conversion of regular string to json using cjson library

Question

The code which was given in cJSON library converts from JSON String to JSON format.

Here is the code

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "cJSON.h"

/* Parse text to JSON, then render back to text, and print! */
void doit(char *text)
{
    char *out;
    cJSON *json;

    json=cJSON_Parse(text);

    if (!json) {printf("Error before: [%s]\n",cJSON_GetErrorPtr());}
    else
    {
        out=cJSON_Print(json);
        cJSON_Delete(json);
        printf("%s\n",out);
        free(out);
    }
}

/* Read a file, parse, render back, etc. */
void dofile(char *filename)
{
    FILE *f;
    long len;
    char *data;

    f=fopen(filename,"rb");
    fseek(f,0,SEEK_END);
    len=ftell(f);
    fseek(f,0,SEEK_SET);
    data=(char*)malloc(len+1);
    fread(data,1,len,f);
    fclose(f);
    doit(data);
    free(data);
}

/* Used by some code below as an example datatype. */
struct record {const char *precision;double lat,lon;const char *address,*city,*state,*zip,*country; };

/* Create a bunch of objects as demonstration. */
void create_objects()
{
    cJSON *root,*fmt,*img,*thm,*fld;char *out;int i;    /* declare a few. */
    /* Our "days of the week" array: */
    const char *strings[7]={"Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"};
    /* Our matrix: */
    int numbers[3][3]={{0,-1,0},{1,0,0},{0,0,1}};
    /* Our "gallery" item: */
    int ids[4]={116,943,234,38793};
    /* Our array of "records": */
    struct record fields[2]={
        {"zip",37.7668,-1.223959e+2,"","SAN FRANCISCO","CA","94107","US"},
        {"zip",37.371991,-1.22026e+2,"","SUNNYVALE","CA","94085","US"}};

    /* Here we construct some JSON standards, from the JSON site. */

    /* Our "Video" datatype: */
    root=cJSON_CreateObject();  
    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "name", cJSON_CreateString("Jack (\"Bee\") Nimble"));
    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "format", fmt=cJSON_CreateObject());
    cJSON_AddStringToObject(fmt,"type",     "rect");
    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(fmt,"width",        1920);
    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(fmt,"height",       1080);
    cJSON_AddFalseToObject (fmt,"interlace");
    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(fmt,"frame rate",   24);

    out=cJSON_Print(root);  cJSON_Delete(root); printf("%s\n",out); free(out);  /* Print to text, Delete the cJSON, print it, release the string. */

    /* Our "days of the week" array: */
    root=cJSON_CreateStringArray(strings,7);

    out=cJSON_Print(root);  cJSON_Delete(root); printf("%s\n",out); free(out);

    /* Our matrix: */
    root=cJSON_CreateArray();
    for (i=0;i<3;i++) cJSON_AddItemToArray(root,cJSON_CreateIntArray(numbers[i],3));

/*  cJSON_ReplaceItemInArray(root,1,cJSON_CreateString("Replacement")); */

    out=cJSON_Print(root);  cJSON_Delete(root); printf("%s\n",out); free(out);


    /* Our "gallery" item: */
    root=cJSON_CreateObject();
    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "Image", img=cJSON_CreateObject());
    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(img,"Width",800);
    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(img,"Height",600);
    cJSON_AddStringToObject(img,"Title","View from 15th Floor");
    cJSON_AddItemToObject(img, "Thumbnail", thm=cJSON_CreateObject());
    cJSON_AddStringToObject(thm, "Url", "http:/*www.example.com/image/481989943");
    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(thm,"Height",125);
    cJSON_AddStringToObject(thm,"Width","100");
    cJSON_AddItemToObject(img,"IDs", cJSON_CreateIntArray(ids,4));

    out=cJSON_Print(root);  cJSON_Delete(root); printf("%s\n",out); free(out);

    /* Our array of "records": */

    root=cJSON_CreateArray();
    for (i=0;i<2;i++)
    {
        cJSON_AddItemToArray(root,fld=cJSON_CreateObject());
        cJSON_AddStringToObject(fld, "precision", fields[i].precision);
        cJSON_AddNumberToObject(fld, "Latitude", fields[i].lat);
        cJSON_AddNumberToObject(fld, "Longitude", fields[i].lon);
        cJSON_AddStringToObject(fld, "Address", fields[i].address);
        cJSON_AddStringToObject(fld, "City", fields[i].city);
        cJSON_AddStringToObject(fld, "State", fields[i].state);
        cJSON_AddStringToObject(fld, "Zip", fields[i].zip);
        cJSON_AddStringToObject(fld, "Country", fields[i].country);
    }

/*  cJSON_ReplaceItemInObject(cJSON_GetArrayItem(root,1),"City",cJSON_CreateIntArray(ids,4)); */

    out=cJSON_Print(root);  cJSON_Delete(root); printf("%s\n",out); free(out);

}

int main (int argc, const char * argv[]) {
    /* a bunch of json: */
    char text1[]={\n\"name\": \"Jack (\\\"Bee\\\") Nimble\", \n\"format\": {\"type\":       \"rect\", \n\"width\":      1920, \n\"height\":     1080, \n\"interlace\":  false,\"frame rate\": 24\n}\n}";
    char text2[]="[\"Sunday\", \"Monday\", \"Tuesday\", \"Wednesday\", \"Thursday\", \"Friday\", \"Saturday\"]";
    char text3[]="[\n    [0, -1, 0],\n    [1, 0, 0],\n    [0, 0, 1]\n   ]\n";
    char text4[]="{\n       \"Image\": {\n          \"Width\":  800,\n          \"Height\": 600,\n          \"Title\":  \"View from 15th Floor\",\n         \"Thumbnail\": {\n              \"Url\":    \"http:/*www.example.com/image/481989943\",\n               \"Height\": 125,\n              \"Width\":  \"100\"\n           },\n            \"IDs\": [116, 943, 234, 38793]\n       }\n }";
    char text5[]="[\n    {\n     \"precision\": \"zip\",\n   \"Latitude\":  37.7668,\n   \"Longitude\": -122.3959,\n     \"Address\":   \"\",\n  \"City\":      \"SAN FRANCISCO\",\n     \"State\":     \"CA\",\n    \"Zip\":       \"94107\",\n     \"Country\":   \"US\"\n     },\n    {\n     \"precision\": \"zip\",\n   \"Latitude\":  37.371991,\n     \"Longitude\": -122.026020,\n   \"Address\":   \"\",\n  \"City\":      \"SUNNYVALE\",\n     \"State\":     \"CA\",\n    \"Zip\":       \"94085\",\n     \"Country\":   \"US\"\n     }\n     ]";

    /* Process each json textblock by parsing, then rebuilding: */
    doit(text1);
    doit(text2);    
    doit(text3);
    doit(text4);
    doit(text5);

    /* Parse standard testfiles: */
/*  dofile("../../tests/test1"); */
/*  dofile("../../tests/test2"); */
/*  dofile("../../tests/test3"); */
/*  dofile("../../tests/test4"); */
/*  dofile("../../tests/test5"); */

    /* Now some samplecode for building objects concisely: */
    create_objects();

    return 0;
}

It gives error when i try to enter a regular string I want to convert Regular string to JSON format.

Such as below string

university name : abc
name : ram
age : 25
name" : sham
age : 24
name : rema
age : 26

should convert into Json format

{
   "university" : "abc",
   "name" : [ram, sham, rema]
   "age" : [25, 24, 26]
}

And if we are not able to convert from cJSON Library, which library should i use?

Answer 1

sample code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "cJSON.h"

int main (void){
    FILE *fp = fopen("data.txt", "r");
    char field_name[32], value[32], *out;
    cJSON *root, *names, *ages;

    root  = cJSON_CreateObject();
    names = cJSON_CreateArray();
    ages  = cJSON_CreateArray();
    while(2 == fscanf(fp, " %31[^:]: %31[^\n]", field_name, value)){
        size_t len = strlen(field_name);
        while(field_name[len-1] == ' ')
            field_name[--len] = '\0';//end trim

        if(strcmp(field_name,  "university name") == 0)
            cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "university", cJSON_CreateString(value));
        if(strcmp(field_name,  "name") == 0)
            cJSON_AddItemToArray(names, cJSON_CreateString(value));
        if(strcmp(field_name,  "age") == 0)
            cJSON_AddItemToArray(ages, cJSON_CreateNumber(atof(value)));
    }
    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "name", names);
    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "age", ages);
    fclose(fp);
    out = cJSON_Print(root);
    printf("%s\n",out);
    cJSON_Delete(root);
    free(out);

    return 0;
}