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      1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
      2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
      3 // found in the LICENSE file.
      4 
      5 #ifndef BASE_JSON_JSON_WRITER_H_
      6 #define BASE_JSON_JSON_WRITER_H_
      7 
      8 #include <stddef.h>
      9 
     10 #include <string>
     11 
     12 #include "base/base_export.h"
     13 #include "base/macros.h"
     14 
     15 namespace base {
     16 
     17 class Value;
     18 
     19 class BASE_EXPORT JSONWriter {
     20  public:
     21   enum Options {
     22     // This option instructs the writer that if a Binary value is encountered,
     23     // the value (and key if within a dictionary) will be omitted from the
     24     // output, and success will be returned. Otherwise, if a binary value is
     25     // encountered, failure will be returned.
     26     OPTIONS_OMIT_BINARY_VALUES = 1 << 0,
     27 
     28     // This option instructs the writer to write doubles that have no fractional
     29     // part as a normal integer (i.e., without using exponential notation
     30     // or appending a '.0') as long as the value is within the range of a
     31     // 64-bit int.
     32     OPTIONS_OMIT_DOUBLE_TYPE_PRESERVATION = 1 << 1,
     33 
     34     // Return a slightly nicer formatted json string (pads with whitespace to
     35     // help with readability).
     36     OPTIONS_PRETTY_PRINT = 1 << 2,
     37   };
     38 
     39   // Given a root node, generates a JSON string and puts it into |json|.
     40   // TODO(tc): Should we generate json if it would be invalid json (e.g.,
     41   // |node| is not a DictionaryValue/ListValue or if there are inf/-inf float
     42   // values)? Return true on success and false on failure.
     43   static bool Write(const Value& node, std::string* json);
     44 
     45   // Same as above but with |options| which is a bunch of JSONWriter::Options
     46   // bitwise ORed together. Return true on success and false on failure.
     47   static bool WriteWithOptions(const Value& node,
     48                                int options,
     49                                std::string* json);
     50 
     51  private:
     52   JSONWriter(int options, std::string* json);
     53 
     54   // Called recursively to build the JSON string. When completed,
     55   // |json_string_| will contain the JSON.
     56   bool BuildJSONString(const Value& node, size_t depth);
     57 
     58   // Adds space to json_string_ for the indent level.
     59   void IndentLine(size_t depth);
     60 
     61   bool omit_binary_values_;
     62   bool omit_double_type_preservation_;
     63   bool pretty_print_;
     64 
     65   // Where we write JSON data as we generate it.
     66   std::string* json_string_;
     67 
     68   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(JSONWriter);
     69 };
     70 
     71 }  // namespace base
     72 
     73 #endif  // BASE_JSON_JSON_WRITER_H_
     74