parse json

Header: json/json.h

JSON Document

JSON document is returned when parsing json contents is done. This object stores root JSON object and allocated memories.

It creates pointers to actual data, so you must retain JSON data until you have finished to process json.

You After you processed the parsed JSON, then you must free this document.

Table of contents (click to go):

Functions:

  1. json_parse()
  2. json_free()
  3. json_get()
  4. json_array()

Functions documentation

json_doc_t* json_parse(const char * __restrict contents)

parse json string

this function parses JSON string and retuns a document which contains:
  • JSON object
  • allocated memory

after JSON is processed, the object must be freed with json_free()

this library doesn’t alloc any memory for JSON itsef and doesn’t copy JSON contents into a data structure. It only allocs memory for tokens. So don’t free ‘contents’ parameter until you finished to process JSON.

Desired order:
  1. Read JSON file
  2. Pass the contents to json_parse()
  3. Process/Handle JSON
  4. free JSON document with json_free()
  5. free contents
Parameters:
[in] contents JSON string
Returns:
json document which contains json object as root object
void json_free(json_doc_t * __restrict jsondoc)

frees json document and its allocated memory

Parameters:
[in] jsondoc JSON document
const json_t* json_get(const json_t * __restrict object, const char * __restrict key)

gets value for key

You should only use this for DEBUG or if you only need to only specific key. Desired usage is iterative way:

You must iterate through json’s next and value links.
Parameters:
[in] object json object
[in] key key to find value
Returns:
value found for the key or NULL
const json_array_t* json_array(const json_t * __restrict object)

contenient function to cast object’s child/value to array

Parameters:
[in] object json object
Returns:
json array or NULL