Table of Contents

• JSON
  • json.stringify(value [, state])
  • json.encode(value[, state])
  • json.parse(str [, pos][, nullval][, ...])
  • json.decode(str[, pos, nullval, ...])
  • json.null
  • json.quotestring(value)

JSON#

local json = require('json')

Alternatively you can use lpeg like so:

local json = require('json').use_lpeg()

json.stringify(value [, state])#

Serialize a Lua table into a JSON string.

local tbl = { username = "Groucho" }
local json_str = json.stringify( tbl )

json.encode(value[, state])#

Same as stringify

json.parse(str [, pos][, nullval][, ...])#

Deserialize a JSON string into a Lua table.

local json_str = '{ "username": "Groucho" }'
local tbl = json.parse( json_str )

json.decode(str[, pos, nullval, ...])#

Same as json.parse

json.null#

A null property type for JSON encoding.

local tbl = { user = "Jane", is_working = json.null }
local json_str = json.stringify( tbl )

json.quotestring(value)#

Quotes a string. Based on the regexp "escapable" in https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-js