Function revSquash

gjson.go:3372–3418

(json string)

}

func revSquash(json string) string {
	// reverse squash
	// expects that the tail character is a ']' or '}' or ')' or '"'
	// squash the value, ignoring all nested arrays and objects.
	i := len(json) - 1
	var depth int
	if json[i] != '"' {
		depth++
	}
	if json[i] == '}' || json[i] == ']' || json[i] == ')' {
		i--
	}
	for ; i >= 0; i-- {
		switch json[i] {
		case '"':
			i--
			for ; i >= 0; i-- {
				if json[i] == '"' {
					esc := 0
					for i > 0 && json[i-1] == '\\' {
						i--
						esc++
					}
					if esc%2 == 1 {
						continue
					}
					i += esc
					break
				}
			}
			if depth == 0 {
				if i < 0 {
					i = 0
				}
				return json[i:]
			}
		case '}', ']', ')':
			depth++
		case '{', '[', '(':
			depth--
			if depth == 0 {
				return json[i:]
			}
		}
	}
	return json
}

// Paths returns the original GJSON paths for a Result where the Result came
// from a simple query path that returns an array, like: