Import JSON in Haxe at compile time

build.hxml

-js main.js
-main Main
-dce full
-D analyzer

Main.hx

#if macro
import haxe.macro.Context;
#end

class Main {
  macro static function load_json(file :String) {
    var data = sys.io.File.getContent(file);
    var json = haxe.Json.parse(data);
    return Context.makeExpr(json, Context.currentPos());
  }

  static function main() {
    var json = load_json('person.json');
    trace(json);
  }
}

main.js

(function (console) { "use strict";
var Main = function() { };
Main.main = function() {
	var json = { isAlive : true, phoneNumbers : [{ number : "212 555-1234", type : "home"},{ number : "646 555-4567", type : "office"}], address : { state : "NY", streetAddress : "21 2nd Street", postalCode : "10021-3100", city : "New York"}, age : 25, firstName : "John", children : [], lastName : "Smith", spouse : null};
	console.log(json);
};
Main.main();
})(typeof console != "undefined" ? console : {log:function(){}});

person.json

{
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "isAlive": true,
  "age": 25,
  "address": {
    "streetAddress": "21 2nd Street",
    "city": "New York",
    "state": "NY",
    "postalCode": "10021-3100"
  },
  "phoneNumbers": [
    {
      "type": "home",
      "number": "212 555-1234"
    },
    {
      "type": "office",
      "number": "646 555-4567"
    }
  ],
  "children": [],
  "spouse": null
}