Outside of special interpretation of strings, there's only one change I can think of that JSON could make that many existing parsers would be forward...
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 8:18 pm
Oh, that isn't special interpretation, that's just using keys your app doesn't check. ... -- Andrew Faulds (AJF) http://ajf.me/ [Non-text portions of this...
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 8:24 pm
Here's what I mean: according to the JSON spec and in Ruby 1.8, if you parse {"j":true,"s":true,"o":true,"n"} and throw out the input but keep the result,...
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Gregg Irwin
greggirwin143
Jul 10, 2012 8:27 pm
Thanks for taking the time to write your propositions and post here. I agree with others here, Jos making the same points I would (though I don't care for YAML...
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John Cowan
johnwcowan
Jul 10, 2012 8:43 pm
... You don't say so, but your Proposition II (optional quotes on keys) breaks EcmaScript 3 compatibility, because all reserved words in that standard are...
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 8:43 pm
Excellent call on removing comments from your JSON parser, despite liking them. Part of my project with Eon is getting wide language support, so I'm happy to...
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 8:46 pm
The author didn't specify what keys could have their quotes omitted. If I were to design that feature I would probably limit it to a common subset of supported...
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 8:47 pm
I don't think the introduction of comments alone will get your project any adoption, even though it makes it easier to implement. ... -- Andrew Faulds (AJF) ...
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 8:51 pm
It doesn't just make it easy to implement; it also makes it easier to grok. So I think it has a shot at getting some usage. FWIW I'm not trying to get people...
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 8:53 pm
For configs I ask, why not just use Microsoft's Initialisation file format (.ini)? It's limited, sure, you only have 1 level of depth, but it's fine for most...
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douglascrockford
douglascrock...
Jul 10, 2012 8:53 pm
... You don't need a new standard. Just pipe JSMin in front of your JSON parser....
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 8:55 pm
I often go deeper than that. Also the JSON format is very clear. It's clearer than simpler formats like CSV and INI in how it represents strings....
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 8:56 pm
Wait, wouldn't JSMin leave in unquoted key names? ... -- Andrew Faulds (AJF) http://ajf.me/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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John Cowan
johnwcowan
Jul 10, 2012 9:27 pm
... Actually, multiple levels are permitted by convention. If the name inside the brackets has backslashes in it, it is interpreted as a multi-level name. -- ...
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 9:32 pm
I meant that you can't really nest things (although theoretically you could put an INI file as a string, but it's unwieldy) ... -- Andrew Faulds (AJF) ...
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 10:12 pm
I agree filtering makes sense, but why run it through a full-blown filter when all I want is to support comments? I think this is a nice efficient and simple...
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 10:14 pm
JSMin isn't a full-blown filter, it relies on valid JS/JSON being passed in. pass in "b + ++a" and you'll get "b+++a" out. ... -- Andrew Faulds (AJF) ...
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 10:18 pm
Thanks for pointing that out. That reminds me - another thing I want is to be able to automatically change something in an eon file without stripping out...
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 10:30 pm
You don't want JSON, then. JSON isn't designed to update an existing file, it deserialises and serialises. ... -- Andrew Faulds (AJF) http://ajf.me/ [Non-text...
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 10:39 pm
Which format should I use, then? XML? http://www.coderanch.com/t/128908/XML/Preserve-comments-XSL But I like JSON! Also these configs are going to get turned...
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 10:41 pm
Don't complain that JSON isn't what you want it to be. There are plenty of alternative formats, use one of them, instead. ... -- Andrew Faulds (AJF) ...
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 10:42 pm
Don't tell me what to do....
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 11:01 pm
I'm not telling you what to do, I'm just saying that whining that a fixed standard, which is designed for something different to what you want, does not do...
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 11:12 pm
Thanks; I realize that, and also that since I'm the one making a file format I should be more accepting of criticism. But I don't mean to be whining. I see...
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 11:16 pm
Ah, I see. Well, I'd suggest changing the name to something more geared towards configuration... ECL, perhaps? ... -- Andrew Faulds (AJF) http://ajf.me/ ...
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Ben Atkin
vote_zaphod_...
Jul 10, 2012 11:35 pm
I wanted to pick something that didn't sound too much like JSON or too little like JSON. Too much like JSON and you get breakage. Too little like JSON and...
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Tatu Saloranta
cowtowncoder
Jul 10, 2012 11:56 pm
... If it is "JSON with comments", could call it json-c or jsonc, if "json-with-comments" is too long? Similar to how json-p (json with padding) is called;...
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Andrew Faulds
ajfweb@...
Jul 10, 2012 11:57 pm
JSON had them, Crockford removed them because people used them for parsing directives which was problematic as it fragmented the standard and stopped there...
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douglascrockford
douglascrock...
Jul 11, 2012 12:38 am
... I'll say this one more time: If you want comments, then pipe JSMin in front of your JSON parser. You don't need a new standard....
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Dennis Gearon
gearond...
Jul 11, 2012 2:10 am
WOW! My mailbox doubled in volume in 4 hrs from this normally quiet mail list. I think this concept has stirred a hornets nest. I'll read this idea near the...
