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language: Hjson
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filename: learnhjson.hjson
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contributors:
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- ["MrTeferi", "https://github.com/MrTeferi"]
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lang: en
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---
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Hjson is an attempt to make [JSON](https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/json/) more human readable.
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Hjson is a syntax extension to JSON.
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It's NOT a proposal to replace JSON or to incorporate it into the JSON spec itself.
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It's intended to be used like a user interface for humans,
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to read and edit before passing the JSON data to the machine.
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Let's take a look at examples to see the key syntax differences!
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```hjson
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{
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# Comments are totally supported!
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// With forward slashes too!
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/*
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Even block style comments, neat!
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/*
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# Strings do not require quotes!
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# Just keep it to a single line
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human: readable
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quotes: "are fine too"
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# Notice that commas are also not required!
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# If using commas, strings DO require quotes!
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object: {
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name: Hjson
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properties: [
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readable
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exciting
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fun
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]
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with_commas: [
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"quoted",
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"quoty",
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"quote"
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]
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details: ["this", "is", "fine", "too"]
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}
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# Multiline quotes with proper whitespace handling are supported!
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diary:
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'''
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I wish JSON was more human readable.
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If only there was a JSON for my needs!
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Oh wait.. there is! It's called Hjson.
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'''
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# Backslashes are interpretted as an escape character ONLY in quoted strings
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slash: This will not have a new line\n
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slash-quoted: "This will definitely have a new line\n"
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# Make sure to use quotes when mixing whitespace with important punctuation
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example1: "If, you're, going, to, comma in a string, use, quotes!"
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example2: "Also if you want to use {} or [] or any JSON relevant punctuation!"
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example3: [because, this, is, totally, BROKEN!]
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example4: this is technically OK though: {}[],:
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# Enjoy working with Hjson!
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party-time: {
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Hjson-lovers: [
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me
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my mom
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"my dad"
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]
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Hjson-power-level: 9000
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supported: {
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python: yes
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java: yes
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javascript: yes
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c++: yes
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Go: yes
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C#: yes
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Rust: yes
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}
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partial-support: ["C", "Kotlin", "Ruby", "Rust"]
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}
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}
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```
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## Further Reading
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* [Hjson.github.io](https://hjson.github.io/) Main Hjson site including editor support, how-to, etc.
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* [Hjson Packages](https://github.com/hjson/) Various Hjson packages for different applications.
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