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clarify JSON standard non-compliance
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Ingo Bürk 2018-09-12 10:24:30 +02:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -219,13 +219,15 @@ the window which matches any of the criteria. As an example:
A layout file as generated by +i3-save-tree(1)+ is not strictly valid JSON: A layout file as generated by +i3-save-tree(1)+ is not strictly valid JSON:
1. Layout files contain multiple “JSON documents” on the top level, whereas the 1. Layout files contain multiple “JSON texts” at the top level. The JSON
JSON standard only allows precisely one “document” (array or hash). standard doesn't prohibit this, but in practice most JSON parsers only
allow precisely one “text” per document/file, and will mark multiple texts
as invalid JSON.
2. Layout files contain comments which are not standardized, but understood by 2. Layout files contain comments which are not allowed by the JSON standard,
many parsers. but are understood by many parsers.
Both deviations from the JSON standard are to make manual editing by humans Both of these deviations from the norm are to make manual editing by humans
easier. In case you are writing a more elaborate tool for manipulating these easier. In case you are writing a more elaborate tool for manipulating these
layouts, you can either use a JSON parser that supports these deviations (for layouts, you can either use a JSON parser that supports these deviations (for
example libyajl), transform the layout file to a JSON-conforming file, or example libyajl), transform the layout file to a JSON-conforming file, or