CoffeeScript-Object-Notation Parser. Same as JSON but for CoffeeScript objects.
Everyone knows JSON, it's the thing that looks like this:
{
"abc": [
"a",
"b",
"c"
],
"a": {
"b": "c"
}
}
But with the invention of CoffeeScript you can also write the same thing in CSON which looks like this:
{
abc: [
'a'
'b'
'c'
]
a:
b: 'c'
}
Which is far more lenient than JSON, nicer to write and read, and won't fail if you forget a comma.
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Install CSON
npm install cson
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With Node.js in JavaScript
// Include CSON CSON = require('cson'); // Parse a file path CSON.parseFile('data.cson', function(err,obj){}); // async result = CSON.parseFileSync('data.cson'); // sync // Parse a String CSON.parse(src, function(err,obj){}); // async result = CSON.parseSync(src); // sync // Stringify an object to CSON CSON.stringify(obj, function(err,str){}); // async result = CSON.stringifySync(obj); // sync
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With Node.js in CoffeeScript
# Include CSON CSON = require('cson') # Parse a file path CSON.parseFile 'data.cson', (err,obj) -> # async result = CSON.parseFile('data.cson') # sync # Parse a string CSON.parse src, (err,obj) -> # async result = CSON.parseSync(src) # sync # Stringify an object to CSON CSON.stringify data, (err,str) -> # async result = CSON.stringifySync(obj) # sync
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Via the command line (requires a global installation of CSON via
npm install -g cson
)# JSON file to CSON String json2cson filePath > out.cson # CSON file to JSON String cson2json filePath > out.json
You can discover the version history inside the History.md file
Licensed under the incredibly permissive MIT License
Copyright © 2012 Bevry Pty Ltd
Copyright © 2011 Benjamin Lupton
Sincerely, thank you. Lots of love from the CSON Team