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< h1 class = "header" > parson< / h1 >
< p class = "header" > Lightweight json library written in C.< / p >
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< p class = "header" > This project is maintained by < a class = "header name" href = "https://github.com/kgabis" > kgabis< / a > < / p >
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< a id = "about" class = "anchor" href = "#about" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "octicon octicon-link" > < / span > < / a > About< / h2 >
< p > Parson is a lighweight < a href = "http://json.org" > json< / a > library written in C.< / p >
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< a id = "features" class = "anchor" href = "#features" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "octicon octicon-link" > < / span > < / a > Features< / h2 >
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< li > Full JSON support< / li >
< li > Lightweight (only 2 files)< / li >
< li > Simple API< / li >
< li > Addressing json values with dot notation (similiar to C structs or objects in most OO languages, e.g. "objectA.objectB.value")< / li >
< li > C89 compatible< / li >
< li > Test suites< / li >
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< a id = "installation" class = "anchor" href = "#installation" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "octicon octicon-link" > < / span > < / a > Installation< / h2 >
< p > Run:< / p >
< pre > < code > git clone https://github.com/kgabis/parson.git
< / code > < / pre >
< p > and copy parson.h and parson.c to you source code tree.< / p >
< p > Run < code > make test< / code > to compile and run tests.< / p >
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< a id = "examples" class = "anchor" href = "#examples" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "octicon octicon-link" > < / span > < / a > Examples< / h2 >
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< a id = "parsing-json" class = "anchor" href = "#parsing-json" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "octicon octicon-link" > < / span > < / a > Parsing JSON< / h3 >
< p > Here is a function, which prints basic commit info (date, sha and author) from a github repository. < / p >
< div class = "highlight highlight-c" > < pre > < span class = "pl-st" > void< / span > < span class = "pl-en" > print_commits_info< / span > (< span class = "pl-s" > const< / span > < span class = "pl-st" > char< / span > *username, < span class = "pl-s" > const< / span > < span class = "pl-st" > char< / span > *repo) {
JSON_Value *root_value;
JSON_Array *commits;
JSON_Object *commit;
< span class = "pl-s3" > size_t< / span > i;
< span class = "pl-st" > char< / span > curl_command[< span class = "pl-c1" > 512< / span > ];
< span class = "pl-st" > char< / span > cleanup_command[< span class = "pl-c1" > 256< / span > ];
< span class = "pl-st" > char< / span > output_filename[] = < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > commits.json< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > ;
< span class = "pl-c" > /* it ain't pretty, but it's not a libcurl tutorial */< / span >
< span class = "pl-s3" > sprintf< / span > (curl_command,
< span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > curl -s < span class = "pl-cce" > \"< / span > https://api.github.com/repos/< span class = "pl-c1" > %s< / span > /< span class = "pl-c1" > %s< / span > /commits< span class = "pl-cce" > \"< / span > > < span class = "pl-c1" > %s< / span > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > ,
username, repo, output_filename);
< span class = "pl-s3" > sprintf< / span > (cleanup_command, < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > rm -f < span class = "pl-c1" > %s< / span > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , output_filename);
< span class = "pl-s3" > system< / span > (curl_command);
< span class = "pl-c" > /* parsing json and validating output */< / span >
root_value = < span class = "pl-s3" > json_parse_file< / span > (output_filename);
< span class = "pl-k" > if< / span > (< span class = "pl-s3" > json_value_get_type< / span > (root_value) != JSONArray) {
< span class = "pl-s3" > system< / span > (cleanup_command);
< span class = "pl-k" > return< / span > ;
}
< span class = "pl-c" > /* getting array from root value and printing commit info */< / span >
commits = < span class = "pl-s3" > json_value_get_array< / span > (root_value);
< span class = "pl-s3" > printf< / span > (< span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < span class = "pl-c1" > %-10.10s< / span > < span class = "pl-c1" > %-10.10s< / span > < span class = "pl-c1" > %s< / span > < span class = "pl-cce" > \n< / span > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > Date< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > SHA< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > Author< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > );
< span class = "pl-k" > for< / span > (i = < span class = "pl-c1" > 0< / span > ; i < < span class = "pl-s3" > json_array_get_count< / span > (commits); i++) {
commit = < span class = "pl-s3" > json_array_get_object< / span > (commits, i);
< span class = "pl-s3" > printf< / span > (< span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < span class = "pl-c1" > %.10s< / span > < span class = "pl-c1" > %.10s< / span > < span class = "pl-c1" > %s< / span > < span class = "pl-cce" > \n< / span > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > ,
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_object_dotget_string< / span > (commit, < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > commit.author.date< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > ),
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_object_get_string< / span > (commit, < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > sha< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > ),
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_object_dotget_string< / span > (commit, < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > commit.author.name< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > ));
}
< span class = "pl-c" > /* cleanup code */< / span >
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_value_free< / span > (root_value);
< span class = "pl-s3" > system< / span > (cleanup_command);
}
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< p > Calling < code > print_commits_info("torvalds", "linux");< / code > prints: < / p >
< pre > < code > Date SHA Author
2012-10-15 dd8e8c4a2c David Rientjes
2012-10-15 3ce9e53e78 Michal Marek
2012-10-14 29bb4cc5e0 Randy Dunlap
2012-10-15 325adeb55e Ralf Baechle
2012-10-14 68687c842c Russell King
2012-10-14 ddffeb8c4d Linus Torvalds
...
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< a id = "persistence" class = "anchor" href = "#persistence" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "octicon octicon-link" > < / span > < / a > Persistence< / h3 >
< p > In this example I'm using parson to save user information to a file and then load it and validate later.< / p >
< div class = "highlight highlight-c" > < pre > < span class = "pl-st" > void< / span > < span class = "pl-en" > persistence_example< / span > (< span class = "pl-st" > void< / span > ) {
JSON_Value *schema = < span class = "pl-s3" > json_parse_string< / span > (< span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > {< span class = "pl-cce" > \"< / span > name< span class = "pl-cce" > \"< / span > :< span class = "pl-cce" > \"\"< / span > }< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > );
JSON_Value *user_data = < span class = "pl-s3" > json_parse_file< / span > (< span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > user_data.json< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > );
< span class = "pl-st" > char< / span > buf[< span class = "pl-c1" > 256< / span > ];
< span class = "pl-s" > const< / span > < span class = "pl-st" > char< / span > *name = < span class = "pl-c1" > NULL< / span > ;
< span class = "pl-k" > if< / span > (user_data == < span class = "pl-c1" > NULL< / span > || < span class = "pl-s3" > json_validate< / span > (schema, user_data) != JSONSuccess) {
< span class = "pl-s3" > puts< / span > (< span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > Enter your name:< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > );
< span class = "pl-s3" > scanf< / span > (< span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < span class = "pl-c1" > %s< / span > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , buf);
user_data = < span class = "pl-s3" > json_value_init_object< / span > ();
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_object_set_string< / span > (< span class = "pl-s3" > json_object< / span > (user_data), < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > name< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , buf);
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_serialize_to_file< / span > (user_data, < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > user_data.json< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > );
}
name = < span class = "pl-s3" > json_object_get_string< / span > (< span class = "pl-s3" > json_object< / span > (user_data), < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > name< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > );
< span class = "pl-s3" > printf< / span > (< span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > Hello, < span class = "pl-c1" > %s< / span > .< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , name);
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_value_free< / span > (schema);
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_value_free< / span > (user_data);
< span class = "pl-k" > return< / span > ;
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< a id = "serialization" class = "anchor" href = "#serialization" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "octicon octicon-link" > < / span > < / a > Serialization< / h3 >
< p > Creating JSON values is very simple thanks to the dot notation.
Object hierarchy is automatically created when addressing specific fields.
In the following example I create a simple JSON value containing basic information about a person.< / p >
< div class = "highlight highlight-c" > < pre > < span class = "pl-st" > void< / span > < span class = "pl-en" > serialization_example< / span > (< span class = "pl-st" > void< / span > ) {
JSON_Value *root_value = < span class = "pl-s3" > json_value_init_object< / span > ();
JSON_Object *root_object = < span class = "pl-s3" > json_value_get_object< / span > (root_value);
< span class = "pl-st" > char< / span > *serialized_string = < span class = "pl-c1" > NULL< / span > ;
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_object_set_string< / span > (root_object, < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > name< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > John Smith< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > );
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_object_set_number< / span > (root_object, < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > age< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , < span class = "pl-c1" > 25< / span > );
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_object_dotset_string< / span > (root_object, < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > address.city< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > Cupertino< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > );
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_object_dotset_value< / span > (root_object, < span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > contact.emails< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > , < span class = "pl-s3" > json_parse_string< / span > (< span class = "pl-s1" > < span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > [< span class = "pl-cce" > \"< / span > email@example.com< span class = "pl-cce" > \"< / span > ,< span class = "pl-cce" > \"< / span > email2@example.com< span class = "pl-cce" > \"< / span > ]< span class = "pl-pds" > "< / span > < / span > ));
serialized_string = < span class = "pl-s3" > json_serialize_to_string< / span > (root_value);
< span class = "pl-s3" > puts< / span > (serialized_string);
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_free_serialized_string< / span > (serialized_string);
< span class = "pl-s3" > json_value_free< / span > (root_value);
}
< / pre > < / div >
< p > Created value (after formatting outside parson):< / p >
< pre > < code > {
"name":"John Smith",
"age":25,
"address":{
"city":"Cupertino"
},
"contact":{
"emails":[
"email@example.com",
"email2@example.com"
]
}
}
< / code > < / pre >
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< a id = "contributing" class = "anchor" href = "#contributing" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "octicon octicon-link" > < / span > < / a > Contributing< / h2 >
< p > I will always merge < em > working< / em > bug fixes. However, if you want to add something to the API,
I < em > won't< / em > merge it without prior discussion.
Remember to follow parson's code style and write appropriate tests.< / p >
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< a id = "license" class = "anchor" href = "#license" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "octicon octicon-link" > < / span > < / a > License< / h2 >
< p > < a href = "http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php" > The MIT License (MIT)< / a > < / p >
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