I'm currently working on generating JSON output for a specific JavaScript application, but I'm encountering a formatting issue that the script is not recognizing. Here's how I've structured my JSON so far:
// setting up the feed
$feed = [
"mapwidth" => "800",
"mapheight" => "600",
"categories" => [],
"levels" => [
"id" => "canada",
"title" => "Canada",
"map" => "src/images/shops-map.svg",
"locations" => []
]
];
// fetching data from the database
$locations = perch_collection('Shops', [
'sort-order' => 'DESC',
'skip-template' => true,
'count' => 10,
]);
//looping through the items
if (count($locations)) {
foreach($locations as $location) {
$feed['levels']['locations'][] = (object)[
'id' => $location['id'],
'title' => $location['name'],
'about' => $location['info'],
"description" => $location['info'],
"category" => "clothing",
"thumbnail" => $location['image'],
"x" => "0.3781",
"y" => "0.4296"
];
}
}
//generating the final JSON output
header('Content-Type: application/json');
echo json_encode($feed, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
Current Output:
{
"mapwidth": "800",
"mapheight": "600",
"categories": [],
"levels": {
"id": "canada",
"title": "Canada",
"map": "src\/images\/shops-map.svg",
"locations": [
{
"id": "u-001",
"title": "Test Shop",
"about": "sdf sdfsd fsd fsdfdsf sd fsddsfsdf sdfsdfdsfsdf",
"description": "sdf sdfsd fsd fsdfdsf sd fsddsfsdf sdfsdfdsfsdf",
"category": "clothing",
"thumbnail": null,
"x": "0.3781",
"y": "0.4296"
}
]
}
}
Expected Output:
{
"mapwidth": "800",
"mapheight": "600",
"categories": [],
"levels": [
{
"id": "canada",
"title": "Canada",
"map": "src\/images\/shops-map.svg",
"locations": [
{
"id": "u-001",
"title": "Test Shop",
"about": "sdf sdfsd fsd fsdfdsf sd fsddsfsdf sdfsdfdsfsdf",
"description": "sdf sdfsd fsd fsdfdsf sd fsddsfsdf sdfsdfdsfsdf",
"category": "clothing",
"thumbnail": null,
"x": "0.3781",
"y": "0.4296"
}
]
}
]
}
The concern arises when "levels": { is shown in the output instead of using square brackets followed by curly brackets as expected by the script. It appears to be an issue with handling arrays with only one item, causing frustration as I try to troubleshoot this dilemma.