JSON-java/src/main/java/org/json/JSONParserConfiguration.java

package org.json;

/**
 * Configuration object for the JSON parser. The configuration is immutable.
 */
public class JSONParserConfiguration extends ParserConfiguration {
    /**
     * Used to indicate whether to overwrite duplicate key or not.
     */
    private boolean overwriteDuplicateKey;
    
    /**
     * Used to indicate whether to convert java null values to JSONObject.NULL or ignoring the entry when converting java maps.
     */
    private boolean useNativeNulls;

    /**
     * Configuration with the default values.
     */
    public JSONParserConfiguration() {
        super();
        this.overwriteDuplicateKey = false;
        // DO NOT DELETE THE FOLLOWING LINE -- it is used for strictMode testing
        // this.strictMode = true;
    }

    /**
     * This flag, when set to true, instructs the parser to enforce strict mode when parsing JSON text.
     * Garbage chars at the end of the doc, unquoted string, and single-quoted strings are all disallowed.
     */
    private boolean strictMode;

    @Override
    protected JSONParserConfiguration clone() {
        JSONParserConfiguration clone = new JSONParserConfiguration();
        clone.overwriteDuplicateKey = overwriteDuplicateKey;
        clone.strictMode = strictMode;
        clone.maxNestingDepth = maxNestingDepth;
        clone.keepStrings = keepStrings;
        clone.useNativeNulls = useNativeNulls;
        return clone;
    }

    /**
     * Defines the maximum nesting depth that the parser will descend before throwing an exception
     * when parsing a map into JSONObject or parsing a {@link java.util.Collection} instance into
     * JSONArray. The default max nesting depth is 512, which means the parser will throw a JsonException
     * if the maximum depth is reached.
     *
     * @param maxNestingDepth the maximum nesting depth allowed to the JSON parser
     * @return The existing configuration will not be modified. A new configuration is returned.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Override
    public JSONParserConfiguration withMaxNestingDepth(final int maxNestingDepth) {
        JSONParserConfiguration clone = this.clone();
        clone.maxNestingDepth = maxNestingDepth;

        return clone;
    }

    /**
     * Controls the parser's behavior when meeting duplicate keys.
     * If set to false, the parser will throw a JSONException when meeting a duplicate key.
     * Or the duplicate key's value will be overwritten.
     *
     * @param overwriteDuplicateKey defines should the parser overwrite duplicate keys.
     * @return The existing configuration will not be modified. A new configuration is returned.
     */
    public JSONParserConfiguration withOverwriteDuplicateKey(final boolean overwriteDuplicateKey) {
        JSONParserConfiguration clone = this.clone();
        clone.overwriteDuplicateKey = overwriteDuplicateKey;

        return clone;
    }
    
    /**
     * Controls the parser's behavior when meeting Java null values while converting maps.
     * If set to true, the parser will put a JSONObject.NULL into the resulting JSONObject.
     * Or the map entry will be ignored.
     *
     * @param useNativeNulls defines if the parser should convert null values in Java maps
     * @return The existing configuration will not be modified. A new configuration is returned.
     */
    public JSONParserConfiguration withUseNativeNulls(final boolean useNativeNulls) {
        JSONParserConfiguration clone = this.clone();
        clone.useNativeNulls = useNativeNulls;

        return clone;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the strict mode configuration for the JSON parser with default true value
     * <p>
     * When strict mode is enabled, the parser will throw a JSONException if it encounters an invalid character
     * immediately following the final ']' character in the input. This is useful for ensuring strict adherence to the
     * JSON syntax, as any characters after the final closing bracket of a JSON array are considered invalid.
     * @return a new JSONParserConfiguration instance with the updated strict mode setting
     */
    public JSONParserConfiguration withStrictMode() {
        return withStrictMode(true);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the strict mode configuration for the JSON parser.
     * <p>
     * When strict mode is enabled, the parser will throw a JSONException if it encounters an invalid character
     * immediately following the final ']' character in the input. This is useful for ensuring strict adherence to the
     * JSON syntax, as any characters after the final closing bracket of a JSON array are considered invalid.
     *
     * @param mode a boolean value indicating whether strict mode should be enabled or not
     * @return a new JSONParserConfiguration instance with the updated strict mode setting
     */
    public JSONParserConfiguration withStrictMode(final boolean mode) {
        JSONParserConfiguration clone = this.clone();
        clone.strictMode = mode;

        return clone;
    }

    /**
     * The parser's behavior when meeting duplicate keys, controls whether the parser should
     * overwrite duplicate keys or not.
     *
     * @return The <code>overwriteDuplicateKey</code> configuration value.
     */
    public boolean isOverwriteDuplicateKey() {
        return this.overwriteDuplicateKey;
    }
    
    /**
     * The parser's behavior when meeting a null value in a java map, controls whether the parser should 
     * write a JSON entry with a null value (<code>isUseNativeNulls() == true</code>) 
     * or ignore that map entry (<code>isUseNativeNulls() == false</code>).
     *
     * @return The <code>useNativeNulls</code> configuration value.
     */
    public boolean isUseNativeNulls() {
        return this.useNativeNulls;
    }
    

    /**
     * The parser throws an Exception when strict mode is true and tries to parse invalid JSON characters.
     * Otherwise, the parser is more relaxed and might tolerate some invalid characters.
     *
     * @return the current strict mode setting.
     */
    public boolean isStrictMode() {
        return this.strictMode;
    }
}