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Next generation JSON versions (HanSON, SON, JSONX/JSON11, etc.) with comments, unquoted keys, multi-line strings, trailing commas, optional commas, and more

Usage

How does it work?

Use the triple-dash (e.g. ---) on its own line to separate the next generation JSON version from the "vanilla" ye old' JSON. Example:

{
  listName: "Sesame Street Monsters", // note that listName needs no quotes
  content: [
    {
      name: "Cookie Monster",
      /* Note the template quotes and unescaped regular quotes in the next string */
      background: `Cookie Monster used to be a
monster that ate everything, especially cookies.
These days he is forced to eat "healthy" food.`
    }, {
      // You can single-quote strings too:
      name: 'Herry Monster',
      background: `Herry Monster is a furry blue monster with a purple nose.
He's mostly retired today.`
    },    // don't worry, the trailing comma will be ignored
   ]
}

---

{
 "listName": "Sesame Street Monsters",
 "content":
  [{"name": "Cookie Monster",
    "background":
     "Cookie Monster used to be a\nmonster that ate everything, especially cookies.\nThese days he is forced to eat \"healthy\" food."},
   {"name": "Herry Monster",
    "background":
     "Herry Monster is a furry blue monster with a purple nose.\nHe's mostly retired today."}
  ]
}

(Source: hanson/sample1.txt)

Run Tests

Use

ruby -I ./test test/test_json.rb

to run selected / individual test or to run all tests

rake          # or
rake test

Resulting in:

** directory: ./hanson/
  reading sample1.txt ...

** directory: ./jsonx/
  reading datapackage.json.s-and-p-500-companies.txt ...
  reading feed.json.podcast.txt ...
  reading feed.json.simple.txt ...
  reading geojson.beerbook-maps-at.txt ...
  reading package.json.jquery.txt ...
  reading sample1.txt ...
  reading sample2.txt ...

** directory: ./son/
  reading sample1.txt ...
...

Finished in 0.030479s, 32.8091 runs/s, 590.5630 assertions/s.

1 runs, 18 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips

License

The json next tests and scripts are dedicated to the public domain. Use it as you please with no restrictions whatsoever.

Questions? Comments?

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