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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   // The output string is overwritten and not appended.
     41   //
     42   // TODO(tc): Should we generate json if it would be invalid json (e.g.,
     43   // |node| is not a DictionaryValue/ListValue or if there are inf/-inf float
     44   // values)? Return true on success and false on failure.
     45   static bool Write(const Value& node, std::string* json);
     46 
     47   // Same as above but with |options| which is a bunch of JSONWriter::Options
     48   // bitwise ORed together. Return true on success and false on failure.
     49   static bool WriteWithOptions(const Value& node,
     50                                int options,
     51                                std::string* json);
     52 
     53  private:
     54   JSONWriter(int options, std::string* json);
     55 
     56   // Called recursively to build the JSON string. When completed,
     57   // |json_string_| will contain the JSON.
     58   bool BuildJSONString(const Value& node, size_t depth);
     59 
     60   // Adds space to json_string_ for the indent level.
     61   void IndentLine(size_t depth);
     62 
     63   bool omit_binary_values_;
     64   bool omit_double_type_preservation_;
     65   bool pretty_print_;
     66 
     67   // Where we write JSON data as we generate it.
     68   std::string* json_string_;
     69 
     70   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(JSONWriter);
     71 };
     72 
     73 }  // namespace base
     74 
     75 #endif  // BASE_JSON_JSON_WRITER_H_
     76