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JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight data-interchange format that is easy for humans to read and write. Furthermore, equally simple for machines to generate and/or parse. JSON is completely language agnostic and that's why it's the ideal interchange format.
To read more about JSON visit: json.org.
Parsing JSON
To parse a JSON string received by another application or generated within your existing application:
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import json
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struct Customer {
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    first_name    string
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    last_name     string
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    hometown      string
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}
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​
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fn main() {
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    customers_string := '[{ "first_name": "Vitor", "last_name": "Oliveira", "hometown": "Rio de Janeiro" }, { "first_name": "Don", "last_name": "Nisnoni", "hometown": "Kupang" }]'
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    customers := json.decode([]Customer, customers_string) or {
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        eprintln('Failed to parse json')
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        return
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    }
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​
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    // Print the list of customers
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    for customer in customers {
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        println('$customer.first_name $customer.last_name: $customer.hometown')
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    }
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}
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Generating JSON
Creating a JSON string for communication or serialization is just as simple. We decode and encode in the example below:
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import json
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struct Customer {
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    first_name    string
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    last_name     string
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    hometown      string
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}
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​
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fn main() {
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    customer_string := '[{ "first_name": "Vitor", "last_name": "Oliveira", "hometown": "Rio de Janeiro"}]'
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    customer := json.decode([]Customer, customer_string) or {
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        eprintln('Failed to parse json')
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        return
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    }
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    encoded_json := json.encode(customer)
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​
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    println(encoded_json)
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}
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Exercises
1.Compare how you handle JSON in your favorite language and V.
2.Build an Address struct that contains address information.
3.Use the Address struct to decode and encode a string that contains JSON format.
4.Create 2 structs: Address and User where a user has many addresses. Now receive a string with a nested JSON like '[{ "first_name": "Vitor", "last_name": "Oliveira", "hometown": "Rio de Janeiro", "addresses": [{ street_name: "Rua Princesa Isabel", city: "Rio de Janeiro", country: "Brazil" }] }]', decode and encode it.
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Parsing JSON
Generating JSON
Exercises