YAJL Framework

The YAJL framework is an Objective-C framework for the YAJL SAX-style JSON parser.

Features

• Stream parsing, comments in JSON, better error messages.
• Parse directly from NSString or NSData.
• Generate JSON from default or custom types.
• Properly handles large numeric types.
• Document style parser.
• Error by exception or out error.

Links

• The online API documentation.

Docset

Download and copy the YAJL.docset to ~/Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets/YAJL.docset

(You may need to restart XCode after copying the file.)

The documentation will appear within XCode:

Install (Mac OS X)

There are two options. You can install it globally in /Library/Frameworks or with a little extra effort embed it with your project.

Installing in /Library/Frameworks

• Copy YAJL.framework to /Library/Frameworks/
• In the target Info window, General tab:
  • Add a linked library, under Mac OS X 10.5 SDK section, select YAJL.framework

Installing in your project

• Copy YAJL.framework to your project directory (maybe in MyProject/Frameworks/.)
• Add the YAJL.framekwork files (from MyProject/Frameworks/) to your target. It should be visible as a Linked Framework in the target.
• Under Build Settings, add @loader_path/../Frameworks to Runpath Search Paths
• Add New Build Phase | New Copy Files Build Phase.
  • Change the Destination to Frameworks.
  • Drag YAJL.framework into the the build phase
  • Make sure the copy phase appears before any Run Script phases

Install (iOS)

• Add YAJL.framework to your project.
• Add the frameworks to Linked Libraries:
  • YAJL.framework
  • CoreGraphics.framework
  • Foundation.framework
  • UIKit.framework
• Under Framework Search Paths make sure the (parent) directory to YAJL.framework is listed.
• Under Other Linker Flags in your target, add -ObjC and -all_load