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/**
 * \file json.h
 */

#ifndef JSON_H
#define JSON_H

#include <QVariant>
#include <QString>


/**
 * \namespace QtJson
 * \brief A JSON data parser
 *
 * Json parses a JSON data into a QVariant hierarchy.
 */
namespace QtJson
{

    /**
     * Parse a JSON string
     *
     * \param json The JSON data
     */
    QVariant parse(const QString &json);
    
    /**
     * Parse a JSON string
     *
     * \param json The JSON data
     * \param success The success of the parsing
     */
    QVariant parse(const QString &json, bool &success);
    
    /**
    * This method generates a textual JSON representation
    *
    * \param data The JSON data generated by the parser.
    *
    * \return QByteArray Textual JSON representation
    */
    QByteArray serialize(const QVariant &data);
    
    /**
    * This method generates a textual JSON representation
    *
    * \param data The JSON data generated by the parser.
    * \param success The success of the serialization
    *
    * \return QByteArray Textual JSON representation
    */
    QByteArray serialize(const QVariant &data, bool &success);

} //end namespace

#endif //JSON_H
