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NAME

doctools::toc::import::json - JSON import plugin

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SYNOPSIS

package require Tcl 8.5 9
package require doctools::toc::import::json ?0.2.1?
package require doctools::toc::structure
package require json

import string configuration

DESCRIPTION

This package implements the doctools table of contents import plugin for the parsing of JSON markup.

This is an internal package of doctools, for use by the higher level management packages handling tables of contents, especially doctools::toc::import, the import manager.

Using it from a regular interpreter is possible, however only with contortions, and is not recommended. The proper way to use this functionality is through the package doctools::toc::import and the import manager objects it provides.

API

The API provided by this package satisfies the specification of the doctoc import plugin API version 2.

JSON notation of tables of contents

The JSON format used for tables of contents is a direct translation of the ToC serialization format, mapping Tcl dictionaries as JSON objects and Tcl lists as JSON arrays. For example, the Tcl serialization

doctools::toc {
    items {
        {reference {
	    desc {DocTools - Tables of Contents}
	     id introduction.man
	     label doctools::toc::introduction
	}}
	{division {
	     id processing.man
	     items {
	         {reference {
		     desc {doctoc serialization utilities}
		     id structure.man
		     label doctools::toc::structure
		 }}
		 {reference {
		     desc {Parsing text in doctoc format}
		     id parse.man
		     label doctools::toc::parse
		 }}
	     }
             label Processing
        }}
    }
    label {Table of Contents}
    title TOC
}

is equivalent to the JSON string

{
    "doctools::toc" : {
        "items" : [{
            "reference" : {
                "desc"  : "DocTools - Tables of Contents",
                "id"    : "introduction.man",
                "label" : "doctools::toc::introduction"
            }
        },{
            "division" : {
                "id"    : "processing.man",
                "items" : [{
                    "reference" : {
                        "desc"  : "doctoc serialization utilities",
                        "id"    : "structure.man",
                        "label" : "doctools::toc::structure"
                    }
                },{
                    "reference" : {
                        "desc"  : "Parsing text in doctoc format",
                        "id"    : "parse.man",
                        "label" : "doctools::toc::parse"
                    }
                }],
                "label" : "Processing"
            }
        }],
        "label" : "Table of Contents",
        "title" : "TOC"
    }
}

ToC serialization format

Here we specify the format used by the doctools v2 packages to serialize tables of contents as immutable values for transport, comparison, etc.

We distinguish between regular and canonical serializations. While a table of contents may have more than one regular serialization only exactly one of them will be canonical.

Bugs, Ideas, Feedback

This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category doctools of the Tcllib Trackers. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the output of diff -u.

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KEYWORDS

JSON, deserialization, doctools, import, table of contents, toc

CATEGORY

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COPYRIGHT

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