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Removed function json.setnull(tbl, key) from JSON library
| author | jbe | 
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| date | Thu Jul 31 03:49:43 2014 +0200 (2014-07-31) | 
| parents | 004d2d50419e | 
| children | ddb9b9b0d210 | 
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     1 #include <lua.h>
     2 #include <lauxlib.h>
     3 #include <stdlib.h>
     4 #include <string.h>
     5 #include <math.h>
     7 // maximum number of nested JSON values (objects and arrays):
     8 // NOTE: The Lua reference states that the stack may typically contain at least
     9 //       "a few thousand elements". Since every nested level consumes
    10 //       3 elements on the Lua stack (the object/array, its shadow table,
    11 //       a string key or a placeholder), we limit the number of nested levels
    12 //       to 500. If a stack overflow would still happen in the import function,
    13 //       this is detected nevertheless and an error is thrown (instead of
    14 //       returning nil and an error string).
    15 #define JSON_MAXDEPTH 500
    17 // generate dummy memory addresses that represents null values:
    18 char json_nullmark;
    19 #define json_isnullmark(L, i) (lua_touserdata((L), (i)) == &json_nullmark)
    20 #define json_pushnullmark(L) lua_pushlightuserdata((L), &json_nullmark)
    22 // macros for usage of Lua registry:
    23 #define JSON_REGENT char
    24 #define JSON_REGPOINTER void *
    25 #define json_regpointer(x) (&json_registry.x)
    26 #define json_regfetchpointer(L, x) lua_rawgetp((L), LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, (x))
    27 #define json_regfetch(L, x) json_regfetchpointer(L, json_regpointer(x))
    28 #define json_regstore(L, x) lua_rawsetp(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, json_regpointer(x))
    30 // generate dummy memory addresses that represent Lua objects
    31 // via lightuserdata keys and LUA_REGISTRYINDEX:
    32 static struct {
    33   JSON_REGENT shadowtbl;  // ephemeron table that maps tables to their corresponding shadow table
    34   JSON_REGENT objectmt;   // metatable for JSON objects
    35   JSON_REGENT arraymt;    // metatable for JSON arrays
    36 } json_registry;
    38 // returns the string "<JSON null marker>":
    39 static int json_nullmark_tostring(lua_State *L) {
    40   lua_pushliteral(L, "<JSON null marker>");
    41   return 1;
    42 }
    44 // marks a Lua table as JSON object or JSON array:
    45 // (returns its modified argument or a new table if argument is nil)
    46 static int json_mark(lua_State *L, JSON_REGPOINTER mt) {
    47   // check if argument is nil
    48   if (lua_isnoneornil(L, 1)) {
    49     // create new table at stack position 1:
    50     lua_settop(L, 0);
    51     lua_newtable(L);
    52     // create shadow table (leaving previously created table on stack position 1):
    53     json_regfetch(L, shadowtbl);
    54     lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
    55     lua_newtable(L);
    56     lua_rawset(L, -3);
    57   } else {
    58     // push shadow table on top of stack:
    59     json_regfetch(L, shadowtbl);
    60     lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
    61     lua_rawget(L, -2);
    62     // if shadow table does not exist:
    63     if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) {
    64       // create shadow table and leave it on top of stack:
    65       lua_newtable(L);
    66       lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
    67       lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
    68       lua_rawset(L, -5);
    69     }
    70     // move elements from original table to shadow table (that's expected on top of stack):
    71     for(lua_pushnil(L); lua_next(L, 1); lua_pop(L, 1)) {
    72       lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
    73       lua_pushnil(L);
    74       lua_rawset(L, 1);
    75       lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
    76       lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
    77       lua_rawset(L, -5);
    78     }
    79   }
    80   // discard everything but table to return:
    81   lua_settop(L, 1);
    82   // set metatable:
    83   json_regfetchpointer(L, mt);
    84   lua_setmetatable(L, 1);
    85   // return table:
    86   return 1;
    87 }
    89 // marks a table as JSON object:
    90 // (returns its modified argument or a new table if argument is nil)
    91 static int json_object(lua_State *L) {
    92   return json_mark(L, json_regpointer(objectmt));
    93 }
    95 // marks a table as JSON array:
    96 // (returns its modified argument or a new table if argument is nil)
    97 static int json_array(lua_State *L) {
    98   return json_mark(L, json_regpointer(arraymt));
    99 }
   101 // internal states of JSON parser:
   102 #define JSON_STATE_VALUE 0
   103 #define JSON_STATE_OBJECT_KEY 1
   104 #define JSON_STATE_OBJECT_KEY_TERMINATOR 2
   105 #define JSON_STATE_OBJECT_VALUE 3
   106 #define JSON_STATE_OBJECT_SEPARATOR 4
   107 #define JSON_STATE_ARRAY_VALUE 5
   108 #define JSON_STATE_ARRAY_SEPARATOR 6
   109 #define JSON_STATE_END 7
   111 // special Lua stack indicies for json_import function:
   112 #define json_import_objectmt_idx 2
   113 #define json_import_arraymt_idx 3
   114 #define json_import_shadowtbl_idx 4
   116 // decodes a JSON document:
   117 static int json_import(lua_State *L) {
   118   const char *str;   // string to parse
   119   size_t total;      // total length of string to parse
   120   size_t pos = 0;    // current position in string to parse
   121   size_t level = 0;  // nested levels of objects/arrays currently being processed
   122   int mode = JSON_STATE_VALUE;  // state of parser (i.e. "what's expected next?")
   123   char c;              // variable to store a single character to be processed
   124   luaL_Buffer luabuf;  // Lua buffer to decode JSON string values
   125   char *cbuf;          // C buffer to decode JSON string values
   126   size_t writepos;     // write position of decoded strings in C buffer
   127   size_t arraylen;     // variable to temporarily store the array length
   128   // stack shall contain one function argument:
   129   lua_settop(L, 1);
   130   // push objectmt onto stack position 2:
   131   json_regfetch(L, objectmt);
   132   // push arraymt onto stack position 3:
   133   json_regfetch(L, arraymt);
   134   // push shadowtbl onto stack position 4:
   135   json_regfetch(L, shadowtbl);
   136   // require string as first argument:
   137   str = luaL_checklstring(L, 1, &total);
   138   // if string contains a NULL byte, this is a syntax error
   139   if (strlen(str) != total) goto json_import_syntax_error;
   140   // main loop of parser:
   141   json_import_loop:
   142   // skip whitespace and store next character in variable 'c':
   143   while (c = str[pos],
   144     c == ' ' ||
   145     c == '\f' ||
   146     c == '\n' ||
   147     c == '\r' ||
   148     c == '\t' ||
   149     c == '\v'
   150   ) pos++;
   151   // switch statement to handle certain (single) characters:
   152   switch (c) {
   153   // handle end of JSON document:
   154   case 0:
   155     // if end of JSON document was expected, then return top element of stack as result:
   156     if (mode == JSON_STATE_END) return 1;
   157     // otherwise, the JSON document was malformed:
   158     json_import_unexpected_eof:
   159     lua_pushnil(L);
   160     if (level == 0) lua_pushliteral(L, "Empty string");
   161     else lua_pushliteral(L, "Unexpected end of JSON document");
   162     return 2;
   163   // new JSON object:
   164   case '{':
   165     // if a JSON object is not expected here, then return an error:
   166     if (
   167       mode != JSON_STATE_VALUE &&
   168       mode != JSON_STATE_OBJECT_VALUE &&
   169       mode != JSON_STATE_ARRAY_VALUE
   170     ) goto json_import_syntax_error;
   171     // create JSON object on stack:
   172     lua_newtable(L);
   173     // set metatable of JSON object:
   174     lua_pushvalue(L, json_import_objectmt_idx);
   175     lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
   176     // create internal shadow table on stack:
   177     lua_newtable(L);
   178     // register internal shadow table:
   179     lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
   180     lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
   181     lua_rawset(L, json_import_shadowtbl_idx);
   182     // expect object key (or end of object) to follow:
   183     mode = JSON_STATE_OBJECT_KEY;
   184     // jump to common code for opening JSON object and JSON array:
   185     goto json_import_open;
   186   // new JSON array:
   187   case '[':
   188     // if a JSON array is not expected here, then return an error:
   189     if (
   190       mode != JSON_STATE_VALUE &&
   191       mode != JSON_STATE_OBJECT_VALUE &&
   192       mode != JSON_STATE_ARRAY_VALUE
   193     ) goto json_import_syntax_error;
   194     // create JSON array on stack:
   195     lua_newtable(L);
   196     // set metatable of JSON array:
   197     lua_pushvalue(L, json_import_arraymt_idx);
   198     lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
   199     // create internal shadow table on stack:
   200     lua_newtable(L);
   201     // register internal shadow table:
   202     lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
   203     lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
   204     lua_rawset(L, json_import_shadowtbl_idx);
   205     // add nil as key (needed to keep stack balance) and as magic to detect arrays:
   206     lua_pushnil(L);
   207     // expect array value (or end of array) to follow:
   208     mode = JSON_STATE_ARRAY_VALUE;
   209     // continue with common code for opening JSON object and JSON array:
   210   // common code for opening JSON object or JSON array:
   211   json_import_open:
   212     // limit nested levels:
   213     if (level >= JSON_MAXDEPTH) {
   214       lua_pushnil(L);
   215       lua_pushliteral(L, "Too many nested JSON levels");
   216       return 2;
   217     }
   218     // additional buffer overflow protection:
   219     if (!lua_checkstack(L, LUA_MINSTACK))
   220       return luaL_error(L, "Caught stack overflow in JSON import function (too many nested levels and stack size too small)");
   221     // increment level:
   222     level++;
   223     // consume input character:
   224     pos++;
   225     goto json_import_loop;
   226   // end of JSON object:
   227   case '}':
   228     // if end of JSON object is not expected here, then return an error:
   229     if (
   230       mode != JSON_STATE_OBJECT_KEY &&
   231       mode != JSON_STATE_OBJECT_SEPARATOR
   232     ) goto json_import_syntax_error;
   233     // jump to common code for end of JSON object and JSON array:
   234     goto json_import_close;
   235   // end of JSON array:
   236   case ']':
   237     // if end of JSON array is not expected here, then return an error:
   238     if (
   239       mode != JSON_STATE_ARRAY_VALUE &&
   240       mode != JSON_STATE_ARRAY_SEPARATOR
   241     ) goto json_import_syntax_error;
   242     // pop nil key/magic (that was needed to keep stack balance):
   243     lua_pop(L, 1);
   244     // continue with common code for end of JSON object and JSON array:
   245   // common code for end of JSON object or JSON array:
   246   json_import_close:
   247     // consume input character:
   248     pos++;
   249     // pop shadow table:
   250     lua_pop(L, 1);
   251     // check if nested:
   252     if (--level) {
   253       // if nested,
   254       // check if outer(!) structure is an array or object:
   255       if (lua_isnil(L, -2)) {
   256         // select array value processing:
   257         mode = JSON_STATE_ARRAY_VALUE;
   258       } else {
   259         // select object value processing:
   260         mode = JSON_STATE_OBJECT_VALUE;
   261       }
   262       // store value in outer structure:
   263       goto json_import_process_value;
   264     }
   265     // if not nested, then expect end of JSON document and continue with loop:
   266     mode = JSON_STATE_END;
   267     goto json_import_loop;
   268   // key terminator:
   269   case ':':
   270     // if key terminator is not expected here, then return an error:
   271     if (mode != JSON_STATE_OBJECT_KEY_TERMINATOR)
   272       goto json_import_syntax_error;
   273     // consume input character:
   274     pos++;
   275     // expect object value to follow:
   276     mode = JSON_STATE_OBJECT_VALUE;
   277     // continue with loop:
   278     goto json_import_loop;
   279   // value terminator (NOTE: trailing comma at end of value or key-value list is tolerated by this parser)
   280   case ',':
   281     // branch according to parser state:
   282     if (mode == JSON_STATE_OBJECT_SEPARATOR) {
   283       // expect an object key to follow:
   284       mode = JSON_STATE_OBJECT_KEY;
   285     } else if (mode == JSON_STATE_ARRAY_SEPARATOR) {
   286       // expect an array value to follow:
   287       mode = JSON_STATE_ARRAY_VALUE;
   288     } else {
   289        // if value terminator is not expected here, then return an error:
   290        goto json_import_syntax_error;
   291     }
   292     // consume input character:
   293     pos++;
   294     // continue with loop:
   295     goto json_import_loop;
   296   // string literal:
   297   case '"':
   298     // consume quote character:
   299     pos++;
   300     // prepare buffer to decode string (with maximum possible length) and set write position to zero:
   301     cbuf = luaL_buffinitsize(L, &luabuf, total-pos);
   302     writepos = 0;
   303     // loop through the characters until encountering end quote:
   304     while ((c = str[pos++]) != '"') {
   305       if (c == 0) {
   306         // handle unexpected end of JSON document:
   307         goto json_import_unexpected_eof;
   308       } else if (c < 32 || c == 127) {
   309         // do not allow ASCII control characters:
   310         // NOTE: illegal UTF-8 sequences and extended control characters are not sanitized
   311         //       by this parser to allow different encodings than Unicode
   312         lua_pushnil(L);
   313         lua_pushliteral(L, "Unexpected control character in JSON string");
   314         return 2;
   315       } else if (c == '\\') {
   316         // read next char after backslash escape:
   317         c = str[pos++];
   318         switch (c) {
   319         // unexpected end-of-string:
   320         case 0:
   321           goto json_import_unexpected_eof;
   322         // unescaping of quotation mark, slash, and backslash:
   323         case '"':
   324         case '/':
   325         case '\\':
   326           cbuf[writepos++] = c;
   327           break;
   328         // unescaping of backspace:
   329         case 'b': cbuf[writepos++] = '\b'; break;
   330         // unescaping of form-feed:
   331         case 'f': cbuf[writepos++] = '\f'; break;
   332         // unescaping of new-line:
   333         case 'n': cbuf[writepos++] = '\n'; break;
   334         // unescaping of carriage-return:
   335         case 'r': cbuf[writepos++] = '\r'; break;
   336         // unescaping of tabulator:
   337         case 't': cbuf[writepos++] = '\t'; break;
   338         // unescaping of UTF-16 characters
   339         case 'u':
   340           lua_pushnil(L);
   341           lua_pushliteral(L, "JSON unicode escape sequences are not implemented yet");  // TODO
   342           return 2;
   343         // unexpected escape sequence:
   344         default:
   345           lua_pushnil(L);
   346           lua_pushliteral(L, "Unexpected string escape sequence in JSON document");
   347           return 2;
   348         }
   349       } else {
   350         // normal character:
   351         cbuf[writepos++] = c;
   352       }
   353     }
   354     // process buffer to Lua string:
   355     luaL_pushresultsize(&luabuf, writepos);
   356     // continue with processing of decoded string:
   357     goto json_import_process_value;
   358   }
   359   // process values whose type is is not deducible from a single character:
   360   if ((c >= '0' && c <= '9') || c == '-' || c == '+') {
   361     // for numbers,
   362     // use strtod() call to parse a (double precision) floating point number:
   363     char *endptr;
   364     double numval;
   365     numval = strtod(str+pos, &endptr);
   366     // catch parsing errors:
   367     if (endptr == str+pos) goto json_import_syntax_error;
   368     // consume characters that were parsed:
   369     pos += endptr - (str+pos);
   370     // push parsed (double precision) floating point number on Lua stack:
   371     lua_pushnumber(L, numval);
   372   } else if (!strncmp(str+pos, "true", 4)) {
   373     // consume 4 input characters for "true":
   374     pos += 4;
   375     // put Lua true value onto stack:
   376     lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
   377   } else if (!strncmp(str+pos, "false", 5)) {
   378     // consume 5 input characters for "false":
   379     pos += 5;
   380     // put Lua false value onto stack:
   381     lua_pushboolean(L, 0);
   382   } else if (!strncmp(str+pos, "null", 4)) {
   383     // consume 4 input characters for "null":
   384     pos += 4;
   385     // different behavor for top-level and sub-levels:
   386     if (level) {
   387       // if sub-level,
   388       // push special null-marker onto stack:
   389       json_pushnullmark(L);
   390     } else {
   391       // if top-level,
   392       // push nil onto stack:
   393       lua_pushnil(L);
   394     }
   395   } else {
   396     // all other cases are a syntax error:
   397     goto json_import_syntax_error;
   398   }
   399   // process a decoded value or key value pair (expected on top of Lua stack):
   400   json_import_process_value:
   401   switch (mode) {
   402   // an object key has been read:
   403   case JSON_STATE_OBJECT_KEY:
   404     // if an object key is not a string, then this is a syntax error:
   405     if (lua_type(L, -1) != LUA_TSTRING) goto json_import_syntax_error;
   406     // expect key terminator to follow:
   407     mode = JSON_STATE_OBJECT_KEY_TERMINATOR;
   408     // continue with loop:
   409     goto json_import_loop;
   410   // a key value pair has been read:
   411   case JSON_STATE_OBJECT_VALUE:
   412     // store key value pair in outer shadow table:
   413     lua_rawset(L, -3);
   414     // expect value terminator (or end of object) to follow:
   415     mode = JSON_STATE_OBJECT_SEPARATOR;
   416     // continue with loop:
   417     goto json_import_loop;
   418   // an array value has been read:
   419   case JSON_STATE_ARRAY_VALUE:
   420     // get current array length:
   421     arraylen = lua_rawlen(L, -3);
   422     // throw error if array would exceed INT_MAX elements:
   423     // TODO: Lua 5.3 may support more elements
   424     if (arraylen >= INT_MAX) {
   425       lua_pushnil(L);
   426       lua_pushfstring(L, "Array exceeded length of %d elements", INT_MAX);
   427     }
   428     // store value in outer shadow table:
   429     lua_rawseti(L, -3, arraylen + 1);
   430     // expect value terminator (or end of object) to follow:
   431     mode = JSON_STATE_ARRAY_SEPARATOR;
   432     // continue with loop
   433     goto json_import_loop;
   434   // a single value has been read:
   435   case JSON_STATE_VALUE:
   436     // leave value on top of stack, expect end of JSON document, and continue with loop:
   437     mode = JSON_STATE_END;
   438     goto json_import_loop;
   439   }
   440   // syntax error handling (reachable by goto statement):
   441   json_import_syntax_error:
   442   lua_pushnil(L);
   443   lua_pushliteral(L, "Syntax error in JSON document");
   444   return 2;
   445 }
   447 // special Lua stack indicies for json_path function:
   448 #define json_path_shadowtbl_idx 1
   450 // stack offset of arguments to json_path function:
   451 #define json_path_idxshift 1
   453 // gets a value or its type from a JSON document (passed as first argument)
   454 // using a path (passed as variable number of keys after first argument):
   455 static int json_path(lua_State *L, int type_mode) {
   456   int stacktop;                      // stack index of top of stack (after shifting)
   457   int idx = 2 + json_path_idxshift;  // stack index of current argument to process
   458   // insert shadowtbl into stack at position 1 (shifting the arguments):
   459   json_regfetch(L, shadowtbl);
   460   lua_insert(L, 1);
   461   // store stack index of top of stack:
   462   stacktop = lua_gettop(L);
   463   // use first argument as "current value" (stored on top of stack):
   464   lua_pushvalue(L, 1 + json_path_idxshift);
   465   // process each "path key" (2nd argument and following arguments):
   466   while (idx <= stacktop) {
   467     // if "current value" (on top of stack) is nil, then the path cannot be walked and nil is returned:
   468     if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) return 1;
   469     // try to get shadow table of "current value":
   470     lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
   471     lua_rawget(L, json_path_shadowtbl_idx);
   472     if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) {
   473       // if no shadow table is found,
   474       if (lua_type(L, -1) == LUA_TTABLE) {
   475         // and if "current value" is a table,
   476         // drop nil from stack:
   477         lua_pop(L, 1);
   478         // get "next value" using the "path key":
   479         lua_pushvalue(L, idx++);
   480         lua_gettable(L, -2);
   481       } else {
   482         // if "current value" is not a table,
   483         // then the path cannot be walked and nil (already on top of stack) is returned:
   484         return 1;
   485       }
   486     } else {
   487       // if a shadow table is found,
   488       // set "current value" to its shadow table:
   489       lua_replace(L, -2);
   490       // get "next value" using the "path key":
   491       lua_pushvalue(L, idx++);
   492       lua_rawget(L, -2);
   493     }
   494     // the "next value" replaces the "current value":
   495     lua_replace(L, -2);
   496   }
   497   if (!type_mode) {
   498     // if a value (and not its type) was requested,
   499     // check if value is the null-marker, and store nil on top of Lua stack in that case:
   500     if (json_isnullmark(L, -1)) lua_pushnil(L);
   501   } else {
   502     // if the type was requested,
   503     // check if value is the null-marker:
   504     if (json_isnullmark(L, -1)) {
   505       // if yes, store string "null" on top of Lua stack:
   506       lua_pushliteral(L, "null");
   507     } else {
   508       // otherwise,
   509       // check if metatable indicates "object" or "array":
   510       if (lua_getmetatable(L, -1)) {
   511         json_regfetch(L, objectmt);
   512         if (lua_rawequal(L, -2, -1)) {
   513           // if value has metatable for JSON objects,
   514           // return string "object":
   515           lua_pushliteral(L, "object");
   516           return 1;
   517         }
   518         json_regfetch(L, arraymt);
   519         if (lua_rawequal(L, -3, -1)) {
   520           // if value has metatable for JSON arrays,
   521           // return string "object":
   522           lua_pushliteral(L, "array");
   523           return 1;
   524         }
   525         // remove 3 metatables (one of the value, two for comparison) from stack:
   526         lua_pop(L, 3);
   527       }
   528       // otherwise, get the Lua type:
   529       lua_pushstring(L, lua_typename(L, lua_type(L, -1)));
   530     }
   531   }
   532   // return the top most value on the Lua stack:
   533   return 1;
   534 }
   536 // gets a value from a JSON document (passed as first argument)
   537 // using a path (passed as variable number of keys after first argument):
   538 static int json_get(lua_State *L) {
   539   return json_path(L, 0);
   540 }
   542 // gets a value's type from a JSON document (passed as first argument)
   543 // using a path (variable number of keys after first argument):
   544 static int json_type(lua_State *L) {
   545   return json_path(L, 1);
   546 }
   548 // checks if a value in a JSON document (first argument) is
   549 // explicitly set to null:
   550 static int json_isnull(lua_State *L) {
   551   const char *jsontype;
   552   // call json_type function with variable arguments:
   553   lua_pushcfunction(L, json_type);
   554   lua_insert(L, 1);
   555   lua_call(L, lua_gettop(L) - 1, 1);
   556   // return true if result equals to string "null", otherwise return false:
   557   jsontype = lua_tostring(L, -1);
   558   if (jsontype && !strcmp(jsontype, "null")) lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
   559   else lua_pushboolean(L, 0);
   560   return 1;
   561 }
   563 // returns the length of a JSON array (or zero for a table without numeric keys):
   564 static int json_len(lua_State *L) {
   565   // stack shall contain one function argument:
   566   lua_settop(L, 1);
   567   // try to get corresponding shadow table for first argument:
   568   json_regfetch(L, shadowtbl);
   569   lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
   570   lua_rawget(L, -2);
   571   // if shadow table does not exist, return length of argument, else length of shadow table:
   572   lua_pushnumber(L, lua_rawlen(L, lua_isnil(L, -1) ? 1 : -1));
   573   return 1;
   574 }
   576 static int json_index(lua_State *L) {
   577   // stack shall contain two function arguments:
   578   lua_settop(L, 2);
   579   // get corresponding shadow table for first argument:
   580   json_regfetch(L, shadowtbl);
   581   lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
   582   lua_rawget(L, -2);
   583   // throw error if no shadow table was found:
   584   if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) return luaL_error(L, "Shadow table not found");
   585   // use key passed as second argument to lookup value in shadow table:
   586   lua_pushvalue(L, 2);
   587   lua_rawget(L, -2);
   588   // if value is null-marker, then push nil onto stack:
   589   if (json_isnullmark(L, -1)) lua_pushnil(L);
   590   // return either looked up value, or nil
   591   return 1;
   592 }
   594 static int json_newindex(lua_State *L) {
   595   // stack shall contain three function arguments:
   596   lua_settop(L, 3);
   597   // get corresponding shadow table for first argument:
   598   json_regfetch(L, shadowtbl);
   599   lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
   600   lua_rawget(L, -2);
   601   // throw error if no shadow table was found:
   602   if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) return luaL_error(L, "Shadow table not found");
   603   // replace first argument with shadow table:
   604   lua_replace(L, 1);
   605   // reset stack and use second and third argument to write to shadow table:
   606   lua_settop(L, 3);
   607   lua_rawset(L, 1);
   608   // return nothing:
   609   return 0;
   610 }
   612 static int json_pairs_iterfunc(lua_State *L) {
   613   // stack shall contain two function arguments:
   614   lua_settop(L, 2);
   615   // get corresponding shadow table for first argument:
   616   json_regfetch(L, shadowtbl);
   617   lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
   618   lua_rawget(L, -2);
   619   // throw error if no shadow table was found:
   620   if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) return luaL_error(L, "Shadow table not found");
   621   // get next key value pair from shadow table (using previous key from argument 2)
   622   // and return nothing if there is no next pair:
   623   lua_pushvalue(L, 2);
   624   if (!lua_next(L, -2)) return 0;
   625   // replace null-marker with nil:
   626   if (json_isnullmark(L, -1)) {
   627     lua_pop(L, 1);
   628     lua_pushnil(L);
   629   }
   630   // return key and value (or key and nil, if null-marker was found):
   631   return 2;
   632 }
   634 // returns a triple such that 'for key, value in pairs(obj) do ... end'
   635 // iterates through all key value pairs (including JSON null keys represented as Lua nil):
   636 static int json_pairs(lua_State *L) {
   637   // return triple of function json_pairs_iterfunc, first argument, and nil:
   638   lua_pushcfunction(L, json_pairs_iterfunc);
   639   lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
   640   lua_pushnil(L);
   641   return 3;
   642 }
   644 static int json_ipairs_iterfunc(lua_State *L) {
   645   lua_Integer idx;
   646   // stack shall contain two function arguments:
   647   lua_settop(L, 2);
   648   // calculate new index by incrementing second argument:
   649   idx = lua_tointeger(L, 2) + 1;
   650   // get corresponding shadow table for first argument:
   651   json_regfetch(L, shadowtbl);
   652   lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
   653   lua_rawget(L, -2);
   654   // throw error if no shadow table was found:
   655   if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) return luaL_error(L, "Shadow table not found");
   656   // do integer lookup in shadow table:
   657   lua_rawgeti(L, -1, idx);
   658   // return nothing if there was no value:
   659   if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) return 0;
   660   // return new index and
   661   // either the looked up value if it is not equal to the null-marker
   662   // or nil instead of null-marker:
   663   lua_pushinteger(L, idx);
   664   if (json_isnullmark(L, -2)) lua_pushnil(L);
   665   else lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
   666   return 2;
   667 }
   669 // returns a triple such that 'for idx, value in ipairs(ary) do ... end'
   670 // iterates through all values (including JSON null represented as Lua nil):
   671 static int json_ipairs(lua_State *L) {
   672   // return triple of function json_ipairs_iterfunc, first argument, and zero:
   673   lua_pushcfunction(L, json_ipairs_iterfunc);
   674   lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
   675   lua_pushinteger(L, 0);
   676   return 3;
   677 }
   679 #define JSON_TABLETYPE_UNKNOWN 0
   680 #define JSON_TABLETYPE_OBJECT 1
   681 #define JSON_TABLETYPE_ARRAY 2
   683 static int json_export(lua_State *L) {
   684   lua_Number num;
   685   const char *str;
   686   unsigned char c;
   687   size_t strlen;
   688   size_t pos = 0;
   689   luaL_Buffer buf;
   690   char hexcode[7];  // backslash, character 'u', 4 hex digits, and terminating NULL byte
   691   int luatype;
   692   int tabletype = JSON_TABLETYPE_UNKNOWN;
   693   int needsep = 0;
   694   lua_Integer idx;
   695   lua_settop(L, 1);
   696   if (json_isnullmark(L, 1)) {
   697     lua_pushnil(L);
   698     lua_replace(L, 1);
   699   }
   700   switch (lua_type(L, 1)) {
   701   case LUA_TNIL:
   702     lua_pushliteral(L, "null");
   703     return 1;
   704   case LUA_TNUMBER:
   705     num = lua_tonumber(L, 1);
   706     if (isnan(num)) return luaL_error(L, "JSON export not possible for NaN value");
   707     if (isinf(num)) return luaL_error(L, "JSON export not possible for infinite numbers");
   708     lua_tostring(L, 1);
   709     return 1;
   710   case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
   711     if (lua_toboolean(L, 1)) lua_pushliteral(L, "true");
   712     else lua_pushliteral(L, "false");
   713     return 1;
   714   case LUA_TSTRING:
   715     str = lua_tolstring(L, 1, &strlen);
   716     luaL_buffinit(L, &buf);
   717     luaL_addchar(&buf, '"');
   718     while (pos < strlen) {
   719       c = str[pos++];
   720       if (c == '"')       luaL_addstring(&buf, "\\\"");
   721       else if (c == '\\') luaL_addstring(&buf, "\\\\");
   722       else if (c == 127)  luaL_addstring(&buf, "\\u007F");
   723       else if (c >= 32)   luaL_addchar(&buf, c);
   724       else if (c == '\b') luaL_addstring(&buf, "\\b");
   725       else if (c == '\f') luaL_addstring(&buf, "\\f");
   726       else if (c == '\n') luaL_addstring(&buf, "\\n");
   727       else if (c == '\r') luaL_addstring(&buf, "\\r");
   728       else if (c == '\t') luaL_addstring(&buf, "\\t");
   729       else if (c == '\v') luaL_addstring(&buf, "\\v");
   730       else {
   731         sprintf(hexcode, "\\u%04X", c);
   732         luaL_addstring(&buf, hexcode);
   733       }
   734     }
   735     luaL_addchar(&buf, '"');
   736     luaL_pushresult(&buf);
   737     return 1;
   738   case LUA_TTABLE:
   739     if (lua_getmetatable(L, 1)) {
   740       json_regfetch(L, objectmt);
   741       if (lua_rawequal(L, -2, -1)) {
   742         tabletype = JSON_TABLETYPE_OBJECT;
   743       } else {
   744         json_regfetch(L, arraymt);
   745         if (lua_rawequal(L, -3, -1)) tabletype = JSON_TABLETYPE_ARRAY;
   746       }
   747     }
   748     json_regfetch(L, shadowtbl);
   749     lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
   750     lua_rawget(L, -2);
   751     if (!lua_isnil(L, -1)) lua_replace(L, 1);
   752     lua_settop(L, 1);
   753     if (tabletype == JSON_TABLETYPE_UNKNOWN) {
   754       for (lua_pushnil(L); lua_next(L, 1); lua_pop(L, 1)) {
   755         luatype = lua_type(L, -2);
   756         if (tabletype == JSON_TABLETYPE_UNKNOWN) {
   757           if (luatype == LUA_TSTRING) tabletype = JSON_TABLETYPE_OBJECT;
   758           else if (luatype == LUA_TNUMBER) tabletype = JSON_TABLETYPE_ARRAY;
   759         } else if (
   760           (tabletype == JSON_TABLETYPE_OBJECT && luatype == LUA_TNUMBER) ||
   761           (tabletype == JSON_TABLETYPE_ARRAY && luatype == LUA_TSTRING)
   762         ) {
   763           goto json_export_tabletype_error;
   764         }
   765       }
   766     }
   767     switch (tabletype) {
   768     case JSON_TABLETYPE_OBJECT:
   769       lua_settop(L, 3);
   770       luaL_buffinit(L, &buf);
   771       luaL_addchar(&buf, '{');
   772       for (lua_pushnil(L); lua_next(L, 1); ) {
   773         if (lua_type(L, -2) == LUA_TSTRING) {
   774           lua_replace(L, 3);
   775           lua_replace(L, 2);
   776           if (needsep) luaL_addchar(&buf, ',');
   777           else needsep = 1;
   778           lua_pushcfunction(L, json_export);
   779           lua_pushvalue(L, 2);
   780           lua_call(L, 1, 1);
   781           luaL_addvalue(&buf);
   782           luaL_addchar(&buf, ':');
   783           if (json_isnullmark(L, 3)) {
   784             luaL_addstring(&buf, "null");
   785           } else {
   786             lua_pushcfunction(L, json_export);
   787             lua_pushvalue(L, 3);
   788             lua_call(L, 1, 1);
   789             luaL_addvalue(&buf);
   790           }
   791           lua_pushvalue(L, 2);
   792         } else {
   793           lua_pop(L, 1);
   794         }
   795       }
   796       luaL_addchar(&buf, '}');
   797       luaL_pushresult(&buf);
   798       return 1;
   799     case JSON_TABLETYPE_ARRAY:
   800       lua_settop(L, 2);
   801       luaL_buffinit(L, &buf);
   802       luaL_addchar(&buf, '[');
   803       for (idx = 1; ; idx++) {
   804         lua_rawgeti(L, 1, idx);
   805         if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) {
   806           lua_pop(L, 1);
   807           break;
   808         }
   809         lua_replace(L, 2);
   810         if (needsep) luaL_addchar(&buf, ',');
   811         else needsep = 1;
   812         lua_pushcfunction(L, json_export);
   813         lua_pushvalue(L, 2);
   814         lua_call(L, 1, 1);
   815         luaL_addvalue(&buf);
   816       }
   817       luaL_addchar(&buf, ']');
   818       luaL_pushresult(&buf);
   819       return 1;
   820     }
   821     json_export_tabletype_error:
   822     return luaL_error(L, "JSON export not possible for ambiguous table (cannot decide whether it is an object or array)");
   823   }
   824   return luaL_error(L, "JSON export not possible for values of type \"%s\"", lua_typename(L, lua_type(L, 1)));
   825 }
   827 // functions in library module:
   828 static const struct luaL_Reg json_module_functions[] = {
   829   {"object", json_object},
   830   {"array", json_array},
   831   {"import", json_import},
   832   {"export", json_export},
   833   {"get", json_get},
   834   {"type", json_type},
   835   {"isnull", json_isnull},
   836   {NULL, NULL}
   837 };
   839 // metamethods for JSON objects, JSON arrays, and unknown JSON collections (object or array):
   840 static const struct luaL_Reg json_metatable_functions[] = {
   841   {"__len", json_len},
   842   {"__index", json_index},
   843   {"__newindex", json_newindex},
   844   {"__pairs", json_pairs},
   845   {"__ipairs", json_ipairs},
   846   {NULL, NULL}
   847 };
   849 // metamethods for JSON null marker:
   850 static const struct luaL_Reg json_nullmark_metamethods[] = {
   851   {"__tostring", json_nullmark_tostring},
   852   {NULL, NULL}
   853 };
   855 // initializes json library:
   856 int luaopen_json(lua_State *L) {
   857   // empty stack:
   858   lua_settop(L, 0);
   859   // push library module onto stack position 1:
   860   lua_newtable(L);
   861   // register library functions:
   862   luaL_setfuncs(L, json_module_functions, 0);
   863   // create and store objectmt:
   864   lua_newtable(L);
   865   luaL_setfuncs(L, json_metatable_functions, 0);
   866   json_regstore(L, objectmt);
   867   // create and store arraymt:
   868   lua_newtable(L);
   869   luaL_setfuncs(L, json_metatable_functions, 0);
   870   json_regstore(L, arraymt);
   871   // create and store ephemeron table to store shadow tables for each JSON object/array
   872   // to allow NULL values returned as nil
   873   lua_newtable(L);
   874   lua_newtable(L);  // metatable for ephemeron table
   875   lua_pushliteral(L, "__mode");
   876   lua_pushliteral(L, "k");
   877   lua_rawset(L, -3);
   878   lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
   879   json_regstore(L, shadowtbl);
   880   // set metatable of null marker and make it available through library module:
   881   json_pushnullmark(L);
   882   lua_newtable(L);
   883   luaL_setfuncs(L, json_nullmark_metamethods, 0);
   884   lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
   885   lua_setfield(L, 1, "null");
   886   // return library module (that's expected on top of stack):
   887   return 1;
   888 }
