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/*
JavaSript Object Notation (JSON)
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*/


JSON = {
    parse: function( string ) {
        string = string.replace( /=/g, "\\u3D" );
        string = string.replace( /\(/g, "\\u28" );
        try {
            return eval( "(" + string + ")" );
        } catch( e ) {}
        return undefined;
    }
}


Boolean.prototype.toJSON = function() {
    return this.toString();
}


Number.prototype.toJSON = function() {
    return isFinite( this ) ? this.toString() : "0";
}


Date.prototype.toJSON = function() {
    return this.toUTCISOString
        ? this.toUTCISOString().toJSON()
        : this.toString().toJSON();
}


String.prototype.toJSON = function() {
    return '"' + this.escapeJS() + '"';
}


RegExp.prototype.toJSON = function() {
    return this.toString().toJSON();
}


Function.prototype.toJSON = function() {
    return this.toString().toJSON();
}


Array.prototype.toJSON = function( root ) {
    // crude recursion detection
    if( !root )
        root = this;
    else if( root == this )
        return "[]";
    
    var out = [ "[" ];
    for( var i = 0; i < this.length; i++ ) {
        if( out.length > 1 )
            out.push( "," );
        if( typeof this[ i ] == "undefined" || this[ i ] == null )
            out.push( "null" );
        else if( !this[ i ].toJSON )
            out.push( "{}" );
        else
            out.push( this[ i ].toJSON( root ) );
    }
    out.push( "]" );
    return out.join( "" );
}


Object.prototype.toJSON = function( root ) {
    // crude recursion detection
    if( !root )
        root = this;
    else if( root == this )
        return "{}";
    
    var out = [ "{" ];
    for( var i in this ) {
        if( typeof this[ i ] == "undefined" ||
            (this.hasOwnProperty && !this.hasOwnProperty( i )) )
            continue;
        if( out.length > 1 )
            out.push( "," );
        out.push( i.toJSON() );
        if( this[ i ] == null )
            out.push( ":null" );
        else if( typeof this[ i ] == "function" )
            continue;
        else if( !this[ i ].toJSON )
            out.push( ":{}" );
        else
            out.push( ":", this[ i ].toJSON( root ) );
    }
    out.push( "}" );
    return out.join( "" );
}