/**
* Creates a variable, array or object from any passed JSON string.
*
* If json_encode() exists it's done by that, otherwise an external class provided with the Shopgate Library is used.
*
* @param $json
* @param bool $assoc
* @return mixed
*/
public function jsonDecode($json, $assoc = false)
{
// if json_decode exists use that
if (extension_loaded('json') && function_exists('json_decode')) {
return json_decode($json, $assoc);
}
// if not check if external class is loaded
if (!class_exists('sgServicesJSON')) {
require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/../vendors/JSON.php';
}
// decode via external class
$jsonService = new sgServicesJSON($assoc ? sgServicesJSON_LOOSE_TYPE : sgServicesJSON_IN_OBJ);
return $jsonService->decode($json);
}
/**
* array-walking function for use in generating JSON-formatted name-value pairs
*
* @param string $name name of key to use
* @param mixed $value reference to an array element to be encoded
*
* @return string JSON-formatted name-value pair, like '"name":value'
* @access private
*/
function name_value($name, $value)
{
$encoded_value = $this->encode($value);
if (sgServicesJSON::isError($encoded_value)) {
return $encoded_value;
}
return $this->encode(strval($name)) . ':' . $encoded_value;
}
