ValueTree <=> JSON

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If anyone needs a simple ValueTree <=> JSON conversion, here’s one:

ValueTreeJson.h:

#pragma once
#include "JuceHeader.h"
juce::String valueTreeToJsonString (const juce::ValueTree&, const int numDecimalPlaces = 3, const int indent = 4);
juce::ValueTree valueTreeFromJsonString (const juce::String&, juce::Identifier);

ValueTreeJson.cpp:

#include "ValueTreeJson.h"

using namespace juce;

static DynamicObject::Ptr valueTreeToJsonObj (const ValueTree& tree)
{
    DynamicObject::Ptr result {new DynamicObject};
    for (int i = 0; i < tree.getNumProperties(); ++i)
    {
        const auto name = tree.getPropertyName (i);
        result->setProperty (name, tree.getProperty (name));
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < tree.getNumChildren(); ++i)
    {
        const auto child = tree.getChild (i);
        result->setProperty (child.getType(), var (valueTreeToJsonObj (child)));
    }
    return result;
}

String valueTreeToJsonString (const ValueTree& tree, const int numDecimalPlaces, const int indent)
{
    MemoryOutputStream stream;
    valueTreeToJsonObj (tree)->writeAsJSON (stream, indent, false, numDecimalPlaces);
    return stream.getMemoryBlock().toString();
}

static ValueTree valueTreeFromJsonObj (DynamicObject* src, Identifier ident)
{
    ValueTree result (ident);
    for (auto& p : src->getProperties())
    {
        if (auto* obj = p.value.getDynamicObject(); obj != nullptr)
            result.appendChild (valueTreeFromJsonObj (obj, p.name), nullptr);
        else
            result.setProperty (p.name, p.value, nullptr);
    }
    return result;
}

ValueTree valueTreeFromJsonString (const String& src, Identifier ident)
{
    auto parsed = JSON::parse (src);
    auto dynObj = parsed.getDynamicObject();
    if (dynObj == nullptr)
        return {};
    return valueTreeFromJsonObj (dynObj, ident);
}

Cheers, and if I missed that this already exists in some JUCE method let me know :slight_smile:

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