Avoiding backslash for JSON strings about oj HOT 4 CLOSED

It seems to work fine for me. If you look at each character in the string you will see there are no backslashes in the json string. Ruby displays the backslashes to denote the embedded quote characters. They are not actually in the string itself. When you get the second character a single quote character is returned. It is displayed as a backslash quote sequence but it is a single character.

Not when calling puts the display does not include the backslashes.

irb(main):001:0> json = %{{"json":[{"id":1,"title":"Casablanca"}]}}
=> "{"json":[{"id":1,"title":"Casablanca"}]}"
irb(main):002:0> obj = Oj.load(json)
=> {"json"=>[{"id"=>1, "title"=>"Casablanca"}]}
irb(main):003:0> obj.class
=> Hash
irb(main):004:0> j2 = Oj.dump(obj)
=> "{"json":[{"id":1,"title":"Casablanca"}]}"
irb(main):005:0> j2 == json
=> true
irb(main):006:0> j2[1]
=> """
irb(main):007:0> puts j2
{"json":[{"id":1,"title":"Casablanca"}]}
=> nil

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I'm not sure I understand. When I output the JSON string without Oj I don't get any backslashes. When I add Oj.dump() I do get the backslashes. I understand that the backslashes are there because the string is itself eclosed within another string, but it seems to me that what is eclosing the original string within a second string is Oj no?

What am I missing?

PS
It is true that when I use puts from the IRB the backslashes are not there.

puts Oj.dump(Dvd.title_search('casablanca').map { |e| e.title})
["Casablanca"]
=> nil

So you're saying not to worry about it and pass the JSON string on to the app and it won't have the backslashes :)

Thanks.

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Notice on the first line of the sample code the quotes are escaped with backslashes when displayed by rib. Same for the Oj dumped string. It really is just a display issue and it depends on how it is displayed for both strings.

Bottom line is don't worry, it is correct and other applications will be able to read it as JSON. Have fun.

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Thanks a lot Peter, and thanks for the gem!

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