CoffeeScript-Object-Notation Parser. Same as JSON but for CoffeeScript objects.

Everyone knows JSON, it's the thing that looks like this:

{
	"abc": [
		"a",
		"b",
		"c"
	],
	"a": {
		"b": "c"
	}
}

But with the invention of CoffeeScript you can also write the same thing in CSON which looks like this:

{
	abc: [
		'a'
		'b'
		'c'
	]
	a:
		b: 'c'
}

Which is far more leniant than JSON, nicer to write and read, and won't fail if you forget a comma.

1. Install Node.js

2. Install CSON

    npm install cson
   

• With Node.js in JavaScript

   // Include CSON
   require('coffee-script');
   CSON = require('cson');
  
   // Parse a file
   CSON.parseFile('data.cson', function(err,obj){});
  
   // Parse a string
   CSON.parse(dataStr, function(err,obj){});
  
   // Stringify an object
   CSON.stringify(data, function(err,str){});

• With Node.js in CoffeeScript

   # Include CSON
   CSON = require 'cson'
  
   # Parse a file
   CSON.parseFile 'data.cson', (err,obj) ->
  
   # Parse a string
   CSON.parse dataStr, (err,obj) ->
  
   # Stringify an object
   CSON.stringify data, (err,str) ->
  
  

To learn more about CSON visit its wiki here

• v0.2 August 10, 2011

  • Added synchronous interface thanks to clyfe - closes issue #1 and #3

• v0.1 June 2, 2011

  • Initial commit

Licensed under the MIT License Copyright 2011 Benjamin Arthur Lupton