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"""Used to parse JSON files or JSON data strings to dictionaries"""
import json
class JsonParser(object):
"""Parses JSON data string or files containing JSON data strings"""
def __init__(self):
pass
@staticmethod
def parse_data(json_data):
"""Return list parsed from JSON data string.
Translates JSON data into list of values/dictionaries/lists.
:param json_data: Data in JSON format.
:type json_data: str
:return: JSON data parsed as python list.
:rtype: list
"""
parsed_data = json.loads(json_data)
return parsed_data
@staticmethod
def parse_file(json_file):
"""Return list parsed from file containing JSON string.
Translates JSON data found in file into list of
values/dictionaries/lists.
:param json_file: File with JSON type data.
:type json_file: str
:return: JSON data parsed as python list.
:rtype: list
"""
input_data = open(json_file).read()
parsed_data = JsonParser.parse_data(input_data)
return parsed_data
