optimistic-json

Optimistic::Json

A Ruby implementation of best-effort-json-parser which attempts to parse incomplete JSON in a best-effort manner.

Uses multi_json to support a number of common JSON engines.

Installation

Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:

$ bundle add optimistic-json

If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:

$ gem install optimistic-json

Usage

parser = Optimistic::Json::Parser.new

parser.parse('["oops", "this", "is", "missing the end bracket')
# => ["oops", "this", "is", "missing the end bracket"]

parser.parse('{ "maybe_a_float": 12.')
# => {"maybe_a_float"=>12.0}

parser.parse('[1, 2, {"a": "apple')
# => [1, 2, {"a"=>"apple"}]

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, run gem bump --version <patch|minor|major|#.#.#>, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/ChanChar/optimistic-json. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the Optimistic::Json project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.