CoreUtils/JString.h
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#ifndef __JString_h__
#define __JString_h__
#include "MString.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
namespace coreutils {
///
/// Use the JString object when you need a JSON interface to C++. JString uses
/// an MString to store a JSON string representing the object(s) contained.
/// The [] operator is overriden from the ZString and provides a method to
/// access the objects elements using a named path as the index to the items.
///
/// JString default constructor will create an empty JString object pointing
/// to an empty string.
///
/// Use a constructor or assignment operator to initialize a JString to an
/// initial JSON string.
///
/// Several constructors are available including a handle to a std::FILE
/// object to initialize the JSON string. On destruction the file is saved back.
///
/// The [] operator can be used to access elements within the JSON string.
/// Use:
/// jstring["key"] = "value";
/// std::cout << jstring["key"];
///
class JString : public MString {
public:
JString();
// JString(const char *data);
void set(ZString &path, ZString &value);
///
/// Use the find method to look through an object for member specified by
/// the key in parameter 1. The cursor must be pointing to the { character
/// that begins the object's list.
///
ZString find(ZString &path);
private:
bool locate(ZString &path);
bool notfirst;
ZString path;
ZString keyx;
public:
operator ZString () {
std::cout << "operator0" << std::endl;
return find(keyx);
}
JString &operator[](coreutils::ZString key) {
std::cout << "operator[" << key << "]" << std::endl;
keyx = key;
return *this;
}
JString & operator=(coreutils:: ZString value) {
std::cout << "should set key [" << keyx << "] operator=" << value << std::endl;
set(keyx, value);
return *this;
}
};
}
#endif