NAME

JSON::Meth - no nonsense JSON encoding/decoding as method calls on data

SYNOPSIS

use JSON::Meth;

# encode JSON:
my $json_string = { my => 'data', foo => [ 'bar' ] }->$j;

# decode JSON
my $perl_structure = '["look","ma!","no","vars"]'->$j;

# encode and interpolate $j in a string to get the result
{ my => 'data' }->$j;
say "Look ma, JSON: $j";

# decode and grab a piece of data, as if $j were a hashref:
my $data = '{"my":"data"}'->$j->{my}; # $data contains string "data" now

# just pretend $j is an arrayref:
'["woo","hoo!"]'->$j;
say for @$j;

# go nuts! (outputs JSON string '["bar",{"ber":"beer"}]')
say '{"foo":["bar",{"ber":"beer"}]}'->$j->{foo}->$j;

# even this works!! Meth? Not even once!
say '["woo","hoo!"]'->$j->$j->$j->$j;

DESCRIPTION

Don't make me think and give me what I want! This module automatically figures out whether you want to encode a Perl data structure to JSON or decode a JSON string to a Perl data structure.

The name JSON::Meth is formed from Method, which is the distinctive feature of this module.

EXPORTS

$j variable

The module exports a single variable $j. To encode/decode JSON, simply make a method call on your data, with $j as the name of the method (see SYNOPSIS and THE MAGIC sections).

$json variable

use JSON::Meth '$json';

An alias to $j that is exported upon request ($j won't be exported in this case, unless you ask for it too). Use this if you want to make your code more readable.

THE MAGIC

The result of the last decode/encode operation is stored internally by the module and you can access that data by using $j variable as if it contained that result. To get the results of encode operation, simply stringify $j (e.g. by interpolating it: "$j").

PREFIX/POSTFIX

If you're not a fan of postfix decoding, just use $j as a prefix call:

# encode JSON:
my $json_string = $j->( { my => 'data', foo => [ 'bar' ] } );

# decode JSON
my $perl_structure = $j->( '["look","ma!","no","vars"]' );

CAVEATS

The way this module deals with encoding objects is thusly:

• if you're calling ->$j on an object, it needs to implement stringification overloading and what it stringifies to will be decoded.

• if you have an object somewhere inside a data structure you're encoding: if it implements TO_JSON method, that method will be called, and the data returned used as json string to replace the object; if it doesn't implement such a method, it will be replaced with null

SEE ALSO

For more full-featured encoders, see JSON::MaybeXS, Mojo::JSON, or Mojo::JSON::MaybeXS.

REPOSITORY

BUGS

AUTHOR

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LICENSE

You can use and distribute this module under the same terms as Perl itself. See the LICENSE file included in this distribution for complete details.