src/encoding/json/example_test.go

// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package json_test

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"log"
	"os"
	"strings"
)

func ExampleMarshal() {
	type ColorGroup struct {
		ID     int
		Name   string
		Colors []string
	}
	group := ColorGroup{
		ID:     1,
		Name:   "Reds",
		Colors: []string{"Crimson", "Red", "Ruby", "Maroon"},
	}
	b, err := json.Marshal(group)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("error:", err)
	}
	os.Stdout.Write(b)
	// Output:
	// {"ID":1,"Name":"Reds","Colors":["Crimson","Red","Ruby","Maroon"]}
}

func ExampleUnmarshal() {
	var jsonBlob = []byte(`[
		{"Name": "Platypus", "Order": "Monotremata"},
		{"Name": "Quoll",    "Order": "Dasyuromorphia"}
	]`)
	type Animal struct {
		Name  string
		Order string
	}
	var animals []Animal
	err := json.Unmarshal(jsonBlob, &animals)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("error:", err)
	}
	fmt.Printf("%+v", animals)
	// Output:
	// [{Name:Platypus Order:Monotremata} {Name:Quoll Order:Dasyuromorphia}]
}

// This example uses a Decoder to decode a stream of distinct JSON values.
func ExampleDecoder() {
	const jsonStream = `
		{"Name": "Ed", "Text": "Knock knock."}
		{"Name": "Sam", "Text": "Who's there?"}
		{"Name": "Ed", "Text": "Go fmt."}
		{"Name": "Sam", "Text": "Go fmt who?"}
		{"Name": "Ed", "Text": "Go fmt yourself!"}
	`
	type Message struct {
		Name, Text string
	}
	dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(jsonStream))
	for {
		var m Message
		if err := dec.Decode(&m); err == io.EOF {
			break
		} else if err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
		fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", m.Name, m.Text)
	}
	// Output:
	// Ed: Knock knock.
	// Sam: Who's there?
	// Ed: Go fmt.
	// Sam: Go fmt who?
	// Ed: Go fmt yourself!
}

// This example uses RawMessage to delay parsing part of a JSON message.
func ExampleRawMessage() {
	type Color struct {
		Space string
		Point json.RawMessage // delay parsing until we know the color space
	}
	type RGB struct {
		R uint8
		G uint8
		B uint8
	}
	type YCbCr struct {
		Y  uint8
		Cb int8
		Cr int8
	}

	var j = []byte(`[
		{"Space": "YCbCr", "Point": {"Y": 255, "Cb": 0, "Cr": -10}},
		{"Space": "RGB",   "Point": {"R": 98, "G": 218, "B": 255}}
	]`)
	var colors []Color
	err := json.Unmarshal(j, &colors)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalln("error:", err)
	}

	for _, c := range colors {
		var dst interface{}
		switch c.Space {
		case "RGB":
			dst = new(RGB)
		case "YCbCr":
			dst = new(YCbCr)
		}
		err := json.Unmarshal(c.Point, dst)
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatalln("error:", err)
		}
		fmt.Println(c.Space, dst)
	}
	// Output:
	// YCbCr &{255 0 -10}
	// RGB &{98 218 255}
}

func ExampleIndent() {
	type Road struct {
		Name   string
		Number int
	}
	roads := []Road{
		{"Diamond Fork", 29},
		{"Sheep Creek", 51},
	}

	b, err := json.Marshal(roads)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	var out bytes.Buffer
	json.Indent(&out, b, "=", "\t")
	out.WriteTo(os.Stdout)
	// Output:
	// [
	// =	{
	// =		"Name": "Diamond Fork",
	// =		"Number": 29
	// =	},
	// =	{
	// =		"Name": "Sheep Creek",
	// =		"Number": 51
	// =	}
	// =]
}