Yeah, but the main problem with this kind of stuff is when you start
mapping classes and even references. I think it requires some
additional pluming to be really useful for writing robust
JavaScript<-->PHP connectivity so that it's flexible enough for all
those PHP packages to start using it.
I'm +1 for including JSON but not on the way the API is defined right now.
Andi
At 02:21 PM 1/20/2006, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
It's pretty simple.
string json_encode(mixed whatever)
mixed json_decode(string encoded_whatever)
It's just a serializer.
-Rasmus
Andi Gutmans wrote:
Hey,
I think having a JSON extension for PHP is a good idea. We have
written our own implementation in PHP for framework but could
definitely benefit from a C extension down the road if it gets widely adopted.
My only concern is that this is a very new extension and I haven't
seen any docs yet. So generally speaking I'd be a +1 but I prefer
to be able to first review docs, make sure APIs are reasonable and
the best they can be, and then keep it experimental for a while to
make sure it's stable (which would have probably been the case anyway).
Andi
At 11:31 AM 1/20/2006, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
pecl/json is a rather simple extension with no external deps (it
bundles the small library it uses). The JSON format is stable
with no real possibility of changing basically by definition, and
I see its use exploding this year. There is also talk to a JSON
Request object being added to browsers and if that happens we need
to support that natively much like we support url-encoded form
data ending up directly in $_POST. I could see a $_JSON if
browsers start sending this. But, as an initial step how about we
bundle pecl/json in the next release?
There is an issue with the fact that it is LGPL'ed. But perhaps
we can work with Omar to put at least the extension part under the
PHP license when bundled with PHP.
-Rasmus
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