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--- senses:packages:kmj-json [2025/07/28 01:20] – created flash
+++ senses:packages:kmj-json [2026/04/27 00:21] (current) – removed lie flash
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 The kmj-json package provides a JSON codec.
-The runtime provides this library through the [[https://www.lua.org/manual/5.4/manual.html#luaL_newlib|luaL_newlib]] auxiliary library function, so all fields can be assumed to be functions.
 ===== decode =====
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   decode(input: string): (output: any)
-This function takes a single argument, that being the JSON encoded representation of a type, and will return a single value, that being the decoded Lua equivalent value type of the given JSON. If the input cannot be parsed, a Lua ''nil'' will be returned.
+==== Arguments ====
+  - The first argument should contain the JSON encoded representation of a type.
+==== Returns ====
+  - The first return value will be the decoded Lua equivalent value type of the given JSON, or ''nil'' if the input could not be interpreted successfully.
 ===== encode =====
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   encode(input: any): (output: string|nil)
-This function takes a single argument, that being the Lua value that is intended to be converted to a JSON encoded string, and a single return value containing the JSON encoded representation of the given input. If the input cannot be understood, ''nil'' will be returned. Of the eight basic Lua types, //nil//, //boolean//, //number//, //string// and //table// are supported.
+==== Arguments ====
+  - The first argument should contain the Lua value that should be JSON encoded. Accepted Lua types are //nil//, //boolean//, //number//, //string// and //table//.
+==== Returns ====
+  - The first return value will be the JSON encoded representation of the given input, or a Lua ''nil'' if an unsupported value such as //function//, //userdata// or //thread// was given.