Re: [Json] Questions regarding duplicate names

[Stefan Drees <[e-mail]>]

On 2013-07-27 22:22 +02:00, Matt Miller (mamille2) wrote (on the behalf 
of Paul Hoffman and Matt Miller):
> Hello all,
>
> Here is an attempt to summarize responses to the duplicate names questions.
>
> The consensus from this thread seems to be that duplicate names within
> the same JSON object are not generally desirable.
>
> There appears to be rough consensus that a generator (for some
> definition of "generator") ought to take steps to avoid emitting
> duplicate names, but that there exists a non-trivial amount of software
> where the prohibition of duplicates cannot be completely enforced.
>
> There appears to be consensus that parsers (for some definition of
> "parser") need to be able to deal with duplicate names in some manner.
> There is rough consensus that 4627bis ought to provide guidance on how
> parsers deal with duplicate names. However, there is no one option that
> has any consensus; instead, there appears to be acquiescence that a
> given parser ought to support one option from a limited set of
> documented choices. The most common suggestions -- which appear to
> reflect the majority of existing implementations -- far so:
>
> * report an error in some manner
> * report the last value that appears in the JSON text
> * report all the values that appear in the JSON text

Works for me. Thanks for summarizing, Stefan.


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