Basic JSON Parsing in C# from Scratch

A lightweight C# project for basic JSON parsing, providing functionality to lex JSON files, parse them into C# objects, and stringify C# objects.

Features

• Lexer:

  • Lex JSON files to tokenize them for parsing.

• Parser:

  • Parse JSON files into C# objects.
  • Support for basic data types such as numbers, bools, strings, arrays, and objects.

• Stringify:

  • Convert C# objects back to JSON strings.

Classes Usage

1. Lexer:

   var lexer = new Lexer(@" {"id": 4} "); // init lexer with source
   Console.WriteLine(lexer.GetTokens());  // get tokens

2. Parser:

   var parser = new Parser(lexer.GetTokens()); // init parser with tokens
   JSON json = parser.Parse();                 

3. Stringify:

   var printer = new PrettyPrinter();
   Console.WriteLine(printer.Stringifiy(json));

4. Nested Access:

   Console.WriteLine(json["properties:age:title"]);
   Console.WriteLine(json["required:1"]);

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK Link

Installation

• Clone the repository:

> git clone https://github.com/masaftic/JSONSharp

• Run the project:

> cd JSONSharp/
> dotnet run <File>