Re^4: Outputting JSON with sorted names/keys (Updated)

I found this thread through Google because I recently had this problem.

When I looked in the docs of JSON::XS I found pretty much the the same paragraph as in the docs of JSON::PP

$json = $json->canonical ($enable)
$enabled = $json->get_canonical
If $enable is true (or missing), then the encode method will output JSON objects by sorting their keys. This is adding a comparatively high overhead.

Use of canonical fixed my problem... and it will work in both.

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Re^5: Outputting JSON with sorted names/keys (Updated) by pryrt (Abbot) on Jun 20, 2023 at 16:50 UTC
Use of canonical fixed my problem I'm glad that the alphanumeric sort of `canonical` worked for you. However, use of `canonical` is not sufficient for the original problem that I asked: I didn't just want it sorted; I wanted it sorted in a non-traditional sort order (that is, in an order that I defined). So `canonical` sort is possible in both, but the arbitrary `sort_by` mechanism is only available in JSON::PP .	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^5: Outputting JSON with sorted names/keys (Updated)
by pryrt (Abbot) on Jun 20, 2023 at 16:50 UTC

Use of canonical fixed my problem

I'm glad that the alphanumeric sort of canonical worked for you. However, use of canonical is not sufficient for the original problem that I asked: I didn't just want it sorted; I wanted it sorted in a non-traditional sort order (that is, in an order that I defined). So canonical sort is possible in both, but the arbitrary sort_by mechanism is only available in JSON::PP .

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