JSON

Parse and generate JSON data for configuration and API responses.

json.parse

Signature: json.parse(data)

Description: Parses a JSON-encoded string and returns a Lua table.

Parameters:

• data (string): The JSON-encoded string to parse.

Returns:

• table: A Lua table representation of the JSON data.

Example:

-- Example JSON string
local raw = '{"name": "Nightlings", "version": 1.0, "features": ["gui", "overlay", "lua"]}'

-- Parse JSON into Lua table
local tbl = json.parse(raw)
engine.log("Project: " .. tbl.name, 255, 255, 255, 255)
engine.log("Version: " .. tostring(tbl.version), 255, 255, 255, 255)
engine.log("First feature: " .. tbl.features[1], 255, 255, 255, 255)

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json.stringify

Signature: json.stringify(lua_table)

Description: Converts a Lua table into a JSON-formatted string (with indentation).

Parameters:

• lua_table (table): The Lua table to convert to JSON.

Returns:

• string: A JSON-formatted string representing the Lua table.

Example:

-- Example JSON string
local raw = '{"name": "Nightlings", "version": 1.0, "features": ["gui", "overlay", "lua"]}'

-- Parse JSON into Lua table
local tbl = json.parse(raw)
engine.log("Project: " .. tbl.name, 255, 255, 255, 255)
engine.log("Version: " .. tostring(tbl.version), 255, 255, 255, 255)
engine.log("First feature: " .. tbl.features[1], 255, 255, 255, 255)

-- Modify the table
tbl.debug = true
tbl.features[#tbl.features + 1] = "json_api"

-- Convert back to JSON
local out = json.stringify(tbl)
engine.log("Updated JSON:", 255, 255, 255, 255)
engine.log(out, 255, 255, 255, 255)