OPTIONAL
EXPERIMENTAL
SYNOPSIS

        mixed json_parse(string jsonstring)

DESCRIPTION
        This efun parses the JSON object encoded as string in <jsonstr> into a
        suitable LPC type.
        
        Handles the following JSON types:
        <null>        -> int (0)
        <boolean>     -> int (0 or 1)
        <int | int64> -> int
        <double>      -> float
        <string>      -> string
        <object>      -> mapping
        <array>       -> arrays
        All other JSON types cause a runtime error.

        The JSON object can nest other JSON objects.
        
        The function is available only if the driver is compiled with Iksemel
        support. In that case, __JSON__ is defined. 
 
LIMITATIONS
        64 bit wide integers can only be parsed losslessly on hosts with
        a 64 bit wide LPC int and json-c library newer than 0.90.

BUGS
        __FLOAT_MIN__ is not serialized/parsed losslessly.

EXAMPLES
        json_parse("42")              -> 42
        json_parse("42.0")            -> 42.0
        json_parse("\"hello world\\n\"")   -> "hello world\n"
        json_parse("[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]") -> ({1,2,3,4,5,6})
        json_parse("{ \"test 2\": 42.000000, \"test 1\": 42 }")
                                      -> ([ "test 1": 42, "test 2": 42.0 ])
        
HISTORY
        Added in LDMud 3.5.0

SEE ALSO
        json_serialize(E)