chroma_solstice/libs/json4lua/README.md

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# 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!
```