Json sending and receiving and finding keys inside json

Kris Revi

so here im sending a response when "001" (Request Info) is sent to the ESP32

    DynamicJsonDocument doc2(256);                       // Init Dynamic Json Document
    String jsonData;                                     // Make Json Variable To Store Outgoing Json

    if (doc["001"] && doc["001"] == "yes") {             // Request Info

        Serial.println("Requested Info");

        doc2["300"] = DeviceType;                        // Device Type
        doc2["301"] = DeviceName;                        // Device Name
        doc2["303"] = DeviceLEDType;                     // Device LED Type

        serializeJson(doc2, jsonData);                   // Serialize Json
        webSocket.sendTXT(num, jsonData);                // Send Json Data Via Socket
        Serial.println(jsonData);
    }

Printing out jsonData it looks like this

{"300":"ESP32","301":"Matrix Display","303":"Matrix"}

perfect! now on the other end

void MainWindow::onRequestedInfoReceived(QString message)
{
    qDebug() << "[SOCKET][INFO] Requested Info : " << message;
}

Printing out message looks this

[SOCKET][INFO] Requested Info :  "{\"300\":\"ESP32\",\"301\":\"Matrix Display\",\"303\":\"Matrix\"}"

why the \ because of QString?

JonB

@Kris-Revi
What is your question? Yes, qDebug() displaying a string shows embedded double-quote characters as \".

Kris Revi

my question is does this affect when i try to

    QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(message);
    QJsonValue test = doc.object().value("001");

also this gives me no viable conversion from 'QString' to 'const QByteArray'

JonB

@Kris-Revi
[static]QJsonDocument QJsonDocument::fromJson(const QByteArray &json, QJsonParseError *error = nullptr) accepts input as a QByteArray:

Parses json as a UTF-8 encoded JSON document,

I don't know where you got your void MainWindow::onRequestedInfoReceived(QString message) with QString parameter from, data is sent around (serial ports, sockets) as bytes, so that's what it should be. If necessary, don't forget there is QByteArray QString::toUtf8() const.

Kris Revi

i can only set QString void MainWindow::onRequestedInfoReceived(QString message) it wont allow me to set QByteArray or bytes or anything realy :S

JonB

@Kris-Revi
I assume that method is a slot, and since you don't show the signal connection I cannot comment.

So did you try the QByteArray QString::toUtf8() const?

Kris Revi

@JonB
this is the Q_SIGNAL

void onRequestedInfoReceived(QString message);

this is the Q_SLOT

void onRequestedInfoReceived(QString message);

JonB

@Kris-Revi
Fine.
And for the third time of suggesting/asking: how are you finding using QByteArray QString::toUtf8() const on it then works for making your QString message acceptable to QJsonDocument::fromJson() with no error? I'm not going to repeat this further.

Kris Revi

@JonB wait... QByteArray QString::toUtf8() const ? :S

Kris Revi

@JonB did this

void MainWindow::onRequestedInfoReceived(QString message)
{
    //qDebug() << "[SOCKET][INFO] Requested Info : " << message;

    QByteArray messageArray = message.toUtf8();

    QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(messageArray);

    QJsonValue test = doc.object().value("001");

    qDebug() << "Board Type : " << test;
}

got

Board Type :  QJsonValue(undefined)

fcarney

What does

qDebug().noquote() << message;

do?
It might remove the quoting altogether and make it more readable.

JonB

@Kris-Revi
Print out things like QJsonDocument::isNull(), QJsonDocument::isObject(), QJsonDocument::object(). What about looking at doc.object().keys() to see what is actually in there?

Kris Revi

the printing out part is realy not an issue :) i just noticed that there was added \ in the print out and i thought that that would affect the way im searching for keys!

SGaist

Hi,

Side questions:

Where are you getting that JSON data from ?
Do you receive it directly a QString ?
If not, why not change the slot signature to use a QByteArray, or even better use a const reference on a QByteArray.

Kris Revi

@SGaist scroll to the top and you will see where i get that json from and the answer to the QString question :)

JonB

@Kris-Revi said in Json sending and receiving and finding keys inside json:

the printing out part is realy not an issue :)

Well, yes/no, but You are wanting to get back the doc2["300"] = DeviceType/"300":"ESP32" you put in, and you say you're not succedding with doc.object().value("001"), so you need to look at what the document you have parsed back has come out like.

EDIT Hang on, aren't you looking for the wrong thing? When you showed the string received earlier it was:

[SOCKET][INFO] Requested Info :  "{\"300\":\"ESP32\",\"301\":\"Matrix Display\",\"303\":\"Matrix\"}"

So why are you now asking for doc.object().value("001"); ? QJsonValue(undefined) looks about the right for that!

Bonnie

I'm guessing that OP get his data from QWebSocket.
So if he connects QWebSocket::textMessageReceived signal, then he'll get directly a QString.

Kris Revi

@JonB you are actualy correct! xD im looking for "303" NOT the "001" that is "Request Info"