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module MultiJson
  class DecodeError < StandardError; end
  module_function

  # Get the current engine class.
  def engine
    return @engine if @engine
    self.engine = self.default_engine
    @engine
  end

  REQUIREMENT_MAP = [
    ["yajl", :yajl],
    ["json", :json_gem],
    ["active_support", :active_support],
    ["json/pure", :json_pure]
  ]

  # The default engine based on what you currently
  # have loaded and installed. First checks to see
  # if any engines are already loaded, then checks
  # to see which are installed if none are loaded.
  def default_engine
    return :yajl if defined?(::Yajl)
    return :json_gem if defined?(::JSON)
    return :active_support if defined?(::ActiveSupport::JSON)

    REQUIREMENT_MAP.each do |(library, engine)|
      begin
        require library
        return engine
      rescue LoadError
        next
      end
    end
  end

  # Set the JSON parser utilizing a symbol, string, or class.
  # Supported by default are:
  #
  # * <tt>:json_gem</tt>
  # * <tt>:json_pure</tt>
  # * <tt>:active_support</tt> (useful for inside Rails apps)
  # * <tt>:yajl</tt>
  def engine=(new_engine)
    case new_engine
      when String, Symbol
        require "multi_json/engines/#{new_engine}"
        @engine = MultiJson::Engines.const_get("#{new_engine.to_s.split('_').map{|s| s.capitalize}.join('')}")
      when Class
        @engine = new_engine
      else
        raise "Did not recognize your engine specification. Please specify either a symbol or a class."
    end
  end

  # Decode a JSON string into Ruby.
  #
  # <b>Options</b>
  #
  # <tt>:symbolize_keys</tt> :: If true, will use symbols instead of strings for the keys.
  def decode(string, options = {})
    begin
      engine.decode(string, options)
    rescue StandardError => exception
      raise DecodeError, exception.inspect
    end
  end

  # Encodes a Ruby object as JSON.
  def encode(object)
    engine.encode(object)
  end
end

Version data entries

1 entries across 1 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
multi_json-0.0.5	lib/multi_json.rb