local json = {}
function skip_delim(str, pos, delim, err_if_missing)
pos = pos + #str:match('^%s*', pos)
if str:sub(pos, pos) ~= delim then
if err_if_missing then
error('Expected ' .. delim .. ' near position ' .. pos)
end
return pos, false
end
return pos + 1, true
end
function parse_num_val(str, pos)
local num_str = str:match('^-?%d+%.?%d*[eE]?[+-]?%d*', pos)
local val = tonumber(num_str)
if not val then error('Error parsing number at position ' .. pos .. '.') end
return val, pos + #num_str
end
function parse_str_val(str, pos, val)
val = val or ''
local early_end_error = 'End of input found while parsing string.'
if pos > #str then error(early_end_error) end
local c = str:sub(pos, pos)
if c == '"' then return val, pos + 1 end
if c ~= '\\' then return parse_str_val(str, pos + 1, val .. c) end
-- We must have a \ character.
local esc_map = {b = '\b', f = '\f', n = '\n', r = '\r', t = '\t'}
local nextc = str:sub(pos + 1, pos + 1)
if not nextc then error(early_end_error) end
return parse_str_val(str, pos + 2, val .. (esc_map[nextc] or nextc))
end
function json.parse(str, pos, end_delim)
pos = pos or 1
if pos > #str then error('Reached unexpected end of input.') end
local pos = pos + #str:match('^%s*', pos) -- Skip whitespace.
local first = str:sub(pos, pos)
if first == '{' then -- Parse an object.
local obj, key, delim_found = {}, true, true
pos = pos + 1
while true do
key, pos = json.parse(str, pos, '}')
if key == nil then return obj, pos end
if not delim_found then error('Comma missing between object items.') end
pos = skip_delim(str, pos, ':', true) -- true -> error if missing.
obj[key], pos = json.parse(str, pos)
pos, delim_found = skip_delim(str, pos, ',')
end
elseif first == '[' then -- Parse an array.
local arr, val, delim_found = {}, true, true
pos = pos + 1
while true do
val, pos = json.parse(str, pos, ']')
if val == nil then return arr, pos end
if not delim_found then error('Comma missing between array items.') end
arr[#arr + 1] = val
pos, delim_found = skip_delim(str, pos, ',')
end
elseif first == '"' then -- Parse a string.
return parse_str_val(str, pos + 1)
elseif first == '-' or first:match('%d') then -- Parse a number.
return parse_num_val(str, pos)
elseif first == end_delim then -- End of an object or array.
return nil, pos + 1
else -- Parse true, false, or null.
local literals = {['true'] = true, ['false'] = false, ['null'] = json.null}
for lit_str, lit_val in pairs(literals) do
local lit_end = pos + #lit_str - 1
if str:sub(pos, lit_end) == lit_str then return lit_val, lit_end + 1 end
end
local pos_info_str = 'position ' .. pos .. ': ' .. str:sub(pos, pos + 10)
error('Invalid json syntax starting at ' .. pos_info_str)
end
end
local strJson = '{[{"name":"John", "age":31, "city":"New York"}, {"name":"Rud", "age":58, "city":"Fortaleza"} ]}'
local tableAll = json.parse(strJson,2)
for k, tableItem in pairs(tableAll) do
print(k, tableItem)
for k, v in pairs(tableItem) do
print(k, v)
end
end
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