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# Copyright 2012-2013 Alexis Laferrière <alexis.laf@xymus.net>
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# Writing to and reading from the Json format.
# Based on the json0 C library
module json

import jsonable
import json_reader
import json_writer

redef class String
	fun json_load_from_file : nullable Map[ String, nullable Jsonable ]
	do
		var f = new IFStream.open( self )
		var data = f.read_all.json_to_object
		f.close

		return data.as(not null) # ( Map[ String, nullable Jsonable ] )
	end
end