Javascript Object Notation
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Pros and cons of sending data from android to php in string and/or json
I have seen some tutorials and some stackoverflow discussions on how to send data from android to php page. most of the cases i have seen people sending data in string format but returning in json ...
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Why does Java require a servlet container for simple RPC service?
I have a big database controller which is written in Java. The controller reads information from the database, and interprets it into data structures which are then displayed in a CLI.
Java was ...
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Reinventing the wheel, or the technology that drives it? [closed]
I recently asked a question on StackOverflow that was related to string splitting and pattern matching in .NET.
Some beady eyed developers that viewed the question said: "It looks like you're trying ...
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Consuming JSON stream into AWS Database on the cheap
I'm working on a project that needs to consume a JSON stream (approximately 1MB / minute), and parse and insert objects into a database. Amazon's DynamoDB or SimpleDB seem like attractive options for ...
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Should web service response use a base class or generic class?
In my RESTful WCF web service I have something like the following response object.
public class WebResponse<T>
{
public bool Success { get; set; }
public T Data { get; set; } ...
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How best to merge/sort/page through tons of JSON arrays?
Here's the scenario: Say you have millions of JSON documents stored as text files. Each JSON document is an array of "activity" objects, each of which contain a "created_datetime" attribute. What is ...
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Why is NoSQL better for this scenario?
Hypothetical scenario: Let's say we are downloading JSON from Facebook with details of a user's friend's checkins, posts, etc... These come in as one document per friend per activity, so with 8 ...
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Extjs File upload response and Java spring [migrated]
I have extjs code which will create the form and it allows the user to choose the file to upload to the server. below is the extjs code.
var fp = new Ext.FormPanel({
renderTo: ...
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Should one declare alternative response types (e.g. JSON) in Rails controller actions even if not utilising them?
Just wondering what the accepted convention is for Rails controller design. Currently, every controller in my app that I've written it set up to send a JSON response when necessary. Thing is, I only ...
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Should I use JSON just to use JSON
I'm building a blogging site for learning, with a PHP/MySQl back-end. All of the user input is handled with forms sent in POST requests.
Will using JSON somehow make it cleaner, or easier to maintain ...
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Easy to use JSON Web Service Hosts?
I saw this being used by someone in a college class once and cannot find anything that is analogous to it. I am not sure if this is the right place to ask about something like this, but hopefully I ...
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Parsing stdout with custom format or standard format?
To integrate with other executables, a executable may launch another executable and capture its output from stdout.
But most programs writes the output message to stdout in custom format and usually ...
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Is the escaping provided by the Google-Gson library enough to ensure a safe JSON payload?
I am currently using the Google-Gson library to convert Java objects into JSON inside a web service.
Once the object has been converted to JSON, it is returned to the client to be converted into a ...
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Is using something other than XML advisable for my configuration file?
I have a small tool I'm designing which would require a configuration file of some sort. The configuration file in my case is really more of a database, but it needs to be lightweight, and if needed ...
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2answers
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How to design this procedural application into object oriented format? [closed]
I'm building an application that basically pulls json data from a bunch of websites, processes it in some way and then writes it to a file.
It is very easy to write this in a procedural way. I was ...
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2answers
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Logging in JSON Effect on Performance
I see more and more articles about logging in JSON. You can also find one on NodeJS blog. Why does everyone like it so much? I can only see more operations getting involved:
A couple new objects ...
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Making simple forms in web applications [closed]
How do you work with forms in your web applications?
I am not talking about RESTful applications, I don't want to build heavy front-end using frameworks like Backbone.
For example, I need to add ...
6
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2answers
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Proper Use Of HTML Data Attributes
I'm writing several JavaScript plugins that are run automatically when the proper HTML markup is detected on the page. For example, when a tabs class is detected, the tabs plugin is loaded dynamically ...
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Should all new web projects build their backend based on xml/json result sets? [closed]
If you were building a new Saas project, would it make sense to start with all of the backend services returning xml/json?
Because these days you need to build for both the web and mobile devices, ...
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1answer
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Design considerations on JSON schema for scalars with a consistent attachment property
I'm trying to create a JSON schema for the results of doing statistical analysis based on disparate pieces of data.
The current schema I have looks something like this:
{
// Basic key ...
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2answers
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Should I create specific classes for JSON Objects or only use the container(Array/Dictionary) for accessing Data?
I'm using Foursquare to get a List of Restaurants nearby inside an iOS app. The Result is stored in an Array which consists of Dictionaries and regarding how deep the Data is, each Dictionary contains ...
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Should an API platform enforce only receiving JSON requests?
I am building an API platform.
I have already ensured that the platform always returns JSON responses.
My question is
Should my API platform enforce the rule that all requests must be JSON?
What ...
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1answer
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Security using jsonp
I'm writing an app that will make available a set of api functions that require cross site scripting to work. I'll be utilizing jsonp which will allow other developers to consume these services for ...
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1answer
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Naming library which generates a JSON-req to a REST-API?
How would you call a library which generates a JSON-req to a REST-API so that you just work on object-level for creating a request? Many company wants to define it as an SDK, but is it a suitable ...
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Fastest way to set up a JSON server on my local machine [closed]
I am a front-end developer. For many experiements I do I need to have a server that talks JSON with my client side app. Normally that server is a simple server that response to my POSTs and GETs.
For ...
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Queries about commercial products about using freewares libraries
I'm looking at developing some commercial product (sell for money, only binaries, no sourcecodes). I have read up on open source licensing, but I just could not understand if what I want to achieve is ...
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Always return single objects in an array for REST API JSON payloads?
For a REST API that I am working on, I want to return JSON in a consistent layout:
{
"Data" : {
"Id" : 123,
"Email" : "[email protected]"
"Firstname" : "Charlie",
"Surname" ...
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Google-Gson Converting JSon to CSV
What is the easiest way to convert a Json data to a String at CSV format ?
I haven't read all the api yet but it seems that subclassing the default JSonWriter allows to remove unnecessary character ...
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How to connect iPad app to an app I have running in Windows
I recently picked up a macbook and want to start doing some apps for my ipad. I have a chat client written in c# that interfaces a game I play. What I would like to do is write an app for the ipad ...
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1answer
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JSON-based Ajax Checkout experience - is it safe?
For a mobile, e-commerce site, that follows the client-server model, where all the views are json-ajax calls to return data from a secure service, is it safe to also pass the "checkout" process ...
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Best method of communication between your app and your website? PHP, Web service, etc
I am creating an application which I would like to have communicate with my website. The app will have to get data for a particular app user from the website's database. I am unclear as to the best ...
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2answers
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Query language for JSON
I have a server which is returning very big JSON message and my client application is only dependent on part of this response. Client application needs to check if "xyz" property exist in JSON message ...
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Feedback on this back-end stack
I'm planning to setup an scalable architecture capable of providing web services on a REST interface where JSON will be sent as a result.
The web services will be quite simple for a CRUD web 2.0 app.
...
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Automatically adding data from JSON to SQL
I'm really new to this sort of stuff; my background is in C# mainly. Could anyone point me in the right direction?
I need to set a script to automatically parse some JSON into an SQL database ...
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3answers
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What do you think of this Exception handling practice
I'm working on a project that includes a lot of creating/manipulating and reading JSONObjects and arrays but not in a systematic way. So there is JSON code everywhere.
It is ok for me except that ...
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2answers
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A good substitute for ASMX web service methods, but not a general handler
The best thing I like about ASP.NET MVC, is that you can directly call a server method (called action), from the client. This is so convenient, and so straightforward, that I really like to implement ...
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Why did javascript libraries like knockoutjs, backbonejs, and angularjs only come out in 2010?
Being a relatively new web-developer I am surprised that these libraries didn't exist before. Is there a particular technical or historical reason that at around Sep 2010, a sudden development and ...
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What is likely to be the bottleneck between the SQL Server, IIS and .net when receiving json as text from the DB?
I have spent the best part of a month working on the jQuery Calendar plugin.
The setup is such that all the calendar entries are stored in a table inside SQL Server and im using a single "Select As" ...
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Would a NoSQL DB be more efficient than a relational DB for storing JSON objects?
I am using a library that returns a JSON object (as a string, but I think that's standard), and I would like to store the contents of this object into a local database.
I'm fairly fresh-faced in ...
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Can we replace XML with JSON entirely?
I'm sure lots of developers are familiar with XML and JSON, and they've used both of them. Thus no point in explaining what they are, and what is their purpose, even in brief.
If we try to map their ...
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xml parser vs JSON parser performance in Java / C / C++
I am trying to understand which data format is better on embedded device communicating with Server over REST API. XML or JSON?. Is JSON parsing faster than XML parsing in Java / C and C++? I ...
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Should I include HTML markup in my JSON response?
In an e-commerce site, when adding an item to a cart, I'd like to show a popup window with the options you can choose. Imagine you're ordering an iPod Shuffle and now you have to choose the color and ...
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Advice on JavaScript library for visualizing Yahoo Pipe Output
I'm currently writing a JavaScript library. It is a project for school were I need to make it easier to visualize data from Yahoo Pipes. The data format is a JSON string, which can contain anything, ...
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1answer
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synchronization web service methodologies or papers
I am building a web service (PHP+JSON) to sync with my iphone app. The main goals are:
Backup
Provide a web view for printing / sorting, manipulating.
allow a group sync up and down.
I am aware of ...
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Looking for the tool that generated JSON Rail-Road grammar descriptions
I am currently working on a little language, and I'd like to express its grammar more rigorously.
I know about EBNF and it's great to generate parsers (Bison/Yacc), however it's not that easy to ...
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Is it worth Learning XML as a web developer when JSON is better for AJAX?
Is it worth Learning XML as a web developer when JSON is better for AJAX? or is it better to concentrate on JSON/Javascript for AJAX?
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ChunkDB to handle high traffic JSON web service? Alternatives?
I am designing a high volume web service which will rely on a central database containing objects of a single JSON type. Currently I am considering using ChunkDB to store the objects and retrieve the ...
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Is saying “JSON Object” redundant?
If JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation, then when you say JSON object, aren't you really saying "JavaScript Object Notation Object"?
Would saying "JSON string" be more correct?
Or would it be ...
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Django - Using a JSON string as an attribute map to avoid subclassing
I have a Django model called Entity. Different types of Entity have different attributes (e.g. some have a currency associated with them, others don't). I'd rather not have to create a new subclass ...
