json_dump

Converts a ThingsDB value in to a JSON string.

This function does not generate a change.

json_dump(value, [options])

Argument	Type	Description
value	any	The value to convert into a JSON string.
options	thing	Thing with options.

Option	Type	Description
deep	int	Specify how deep the value must be converted. (defaults to the current deep value)
flags	int	Specify which flags to use; see return-flags
beautify	bool	Generate a JSON string with new lines and indentation to make the string more readable.

This code shows an example for json_dump:

json_dump({
    success: true
});

Return value in JSON format

"{\"success\":true}"

Another example with extra options:

data = {
    people: [
        {name: 'Iris'},
        {name: 'Tess'},
    ]
};
json_dump(data, {deep: 2});

Return value in JSON format

"{\"people\":[{\"name\":\"Iris\"},{\"name\":\"Tess\"}]}"