Req #52525 [NEW]: Add a PRETTY_PRINT flag or argument to json_encode

From: Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:10:01 +0000
Subject: Req #52525 [NEW]: Add a PRETTY_PRINT flag or argument to json_encode
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Operating system: Any
PHP version:      5.2.14
Package:          JSON related
Bug Type:         Feature/Change Request
Bug description:Add a PRETTY_PRINT flag or argument to json_encode

Description:
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When trying to debug a large amount of JSON output that has been created
using json_encode, it would be really nice to have an option to format the
output beautifully, with some line-breaks and indenting, so the the
generated JSON is easier to read.

Something a bit like the output of print_r.

Test script:
---------------
$bigarray = array();
for ($i = 0; $i < 100; $i++) {
    $bigarray['key' . $i] = 'value' . $i;
}
echo json_encode($bigarray, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
// Will error, because I made up the JSON_PRETTY_PRINT constant name.

Expected result:
----------------
{
    "key0":"value0",
    "key1":"value1",
    "key2":"value2",
    ...
}

Actual result:
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{"key0":"value0","key1":"value1","key2":"value2",...

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