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<?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;
}
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