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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file parc_JSON.h
+ * @ingroup inputoutput
+ * @brief A JSON value. One of a Boolean, String, Number, JSON Array, JSON Object, or Null.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef libparc_parc_JSONValue_h
+#define libparc_parc_JSONValue_h
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+struct parc_json_value;
+typedef struct parc_json_value PARCJSONValue;
+
+#include <parc/algol/parc_Object.h>
+
+#include <parc/algol/parc_JSON.h>
+#include <parc/algol/parc_JSONParser.h>
+#include <parc/algol/parc_JSONPair.h>
+#include <parc/algol/parc_JSONArray.h>
+
+#include <parc/algol/parc_Buffer.h>
+#include <parc/algol/parc_BufferComposer.h>
+#include <parc/algol/parc_List.h>
+
+/**
+ * @def parcJSONValue_OptionalAssertValid
+ * Optional validation of the given instance.
+ *
+ * Define `PARCLibrary_DISABLE_VALIDATION` to nullify validation.
+ */
+#ifdef PARCLibrary_DISABLE_VALIDATION
+# define parcJSONValue_OptionalAssertValid(_instance_)
+#else
+# define parcJSONValue_OptionalAssertValid(_instance_) parcJSONValue_AssertValid(_instance_)
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Print a human readable representation of the given `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * @param [in] indentation The level of indentation to use to pretty-print the output.
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to the instance of `PARCJSONValue` to display.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *instance = parcJSONValue_CreateFromNull();
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Display(instance, 0);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&instance);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ */
+void parcJSONValue_Display(const PARCJSONValue *value, int indentation);
+
+/**
+ * Determine if @p value is a JSON Null.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return True if @p value is a JSON Null.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromNULL();
+ *
+ * if (parcJSONValue_IsNull(value)) {
+ * printf("Success!\n");
+ * }
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_CreateFromNULL
+ */
+bool parcJSONValue_IsNull(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Determine if @p value is a JSON Boolean.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return True if @p value is a JSON Boolean.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromBoolean(true);
+ *
+ * if (parcJSONValue_IsBoolean(value)) {
+ * printf("Success!\n");
+ * }
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_CreateFromNULL
+ */
+bool parcJSONValue_IsBoolean(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Determine if @p value is a JSON Number.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return True if @p value is a JSON Number.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromFloat(3.14);
+ *
+ * if (parcJSONValue_IsNumber(value)) {
+ * printf("Success!\n");
+ * }
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_GetInteger
+ * @see parcJSONValue_GetFloat
+ */
+bool parcJSONValue_IsNumber(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Determine if the pointer to a `PARCJSONValue` is valid.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * @return true The `PARCJSONValue` is valid.
+ * @return false The `PARCJSONValue` is invalid.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSON *json = parcJSON_Create());
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromJSON(json);
+ * parcJSON_Release(&json);
+ *
+ * if (parcJSONValue_IsValid(value)) {
+ * printf("Valid!\n");
+ * } else {
+ * printf("Invalid!\n");
+ * }
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+bool parcJSONValue_IsValid(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Assert that an instance of `PARCJSONValue` is valid.
+ *
+ * If the instance is not valid, terminate via {@link trapIllegalValue()}
+ *
+ * Valid means the internal state of the type is consistent with its required current or future behaviour.
+ * This may include the validation of internal instances of types.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `PARCJSONValue` instance.
+ */
+void parcJSONValue_AssertValid(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Determine if @p value is a JSON Object.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return True if @p value is a JSON Object.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSON *json = parcJSON_Create());
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromJSON(json);
+ * parcJSON_Release(&json);
+ *
+ * if (parcJSONValue_IsObject(value)) {
+ * printf("Success!\n");
+ * }
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_CreateFromJSON
+ */
+bool parcJSONValue_IsJSON(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Determine if @p value is a JSON String.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return True if @p value is a JSON String.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *string = parcBuffer_Wrap("Hello", 0, 5);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromString(string);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&string);
+ *
+ * if (parcJSONValue_IsString(value)) {
+ * printf("Success!\n");
+ * }
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_CreateFromString
+ */
+bool parcJSONValue_IsString(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Determine if @p value is a JSON Array.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return True if @p value is a JSON Array.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONArray *array = parcJSONArray_Create();
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromJSONArray(array);
+ * parcJSONArray_Release(&array);
+ *
+ * if (parcJSONValue_IsArray(value)) {
+ * printf("Success!\n");
+ * }
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_CreateFromJSONArray
+ */
+bool parcJSONValue_IsArray(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Get the value of the given `PARCJSONValue` as a {@link PARCJSONArray} instance.
+ *
+ * The value must be a JSON Array.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return A pointer to a `PARCJSONArray` instance.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *buffer = parcBuffer_WrapCString(" [ ]");
+ *
+ * PARCJSONParser *parser = parcJSONParser_Create(buffer);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_Parser(parser);
+ *
+ * PARCJSONArray *array = parcJSONValue_GetArray(value);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * parcJSONParser_Release(&parser);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_IsArray
+ */
+PARCJSONArray *parcJSONValue_GetArray(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Get the given value is a `bool`
+ *
+ * The value must be a JSON Array of the type {@link PARCJSONValueType_Boolean}
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return A `bool` representation.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *buffer = parcBuffer_WrapCString(" true");
+ *
+ * PARCJSONParser *parser = parcJSONParser_Create(buffer);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_Parser(parser);
+ *
+ * bool result = parcJSONValue_GetBoolean(value);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * parcJSONParser_Release(&parser);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see {link parcJSONValue_IsBoolean}
+ */
+bool parcJSONValue_GetBoolean(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Get the JSON float value is a `long double`
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return The value as a C double.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *buffer = parcBuffer_WrapCString(" 3.1415");
+ *
+ * PARCJSONParser *parser = parcJSONParser_Create(buffer);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_Parser(parser);
+ *
+ * long double result = parcJSONValue_GetFloat(value);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * parcJSONParser_Release(&parser);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_IsNumber
+ */
+long double parcJSONValue_GetFloat(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Get the given value as an integer.
+ *
+ * The value must be a JSON Number value.
+ * The result must be expressible in a 64-bit integer (`int64_t`).
+ * Overflow is not detected.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return The value as a C `int64_t`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *buffer = parcBuffer_WrapCString(" 31415");
+ *
+ * PARCJSONParser *parser = parcJSONParser_Create(buffer);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_Parser(parser);
+ *
+ * int64_t result = parcJSONValue_GetInteger(value);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * parcJSONParser_Release(&parser);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_IsNumber
+ */
+int64_t parcJSONValue_GetInteger(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Get the given value is a null-terminated C string.
+ *
+ * The value must be a JSON Array of the type {@link PARCJSONValueType_String}
+ *
+ * A new reference to the return value is not created.
+ * The caller must create a new reference, if it retains a reference to the buffer.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return A pointer to a {@link PARCBuffer} instance.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *buffer = parcBuffer_WrapCString(" \"a string\"");
+ *
+ * PARCJSONParser *parser = parcJSONParser_Create(buffer);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_Parser(parser);
+ *
+ * PARCBuffer *result = parcJSONValue_GetString(value);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * parcJSONParser_Release(&parser);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_IsString
+ */
+PARCBuffer *parcJSONValue_GetString(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Get the value of a JSON object.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return The value as a pointer to a {@link PARCJSON} instance.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *buffer = parcBuffer_WrapCString(" { \"name\" : \"a string\" }");
+ *
+ * PARCJSONParser *parser = parcJSONParser_Create(buffer);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_Parser(parser);
+ *
+ * PARCJSON *result = parcJSONValue_GetJSON(value);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * parcJSONParser_Release(&parser);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_IsJSON
+ */
+PARCJSON *parcJSONValue_GetJSON(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Convenience function to fill a timeval struct from a PARCJSONValue.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ * @param [out] timeval A pre-allocated timeval struct to fill.
+ *
+ * @return A pointer to the filled timeval struct.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *buffer = parcBuffer_WrapCString(" { \"seconds\" : 10, \"micros\" : 0 }");
+ *
+ * PARCJSONParser *parser = parcJSONParser_Create(buffer);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_Parser(parser);
+ * parcJSONParser_Release(&parser);
+ *
+ * struct timeval timeval;
+ * parcJSONValue_GetTimeval(value, &timeval);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ */
+struct timeval *parcJSONValue_GetTimeval(const PARCJSONValue *value, struct timeval *timeval);
+
+/**
+ * Convenience function to fill a timespec struct from a PARCJSONValue.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a `JSONValue` instance.
+ * @param [out] timespec A pre-allocated timespec struct to fill.
+ *
+ * @return A pointer to the filled timespec struct.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *buffer = parcBuffer_WrapCString(" { \"seconds\" : 10, \"nanos\" : 0 }");
+ *
+ * PARCJSONParser *parser = parcJSONParser_Create(buffer);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_Parser(parser);
+ * parcJSONParser_Release(&parser);
+ *
+ * struct timespec timespec;
+ * parcJSONValue_GetTimespec(value, &timespec);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ */
+struct timespec *parcJSONValue_GetTimespec(const PARCJSONValue *value, struct timespec *timespec);
+
+/**
+ * Create a NULL JSON value.
+ *
+ * @return A pointer to the new `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromNULL();
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_CreateFromNULL(void);
+
+/**
+ * Create a boolean value.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value Either `true` or `false.
+ * @return A pointer to the new `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromBoolean(true);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_CreateFromBoolean(bool value);
+
+/**
+ * Create a float value.
+ *
+ * The resulting PARCJSONValue is a number (see {@link parcJSONValue_IsNumber}).
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A `long double` value.
+ * @return A pointer to the new `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromFloat(3.14);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_CreateFromFloat(long double value);
+
+/**
+ * Create a JSON integer value.
+ *
+ * The resulting PARCJSONValue is a number (see {@link parcJSONValue_IsNumber} ).
+ *
+ * @param [in] integer An `int64_t` value.
+ * @return A pointer to the new `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromInteger(3);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_CreateFromInteger(int64_t integer);
+
+/**
+ * Create a string value from the contents of a {@link PARCBuffer}.
+ *
+ * @param [in] string A pointer to a `PARCBuffer` instance.
+ * @return A pointer to the new `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *string = parcBuffer_AllocateCString("hello"):
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromString(string);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&string);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ * @see parcJSONValue_CreateFromCString
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_CreateFromString(PARCBuffer *string);
+
+/**
+ * Create a string value from a null-terminated C string.
+ *
+ * @param [in] string A pointer to a {@link PARCBuffer} instance.
+ * @return A pointer to the new `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromCString("hello");
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ * @see parcJSONValue_CreateFromString
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_CreateFromCString(const char *string);
+
+/**
+ * Create a JSON Array value.
+ *
+ * @param [in] array A pointer to a {@link PARCJSONArray} instance.
+ * @return A pointer to the new `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONArray *array = parcJSONArray_Create();
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromPARCArray(array);
+ *
+ * PARCJSONArray_Release(&array);
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_CreateFromJSONArray(PARCJSONArray *array);
+
+/**
+ * Create a JSON Value containing a JSON Object.
+ *
+ * A new reference to the given {@link PARCJSON} instance is acquired.
+ *
+ * @param [in] json A pointer to a `PARCJSON` instance.
+ * @return A pointer to the new `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSON *json = parcJSON_Create();
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromJSON(json);
+ *
+ * parcJSON_Release(&json);
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_CreateFromJSON(PARCJSON *json);
+
+/**
+ * A convenience function to create a JSON Value containing a JSON Object representing a timeval.
+ *
+ * A new reference to the given {@link PARCJSON} instance is acquired. The json keys for the
+ * timespec fields are are "seconds" & "micros".
+ *
+ * @param [in] timeval A pointer to a timeval instance.
+ * @return A pointer to the new `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * struct timeval timeval = { .tv_sec = 1, .tv_usec = 1 };
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromTimeval(&timeval);
+ *
+ * parcJSON_Release(&json);
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_CreateFromTimeval(const struct timeval *timeval);
+
+/**
+ * A convenience function to create a JSON Value containing a JSON Object representing a timespec.
+ *
+ * A new reference to the given {@link PARCJSON} instance is acquired. The json keys for the
+ * timespec fields are are "seconds" & "nanos".
+ *
+ * @param [in] timeval A pointer to a timespec instance.
+ * @return A pointer to the new `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * struct timespec timespec = { .tv_sec = 10, .tv_nsec = 0 };
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_CreateFromTimespec(&timespec);
+ *
+ * parcJSON_Release(&json);
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_CreateFromTimespec(const struct timespec *timespec);
+
+/**
+ * Increase the number of references to a `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * Note that new `PARCJSONValue` is not created,
+ * only that the given `PARCJSONValue` reference count is incremented.
+ * Discard the reference by invoking {@link parcJSONValue_Release}.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to the original instance.
+ *
+ * @return The value of the input parameter @p value.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *x = parcJSONValue_CreateFromNull();
+ *
+ * PARCJSONValue *x2 = parcJSONValue_Acquire(x);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&x);
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&x2);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_Release
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_Acquire(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Release a previously acquired reference to the specified instance,
+ * decrementing the reference count for the instance.
+ *
+ * The pointer to the instance is set to NULL as a side-effect of this function.
+ *
+ * If the invocation causes the last reference to the instance to be released,
+ * the instance is deallocated and the instance's implementation will perform
+ * additional cleanup and release other privately held references.
+ *
+ * The contents of the dealloced memory used for the PARC object are undefined.
+ * Do not reference the object after the last release.
+ *
+ * @param [in,out] valuePtr A pointer to a pointer to the instance to release.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *x = parcJSONValue_CreateFromNull();
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&x);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+void parcJSONValue_Release(PARCJSONValue **valuePtr);
+
+/**
+ * Determine if two `PARCJSONValue` instances are equal.
+ *
+ *
+ * The following equivalence relations on non-null `PARCJSONValue` instances are maintained:
+ *
+ * * It is reflexive: for any non-null reference value x, `parcJSONValue_Equals(x, x)`
+ * must return true.
+ *
+ * * It is symmetric: for any non-null reference values x and y,
+ * `parcJSONValue_Equals(x, y)` must return true if and only if
+ * `parcJSONValue_Equals(y, x)` returns true.
+ *
+ * * It is transitive: for any non-null reference values x, y, and z, if
+ * `parcJSONValue_Equals(x, y)` returns true and
+ * `parcJSONValue_Equals(y, z)` returns true,
+ * then `parcJSONValue_Equals(x, z)` must return true.
+ *
+ * * It is consistent: for any non-null reference values x and y, multiple
+ * invocations of `parcJSONValue_Equals(x, y)` consistently return true or
+ * consistently return false.
+ *
+ * * For any non-null reference value x, `parcJSONValue_Equals(x, NULL)` must
+ * return false.
+ *
+ * @param [in] x A pointer to a `PARCJSONValue` instance.
+ * @param [in] y A pointer to a `PARCJSONValue` instance.
+ * @return true if the two `PARCJSONValue` instances are equal.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *x = parcJSONValue_CreateFromBoolean(true);
+ * PARCJSONValue *y = parcJSONValue_CreateFromBoolean(true);
+ *
+ * if (parcJSONValue_Equals(x, y)) {
+ * // true
+ * } else {
+ * // false
+ * }
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+bool parcJSONValue_Equals(const PARCJSONValue *x, const PARCJSONValue *y);
+
+/**
+ * Produce a null-terminated string representation of the specified instance of `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * The non-null result must be freed by the caller via {@link parcMemory_Deallocate}.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to the `PARCJSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return NULL Cannot allocate memory.
+ * @return non-NULL A pointer to an allocated,
+ * null-terminated C string that must be deallocated via {@link parcMemory_Deallocate}.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *instance = parcJSONValue_CreateFromString("Hello World");
+ *
+ * char *string = parcJSONValue_ToString(instance);
+ *
+ * if (string != NULL) {
+ * printf("Hello: %s\n", string);
+ * parcMemory_Deallocate((void **)&string);
+ * } else {
+ * printf("Cannot allocate memory\n");
+ * }
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&instance);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_BuildString
+ * @see parcJSONValue_Display
+ */
+char *parcJSONValue_ToString(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Produce a null-terminated "compact" (minimal escaping and formatting) string representation
+ * of the specified instance of `PARCJSONValue`.
+ *
+ * The non-null result must be freed by the caller via {@link parcMemory_Deallocate}.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to the `PARCJSONValue` instance.
+ *
+ * @return NULL Cannot allocate memory.
+ * @return non-NULL A pointer to an allocated,
+ * null-terminated C string that must be deallocated via {@link parcMemory_Deallocate}.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCJSONValue *instance = parcJSONValue_CreateFromString("Hello World");
+ *
+ * char *string = parcJSONValue_ToCompactString(instance);
+ *
+ * if (string != NULL) {
+ * printf("Hello: %s\n", string);
+ * parcMemory_Deallocate((void **)&string);
+ * } else {
+ * printf("Cannot allocate memory\n");
+ * }
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&instance);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_BuildString
+ * @see parcJSONValue_Display
+ */
+char *parcJSONValue_ToCompactString(const PARCJSONValue *value);
+
+/**
+ * Append a representation of the specified instance to the given
+ * {@link PARCBufferComposer}.
+ *
+ * @param [in] value A pointer to a {@link PARCJSONParser} instance.
+ * @param [in,out] composer A pointer to the {@link PARCBufferComposer} instance.
+ *
+ * @return NULL Cannot allocate memory.
+ * @return non-NULL The given `PARCBufferComposer`.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBufferComposer *result = parcBufferComposer_Create();
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_BuildString(instance, result);
+ *
+ * PARCBuffer *string = parcBufferComposer_FinalizeBuffer(result);
+ * printf("JSON Value: %s\n", parcBuffer_ToString(string));
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&string);
+ *
+ * parcBufferComposer_Release(&result);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+PARCBufferComposer *parcJSONValue_BuildString(const PARCJSONValue *value, PARCBufferComposer *composer, bool compact);
+
+/**
+ * Parse an arbitrary JSON value.
+ *
+ * The value may be any valid JSON value, consisting of strings, numbers, objects, arrays, `true`, `false`, or `null`
+ * in their properly encoded string format.
+ *
+ * @param [in] parser A pointer to a {@link PARCJSONParser} instance.
+ *
+ * @return non-NULL A pointer to a valid `PARCJSONValue` instance.
+ * @return NULL An error occurred.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *buffer = parcBuffer_WrapCString(" 123");
+ *
+ * PARCJSONParser *parser = parcJSONParser_Create(buffer);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_Parser(parser);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * parcJSONParser_Release(&parser);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see parcJSONValue_NumberParser
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_Parser(PARCJSONParser *parser);
+
+
+/**
+ * Parse a JSON Object value.
+ *
+ * @param [in] parser A pointer to a {@link PARCJSONParser} instance.
+ *
+ * @return non-NULL A pointer to a valid `PARCJSONValue` instance.
+ * @return NULL An error occurred.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ * {
+ * PARCBuffer *buffer = parcBuffer_WrapCString(" { \"name\" : 123 }");
+ *
+ * PARCJSONParser *parser = parcJSONParser_Create(buffer);
+ * PARCJSONValue *value = parcJSONValue_ObjectParser(parser);
+ *
+ * parcJSONValue_Release(&value);
+ * parcJSONParser_Release(&parser);
+ * parcBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+PARCJSONValue *parcJSONValue_ObjectParser(PARCJSONParser *parser);
+#endif // libparc_parc_JSONValue_h