Module system.serialization.json

JSON encoder/decoder

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Function

decode()	Parses a JSON string and returns a Lua value represented by the string.
encode()	Serializes an arbitrary Lua object into a JSON string.
load()	Loads a JSON file into a Lua value.
save()	Saves a Lua value to a JSON file.

API Reference

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system.serialization.json.emptyArray: table

system.serialization.json.encode(val: any): (result: string)

Serializes an arbitrary Lua object into a JSON string.

Parameters:

val (any) – The value to encode

Returns:

result (string) – The JSON representation of the object

system.serialization.json.decode(str: string, opts?: {binary_escapes: boolean | nil}): (result: any)

Parses a JSON string and returns a Lua value represented by the string.

Parameters:

• str (string) – The JSON string to decode

• opts? ({binary_escapes: boolean | nil}) – Any options to pass

Returns:

result (any) – The Lua value from the JSON

system.serialization.json.save(val: any, path: string)

Saves a Lua value to a JSON file.

Parameters:

• val (any) – The value to save

• path (string) – The path to the file to save

system.serialization.json.load(path: string): (result: any)

Loads a JSON file into a Lua value.

Parameters:

path (string) – The path to the file to load

Returns:

result (any) – The loaded value