ft_read_json.m

function json = ft_read_json(filename)

% FT_READ_JSON reads information from a JSON file and represents it as a MATLAB structure
%
% Use as
%   json = ft_read_json(filename)
%
% See also FT_WRITE_JSON, FT_READ_TSV, FT_WRITE_TSV, JSONDECODE, JSONENCODE

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% $Id$

ft_info('reading ''%s''\n', filename);

% Only check whether they are already present on the path
hasspm12up = ft_hastoolbox('SPM12UP');
hasjsonlab = ft_hastoolbox('jsonlab');

% The default is to use the native MATLAB implementation, which is fine for reading
% but not so optimal for writing.

if hasspm12up
  % use the SPM12 implementation
  json = spm_jsonread(filename);

elseif hasjsonlab
  % use the JSONLAB implementation
  json = loadjson(filename);

else
  % use the native MATLAB implementation
  fid = fopen_or_error(filename, 'rt');
  jsontxt = fread(fid, [1 inf], 'char=>char');
  fclose(fid);
  json = jsondecode(jsontxt);
end

% convert all strings into char-arrays
json = ft_struct2char(json);