json-parser/src/lib.rs

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Rust

//! # Naive JSON Parser
//!
//! Based on [JSON Parser with JavaScript](https://lihautan.com/json-parser-with-javascript/)
#![forbid(unsafe_code)]
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::iter::FromIterator;
/// The type of JSON value
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
pub enum JSONValue {
/// Object Literal
Object(HashMap<String, JSONValue>),
/// Array Literal
Array(Vec<JSONValue>),
/// String Literal
String(String),
/// Number Literal
Number(f64),
/// True Literal
True,
/// False Literal
False,
/// Null Literal
Null,
}
/// The type of error returned by the parser
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
pub enum ParseError {
/// The input looks like JSON, but seems to end
UnexpectedEndOfInput(String),
/// Looks like JSON, but seems to have characters after it should
ExpectedEndOfInput(String),
/// Wasn't this supposed to be an object literal?
ExpectedObjectKey(String),
/// Hey, wasn't there supposed to be...?
ExpectedToken(String),
/// What's this character?
UnexpectedToken(String),
/// Shouldn't this be a numeral?
ExpectedDigit(String),
/// There's a backslash...were you going somewhere with that?
ExpectedEscapeChar(String),
/// Should be a unicode escape character...missing a few digits?
ExpectedUnicodeEscape(String),
}
/// This struct holds a little state for parsing
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
pub struct JSON {
/// The input JSON String as a character array
chars: Vec<char>,
/// The internal parsing index
i: usize,
}
impl JSON {
/// Private constructor
fn new(json: &str) -> Self {
JSON {
chars: json.chars().collect(),
i: 0,
}
}
/// Parse a `JSONValue` from the current JSON string
///
/// This is probably an abuse of iterators...but it's still much better than the alternative
/// of nested matches.
///
/// In order to determine the type of JSON value, each parse method is tried, until one
/// matches, or a parse error happens.
///
/// * `Option`s implement IntoIterator, which returns an iterator of -1 or 1 items: the
/// transferred (not borrowed) Some() value.
/// * The `chain` method of iterators allows you to link iterators together,
/// to act as one iterator
/// * The first result from the iterator is the first parse method with a non-empty value,
/// and should be the value wanted
fn parse_value(&mut self) -> Result<JSONValue, ParseError> {
self.skip_whitespace();
let mut value = self
.parse_string()?
.into_iter()
.chain(self.parse_number()?.into_iter())
.chain(self.parse_object()?.into_iter())
.chain(self.parse_array()?.into_iter())
.chain(self.parse_keyword("true", JSONValue::True)?.into_iter())
.chain(self.parse_keyword("false", JSONValue::False)?.into_iter())
.chain(self.parse_keyword("null", JSONValue::Null)?.into_iter());
match value.next() {
Some(val) => Ok(val),
None => Err(ParseError::UnexpectedEndOfInput(String::from(
"Doesn't seem to be valid JSON",
))),
}
}
/// See if there's a `JSONValue::Object` next in the JSON
fn parse_object(&mut self) -> Result<Option<JSONValue>, ParseError> {
if self.chars[self.i] != '{' {
return Ok(None);
}
self.i += 1;
self.skip_whitespace();
let mut result: HashMap<String, JSONValue> = HashMap::new();
let mut initial = true;
// if it is not '}',
// we take the path of string -> whitespace -> ':' -> value -> ...
while self.chars[self.i] != '}' {
if initial == false {
self.eat(',')?;
self.skip_whitespace();
}
let key = match self.parse_string()? {
Some(value) => match value {
JSONValue::String(s) => s,
_ => panic!("parse_string returned non-string value"),
},
None => String::new(),
};
self.skip_whitespace();
self.eat(':')?;
let value = self.parse_value()?;
result.insert(key, value);
initial = false;
}
// Move to the next character: '}'
self.i += 1;
Ok(Some(JSONValue::Object(result)))
}
/// See if there's a `JSONValue::Array` next in the JSON
fn parse_array(&mut self) -> Result<Option<JSONValue>, ParseError> {
if self.chars[self.i] != '[' {
return Ok(None);
}
self.i += 1;
self.skip_whitespace();
let mut result: Vec<JSONValue> = vec![];
let mut initial = true;
while self.chars[self.i] != ']' {
if initial == false {
self.eat(',')?;
}
let value = self.parse_value()?;
result.push(value);
initial = false;
}
// move to next character: ']'
self.i += 1;
Ok(Some(JSONValue::Array(result)))
}
/// See if there's a `JSONValue::String` next in the JSON
fn parse_string(&mut self) -> Result<Option<JSONValue>, ParseError> {
if self.chars[self.i] != '"' {
return Ok(None);
}
self.i += 1;
let mut result = String::new();
while self.chars[self.i] != '"' {
if self.chars[i] == '\\' {
}
}
Ok(None)
}
/// See if there's a `JSONValue::Number` next in the JSON
fn parse_number(&mut self) -> Result<Option<JSONValue>, ParseError> {
Ok(None)
}
/// See if there's a `JSONValue::True`, `JSONValue::False`, or a `JSONValue::Null` next in the JSON
fn parse_keyword(
&mut self,
search: &str,
value: JSONValue,
) -> Result<Option<JSONValue>, ParseError> {
let start = self.i;
let end = if self.i + search.len() > self.chars.len() {
self.chars.len()
} else {
self.i + search.len()
};
let slice = &String::from_iter(&self.chars[start..end]);
if slice == search {
self.i += search.len();
return Ok(Some(value));
}
Ok(None)
}
/// Increment the internal index until the next character is not a whitespace character
fn skip_whitespace(&mut self) {
while self.chars[self.i].is_ascii_whitespace() {
self.i += 1;
}
}
/// 'Eat' the specified character
///
/// * If the next `char` matches the one passed, the internal index is incremented
/// * If the next `char` does not match the one passed, a `ParseError::ExpectedToken`
/// error is returned
fn eat(&mut self, ch: char) -> Result<(), ParseError> {
if self.chars[self.i] != ch {
let msg = format!(r#"Expected "{}"."#, ch);
return Err(ParseError::ExpectedToken(msg));
}
self.i += 1;
Ok(())
}
/// Convert a `&str` containing JSON into a `Result<JSONValue, ParseError>`
pub fn parse(json: &str) -> Result<JSONValue, ParseError> {
JSON::new(json).parse_value()
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
#[test]
fn parse_keyword() {
let mut parser = JSON::new(r#""foobarbaz""#);
let res = JSON::parse_keyword(&mut parser, "true", JSONValue::True);
assert_eq!(res, Ok(None));
let mut parser = JSON::new("true");
let res = JSON::parse_keyword(&mut parser, "true", JSONValue::True);
assert_eq!(res, Ok(Some(JSONValue::True)));
}
#[test]
fn skip_whitespace() {
let mut parser = JSON::new(" \t\r\nx");
parser.skip_whitespace();
assert_eq!('x', parser.chars[parser.i]);
}
#[test]
fn parse_empty_array() {
let mut parser = JSON::new("[]");
let res = JSON::parse_value(&mut parser);
assert_eq!(res, Ok(JSONValue::Array(vec![])));
}
#[test]
fn can_parse_array_of_keywords() {
let result = JSON::parse("[true,false,null]");
assert_eq!(
result,
Ok(JSONValue::Array(vec![
JSONValue::True,
JSONValue::False,
JSONValue::Null
]))
);
}
}