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cJson class

Exposes the Json parser and serializer available in the server. Plugins can parse Json strings into Lua tables, and serialize Lua tables into Json strings easily.


Functions

NameParametersReturn valueNotes
Parse string table Parses the Json in the input string into a Lua table. Returns nil and detailed error message if parsing fails.
Serialize table, [options] string Serializes the input table into a Json string. The options table, if present, is used to adjust the formatting of the serialized string, see below for details.

Serializer options

The "options" parameter given to the cJson:Serialize() function is a dictionary-table of "option name" -> "option value". The serializer warns if any unknown options are used; the following options are recognized:

  • commentStyle - either "All" or "None", specifies whether comments are written to the output. Currently unused since comments cannot be represented in a Lua table
  • indentation - the string that is repeated for each level of indentation of the output. If empty, the Json is compressed (without linebreaks).
  • enableYAMLCompatibility - bool manipulating the whitespace around the colons.
  • dropNullPlaceholders - bool specifying whether null placeholders should be dropped from the output

Code example: Parsing a Json string

The following code, adapted from the Debuggers plugin, parses a simple Json string and verifies the results:
local t1 = cJson:Parse([[{"a": 1, "b": "2", "c": [3, "4", 5]}]])
assert(t1.a == 1)
assert(t1.b == "2")
assert(t1.c[1] == 3)
assert(t1.c[2] == "4")
assert(t1.c[3] == 5)

Code example: Serializing into a Json string

The following code, adapted from the Debuggers plugin, serializes a simple Lua table into a string, using custom indentation:
local s1 = cJson:Serialize({a = 1, b = "2", c = {3, "4", 5}}, {indentation = "  "})
LOG("Serialization result: " .. (s1 or ""))
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