json

Functions for parsing and generating JSON data.

Available Functions

Function	Description
`loads(string)`	Parse a JSON string into Scriptling objects
`dumps(object, indent="")`	Convert Scriptling objects to a JSON string
`parse(string)`	Alias for `loads()`
`stringify(object)`	Alias for `dumps()`

Functions

json.loads(string)

Parses a JSON string and returns Scriptling objects.

Parameters:

string: JSON string to parse

Returns: Scriptling object (dict, list, string, number, boolean, or null)

Example:

    
import json

data = json.loads('{"users":[{"name":"Alice"},{"name":"Bob"}]}')
first_user = data["users"][0]["name"]  # "Alice"

json.dumps(object, indent="")

Converts Scriptling objects to a JSON string.

Parameters:

object: Scriptling object to convert (dict, list, string, number, boolean, or null)
indent (optional): String to use for indentation (enables pretty-printing)

Returns: String (JSON formatted)

Example:

    
    
  
import json

obj = {"status": "success", "count": 42}
json_str = json.dumps(obj)  # '{"count":42,"status":"success"}'

# Pretty-printed with 2-space indentation
pretty = json.dumps(obj, indent="  ")
# {
#   "count": 42,
#   "status": "success"
# }

json.parse(string)

Alias for json.loads(). Parses a JSON string and returns Scriptling objects.

    
import json
data = json.parse('{"key": "value"}')  # Same as json.loads()

json.stringify(object, indent="")

Alias for json.dumps(). Converts Scriptling objects to a JSON string.

    
import json
json_str = json.stringify({"key": "value"})  # Same as json.dumps()

Supported Types

Parsing (json.loads)

JSON objects → Scriptling dictionaries
JSON arrays → Scriptling lists
JSON strings → Scriptling strings
JSON numbers → Scriptling integers/floats
JSON booleans → Scriptling booleans
JSON null → Scriptling null

Stringifying (json.dumps)

Scriptling dictionaries → JSON objects
Scriptling lists → JSON arrays
Scriptling strings → JSON strings
Scriptling integers/floats → JSON numbers
Scriptling booleans → JSON booleans
Scriptling null → JSON null

Usage Examples

    
    
  
import json

# Parse JSON
json_str = '{"name":"Alice","age":30,"active":true,"scores":[85,92,78]}'
data = json.loads(json_str)

print(data["name"])    # "Alice"
print(data["age"])     # 30
print(data["active"])  # True
print(data["scores"][0])  # 85

# Create and stringify
person = {
    "name": "Bob",
    "age": 25,
    "hobbies": ["reading", "coding", "gaming"]
}

json_output = json.dumps(person)
print(json_output)
# {"age":25,"hobbies":["reading","coding","gaming"],"name":"Bob"}

# Pretty-print with indentation
pretty_json = json.dumps(person, indent="  ")
print(pretty_json)
# {
#   "age": 25,
#   "hobbies": [
#     "reading",
#     "coding",
#     "gaming"
#   ],
#   "name": "Bob"
# }

Error Handling

    
    
  
import json

try:
    # This will work
    data = json.loads('{"valid": "json"}')
    print("Parsed successfully")

    # This will fail with invalid JSON
    invalid = json.loads('{invalid json}')
    print(invalid)  # Won't reach here
except Exception as e:
    print("JSON parse error:", e)

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