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Indent json
function indent($json) {
$result = '';
$pos = 0;
$strLen = strlen($json);
$indentStr = ' ';
$newLine = "\n";
$prevChar = '';
$outOfQuotes = true;
for ($i = 0; $i <= $strLen; $i++) {
// Grab the next character in the string.
$char = substr($json, $i, 1);
// Are we inside a quoted string?
if ($char == '"' && $prevChar != '\\') {
$outOfQuotes = !$outOfQuotes;
// If this character is the end of an element,
// output a new line and indent the next line.
} else if (($char == '}' || $char == ']') && $outOfQuotes) {
$result .= $newLine;
$pos --;
for ($j = 0; $j < $pos; $j++) {
$result .= $indentStr;
}
}
// Add the character to the result string.
$result .= $char;
// If the last character was the beginning of an element,
// output a new line and indent the next line.
if (($char == ',' || $char == '{' || $char == '[') && $outOfQuotes) {
$result .= $newLine;
if ($char == '{' || $char == '[') {
$pos ++;
}
for ($j = 0; $j < $pos; $j++) {
$result .= $indentStr;
}
}
$prevChar = $char;
}
return $result;
}
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