problems with converting to json - json

Question

i'm trying to convert it to json via jiffy and get an exception, seem that its correct
{"PurchaseOrder",
[{"PurchaseOrderNumber","99503"},
{"OrderDate","1999-10-20"},
{"Address",
[[{"Type","Shipping"},
{"Name",[{<<"#text">>,"Ellen Adams"}]},
{"Street",[{<<"#text">>,"123 Maple Street"}]},
{"City",[{<<"#text">>,"Mill Valley"}]},
{"State",[{<<"#text">>,"CA"}]},
{"Zip",[{<<"#text">>,"10999"}]},
{"Country",[{<<"#text">>,"USA"}]}],
[{"Type","Billing"},
{"Name",[{<<"#text">>,"Tai Yee"}]},
{"Street",[{<<"#text">>,"8 Oak Avenue"}]},
{"City",[{<<"#text">>,"Old Town"}]},
{"State",[{<<"#text">>,"PA"}]},
{"Zip",[{<<"#text">>,"95819"}]},
{"Country",[{<<"#text">>,"USA"}]}]]},
{"DeliveryNotes",
[{<<"#text">>,"Please leave packages in shed by driveway."}]},
{"Items",
[{"Item",
[[{"PartNumber","872-AA"},
{"ProductName",[{<<"#text">>,"Lawnmower"}]},
{"Quantity",[{<<"#text">>,"1"}]},
{"USPrice",[{<<"#text">>,"148.95"}]},
{"Comment",[{<<"#text">>,"Confirm this is electric"}]}],
[{"PartNumber","926-AA"},
{"ProductName",[{<<"#text">>,"Baby Monitor"}]},
{"Quantity",[{<<"#text">>,"2"}]},
{"USPrice",[{<<"#text">>,"39.98"}]},
{"ShipDate",[{<<"#text">>,"1999-05-21"}]}]]}]}]}
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help please, what's wrong?

Answer 1

Put your proplists/objects in tuple
instead of [{a,b}] should be {[{a,b}]}
Use binary strings instead of lists
instead of "string" should be <<"string">>
Rtfm on jiffy data format: https://github.com/davisp/jiffy#data-format
Example:
{[{<<"PurchaseOrder">>,
{[{<<"PurchaseOrderNumber">>,<<"99503">>},
{<<"OrderDate">>,<<"1999-10-20">>},
{<<"Address">>,
[{[{<<"Type">>,<<"Shipping">>},
{<<"Name">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"Ellen Adams">>}]}},
{<<"Street">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"123 Maple Street">>}]}},
{<<"City">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"Mill Valley">>}]}},
{<<"State">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"CA">>}]}},
{<<"Zip">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"10999">>}]}},
{<<"Country">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"USA">>}]}}]},
{[{<<"Type">>,<<"Billing">>},
{<<"Name">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"Tai Yee">>}]}},
{<<"Street">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"8 Oak Avenue">>}]}},
{<<"City">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"Old Town">>}]}},
{<<"State">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"PA">>}]}},
{<<"Zip">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"95819">>}]}},
{<<"Country">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"USA">>}]}}]}]},
{<<"DeliveryNotes">>,
{[{<<"#text">>,<<"Please leave packages in shed by driveway.">>}]}},
{<<"Items">>,
{[{<<"Item">>,
[{[{<<"PartNumber">>,<<"872-AA">>},
{<<"ProductName">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"Lawnmower">>}]}},
{<<"Quantity">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"1">>}]}},
{<<"USPrice">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"148.95">>}]}},
{<<"Comment">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"Confirm this is electric">>}]}}]},
{[{<<"PartNumber">>,<<"926-AA">>},
{<<"ProductName">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"Baby Monitor">>}]}},
{<<"Quantity">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"2">>}]}},
{<<"USPrice">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"39.98">>}]}},
{<<"ShipDate">>,{[{<<"#text">>,<<"1999-05-21">>}]}}]}]}]}}]}}]}