open-source-parsers / open-source-parsers/jsoncpp
Accessing file location from Json::Value
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Description
For projects using jsoncpp to parse JSON configuration files, it would be useful to be able to obtain the actual file location (i.e. line, column) of a given JSON value. This way, it would be possible to print the line and column when reporting config validation errors, which would make such error messages more user/developer friendly.
If adding this functionality to the jsoncpp API is not desirable, is there an API to extend the parser to add such a feature?
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Research direction
Start by examining the Json::Value API and the parser extension options mentioned in the issue. Determine whether a value can expose its source line and column, or whether the parser can be extended to retain that location, and document a clear API direction or limitation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100