Subj : Serializing JavaScript in spidermonkey
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Marcello Bastea-Forte <marcello@TEHSPAMcellosoft.com>
Date : Tue Dec 30 2003 08:19 pm

Hey,

I'd like to serialize a javascript object to a file, and I was wondering 
if anyone has done this, and if there was any 'best' way to do it.

I don't need support for serializing objects (like functions and stuff) 
other than some type of recursive property scanning and rebuilding. 
Basically I want to store a recursive hashtable of the data (for a game 
save state file).

I was thinking of using JS_Enumerate, and then writing that out to a 
file (or maybe even generating javascript code, so reading in is 
easier), then for all the basic types, doing JS_ValueToString, and for 
objects, just a recursive call.

So ya, I was wondering what ways people might suggest. (Or if there is 
some built-in way I didn't see?)

Thanks,

Marcello

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