pretty-json.php

<?php

	/**
	 * Formats a JSON string for pretty printing
	 *
	 * @param string $json The JSON to make pretty
	 * @param bool $html Insert nonbreaking spaces and <br />s for tabs and linebreaks
	 * @return string The prettified output
	 * @author Jay Roberts
	 */
         function _format_json($json, $html = false) {
		$tabcount = 0; 
		$result = ''; 
		$inquote = false; 
		$ignorenext = false; 

		if ($html) { 
		    $tab = "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"; 
		    $newline = "<br/>"; 
		} else { 
		    $tab = "\t"; 
		    $newline = "\n"; 
		} 

		for($i = 0; $i < strlen($json); $i++) { 
		    $char = $json[$i]; 

		    if ($ignorenext) { 
		        $result .= $char; 
		        $ignorenext = false; 
		    } else { 
		        switch($char) { 
		            case '{': 
		                $tabcount++; 
		                $result .= $char . $newline . str_repeat($tab, $tabcount); 
		                break; 
		            case '}': 
		                $tabcount--; 
		                $result = trim($result) . $newline . str_repeat($tab, $tabcount) . $char; 
		                break; 
		            case ',': 
		                $result .= $char . $newline . str_repeat($tab, $tabcount); 
		                break; 
		            case '"': 
		                $inquote = !$inquote; 
		                $result .= $char; 
		                break; 
		            case '\\': 
		                if ($inquote) $ignorenext = true; 
		                $result .= $char; 
		                break; 
		            default: 
		                $result .= $char; 
		        } 
		    } 
		} 

		return $result; 
	}

"; } else { $tab = ($tabspaces == null ? "\t" : str_repeat(" ", $tabspaces)); $newline = "\n"; } for($i = 0; $i < strlen($json); $i++) { $char = $json[$i]; if ($ignorenext) { $result .= $char; $ignorenext = false; } else { switch($char) { case ':': $result .= $char . (!$inquote ? " " : ""); break; case '{': if (!$inquote) { $tabcount++; $result .= $char . $newline . str_repeat($tab, $tabcount); } else { $result .= $char; } break; case '}': if (!$inquote) { $tabcount--; $result = trim($result) . $newline . str_repeat($tab, $tabcount) . $char; } else { $result .= $char; } break; case ',': if (!$inquote) { $result .= $char . $newline . str_repeat($tab, $tabcount); } else { $result .= $char; } break; case '"': $inquote = !$inquote; $result .= $char; break; case '\\': if ($inquote) $ignorenext = true; $result .= $char; break; default: $result .= $char; } } } return $result; } ``` ?>