref)])
525 527
526When C<$coderef> is specified, it will be called from C<decode> each 528When C<$coderef> is specified, it will be called from C<decode> each
527time it decodes a JSON object. The only argument is a reference to the 529time it decodes a JSON object. The only argument is a reference to the
666 668
667See SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS, below, for more info on why this is useful. 669See SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS, below, for more info on why this is useful.
668 670
669=item $json_text = $json->encode ($perl_scalar) 671=item $json_text = $json->encode ($perl_scalar)
670 672
671Converts the given Perl data structure (a simple scalar or a reference 673Converts the given Perl value or data structure to its JSON
672to a hash or array) to its JSON representation. Simple scalars will be 674representation. Croaks on error.
673converted into JSON string or number sequences, while references to arrays
674become JSON arrays and references to hashes become JSON objects. Undefined
675Perl values (e.g. C<undef>) become JSON C<null> values. Neither C<true>
676nor C<false> values will be generated.
677 675
678=item $perl_scalar = $json->decode ($json_text) 676=item $perl_scalar = $json->decode ($json_text)
679 677
680The opposite of C<encode>: expects a JSON text and tries to parse it, 678The opposite of C<encode>: expects a JSON text and tries to parse it,
681returning the resulting simple scalar or reference. Croaks on error. 679returning the resulting simple scalar or reference. Croaks on error.
682
683JSON numbers and strings become simple Perl scalars. JSON arrays become
684Perl arrayrefs and JSON objects become Perl hashrefs. C<true> becomes
685C<1>, C<false> becomes C<0> and C<null> becomes C<undef>.
686 680
687=item ($perl_scalar, $characters) = $json->decode_prefix ($json_text) 681=item ($perl_scalar, $characters) = $json->decode_prefix ($json_text)
688 682
689This works like the C<decode> method, but instead of raising an exception 683This works like the C<decode> method, but instead of raising an exception
690when there is trailing garbage after the first JSON object, it will 684when there is trailing garbage after the first JSON object, it will
691silently stop parsing there and return the number of characters consumed 685silently stop parsing there and return the number of characters consumed
692so far. 686so far.
693 687
694This is useful if your JSON texts are not delimited by an outer protocol 688This is useful if your JSON texts are not delimited by an outer protocol
695(which is not the brightest thing to do in the first place) and you need
696to know where the JSON text ends. 689and you need to know where the JSON text ends.
697 690
698 JSON::XS->new->decode_prefix ("[1] the tail") 691 JSON::XS->new->decode_prefix ("[1] the tail")
699 => ([], 3) 692 => ([], 3)
700 693
701=back 694=back
706In some cases, there is the need for incremental parsing of JSON 699In some cases, there is the need for incremental parsing of JSON
707texts. While this module always has to keep both JSON text and resulting 700texts. While this module always has to keep both JSON text and resulting
708Perl data structure in memory at one time, it does allow you to parse a 701Perl data structure in memory at one time, it does allow you to parse a
709JSON stream incrementally. It does so by accumulating text until it has 702JSON stream incrementally. It does so by accumulating text until it has
710a full JSON object, which it then can decode. This process is similar to 703a full JSON object, which it then can decode. This process is similar to
711using C<decode_prefix> to see if a full JSON object is available, but is 704using C<decode_prefix> to see if a full JSON object is available, but
712much more efficient (JSON::XS will only attempt to parse the JSON text 705is much more efficient (and can be implemented with a minimum of method
706calls).
707
708JSON::XS will only attempt to parse the JSON text once it is sure it
713once it is sure it has enough text to get a decisive result, using a very 709has enough text to get a decisive result, using a very simple but
714simple but truly incremental parser). 710truly incremental parser. This means that it sometimes won't stop as
711early as the full parser, for example, it doesn't detect mismatched
712parentheses. The only thing it guarantees is that it starts decoding as
713soon as a syntactically valid JSON text has been seen. This means you need
714to set resource limits (e.g. C<max_size>) to ensure the parser will stop
715parsing in the presence if syntax errors.
715 716
716The following two methods deal with this. 717The following methods implement this incremental parser.
717 718
718=over 4 719=over 4
719 720
720=item [void, scalar or list context] = $json->incr_parse ([$string]) 721=item [void, scalar or list context] = $json->incr_parse ([$string])
721 722
732 733
733If the method is called in scalar context, then it will try to extract 734If the method is called in scalar context, then it will try to extract
734exactly I<one> JSON object. If that is successful, it will return this 735exactly I<one> JSON object. If that is successful, it will return this
735object, otherwise it will return C<undef>. If there is a parse error, 736object, otherwise it will return C<undef>. If there is a parse error,
736this method will croak just as C<decode> would do (one can then use 737this method will croak just as C<decode> would do (one can then use
737C<incr_skip> to skip the errornous part). This is the most common way of 738C<incr_skip> to skip the erroneous part). This is the most common way of
738using the method. 739using the method.
739 740
740And finally, in list context, it will try to extract as many objects 741And finally, in list context, it will try to extract as many objects
741from the stream as it can find and return them, or the empty list 742from the stream as it can find and return them, or the empty list
742otherwise. For this to work, there must be no separators between the JSON 743otherwise. For this to work, there must be no separators between the JSON
743objects or arrays, instead they must be concatenated back-to-back. If 744objects or arrays, instead they must be concatenated back-to-back. If
744an error occurs, an exception will be raised as in the scalar context 745an error occurs, an exception will be raised as in the scalar context
745case. Note that in this case, any previously-parsed JSON texts will be 746case. Note that in this case, any previously-parsed JSON texts will be
746lost. 747lost.
747 748
749Example: Parse some JSON arrays/objects in a given string and return
750them.
751
752 my @objs = JSON::XS->new->incr_parse ("[5][7][1,2]");
753
748=item $lvalue_string = $json->incr_text 754=item $lvalue_string = $json->incr_text
749 755
750This method returns the currently stored JSON fragment as an lvalue, that 756This method returns the currently stored JSON fragment as an lvalue, that
751is, you can manipulate it. This I<only> works when a preceding call to 757is, you can manipulate it. This I<only> works when a preceding call to
752C<incr_parse> in I<scalar context> successfully returned an object. Under 758C<incr_parse> in I<scalar context> successfully returned an object. Under
759JSON object or b) parsing multiple JSON objects separated by non-JSON text 765JSON object or b) parsing multiple JSON objects separated by non-JSON text
760(such as commas). 766(such as commas).
761 767
762=item $json->incr_skip 768=item $json->incr_skip
763 769
764This will reset the state of the incremental parser and will remove the 770This will reset the state of the incremental parser and will remove
765parsed text from the input buffer. This is useful after C<incr_parse> 771the parsed text from the input buffer so far. This is useful after
766died, in which case the input buffer and incremental parser state is left 772C<incr_parse> died, in which case the input buffer and incremental parser
767unchanged, to skip the text parsed so far and to reset the parse state. 773state is left unchanged, to skip the text parsed so far and to reset the
774parse state.
775
776The difference to C<incr_reset> is that only text until the parse error
777occurred is removed.
768 778
769=item $json->incr_reset 779=item $json->incr_reset
770 780
771This completely resets the incremental parser, that is, after this call, 781This completely resets the incremental parser, that is, after this call,
772it will be as if the parser had never parsed anything. 782it will be as if the parser had never parsed anything.
773 783
774This is useful if you want ot repeatedly parse JSON objects and want to 784This is useful if you want to repeatedly parse JSON objects and want to
775ignore any trailing data, which means you have to reset the parser after 785ignore any trailing data, which means you have to reset the parser after
776each successful decode. 786each successful decode.
777 787
778=back 788=back
779 789
780=head2 LIMITATIONS 790=head2 LIMITATIONS
781 791
782All options that affect decoding are supported, except 792All options that affect decoding are supported, except
783C<allow_nonref>. The reason for this is that it cannot be made to 793C<allow_nonref>. The reason for this is that it cannot be made to work
784work sensibly: JSON objects and arrays are self-delimited, i.e. you can concatenate 794sensibly: JSON objects and arrays are self-delimited, i.e. you can
785them back to back and still decode them perfectly. This does not hold true 795concatenate them back to back and still decode them perfectly. This does
786for JSON numbers, however. 796not hold true for JSON numbers, however.
787 797
788For example, is the string C<1> a single JSON number, or is it simply the 798For example, is the string C<1> a single JSON number, or is it simply the
789start of C<12>? Or is C<12> a single JSON number, or the concatenation 799start of C<12>? Or is C<12> a single JSON number, or the concatenation
790of C<1> and C<2>? In neither case you can tell, and this is why JSON::XS 800of C<1> and C<2>? In neither case you can tell, and this is why JSON::XS
791takes the conservative route and disallows this case. 801takes the conservative route and disallows this case.
970If the number consists of digits only, JSON::XS will try to represent 980If the number consists of digits only, JSON::XS will try to represent
971it as an integer value. If that fails, it will try to represent it as 981it as an integer value. If that fails, it will try to represent it as
972a numeric (floating point) value if that is possible without loss of 982a numeric (floating point) value if that is possible without loss of
973precision. Otherwise it will preserve the number as a string value (in 983precision. Otherwise it will preserve the number as a string value (in
974which case you lose roundtripping ability, as the JSON number will be 984which case you lose roundtripping ability, as the JSON number will be
975re-encoded toa JSON string). 985re-encoded to a JSON string).
976 986
977Numbers containing a fractional or exponential part will always be 987Numbers containing a fractional or exponential part will always be
978represented as numeric (floating point) values, possibly at a loss of 988represented as numeric (floating point) values, possibly at a loss of
979precision (in which case you might lose perfect roundtripping ability, but 989precision (in which case you might lose perfect roundtripping ability, but
980the JSON number will still be re-encoded as a JSON number). 990the JSON number will still be re-encoded as a JSON number).
981 991
992Note that precision is not accuracy - binary floating point values cannot
993represent most decimal fractions exactly, and when converting from and to
994floating point, JSON::XS only guarantees precision up to but not including
995the least significant bit.
996
982=item true, false 997=item true, false
983 998
984These JSON atoms become C<JSON::XS::true> and C<JSON::XS::false>, 999These JSON atoms become C<Types::Serialiser::true> and
985respectively. They are overloaded to act almost exactly like the numbers 1000C<Types::Serialiser::false>, respectively. They are overloaded to act
986C<1> and C<0>. You can check whether a scalar is a JSON boolean by using 1001almost exactly like the numbers C<1> and C<0>. You can check whether
987the C<JSON::XS::is_bool> function. 1002a scalar is a JSON boolean by using the C<Types::Serialiser::is_bool>
1003function (after C<use Types::Serialier>, of course).
988 1004
989=item null 1005=item null
990 1006
991A JSON null atom becomes C<undef> in Perl. 1007A JSON null atom becomes C<undef> in Perl.
1008
1009=item shell-style comments (C<< # I<text> >>)
1010
1011As a nonstandard extension to the JSON syntax that is enabled by the
1012C<relaxed> setting, shell-style comments are allowed. They can start
1013anywhere outside strings and go till the end of the line.
1014
1015=item tagged values (C<< (I<tag>)I<value> >>).
1016
1017Another nonstandard extension to the JSON syntax, enabled with the
1018C<allow_tags> setting, are tagged values. In this implementation, the
1019I<tag> must be a perl package/class name encoded as a JSON string, and the
1020I<value> must be a JSON array encoding optional constructor arguments.
1021
1022See L<OBJECT SERIALISATION>, below, for details.
992 1023
993=back 1024=back
994 1025
995 1026
996=head2 PERL -> JSON 1027=head2 PERL -> JSON
1001 1032
1002=over 4 1033=over 4
1003 1034
1004=item hash references 1035=item hash references
1005 1036
1006Perl hash references become JSON objects. As there is no inherent ordering 1037Perl hash references become JSON objects. As there is no inherent
1007in hash keys (or JSON objects), they will usually be encoded in a 1038ordering in hash keys (or JSON objects), they will usually be encoded
1008pseudo-random order that can change between runs of the same program but 1039in a pseudo-random order. JSON::XS can optionally sort the hash keys
1009stays generally the same within a single run of a program. JSON::XS can 1040(determined by the I<canonical> flag), so the same datastructure will
1010optionally sort the hash keys (determined by the I<canonical> flag), so 1041serialise to the same JSON text (given same settings and version of
1011the same datastructure will serialise to the same JSON text (given same 1042JSON::XS), but this incurs a runtime overhead and is only rarely useful,
1012settings and version of JSON::XS), but this incurs a runtime overhead 1043e.g. when you want to compare some JSON text against another for equality.
1013and is only rarely useful, e.g. when you want to compare some JSON text
1014against another for equality.
1015 1044
1016=item array references 1045=item array references
1017 1046
1018Perl array references become JSON arrays. 1047Perl array references become JSON arrays.
1019 1048
1020=item other references 1049=item other references
1021 1050
1022Other unblessed references are generally not allowed and will cause an 1051Other unblessed references are generally not allowed and will cause an
1023exception to be thrown, except for references to the integers C<0> and 1052exception to be thrown, except for references to the integers C<0> and
1024C<1>, which get turned into C<false> and C<true> atoms in JSON. You can 1053C<1>, which get turned into C<false> and C<true> atoms in JSON.
1025also use C<JSON::XS::false> and C<JSON::XS::true> to improve readability.
1026 1054
1055Since C<JSON::XS> uses the boolean model from L<Types::Serialiser>, you
1056can also C<use Types::Serialiser> and then use C<Types::Serialiser::false>
1057and C<Types::Serialiser::true> to improve readability.
1058
1059 use Types::Serialiser;
1027 encode_json [\0, JSON::XS::true] # yields [false,true] 1060 encode_json [\0, Types::Serialiser::true] # yields [false,true]
1028 1061
1029=item JSON::XS::true, JSON::XS::false 1062=item Types::Serialiser::true, Types::Serialiser::false
1030 1063
1031These special values become JSON true and JSON false values, 1064These special values from the L<Types::Serialiser> module become JSON true
1032respectively. You can also use C<\1> and C<\0> directly if you want. 1065and JSON false values, respectively. You can also use C<\1> and C<\0>
1066directly if you want.
1033 1067
1034=item blessed objects 1068=item blessed objects
1035 1069
1036Blessed objects are not directly representable in JSON. See the 1070Blessed objects are not directly representable in JSON, but C<JSON::XS>
1037C<allow_blessed> and C<convert_blessed> methods on various options on 1071allows various ways of handling objects. See L<OBJECT SERIALISATION>,
1038how to deal with this: basically, you can choose between throwing an 1072below, for details.
1039exception, encoding the reference as if it weren't blessed, or provide
1040your own serialiser method.
1041 1073
1042=item simple scalars 1074=item simple scalars
1043 1075
1044Simple Perl scalars (any scalar that is not a reference) are the most 1076Simple Perl scalars (any scalar that is not a reference) are the most
1045difficult objects to encode: JSON::XS will encode undefined scalars as 1077difficult objects to encode: JSON::XS will encode undefined scalars as
1073 1105
1074You can not currently force the type in other, less obscure, ways. Tell me 1106You can not currently force the type in other, less obscure, ways. Tell me
1075if you need this capability (but don't forget to explain why it's needed 1107if you need this capability (but don't forget to explain why it's needed
1076:). 1108:).
1077 1109
1110Note that numerical precision has the same meaning as under Perl (so
1111binary to decimal conversion follows the same rules as in Perl, which
1112can differ to other languages). Also, your perl interpreter might expose
1113extensions to the floating point numbers of your platform, such as
1114infinities or NaN's - these cannot be represented in JSON, and it is an
1115error to pass those in.
1116
1078=back 1117=back
1118
1119=head2 OBJECT SERIALISATION
1120
1121As JSON cannot directly represent Perl objects, you have to choose between
1122a pure JSON representation (without the ability to deserialise the object
1123automatically again), and a nonstandard extension to the JSON syntax,
1124tagged values.
1125
1126=head3 SERIALISATION
1127
1128What happens when C<JSON::XS> encounters a Perl object depends on the
1129C<allow_blessed>, C<convert_blessed> and C<allow_tags> settings, which are
1130used in this order:
1131
1132=over 4
1133
1134=item 1. C<allow_tags> is enabled and the object has a C<FREEZE> method.
1135
1136In this case, C<JSON::XS> uses the L<Types::Serialiser> object
1137serialisation protocol to create a tagged JSON value, using a nonstandard
1138extension to the JSON syntax.
1139
1140This works by invoking the C<FREEZE> method on the object, with the first
1141argument being the object to serialise, and the second argument being the
1142constant string C<JSON> to distinguish it from other serialisers.
1143
1144The C<FREEZE> method can return any number of values (i.e. zero or
1145more). These values and the paclkage/classname of the object will then be
1146encoded as a tagged JSON value in the following format:
1147
1148 ("classname")[FREEZE return values...]
1149
1150e.g.:
1151
1152 ("URI")["http://www.google.com/"]
1153 ("MyDate")[2013,10,29]
1154 ("ImageData::JPEG")["Z3...VlCg=="]
1155
1156For example, the hypothetical C<My::Object> C<FREEZE> method might use the
1157objects C<type> and C<id> members to encode the object:
1158
1159 sub My::Object::FREEZE {
1160 my ($self, $serialiser) = @_;
1161
1162 ($self->{type}, $self->{id})
1163 }
1164
1165=item 2. C<convert_blessed> is enabled and the object has a C<TO_JSON> method.
1166
1167In this case, the C<TO_JSON> method of the object is invoked in scalar
1168context. It must return a single scalar that can be directly encoded into
1169JSON. This scalar replaces the object in the JSON text.
1170
1171For example, the following C<TO_JSON> method will convert all L<URI>
1172objects to JSON strings when serialised. The fatc that these values
1173originally were L<URI> objects is lost.
1174
1175 sub URI::TO_JSON {
1176 my ($uri) = @_;
1177 $uri->as_string
1178 }
1179
1180=item 3. C<allow_blessed> is enabled.
1181
1182The object will be serialised as a JSON null value.
1183
1184=item 4. none of the above
1185
1186If none of the settings are enabled or the respective methods are missing,
1187C<JSON::XS> throws an exception.
1188
1189=back
1190
1191=head3 DESERIALISATION
1192
1193For deserialisation there are only two cases to consider: either
1194nonstandard tagging was used, in which case C<allow_tags> decides,
1195or objects cannot be automatically be deserialised, in which
1196case you can use postprocessing or the C<filter_json_object> or
1197C<filter_json_single_key_object> callbacks to get some real objects our of
1198your JSON.
1199
1200This section only considers the tagged value case: I a tagged JSON object
1201is encountered during decoding and C<allow_tags> is disabled, a parse
1202error will result (as if tagged values were not part of the grammar).
1203
1204If C<allow_tags> is enabled, C<JSON::XS> will look up the C<THAW> method
1205of the package/classname used during serialisation (it will not attempt
1206to load the package as a Perl module). If there is no such method, the
1207decoding will fail with an error.
1208
1209Otherwise, the C<THAW> method is invoked with the classname as first
1210argument, the constant string C<JSON> as second argument, and all the
1211values from the JSON array (the values originally returned by the
1212C<FREEZE> method) as remaining arguments.
1213
1214The method must then return the object. While technically you can return
1215any Perl scalar, you might have to enable the C<enable_nonref> setting to
1216make that work in all cases, so better return an actual blessed reference.
1217
1218As an example, let's implement a C<THAW> function that regenerates the
1219C<My::Object> from the C<FREEZE> example earlier:
1220
1221 sub My::Object::THAW {
1222 my ($class, $serialiser, $type, $id) = @_;
1223
1224 $class->new (type => $type, id => $id)
1225 }
1079 1226
1080 1227
1081=head1 ENCODING/CODESET FLAG NOTES 1228=head1 ENCODING/CODESET FLAG NOTES
1082 1229
1083The interested reader might have seen a number of flags that signify 1230The interested reader might have seen a number of flags that signify
1108=item C<utf8> flag disabled 1255=item C<utf8> flag disabled
1109 1256
1110When C<utf8> is disabled (the default), then C<encode>/C<decode> generate 1257When C<utf8> is disabled (the default), then C<encode>/C<decode> generate
1111and expect Unicode strings, that is, characters with high ordinal Unicode 1258and expect Unicode strings, that is, characters with high ordinal Unicode
1112values (> 255) will be encoded as such characters, and likewise such 1259values (> 255) will be encoded as such characters, and likewise such
1113characters are decoded as-is, no canges to them will be done, except 1260characters are decoded as-is, no changes to them will be done, except
1114"(re-)interpreting" them as Unicode codepoints or Unicode characters, 1261"(re-)interpreting" them as Unicode codepoints or Unicode characters,
1115respectively (to Perl, these are the same thing in strings unless you do 1262respectively (to Perl, these are the same thing in strings unless you do
1116funny/weird/dumb stuff). 1263funny/weird/dumb stuff).
1117 1264
1118This is useful when you want to do the encoding yourself (e.g. when you 1265This is useful when you want to do the encoding yourself (e.g. when you
1174proper subset of most 8-bit and multibyte encodings in use in the world. 1321proper subset of most 8-bit and multibyte encodings in use in the world.
1175 1322
1176=back 1323=back
1177 1324
1178 1325
1326=head2 JSON and ECMAscript
1327
1328JSON syntax is based on how literals are represented in javascript (the
1329not-standardised predecessor of ECMAscript) which is presumably why it is
1330called "JavaScript Object Notation".
1331
1332However, JSON is not a subset (and also not a superset of course) of
1333ECMAscript (the standard) or javascript (whatever browsers actually
1334implement).
1335
1336If you want to use javascript's C<eval> function to "parse" JSON, you
1337might run into parse errors for valid JSON texts, or the resulting data
1338structure might not be queryable:
1339
1340One of the problems is that U+2028 and U+2029 are valid characters inside
1341JSON strings, but are not allowed in ECMAscript string literals, so the
1342following Perl fragment will not output something that can be guaranteed
1343to be parsable by javascript's C<eval>:
1344
1345 use JSON::XS;
1346
1347 print encode_json [chr 0x2028];
1348
1349The right fix for this is to use a proper JSON parser in your javascript
1350programs, and not rely on C<eval> (see for example Douglas Crockford's
1351F<json2.js> parser).
1352
1353If this is not an option, you can, as a stop-gap measure, simply encode to
1354ASCII-only JSON:
1355
1356 use JSON::XS;
1357
1358 print JSON::XS->new->ascii->encode ([chr 0x2028]);
1359
1360Note that this will enlarge the resulting JSON text quite a bit if you
1361have many non-ASCII characters. You might be tempted to run some regexes
1362to only escape U+2028 and U+2029, e.g.:
1363
1364 # DO NOT USE THIS!
1365 my $json = JSON::XS->new->utf8->encode ([chr 0x2028]);
1366 $json =~ s/\xe2\x80\xa8/\\u2028/g; # escape U+2028
1367 $json =~ s/\xe2\x80\xa9/\\u2029/g; # escape U+2029
1368 print $json;
1369
1370Note that I<this is a bad idea>: the above only works for U+2028 and
1371U+2029 and thus only for fully ECMAscript-compliant parsers. Many existing
1372javascript implementations, however, have issues with other characters as
1373well - using C<eval> naively simply I<will> cause problems.
1374
1375Another problem is that some javascript implementations reserve
1376some property names for their own purposes (which probably makes
1377them non-ECMAscript-compliant). For example, Iceweasel reserves the
1378C<__proto__> property name for its own purposes.
1379
1380If that is a problem, you could parse try to filter the resulting JSON
1381output for these property strings, e.g.:
1382
1383 $json =~ s/"__proto__"\s*:/"__proto__renamed":/g;
1384
1385This works because C<__proto__> is not valid outside of strings, so every
1386occurrence of C<"__proto__"\s*:> must be a string used as property name.
1387
1388If you know of other incompatibilities, please let me know.
1389
1390
1179=head2 JSON and YAML 1391=head2 JSON and YAML
1180 1392
1181You often hear that JSON is a subset of YAML. This is, however, a mass 1393You often hear that JSON is a subset of YAML. This is, however, a mass
1182hysteria(*) and very far from the truth (as of the time of this writing), 1394hysteria(*) and very far from the truth (as of the time of this writing),
1183so let me state it clearly: I<in general, there is no way to configure 1395so let me state it clearly: I<in general, there is no way to configure
1191 my $yaml = $to_yaml->encode ($ref) . "\n"; 1403 my $yaml = $to_yaml->encode ($ref) . "\n";
1192 1404
1193This will I<usually> generate JSON texts that also parse as valid 1405This will I<usually> generate JSON texts that also parse as valid
1194YAML. Please note that YAML has hardcoded limits on (simple) object key 1406YAML. Please note that YAML has hardcoded limits on (simple) object key
1195lengths that JSON doesn't have and also has different and incompatible 1407lengths that JSON doesn't have and also has different and incompatible
1196unicode handling, so you should make sure that your hash keys are 1408unicode character escape syntax, so you should make sure that your hash
1197noticeably shorter than the 1024 "stream characters" YAML allows and that 1409keys are noticeably shorter than the 1024 "stream characters" YAML allows
1198you do not have characters with codepoint values outside the Unicode BMP 1410and that you do not have characters with codepoint values outside the
1199(basic multilingual page). YAML also does not allow C<\/> sequences in 1411Unicode BMP (basic multilingual page). YAML also does not allow C<\/>
1200strings (which JSON::XS does not I<currently> generate, but other JSON 1412sequences in strings (which JSON::XS does not I<currently> generate, but
1201generators might). 1413other JSON generators might).
1202 1414
1203There might be other incompatibilities that I am not aware of (or the YAML 1415There might be other incompatibilities that I am not aware of (or the YAML
1204specification has been changed yet again - it does so quite often). In 1416specification has been changed yet again - it does so quite often). In
1205general you should not try to generate YAML with a JSON generator or vice 1417general you should not try to generate YAML with a JSON generator or vice
1206versa, or try to parse JSON with a YAML parser or vice versa: chances are 1418versa, or try to parse JSON with a YAML parser or vice versa: chances are
1225that difficult or long) and finally make YAML compatible to it, and 1437that difficult or long) and finally make YAML compatible to it, and
1226educating users about the changes, instead of spreading lies about the 1438educating users about the changes, instead of spreading lies about the
1227real compatibility for many I<years> and trying to silence people who 1439real compatibility for many I<years> and trying to silence people who
1228point out that it isn't true. 1440point out that it isn't true.
1229 1441
1442Addendum/2009: the YAML 1.2 spec is still incompatible with JSON, even
1443though the incompatibilities have been documented (and are known to Brian)
1444for many years and the spec makes explicit claims that YAML is a superset
1445of JSON. It would be so easy to fix, but apparently, bullying people and
1446corrupting userdata is so much easier.
1447
1230=back 1448=back
1231 1449
1232 1450
1233=head2 SPEED 1451=head2 SPEED
1234 1452
1241a very short single-line JSON string (also available at 1459a very short single-line JSON string (also available at
1242L<http://dist.schmorp.de/misc/json/short.json>). 1460L<http://dist.schmorp.de/misc/json/short.json>).
1243 1461
1244 {"method": "handleMessage", "params": ["user1", 1462 {"method": "handleMessage", "params": ["user1",
1245 "we were just talking"], "id": null, "array":[1,11,234,-5,1e5,1e7, 1463 "we were just talking"], "id": null, "array":[1,11,234,-5,1e5,1e7,
1246 true, false]} 1464 1, 0]}
1247 1465
1248It shows the number of encodes/decodes per second (JSON::XS uses 1466It shows the number of encodes/decodes per second (JSON::XS uses
1249the functional interface, while JSON::XS/2 uses the OO interface 1467the functional interface, while JSON::XS/2 uses the OO interface
1250with pretty-printing and hashkey sorting enabled, JSON::XS/3 enables 1468with pretty-printing and hashkey sorting enabled, JSON::XS/3 enables
1251shrink). Higher is better: 1469shrink. JSON::DWIW/DS uses the deserialise function, while JSON::DWIW::FJ
1470uses the from_json method). Higher is better:
1252 1471
1253 module | encode | decode | 1472 module | encode | decode |
1254 -----------|------------|------------| 1473 --------------|------------|------------|
1255 JSON 1.x | 4990.842 | 4088.813 | 1474 JSON::DWIW/DS | 86302.551 | 102300.098 |
1256 JSON::DWIW | 51653.990 | 71575.154 | 1475 JSON::DWIW/FJ | 86302.551 | 75983.768 |
1257 JSON::PC | 65948.176 | 74631.744 | 1476 JSON::PP | 15827.562 | 6638.658 |
1258 JSON::PP | 8931.652 | 3817.168 | 1477 JSON::Syck | 63358.066 | 47662.545 |
1259 JSON::Syck | 24877.248 | 27776.848 | 1478 JSON::XS | 511500.488 | 511500.488 |
1260 JSON::XS | 388361.481 | 227951.304 | 1479 JSON::XS/2 | 291271.111 | 388361.481 |
1261 JSON::XS/2 | 227951.304 | 218453.333 | 1480 JSON::XS/3 | 361577.931 | 361577.931 |
1262 JSON::XS/3 | 338250.323 | 218453.333 | 1481 Storable | 66788.280 | 265462.278 |
1263 Storable | 16500.016 | 135300.129 |
1264 -----------+------------+------------+ 1482 --------------+------------+------------+
1265 1483
1266That is, JSON::XS is about five times faster than JSON::DWIW on encoding, 1484That is, JSON::XS is almost six times faster than JSON::DWIW on encoding,
1267about three times faster on decoding, and over forty times faster 1485about five times faster on decoding, and over thirty to seventy times
1268than JSON, even with pretty-printing and key sorting. It also compares 1486faster than JSON's pure perl implementation. It also compares favourably
1269favourably to Storable for small amounts of data. 1487to Storable for small amounts of data.
1270 1488
1271Using a longer test string (roughly 18KB, generated from Yahoo! Locals 1489Using a longer test string (roughly 18KB, generated from Yahoo! Locals
1272search API (L<http://dist.schmorp.de/misc/json/long.json>). 1490search API (L<http://dist.schmorp.de/misc/json/long.json>).
1273 1491
1274 module | encode | decode | 1492 module | encode | decode |
1275 -----------|------------|------------| 1493 --------------|------------|------------|
1276 JSON 1.x | 55.260 | 34.971 | 1494 JSON::DWIW/DS | 1647.927 | 2673.916 |
1277 JSON::DWIW | 825.228 | 1082.513 | 1495 JSON::DWIW/FJ | 1630.249 | 2596.128 |
1278 JSON::PC | 3571.444 | 2394.829 |
1279 JSON::PP | 210.987 | 32.574 | 1496 JSON::PP | 400.640 | 62.311 |
1280 JSON::Syck | 552.551 | 787.544 | 1497 JSON::Syck | 1481.040 | 1524.869 |
1281 JSON::XS | 5780.463 | 4854.519 | 1498 JSON::XS | 20661.596 | 9541.183 |
1282 JSON::XS/2 | 3869.998 | 4798.975 | 1499 JSON::XS/2 | 10683.403 | 9416.938 |
1283 JSON::XS/3 | 5862.880 | 4798.975 | 1500 JSON::XS/3 | 20661.596 | 9400.054 |
1284 Storable | 4445.002 | 5235.027 | 1501 Storable | 19765.806 | 10000.725 |
1285 -----------+------------+------------+ 1502 --------------+------------+------------+
1286 1503
1287Again, JSON::XS leads by far (except for Storable which non-surprisingly 1504Again, JSON::XS leads by far (except for Storable which non-surprisingly
1288decodes faster). 1505decodes a bit faster).
1289 1506
1290On large strings containing lots of high Unicode characters, some modules 1507On large strings containing lots of high Unicode characters, some modules
1291(such as JSON::PC) seem to decode faster than JSON::XS, but the result 1508(such as JSON::PC) seem to decode faster than JSON::XS, but the result
1292will be broken due to missing (or wrong) Unicode handling. Others refuse 1509will be broken due to missing (or wrong) Unicode handling. Others refuse
1293to decode or encode properly, so it was impossible to prepare a fair 1510to decode or encode properly, so it was impossible to prepare a fair
1329information you might want to make sure that exceptions thrown by JSON::XS 1546information you might want to make sure that exceptions thrown by JSON::XS
1330will not end up in front of untrusted eyes. 1547will not end up in front of untrusted eyes.
1331 1548
1332If you are using JSON::XS to return packets to consumption 1549If you are using JSON::XS to return packets to consumption
1333by JavaScript scripts in a browser you should have a look at 1550by JavaScript scripts in a browser you should have a look at
1334L<http://jpsykes.com/47/practical-csrf-and-json-security> to see whether 1551L<http://blog.archive.jpsykes.com/47/practical-csrf-and-json-security/> to
1335you are vulnerable to some common attack vectors (which really are browser 1552see whether you are vulnerable to some common attack vectors (which really
1336design bugs, but it is still you who will have to deal with it, as major 1553are browser design bugs, but it is still you who will have to deal with
1337browser developers care only for features, not about getting security 1554it, as major browser developers care only for features, not about getting
1338right). 1555security right).
1556
1557
1558=head1 INTEROPERABILITY WITH OTHER MODULES
1559
1560C<JSON::XS> uses the L<Types::Serialiser> module to provide boolean
1561constants. That means that the JSON true and false values will be
1562comaptible to true and false values of iother modules that do the same,
1563such as L<JSON::PP> and L<CBOR::XS>.
1564
1565
1566=head1 INTEROPERABILITY WITH OTHER JSON DECODERS
1567
1568As long as you only serialise data that can be directly expressed in JSON,
1569C<JSON::XS> is incapable of generating invalid JSON output (modulo bugs,
1570but C<JSON::XS> has found more bugs in the official JSON testsuite (1)
1571than the official JSON testsuite has found in C<JSON::XS> (0)).
1572
1573When you have trouble decoding JSON generated by this module using other
1574decoders, then it is very likely that you have an encoding mismatch or the
1575other decoder is broken.
1576
1577When decoding, C<JSON::XS> is strict by default and will likely catch all
1578errors. There are currently two settings that change this: C<relaxed>
1579makes C<JSON::XS> accept (but not generate) some non-standard extensions,
1580and C<allow_tags> will allow you to encode and decode Perl objects, at the
1581cost of not outputting valid JSON anymore.
1582
1583=head2 TAGGED VALUE SYNTAX AND STANDARD JSON EN/DECODERS
1584
1585When you use C<allow_tags> to use the extended (and also nonstandard and
1586invalid) JSON syntax for serialised objects, and you still want to decode
1587the generated When you want to serialise objects, you can run a regex
1588to replace the tagged syntax by standard JSON arrays (it only works for
1589"normal" packagesnames without comma, newlines or single colons). First,
1590the readable Perl version:
1591
1592 # if your FREEZE methods return no values, you need this replace first:
1593 $json =~ s/\( \s* (" (?: [^\\":,]+|\\.|::)* ") \s* \) \s* \[\s*\]/[$1]/gx;
1594
1595 # this works for non-empty constructor arg lists:
1596 $json =~ s/\( \s* (" (?: [^\\":,]+|\\.|::)* ") \s* \) \s* \[/[$1,/gx;
1597
1598And here is a less readable version that is easy to adapt to other
1599languages:
1600
1601 $json =~ s/\(\s*("([^\\":,]+|\\.|::)*")\s*\)\s*\[/[$1,/g;
1602
1603Here is an ECMAScript version (same regex):
1604
1605 json = json.replace (/\(\s*("([^\\":,]+|\\.|::)*")\s*\)\s*\[/g, "[$1,");
1606
1607Since this syntax converts to standard JSON arrays, it might be hard to
1608distinguish serialised objects from normal arrays. You can prepend a
1609"magic number" as first array element to reduce chances of a collision:
1610
1611 $json =~ s/\(\s*("([^\\":,]+|\\.|::)*")\s*\)\s*\[/["XU1peReLzT4ggEllLanBYq4G9VzliwKF",$1,/g;
1612
1613And after decoding the JSON text, you could walk the data
1614structure looking for arrays with a first element of
1615C<XU1peReLzT4ggEllLanBYq4G9VzliwKF>.
1616
1617The same approach can be used to create the tagged format with another
1618encoder. First, you create an array with the magic string as first member,
1619the classname as second, and constructor arguments last, encode it as part
1620of your JSON structure, and then:
1621
1622 $json =~ s/\[\s*"XU1peReLzT4ggEllLanBYq4G9VzliwKF"\s*,\s*("([^\\":,]+|\\.|::)*")\s*,/($1)[/g;
1623
1624Again, this has some limitations - the magic string must not be encoded
1625with character escapes, and the constructor arguments must be non-empty.
1626
1627
1628=head1 RFC7158
1629
1630Since this module was written, Google has written a new JSON RFC, RFC
16317158. Unfortunately, this RFC breaks compatibility with both the original
1632JSON specification on www.json.org and RFC4627.
1633
1634As far as I can see, you can get partial compatibility when parsing by
1635using C<< ->allow_nonref >>. However, consider thew security implications
1636of doing so.
1637
1638I haven't decided yet whether to break compatibility with RFC4627 by
1639default (and potentially leave applications insecure), or change the
1640default to follow RFC7158.
1339 1641
1340 1642
1341=head1 THREADS 1643=head1 THREADS
1342 1644
1343This module is I<not> guaranteed to be thread safe and there are no 1645This module is I<not> guaranteed to be thread safe and there are no
1346process simulations - use fork, it's I<much> faster, cheaper, better). 1648process simulations - use fork, it's I<much> faster, cheaper, better).
1347 1649
1348(It might actually work, but you have been warned). 1650(It might actually work, but you have been warned).
1349 1651
1350 1652
1653=head1 THE PERILS OF SETLOCALE
1654
1655Sometimes people avoid the Perl locale support and directly call the
1656system's setlocale function with C<LC_ALL>.
1657
1658This breaks both perl and modules such as JSON::XS, as stringification of
1659numbers no longer works correctly (e.g. C<$x = 0.1; print "$x"+1> might
1660print C<1>, and JSON::XS might output illegal JSON as JSON::XS relies on
1661perl to stringify numbers).
1662
1663The solution is simple: don't call C<setlocale>, or use it for only those
1664categories you need, such as C<LC_MESSAGES> or C<LC_CTYPE>.
1665
1666If you need C<LC_NUMERIC>, you should enable it only around the code that
1667actually needs it (avoiding stringification of numbers), and restore it
1668afterwards.
1669
1670
1351=head1 BUGS 1671=head1 BUGS
1352 1672
1353While the goal of this module is to be correct, that unfortunately does 1673While the goal of this module is to be correct, that unfortunately does
1354not mean it's bug-free, only that I think its design is bug-free. If you 1674not mean it's bug-free, only that I think its design is bug-free. If you
1355keep reporting bugs they will be fixed swiftly, though. 1675keep reporting bugs they will be fixed swiftly, though.
1357Please refrain from using rt.cpan.org or any other bug reporting 1677Please refrain from using rt.cpan.org or any other bug reporting
1358service. I put the contact address into my modules for a reason. 1678service. I put the contact address into my modules for a reason.
1359 1679
1360=cut 1680=cut
1361 1681
1362our $true = do { bless \(my $dummy = 1), "JSON::XS::Boolean" }; 1682BEGIN {
1363our $false = do { bless \(my $dummy = 0), "JSON::XS::Boolean" }; 1683 *true = \$Types::Serialiser::true;
1684 *true = \&Types::Serialiser::true;
1685 *false = \$Types::Serialiser::false;
1686 *false = \&Types::Serialiser::false;
1687 *is_bool = \&Types::Serialiser::is_bool;
1364 1688
1365sub true() { $true } 1689 *JSON::XS::Boolean:: = *Types::Serialiser::Boolean::;
1366sub false() { $false }
1367
1368sub is_bool($) {
1369 UNIVERSAL::isa $_[0], "JSON::XS::Boolean"
1370# or UNIVERSAL::isa $_[0], "JSON::Literal"
1371} 1690}
1372 1691
1373XSLoader::load "JSON::XS", $VERSION; 1692XSLoader::load "JSON::XS", $VERSION;
1374
1375package JSON::XS::Boolean;
1376
1377use overload
1378 "0+" => sub { ${$_[0]} },
1379 "++" => sub { $_[0] = ${$_[0]} + 1 },
1380 "--" => sub { $_[0] = ${$_[0]} - 1 },
1381 fallback => 1;
1382
13831;
1384 1693
1385=head1 SEE ALSO 1694=head1 SEE ALSO
1386 1695
1387The F<json_xs> command line utility for quick experiments. 1696The F<json_xs> command line utility for quick experiments.
1388 1697
1391 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1700 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
1392 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1701 http://home.schmorp.de/
1393 1702
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