JSON

local json = require "json"

Methods

json.parse

json.parse(str: string) -> Value

Parses the JSON string to value.

json.stringify

json.stringify(value: Value, pretty?: boolean) -> string

Serializes the value into string.

If pretty is set to true, the result string will be pretty-printed and indented, otherwise minimized.

json.array

json.array(t: table) -> table

Marks the table t as array.

json.undo_array

json.undo_array(t: table) -> table

Removes the array mark on table t, if exists.

Types

Value

type Value = nil | boolean | number | string | Value[] | { [key: string]: Value }

Valid JSON value. It could be one of nil (no such field or null), boolean, number, string, string-keyed table or array.

Note that tables with recursion is invalid JSON value. Attempt to use them on json.stringify or other places will result in an error.

Fields

json.array_metatable

json.array_metatable: table

Metatable used to mark a table as array.