# json4lua

**Repository Path**: mirrors_craigmj/json4lua

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: json4lua
- **Description**: JSON (Javascript Object Notation - http://www.json.org) encoding / decoding module for Lua, and very basic JSON RPC module (requiring socket 2.0).Module requires compat-5.1 if using Lua 5.0.This repository was converted from a CVS repository on luaforge.net on Jan. 20, 2010.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-09-24
- **Last Updated**: 2026-02-22

## Categories & Tags

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## README

# json4lua
JSON and JSONRPC for Lua

# Installation #
```
luarocks install --server=http://rocks.moonscript.org/manifests/amrhassan --local json4Lua
```

# JSON Usage #

## Encoding ##

```lua
json = require('json')
print(json.encode({ 1, 2, 'fred', {first='mars',second='venus',third='earth'} }))
```
```json
[1,2,"fred", {"first":"mars","second":"venus","third":"earth"}]
```

## Decoding ##

```lua
json = require("json")
testString = [[ { "one":1 , "two":2, "primes":[2,3,5,7] } ]]
decoded = json.decode(testString)
table.foreach(decoded, print)
print ("Primes are:")
table.foreach(decoded.primes,print)
```
```
one		1
two		2
primes		table: 0032B928
Primes are:
1		2
2		3
3		5
4		7
```

# JSONRPC Usage #
```lua
json = require('json')
require("json.rpc")
server = json.rpc.proxy("http://jsolait.net/testj.py")
result, error = server.echo('Test echo!')
print(result)
```
```
Test echo!
```