json :: JsonSerializer :: plain_json=
If false
, the default, serialize to support deserialization:
JsonDeserializer
.Char
and Byte
types as special objects.If true
, serialize for other programs:
null
.HashMap
are converted to their string representation using to_s
.
# Write plain JSON? Standard JSON without metadata for deserialization
#
# If `false`, the default, serialize to support deserialization:
#
# * Write metadata, including the types of the serialized objects so they can
# be deserialized to their original form using `JsonDeserializer`.
# * Use references when an object has already been serialized so to not duplicate it.
# * Support cycles in references.
# * Preserve the Nit `Char` and `Byte` types as special objects.
# * The generated JSON is standard and can be read by non-Nit programs.
# However, some Nit types are not represented by the simplest possible JSON representation.
# With the added metadata, it can be complex to read.
#
# If `true`, serialize for other programs:
#
# * Nit objects are serialized to pure and standard JSON so they can
# be easily read by non-Nit programs and humans.
# * Nit objects are serialized for every references, so they can be duplicated.
# It is easier to read but it creates a larger output.
# * Does not support cycles, will replace the problematic references by `null`.
# * Does not serialize the metadata needed to deserialize the objects
# back to regular Nit objects.
# * Keys of Nit `HashMap` are converted to their string representation using `to_s`.
var plain_json = false is writable
lib/json/serialization_write.nit:28,2--51,35