Javascript implementation of AltJSON encoding. AltJSON is an alternative encoding for JSON designed to be more efficient while maintaining the same data model. Use JSON as your regular interface but speed it up when available using AltJSON.
More information about AltJSON is available here.
AltJSON.js works in node and in the browser. However it requires the Encoding API which is not implemented in all environments. In node the polyfill will be installed as a dependency but for browsers such as chrome a polyfill can be used.
require(["altjson"], function(AltJSON) {
// Load via AMD.
});
// OR
var AltJSON = require("altjson"); // In node.
// OR
AltJSON; // When just included in a webpage.
AltJSON.encode([1,2,3]) //=> Uint8Array([0xC3,1,2,3])
AltJSON.decode(new Uint8Array([0x81])) //=> true
FAQs
An alternative, more efficent, encoding for JSON.
The npm package altjson receives a total of 1 weekly downloads. As such, altjson popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that altjson demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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