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#  $Id$

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#
#  = JSON Module
#
#  The `json` module provides the `json_encode` XLAT, which may be
#  used to encode a given list of attributes into different
#  formats of JSON object.
#

#
#  ## Configuration Settings
#
json {

	#
	#  The only options for the JSON module are to control the output
	#  format of the `json_encode` xlat.
	#
	encode {

		#
		#  output_mode:: set the format of JSON documenta
		#  that should be created. This may be one of:
		#
		#  - object
		#  - object_simple
		#  - array
		#  - array_of_names
		#  - array_of_values
		#
		#  Examples of each format are given below.
		#
#		output_mode = object

		#
		#  ### Formatting options for attribute names
		#
		attribute {
			#
			#  prefix:: Add a colon-delimited prefix to all
			#  attribute names in the output document. For example,
			#  with a prefix of "foo", `User-Name` will be output as
			#  `foo:User-Name`.
			#
#			prefix =
		}

		#
		#  ### Formatting options for attribute values
		#
		value {

			#
			#  single_value_as_array:: always put values in an array
			#
			#  Output formats will by default put single values as a
			#  JSON object (string, integer, etc). More than one
			#  value will, depending on the output format, be added
			#  as an array.
			#
			#  When this option is enabled, values will always be
			#  added as an array.
			#
#			single_value_as_array = no

			#
			#  enum_as_integer:: output the integer value of
			#  enumerated attributes
			#
			#  Where an attribute has enum values, the textual
			#  representation of the value will normally be output.
			#  Enable this option to force the numeric value
			#  instead.
			#
#			enum_as_integer = no

			#
			#  always_string:: force all values to be strings
			#
			#  Integer values are normally written to the JSON
			#  document as numbers (i.e. without quotes). Enable
			#  this option to force all values to be as quoted
			#  strings.
			#
#			always_string = no
		}

	}

}


#
#  ## Expansions
#
#  rlm_json provides the below xlat function.
#
#  ### %{json_encode:...}
#
#  Generates a JSON document from a given list of attribute templates. The
#  format of document generated can be controlled with the 'encode' section in
#  the module configuration. Attribute values will automatically be escaped so
#  they are JSON-safe.
#
#  NOTE: The name of the xlat is based on the instance name of this module. If
#  the module was defined as `json jdoc {...}`, then the xlat name will be
#  `jdoc_encode`.
#
#  The xlat should be passed a list of attributes to encode. Each attribute
#  (after template expansion) will be added to a list of attributes to include
#  in the JSON document. If any of the attributes given are preceeded with a `!`
#  then they are removed from the list. Once all attributes have been processed,
#  the JSON document will be created using this list.
#
#  For example, the following will produce a JSON document with two attributes in
#  it, `User-Name` and `Calling-Station-Id`, from the RADIUS request:
#
#  .Example
#
#  ```
#  %{json_encode:&User-Name &Calling-Station-Id}
#  ```
#
#  The following will include all attributes in the RADIUS request, except for
#  `User-Password`:
#
#  .Example
#
#  ```
#  %{json_encode:&request[*] !&User-Password}
#  ```
#
#  In another (contrived) example, all the attributes in the RADIUS request will
#  be included in the document, _except_ any attributes in the RADIUS reply.
#  `&User-Name` will be included from the control list, too, if it exists:
#
#  .Example
#
#  ```
#  %{json_encode:&request[*] !&reply[*] &control:User-Name}
#  ```
#
#  #### Output format modes
#
#  There are a number of output modes, each generating a different format of
#  JSON document.
#
#  NOTE: In the JSON document, "type" is the type of the _attribute_, which is
#  not necessarily the same as the type of the "value" in the document. See e.g.
#  `Login-Service` above, an enumerated value.
#
#  The following examples assume the three attributes are being added to the
#  JSON document:
#
#  ```
#  User-Name = bob
#  Filter-Id = ab
#  Filter-Id += cd
#  ```
#
#  #### Object output mode examples
#
#  These modes output a JSON object.
#
#  .Output mode "object"
#
#  [source,json]
#  ----
#  {
#    "User-Name": {
#      "type": "string",
#      "value": "bob"
#    },
#    "Filter-Id": {
#      "type": "string",
#      "value": ["ab","cd"]
#    }
#  }
#  ----
#
#  .Output mode "object_simple"
#
#  [source,json]
#  ----
#  {
#    "User-Name": "bob",
#    "Filter-Id": ["ab","cd"]
#  }
#  ----
#
#  #### Array output mode examples
#
#  The "array" mode is a list of objects, each containing an attribute. If the
#  "single_value_as_array" value option is set then each attribute will only
#  appear once in the array, and "value" will be a list of all the values from
#  the same attribute.
#
#  .Output mode "array"
#
#  [source,json]
#  ----
#  [
#    {
#      "name": "User-Name",
#      "type": "string",
#      "value": "bob"
#    },
#    {
#      "name": "Filter-Id",
#      "type": "string",
#      "value": "ab"
#    },
#    {
#      "name": "Filter-Id",
#      "type": "string",
#      "value": "cd"
#    }
#  ]
#  ----
#
#  .Output mode "array" when "single_value_as_array" is also set
#
#  [source,json]
#  ----
#  [
#    {
#      "name": "User-Name",
#      "type": "string",
#      "value": ["bob"]
#    },
#    {
#      "name": "Filter-Id",
#      "type": "string",
#      "value": ["ab","cd"]
#    }
#  ]
#  ----
#
#  The following output modes either do not include the attribute names or
#  values. They are likely to be useful only when the attributes are
#  individually specified and _guaranteed to exist_. In this case the attribute
#  names in `array_of_names` will have corresponding indexes to the values in
#  `array_of_values`.
#
#  .Output mode "array_of_names"
#
#  [source,json]
#  ----
#  [
#    "User-Name",
#    "Filter-Id",
#    "Filter-Id"
#  ]
#  ----
#
#  .Output mode "array_of_values"
#
#  [source,json]
#  ----
#  [
#    "bob",
#    "ab",
#    "cd"
#  ]
#  ----
#