src/core/lib/json/json.h

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#ifndef GRPC_CORE_LIB_JSON_JSON_H
#define GRPC_CORE_LIB_JSON_JSON_H

#include <stdlib.h>

#include "src/core/json/json_common.h"

/* A tree-like structure to hold json values. The key and value pointers
 * are not owned by it.
 */
typedef struct grpc_json {
  struct grpc_json *next;
  struct grpc_json *prev;
  struct grpc_json *child;
  struct grpc_json *parent;

  grpc_json_type type;
  const char *key;
  const char *value;
} grpc_json;

/* The next two functions are going to parse the input string, and
 * modify it in the process, in order to use its space to store
 * all of the keys and values for the returned object tree.
 *
 * They assume UTF-8 input stream, and will output UTF-8 encoded
 * strings in the tree. The input stream's UTF-8 isn't validated,
 * as in, what you input is what you get as an output.
 *
 * All the keys and values in the grpc_json objects will be strings
 * pointing at your input buffer.
 *
 * Delete the allocated tree afterward using grpc_json_destroy().
 */
grpc_json *grpc_json_parse_string_with_len(char *input, size_t size);
grpc_json *grpc_json_parse_string(char *input);

/* This function will create a new string using gpr_realloc, and will
 * deserialize the grpc_json tree into it. It'll be zero-terminated,
 * but will be allocated in chunks of 256 bytes.
 *
 * The indent parameter controls the way the output is formatted.
 * If indent is 0, then newlines will be suppressed as well, and the
 * output will be condensed at its maximum.
 */
char *grpc_json_dump_to_string(grpc_json *json, int indent);

/* Use these to create or delete a grpc_json object.
 * Deletion is recursive. We will not attempt to free any of the strings
 * in any of the objects of that tree.
 */
grpc_json *grpc_json_create(grpc_json_type type);
void grpc_json_destroy(grpc_json *json);

#endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_JSON_JSON_H */