jyson

h1. How jyson maps jython objects to JSON objects.

Jyson maps jython objects to JSON objects according to the following table.

|Jython object|Implementation type|JSON type|Example|Notes|

|None|org.python.core.Py.None|null|None=>null||

|True, False|org.python.core.Py.True, org.python.core.Py.False|true,false|True=>true||

|int|org.python.core.PyInteger|number|42=>42||

|long|org.python.core.PyLong|number|42L=>42||

|float|org.python.core.PyFloat|number|42.0=>42.0||

|str|org.python.core.PyString|string|'Hello World!'=>"Hello World!"||

|dict|org.python.core.PyDictionary, org.python.core.PyStringMap|object|{'hello': 1, 'world': 2}=>{"hello": 1, "world": 2}|Only dictionaries with string keys can be encoded, as according to the JSON spec. Any attempt to encode a dictionary with a non-string key will cause a JysonEncodeException. The values in a dictionary can be any JSON encodable type, including tuples, lists and dictionaries.|

|list|org.python.core.PyList|array|[1, 42, 'Hello world!']=>[1, 42, "Hello world!"]|List elements may be of any JSON encodable type, including tuples, lists and dictionaries|

|tuple|org.python.core.PyTuple|array|(1, 42, 'Hello world!')=>[1, 42, "Hello world!"]|Tuple elements may be of any JSON encodable type, including tuples, lists and dictionaries|