Function parse_array

src/cjson.c:1452–1547

Build an array from input text. */

/* Build an array from input text. */
static cJSON_bool parse_array(cJSON * const item, parse_buffer * const input_buffer)
{
    cJSON *head = NULL; /* head of the linked list */
    cJSON *current_item = NULL;

    if (input_buffer->depth >= CJSON_NESTING_LIMIT)
    {
        return false; /* to deeply nested */
    }
    input_buffer->depth++;

    if (buffer_at_offset(input_buffer)[0] != '[')
    {
        /* not an array */
        goto fail;
    }

    input_buffer->offset++;
    buffer_skip_whitespace(input_buffer);
    if (can_access_at_index(input_buffer, 0) && (buffer_at_offset(input_buffer)[0] == ']'))
    {
        /* empty array */
        goto success;
    }

    /* check if we skipped to the end of the buffer */
    if (cannot_access_at_index(input_buffer, 0))
    {
        input_buffer->offset--;
        goto fail;
    }

    /* step back to character in front of the first element */
    input_buffer->offset--;
    /* loop through the comma separated array elements */
    do
    {
        /* allocate next item */
        cJSON *new_item = cJSON_New_Item(&(input_buffer->hooks));
        if (new_item == NULL)
        {
            goto fail; /* allocation failure */
        }

        /* attach next item to list */
        if (head == NULL)
        {
            /* start the linked list */
            current_item = head = new_item;
        }
        else
        {
            /* add to the end and advance */
            current_item->next = new_item;
            new_item->prev = current_item;
            current_item = new_item;
        }