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# UBJSON
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Universal Binary JSON (UBJSON) is a binary form directly imitating JSON, but requiring fewer bytes of data. It aims to achieve the generality of JSON, combined with being much easier to process than JSON.
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!!! abstract "References"
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- [UBJSON Website](http://ubjson.org)
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## Serialization
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The library uses the following mapping from JSON values types to UBJSON types according to the UBJSON specification:
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| JSON value type | value/range | UBJSON type | marker |
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|-----------------|-----------------------------------|----------------|--------|
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| null | `null` | null | `Z` |
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| boolean | `true` | true | `T` |
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| boolean | `false` | false | `F` |
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| number_integer | -9223372036854775808..-2147483649 | int64 | `L` |
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| number_integer | -2147483648..-32769 | int32 | `l` |
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| number_integer | -32768..-129 | int16 | `I` |
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| number_integer | -128..127 | int8 | `i` |
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| number_integer | 128..255 | uint8 | `U` |
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| number_integer | 256..32767 | int16 | `I` |
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| number_integer | 32768..2147483647 | int32 | `l` |
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| number_integer | 2147483648..9223372036854775807 | int64 | `L` |
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| number_unsigned | 0..127 | int8 | `i` |
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| number_unsigned | 128..255 | uint8 | `U` |
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| number_unsigned | 256..32767 | int16 | `I` |
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| number_unsigned | 32768..2147483647 | int32 | `l` |
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| number_unsigned | 2147483648..9223372036854775807 | int64 | `L` |
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| number_unsigned | 2147483649..18446744073709551615 | high-precision | `H` |
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| number_float | *any value* | float64 | `D` |
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| string | *with shortest length indicator* | string | `S` |
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| array | *see notes on optimized format* | array | `[` |
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| object | *see notes on optimized format* | map | `{` |
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!!! success "Complete mapping"
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The mapping is **complete** in the sense that any JSON value type can be converted to a UBJSON value.
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Any UBJSON output created by `to_ubjson` can be successfully parsed by `from_ubjson`.
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!!! warning "Size constraints"
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The following values can **not** be converted to a UBJSON value:
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- strings with more than 9223372036854775807 bytes (theoretical)
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!!! info "Unused UBJSON markers"
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The following markers are not used in the conversion:
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- `Z`: no-op values are not created.
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- `C`: single-byte strings are serialized with `S` markers.
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!!! info "NaN/infinity handling"
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If NaN or Infinity are stored inside a JSON number, they are
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serialized properly. This behavior differs from the `dump()`
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function which serializes NaN or Infinity to `null`.
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!!! info "Optimized formats"
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The optimized formats for containers are supported: Parameter
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`use_size` adds size information to the beginning of a container and
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removes the closing marker. Parameter `use_type` further checks
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whether all elements of a container have the same type and adds the
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type marker to the beginning of the container. The `use_type`
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parameter must only be used together with `use_size = true`.
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Note that `use_size = true` alone may result in larger representations -
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the benefit of this parameter is that the receiving side is
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immediately informed on the number of elements of the container.
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!!! info "Binary values"
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If the JSON data contains the binary type, the value stored is a list
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of integers, as suggested by the UBJSON documentation. In particular,
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this means that serialization and the deserialization of a JSON
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containing binary values into UBJSON and back will result in a
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different JSON object.
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??? example
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```cpp
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--8<-- "examples/to_ubjson.cpp"
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```
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Output:
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```c
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--8<-- "examples/to_ubjson.output"
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```
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## Deserialization
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The library maps UBJSON types to JSON value types as follows:
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| UBJSON type | JSON value type | marker |
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|-------------|-----------------------------------------|--------|
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| no-op | *no value, next value is read* | `N` |
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| null | `null` | `Z` |
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| false | `false` | `F` |
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| true | `true` | `T` |
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| float32 | number_float | `d` |
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| float64 | number_float | `D` |
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| uint8 | number_unsigned | `U` |
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| int8 | number_integer | `i` |
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| int16 | number_integer | `I` |
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| int32 | number_integer | `l` |
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| int64 | number_integer | `L` |
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| string | string | `S` |
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| char | string | `C` |
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| array | array (optimized values are supported) | `[` |
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| object | object (optimized values are supported) | `{` |
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!!! success "Complete mapping"
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The mapping is **complete** in the sense that any UBJSON value can be converted to a JSON value.
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??? example
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```cpp
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--8<-- "examples/from_ubjson.cpp"
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```
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Output:
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```json
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--8<-- "examples/from_ubjson.output"
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```
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