json 2.6.2 → 2.10.1

data/json.gemspec

@@ -1,67 +1,63 @@
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+version = File.foreach(File.join(__dir__, "lib/json/version.rb")) do |line|
+  /^\s*VERSION\s*=\s*'(.*)'/ =~ line and break $1
+end rescue nil
+
+spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  java_ext = Gem::Platform === s.platform && s.platform =~ 'java' || RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
 
-Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = "json"
-  s.version = File.read(File.expand_path('../VERSION', __FILE__)).chomp
+  s.version = version
 
   s.summary = "JSON Implementation for Ruby"
-  s.description = "This is a JSON implementation as a Ruby extension in C."
+  s.homepage = "https://github.com/ruby/json"
+  s.metadata = {
+    'bug_tracker_uri'   => 'https://github.com/ruby/json/issues',
+    'changelog_uri'     => 'https://github.com/ruby/json/blob/master/CHANGES.md',
+    'documentation_uri' => 'https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/JSON.html',
+    'homepage_uri'      => s.homepage,
+    'source_code_uri'   => 'https://github.com/ruby/json',
+  }
+
+  s.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 2.7")
+
+  if java_ext
+    s.description = "A JSON implementation as a JRuby extension."
+    s.author = "Daniel Luz"
+    s.email = "dev+ruby@mernen.com"
+  else
+    s.description = "This is a JSON implementation as a Ruby extension in C."
+    s.authors = ["Florian Frank"]
+    s.email = "flori@ping.de"
+  end
+
   s.licenses = ["Ruby"]
-  s.authors = ["Florian Frank"]
-  s.email = "flori@ping.de"
 
-  s.extensions = ["ext/json/ext/generator/extconf.rb", "ext/json/ext/parser/extconf.rb", "ext/json/extconf.rb"]
   s.extra_rdoc_files = ["README.md"]
   s.rdoc_options = ["--title", "JSON implementation for Ruby", "--main", "README.md"]
+
   s.files = [
     "CHANGES.md",
-    "LICENSE",
+    "COPYING",
+    "BSDL",
+    "LEGAL",
     "README.md",
-    "VERSION",
-    "ext/json/ext/fbuffer/fbuffer.h",
-    "ext/json/ext/generator/depend",
-    "ext/json/ext/generator/extconf.rb",
-    "ext/json/ext/generator/generator.c",
-    "ext/json/ext/generator/generator.h",
-    "ext/json/ext/parser/depend",
-    "ext/json/ext/parser/extconf.rb",
-    "ext/json/ext/parser/parser.c",
-    "ext/json/ext/parser/parser.h",
-    "ext/json/ext/parser/parser.rl",
-    "ext/json/extconf.rb",
     "json.gemspec",
-    "lib/json.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/bigdecimal.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/complex.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/core.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/date.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/date_time.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/exception.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/ostruct.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/range.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/rational.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/regexp.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/set.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/struct.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/symbol.rb",
-    "lib/json/add/time.rb",
-    "lib/json/common.rb",
-    "lib/json/ext.rb",
-    "lib/json/generic_object.rb",
-    "lib/json/pure.rb",
-    "lib/json/pure/generator.rb",
-    "lib/json/pure/parser.rb",
-    "lib/json/version.rb",
+    *Dir["lib/**/*.rb"],
   ]
-  s.homepage = "http://flori.github.com/json"
-  s.metadata = {
-    'bug_tracker_uri'   => 'https://github.com/flori/json/issues',
-    'changelog_uri'     => 'https://github.com/flori/json/blob/master/CHANGES.md',
-    'documentation_uri' => 'http://flori.github.io/json/doc/index.html',
-    'homepage_uri'      => 'http://flori.github.io/json/',
-    'source_code_uri'   => 'https://github.com/flori/json',
-    'wiki_uri'          => 'https://github.com/flori/json/wiki'
-  }
 
-  s.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 2.3")
+  if java_ext
+    s.platform = 'java'
+    s.files += Dir["lib/json/ext/**/*.jar"]
+  else
+    s.extensions = Dir["ext/json/**/extconf.rb"]
+    s.files += Dir["ext/json/**/*.{c,h}"]
+  end
+end
+
+if RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby' && $0 == __FILE__
+  Gem::Builder.new(spec).build
+else
+  spec
 end

data/lib/json/add/bigdecimal.rb

@@ -1,29 +1,58 @@
-#frozen_string_literal: false
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
   require 'json'
 end
-defined?(::BigDecimal) or require 'bigdecimal'
+begin
+  require 'bigdecimal'
+rescue LoadError
+end
 
 class BigDecimal
-  # Import a JSON Marshalled object.
-  #
-  # method used for JSON marshalling support.
+
+  # See #as_json.
   def self.json_create(object)
     BigDecimal._load object['b']
   end
 
-  # Marshal the object to JSON.
+  # Methods <tt>BigDecimal#as_json</tt> and +BigDecimal.json_create+ may be used
+  # to serialize and deserialize a \BigDecimal object;
+  # see Marshal[https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Marshal.html].
+  #
+  # \Method <tt>BigDecimal#as_json</tt> serializes +self+,
+  # returning a 2-element hash representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/bigdecimal'
+  #   x = BigDecimal(2).as_json             # => {"json_class"=>"BigDecimal", "b"=>"27:0.2e1"}
+  #   y = BigDecimal(2.0, 4).as_json        # => {"json_class"=>"BigDecimal", "b"=>"36:0.2e1"}
+  #   z = BigDecimal(Complex(2, 0)).as_json # => {"json_class"=>"BigDecimal", "b"=>"27:0.2e1"}
+  #
+  # \Method +JSON.create+ deserializes such a hash, returning a \BigDecimal object:
+  #
+  #   BigDecimal.json_create(x) # => 0.2e1
+  #   BigDecimal.json_create(y) # => 0.2e1
+  #   BigDecimal.json_create(z) # => 0.2e1
   #
-  # method used for JSON marshalling support.
   def as_json(*)
     {
       JSON.create_id => self.class.name,
-      'b'            => _dump,
+      'b'            => _dump.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8),
     }
   end
 
-  # return the JSON value
+  # Returns a JSON string representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/bigdecimal'
+  #   puts BigDecimal(2).to_json
+  #   puts BigDecimal(2.0, 4).to_json
+  #   puts BigDecimal(Complex(2, 0)).to_json
+  #
+  # Output:
+  #
+  #   {"json_class":"BigDecimal","b":"27:0.2e1"}
+  #   {"json_class":"BigDecimal","b":"36:0.2e1"}
+  #   {"json_class":"BigDecimal","b":"27:0.2e1"}
+  #
   def to_json(*args)
     as_json.to_json(*args)
   end
-end
+end if defined?(::BigDecimal)

data/lib/json/add/complex.rb

@@ -1,18 +1,31 @@
-#frozen_string_literal: false
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
   require 'json'
 end
 
 class Complex
 
-  # Deserializes JSON string by converting Real value <tt>r</tt>, imaginary
-  # value <tt>i</tt>, to a Complex object.
+  # See #as_json.
   def self.json_create(object)
     Complex(object['r'], object['i'])
   end
 
-  # Returns a hash, that will be turned into a JSON object and represent this
-  # object.
+  # Methods <tt>Complex#as_json</tt> and +Complex.json_create+ may be used
+  # to serialize and deserialize a \Complex object;
+  # see Marshal[https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Marshal.html].
+  #
+  # \Method <tt>Complex#as_json</tt> serializes +self+,
+  # returning a 2-element hash representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/complex'
+  #   x = Complex(2).as_json      # => {"json_class"=>"Complex", "r"=>2, "i"=>0}
+  #   y = Complex(2.0, 4).as_json # => {"json_class"=>"Complex", "r"=>2.0, "i"=>4}
+  #
+  # \Method +JSON.create+ deserializes such a hash, returning a \Complex object:
+  #
+  #   Complex.json_create(x) # => (2+0i)
+  #   Complex.json_create(y) # => (2.0+4i)
+  #
   def as_json(*)
     {
       JSON.create_id => self.class.name,
@@ -21,7 +34,17 @@ class Complex
     }
   end
 
-  # Stores class name (Complex) along with real value <tt>r</tt> and imaginary value <tt>i</tt> as JSON string
+  # Returns a JSON string representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/complex'
+  #   puts Complex(2).to_json
+  #   puts Complex(2.0, 4).to_json
+  #
+  # Output:
+  #
+  #   {"json_class":"Complex","r":2,"i":0}
+  #   {"json_class":"Complex","r":2.0,"i":4}
+  #
   def to_json(*args)
     as_json.to_json(*args)
   end

data/lib/json/add/core.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#frozen_string_literal: false
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 # This file requires the implementations of ruby core's custom objects for
 # serialisation/deserialisation.
 

data/lib/json/add/date.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#frozen_string_literal: false
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
   require 'json'
 end
@@ -6,16 +6,29 @@ require 'date'
 
 class Date
 
-  # Deserializes JSON string by converting Julian year <tt>y</tt>, month
-  # <tt>m</tt>, day <tt>d</tt> and Day of Calendar Reform <tt>sg</tt> to Date.
+  # See #as_json.
   def self.json_create(object)
     civil(*object.values_at('y', 'm', 'd', 'sg'))
   end
 
   alias start sg unless method_defined?(:start)
 
-  # Returns a hash, that will be turned into a JSON object and represent this
-  # object.
+  # Methods <tt>Date#as_json</tt> and +Date.json_create+ may be used
+  # to serialize and deserialize a \Date object;
+  # see Marshal[https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Marshal.html].
+  #
+  # \Method <tt>Date#as_json</tt> serializes +self+,
+  # returning a 2-element hash representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/date'
+  #   x = Date.today.as_json
+  #   # => {"json_class"=>"Date", "y"=>2023, "m"=>11, "d"=>21, "sg"=>2299161.0}
+  #
+  # \Method +JSON.create+ deserializes such a hash, returning a \Date object:
+  #
+  #   Date.json_create(x)
+  #   # => #<Date: 2023-11-21 ((2460270j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>
+  #
   def as_json(*)
     {
       JSON.create_id => self.class.name,
@@ -26,8 +39,15 @@ class Date
     }
   end
 
-  # Stores class name (Date) with Julian year <tt>y</tt>, month <tt>m</tt>, day
-  # <tt>d</tt> and Day of Calendar Reform <tt>sg</tt> as JSON string
+  # Returns a JSON string representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/date'
+  #   puts Date.today.to_json
+  #
+  # Output:
+  #
+  #   {"json_class":"Date","y":2023,"m":11,"d":21,"sg":2299161.0}
+  #
   def to_json(*args)
     as_json.to_json(*args)
   end

data/lib/json/add/date_time.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#frozen_string_literal: false
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
   require 'json'
 end
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ require 'date'
 
 class DateTime
 
-  # Deserializes JSON string by converting year <tt>y</tt>, month <tt>m</tt>,
-  # day <tt>d</tt>, hour <tt>H</tt>, minute <tt>M</tt>, second <tt>S</tt>,
-  # offset <tt>of</tt> and Day of Calendar Reform <tt>sg</tt> to DateTime.
+  # See #as_json.
   def self.json_create(object)
     args = object.values_at('y', 'm', 'd', 'H', 'M', 'S')
     of_a, of_b = object['of'].split('/')
@@ -23,8 +21,21 @@ class DateTime
 
   alias start sg unless method_defined?(:start)
 
-  # Returns a hash, that will be turned into a JSON object and represent this
-  # object.
+  # Methods <tt>DateTime#as_json</tt> and +DateTime.json_create+ may be used
+  # to serialize and deserialize a \DateTime object;
+  # see Marshal[https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Marshal.html].
+  #
+  # \Method <tt>DateTime#as_json</tt> serializes +self+,
+  # returning a 2-element hash representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/datetime'
+  #   x = DateTime.now.as_json
+  #   # => {"json_class"=>"DateTime", "y"=>2023, "m"=>11, "d"=>21, "sg"=>2299161.0}
+  #
+  # \Method +JSON.create+ deserializes such a hash, returning a \DateTime object:
+  #
+  #   DateTime.json_create(x) # BUG? Raises Date::Error "invalid date"
+  #
   def as_json(*)
     {
       JSON.create_id => self.class.name,
@@ -39,9 +50,15 @@ class DateTime
     }
   end
 
-  # Stores class name (DateTime) with Julian year <tt>y</tt>, month <tt>m</tt>,
-  # day <tt>d</tt>, hour <tt>H</tt>, minute <tt>M</tt>, second <tt>S</tt>,
-  # offset <tt>of</tt> and Day of Calendar Reform <tt>sg</tt> as JSON string
+  # Returns a JSON string representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/datetime'
+  #   puts DateTime.now.to_json
+  #
+  # Output:
+  #
+  #   {"json_class":"DateTime","y":2023,"m":11,"d":21,"sg":2299161.0}
+  #
   def to_json(*args)
     as_json.to_json(*args)
   end

data/lib/json/add/exception.rb

@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
-#frozen_string_literal: false
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
   require 'json'
 end
 
 class Exception
 
-  # Deserializes JSON string by constructing new Exception object with message
-  # <tt>m</tt> and backtrace <tt>b</tt> serialized with <tt>to_json</tt>
+  # See #as_json.
   def self.json_create(object)
     result = new(object['m'])
     result.set_backtrace object['b']
     result
   end
 
-  # Returns a hash, that will be turned into a JSON object and represent this
-  # object.
+  # Methods <tt>Exception#as_json</tt> and +Exception.json_create+ may be used
+  # to serialize and deserialize a \Exception object;
+  # see Marshal[https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Marshal.html].
+  #
+  # \Method <tt>Exception#as_json</tt> serializes +self+,
+  # returning a 2-element hash representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/exception'
+  #   x = Exception.new('Foo').as_json # => {"json_class"=>"Exception", "m"=>"Foo", "b"=>nil}
+  #
+  # \Method +JSON.create+ deserializes such a hash, returning a \Exception object:
+  #
+  #   Exception.json_create(x) # => #<Exception: Foo>
+  #
   def as_json(*)
     {
       JSON.create_id => self.class.name,
@@ -23,8 +34,15 @@ class Exception
     }
   end
 
-  # Stores class name (Exception) with message <tt>m</tt> and backtrace array
-  # <tt>b</tt> as JSON string
+  # Returns a JSON string representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/exception'
+  #   puts Exception.new('Foo').to_json
+  #
+  # Output:
+  #
+  #   {"json_class":"Exception","m":"Foo","b":null}
+  #
   def to_json(*args)
     as_json.to_json(*args)
   end

data/lib/json/add/ostruct.rb

@@ -1,19 +1,35 @@
-#frozen_string_literal: false
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
   require 'json'
 end
-require 'ostruct'
+begin
+  require 'ostruct'
+rescue LoadError
+end
 
 class OpenStruct
 
-  # Deserializes JSON string by constructing new Struct object with values
-  # <tt>t</tt> serialized by <tt>to_json</tt>.
+  # See #as_json.
   def self.json_create(object)
     new(object['t'] || object[:t])
   end
 
-  # Returns a hash, that will be turned into a JSON object and represent this
-  # object.
+  # Methods <tt>OpenStruct#as_json</tt> and +OpenStruct.json_create+ may be used
+  # to serialize and deserialize a \OpenStruct object;
+  # see Marshal[https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Marshal.html].
+  #
+  # \Method <tt>OpenStruct#as_json</tt> serializes +self+,
+  # returning a 2-element hash representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/ostruct'
+  #   x = OpenStruct.new('name' => 'Rowdy', :age => nil).as_json
+  #   # => {"json_class"=>"OpenStruct", "t"=>{:name=>'Rowdy', :age=>nil}}
+  #
+  # \Method +JSON.create+ deserializes such a hash, returning a \OpenStruct object:
+  #
+  #   OpenStruct.json_create(x)
+  #   # => #<OpenStruct name='Rowdy', age=nil>
+  #
   def as_json(*)
     klass = self.class.name
     klass.to_s.empty? and raise JSON::JSONError, "Only named structs are supported!"
@@ -23,9 +39,16 @@ class OpenStruct
     }
   end
 
-  # Stores class name (OpenStruct) with this struct's values <tt>t</tt> as a
-  # JSON string.
+  # Returns a JSON string representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/ostruct'
+  #   puts OpenStruct.new('name' => 'Rowdy', :age => nil).to_json
+  #
+  # Output:
+  #
+  #   {"json_class":"OpenStruct","t":{'name':'Rowdy',"age":null}}
+  #
   def to_json(*args)
     as_json.to_json(*args)
   end
-end
+end if defined?(::OpenStruct)

data/lib/json/add/range.rb

@@ -1,18 +1,33 @@
-#frozen_string_literal: false
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
   require 'json'
 end
 
 class Range
 
-  # Deserializes JSON string by constructing new Range object with arguments
-  # <tt>a</tt> serialized by <tt>to_json</tt>.
+  # See #as_json.
   def self.json_create(object)
     new(*object['a'])
   end
 
-  # Returns a hash, that will be turned into a JSON object and represent this
-  # object.
+  # Methods <tt>Range#as_json</tt> and +Range.json_create+ may be used
+  # to serialize and deserialize a \Range object;
+  # see Marshal[https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Marshal.html].
+  #
+  # \Method <tt>Range#as_json</tt> serializes +self+,
+  # returning a 2-element hash representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/range'
+  #   x = (1..4).as_json     # => {"json_class"=>"Range", "a"=>[1, 4, false]}
+  #   y = (1...4).as_json    # => {"json_class"=>"Range", "a"=>[1, 4, true]}
+  #   z = ('a'..'d').as_json # => {"json_class"=>"Range", "a"=>["a", "d", false]}
+  #
+  # \Method +JSON.create+ deserializes such a hash, returning a \Range object:
+  #
+  #   Range.json_create(x) # => 1..4
+  #   Range.json_create(y) # => 1...4
+  #   Range.json_create(z) # => "a".."d"
+  #
   def as_json(*)
     {
       JSON.create_id  => self.class.name,
@@ -20,9 +35,19 @@ class Range
     }
   end
 
-  # Stores class name (Range) with JSON array of arguments <tt>a</tt> which
-  # include <tt>first</tt> (integer), <tt>last</tt> (integer), and
-  # <tt>exclude_end?</tt> (boolean) as JSON string.
+  # Returns a JSON string representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/range'
+  #   puts (1..4).to_json
+  #   puts (1...4).to_json
+  #   puts ('a'..'d').to_json
+  #
+  # Output:
+  #
+  #   {"json_class":"Range","a":[1,4,false]}
+  #   {"json_class":"Range","a":[1,4,true]}
+  #   {"json_class":"Range","a":["a","d",false]}
+  #
   def to_json(*args)
     as_json.to_json(*args)
   end

data/lib/json/add/rational.rb

@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
-#frozen_string_literal: false
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
   require 'json'
 end
 
 class Rational
-  # Deserializes JSON string by converting numerator value <tt>n</tt>,
-  # denominator value <tt>d</tt>, to a Rational object.
+
+  # See #as_json.
   def self.json_create(object)
     Rational(object['n'], object['d'])
   end
 
-  # Returns a hash, that will be turned into a JSON object and represent this
-  # object.
+  # Methods <tt>Rational#as_json</tt> and +Rational.json_create+ may be used
+  # to serialize and deserialize a \Rational object;
+  # see Marshal[https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Marshal.html].
+  #
+  # \Method <tt>Rational#as_json</tt> serializes +self+,
+  # returning a 2-element hash representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/rational'
+  #   x = Rational(2, 3).as_json
+  #   # => {"json_class"=>"Rational", "n"=>2, "d"=>3}
+  #
+  # \Method +JSON.create+ deserializes such a hash, returning a \Rational object:
+  #
+  #   Rational.json_create(x)
+  #   # => (2/3)
+  #
   def as_json(*)
     {
       JSON.create_id => self.class.name,
@@ -20,7 +34,15 @@ class Rational
     }
   end
 
-  # Stores class name (Rational) along with numerator value <tt>n</tt> and denominator value <tt>d</tt> as JSON string
+  # Returns a JSON string representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/rational'
+  #   puts Rational(2, 3).to_json
+  #
+  # Output:
+  #
+  #   {"json_class":"Rational","n":2,"d":3}
+  #
   def to_json(*args)
     as_json.to_json(*args)
   end

data/lib/json/add/regexp.rb

@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
-#frozen_string_literal: false
+# frozen_string_literal: true
 unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
   require 'json'
 end
 
 class Regexp
 
-  # Deserializes JSON string by constructing new Regexp object with source
-  # <tt>s</tt> (Regexp or String) and options <tt>o</tt> serialized by
-  # <tt>to_json</tt>
+  # See #as_json.
   def self.json_create(object)
     new(object['s'], object['o'])
   end
 
-  # Returns a hash, that will be turned into a JSON object and represent this
-  # object.
+  # Methods <tt>Regexp#as_json</tt> and +Regexp.json_create+ may be used
+  # to serialize and deserialize a \Regexp object;
+  # see Marshal[https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Marshal.html].
+  #
+  # \Method <tt>Regexp#as_json</tt> serializes +self+,
+  # returning a 2-element hash representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/regexp'
+  #   x = /foo/.as_json
+  #   # => {"json_class"=>"Regexp", "o"=>0, "s"=>"foo"}
+  #
+  # \Method +JSON.create+ deserializes such a hash, returning a \Regexp object:
+  #
+  #   Regexp.json_create(x) # => /foo/
+  #
   def as_json(*)
     {
       JSON.create_id => self.class.name,
@@ -22,8 +33,15 @@ class Regexp
     }
   end
 
-  # Stores class name (Regexp) with options <tt>o</tt> and source <tt>s</tt>
-  # (Regexp or String) as JSON string
+  # Returns a JSON string representing +self+:
+  #
+  #   require 'json/add/regexp'
+  #   puts /foo/.to_json
+  #
+  # Output:
+  #
+  #    {"json_class":"Regexp","o":0,"s":"foo"}
+  #
   def to_json(*args)
     as_json.to_json(*args)
   end