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-rw-r--r--examples/json/savegame/character.cpp101
-rw-r--r--examples/json/savegame/character.h76
-rw-r--r--examples/json/savegame/doc/src/savegame.qdoc184
-rw-r--r--examples/json/savegame/game.cpp164
-rw-r--r--examples/json/savegame/game.h75
-rw-r--r--examples/json/savegame/level.cpp83
-rw-r--r--examples/json/savegame/level.h65
-rw-r--r--examples/json/savegame/main.cpp70
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diff --git a/examples/json/json.pro b/examples/json/json.pro
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+TEMPLATE = subdirs
+SUBDIRS = savegame
diff --git a/examples/json/savegame/character.cpp b/examples/json/savegame/character.cpp
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+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the examples of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+** * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+** * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+** the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+** distribution.
+** * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
+** of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+** from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "character.h"
+
+Character::Character() :
+ mLevel(0),
+ mClassType(Warrior) {
+}
+
+Character::Character(const QString &name, int level, Character::ClassType classType) :
+ mName(name),
+ mLevel(level),
+ mClassType(classType)
+{
+}
+
+QString Character::name() const
+{
+ return mName;
+}
+
+void Character::setName(const QString &name)
+{
+ mName = name;
+}
+
+int Character::level() const
+{
+ return mLevel;
+}
+
+void Character::setLevel(int level)
+{
+ mLevel = level;
+}
+
+Character::ClassType Character::classType() const
+{
+ return mClassType;
+}
+
+void Character::setClassType(Character::ClassType classType)
+{
+ mClassType = classType;
+}
+
+//! [0]
+void Character::read(const QJsonObject &json)
+{
+ mName = json["name"].toString();
+ mLevel = json["level"].toDouble();
+ mClassType = ClassType(qRound(json["classType"].toDouble()));
+}
+//! [0]
+
+//! [1]
+void Character::write(QJsonObject &json) const
+{
+ json["name"] = mName;
+ json["level"] = mLevel;
+ json["classType"] = mClassType;
+}
+//! [1]
diff --git a/examples/json/savegame/character.h b/examples/json/savegame/character.h
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+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the examples of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+** * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+** * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+** the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+** distribution.
+** * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
+** of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+** from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef CHARACTER_H
+#define CHARACTER_H
+
+#include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QString>
+
+//! [0]
+class Character
+{
+public:
+ enum ClassType {
+ Warrior, Mage, Archer
+ };
+
+ Character();
+ Character(const QString &name, int level, ClassType classType);
+
+ QString name() const;
+ void setName(const QString &name);
+
+ int level() const;
+ void setLevel(int level);
+
+ ClassType classType() const;
+ void setClassType(ClassType classType);
+
+ void read(const QJsonObject &json);
+ void write(QJsonObject &json) const;
+private:
+ QString mName;
+ int mLevel;
+ ClassType mClassType;
+};
+//! [0]
+
+#endif // CHARACTER_H
diff --git a/examples/json/savegame/doc/src/savegame.qdoc b/examples/json/savegame/doc/src/savegame.qdoc
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+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the documentation of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:FDL$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and Digia. For licensing terms and
+** conditions see http://qt.digia.com/licensing. For further information
+** use the contact form at http://qt.digia.com/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Free Documentation License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Free
+** Documentation License version 1.3 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file included in the packaging of
+** this file. Please review the following information to ensure
+** the GNU Free Documentation License version 1.3 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html.
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+/*!
+ \example savegame
+ \title JSON Save Game Example
+
+ \brief The JSON Save Game example demonstrates how to save and load a
+ small game using QJsonDocument, QJsonObject and QJsonArray.
+
+ Many games provide save functionality, so that the player's progress through
+ the game can be saved and loaded at a later time. The process of saving a
+ game generally involves serializing each game object's member variables
+ to a file. Many formats can be used for this purpose, one of which is JSON.
+ With QJsonDocument, you also have the ability to serialize a document in a
+ binary format, which is great if you don't want the save file to be
+ readable, or if you need to keep the file size down.
+
+ In this example, we'll demonstrate how to save and load a simple game to
+ and from JSON and binary formats.
+
+ \section1 The Character class
+
+ The Character class represents a non-player character (NPC) in our game, and
+ stores the player's name, level, and class type.
+
+ It provides read() and write() functions to serialise its member variables.
+
+ \snippet savegame/character.h 0
+
+ Of particular interest to us are the read and write function
+ implementations:
+
+ \snippet savegame/character.cpp 0
+
+ In the read() function, we assign Character's members values from the
+ QJsonObject argument. You can use either \l QJsonObject::operator[]() or
+ QJsonObject::value() to access values within the JSON object; both are
+ const functions and return QJsonValue::Undefined if the key is invalid. We
+ could check if the keys are valid before attempting to read them with
+ QJsonObject::contains(), but we assume that they are.
+
+ \snippet savegame/character.cpp 1
+
+ In the write() function, we do the reverse of the read() function; assign
+ values from the Character object to the JSON object. As with accessing
+ values, there are two ways to set values on a QJsonObject:
+ \l QJsonObject::operator[]() and QJsonObject::insert(). Both will override
+ any existing value at the given key.
+
+ Next up is the Level class:
+
+ \snippet savegame/level.h 0
+
+ We want to have several levels in our game, each with several NPCs, so we
+ keep a QList of Character objects. We also provide the familiar read() and
+ write() functions.
+
+ \snippet savegame/level.cpp 0
+
+ Containers can be written and read to and from JSON using QJsonArray. In our
+ case, we construct a QJsonArray from the value associated with the key
+ \c "npcs". Then, for each QJsonValue element in the array, we call
+ toObject() to get the Character's JSON object. The Character object can then
+ read their JSON and be appended to our NPC list.
+
+ \note \l{Container Classes}{Associate containers} can be written by storing
+ the key in each value object (if it's not already). With this approach, the
+ container is stored as a regular array of objects, but the index of each
+ element is used as the key to construct the container when reading it back
+ in.
+
+ \snippet savegame/level.cpp 1
+
+ Again, the write() function is similar to the read() function, except
+ reversed.
+
+ Having established the Character and Level classes, we can move on to
+ the Game class:
+
+ \snippet savegame/game.h 0
+
+ First of all, we define the \c SaveFormat enum. This will allow us to
+ specify the format in which the game should be saved: \c Json or \c Binary.
+
+ Next, we provide accessors for the player and levels. We then expose three
+ functions: newGame(), saveGame() and loadGame().
+
+ The read() and write() functions are used by saveGame() and loadGame().
+
+ \snippet savegame/game.cpp 0
+
+ To setup a new game, we create the player and populate the levels and their
+ NPCs.
+
+ \snippet savegame/game.cpp 1
+
+ The first thing we do in the read() function is tell the player to read
+ itself. We then clear the levels list so that calling loadGame() on the same
+ Game object twice doesn't result in old levels hanging around.
+
+ We then populate the level list by reading each Level from a QJsonArray.
+
+ \snippet savegame/game.cpp 2
+
+ We write the game to JSON similarly to how we write Level.
+
+ \snippet savegame/game.cpp 3
+
+ When loading a saved game in loadGame(), the first thing we do is open the
+ save file based on which format it was saved to; \c "save.json" for JSON,
+ and \c "save.dat" for binary. We print a warning and return \c false if the
+ file couldn't be opened.
+
+ Since QJsonDocument's \l{QJsonDocument::fromJson()}{fromJson()} and
+ \l{QJsonDocument::fromBinaryData()}{fromBinaryData()} functions both take a
+ QByteArray, we can read the entire contents of the save file into one,
+ regardless of the save format.
+
+ After constructing the QJsonDocument, we instruct the Game object to read
+ itself and then return \c true to indicate success.
+
+ \snippet savegame/game.cpp 4
+
+ Not surprisingly, saveGame() looks very much like loadGame(). We determine
+ the file extension based on the format, print a warning and return \c false
+ if the opening of the file fails. We then write the Game object to a
+ QJsonDocument, and call either QJsonDocument::toJson() or to
+ QJsonDocument::toBinaryData() to save the game, depending on which format
+ was specified.
+
+ We are now ready to enter main():
+
+ \snippet savegame/main.cpp 0
+
+ Since we're only interested in demonstrating \e serialization of a game with
+ JSON, our game is not actually playable. Therefore, we only need
+ QCoreApplication and have no event loop. We create our game and assume that
+ the player had a great time and made lots of progress, altering the internal
+ state of our Character, Level and Game objects.
+
+ \snippet savegame/main.cpp 1
+
+ When the player has finished, we save their game. For demonstration
+ purposes, we serialize to both JSON and binary. You can examine the contents
+ of the files in the same directory as the executable, although the binary
+ save file will contain some garbage characters (which is normal).
+
+ To show that the saved files can be loaded again, we call loadGame() for
+ each format, returning \c 1 on failure. Assuming everything went well, we
+ return \c 0 to indicate success.
+
+ That concludes our example. As you can see, serialization with Qt's JSON
+ classes is very simple and convenient. The advantages of using QJsonDocument
+ and friends over QDataStream, for example, is that you not only get
+ human-readable JSON files, but you also have the option to use a binary
+ format if it's required, \e without rewriting any code.
+
+ \sa {JSON Support in Qt}, {Data Storage}
+*/
diff --git a/examples/json/savegame/game.cpp b/examples/json/savegame/game.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/examples/json/savegame/game.cpp
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+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the examples of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+** * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+** * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+** the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+** distribution.
+** * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
+** of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+** from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "game.h"
+
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QJsonArray>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+
+Game::Game()
+{
+}
+
+const Character &Game::player() const
+{
+ return mPlayer;
+}
+
+const QList<Level> &Game::levels() const {
+ return mLevels;
+}
+
+//! [0]
+void Game::newGame() {
+ mPlayer = Character();
+ mPlayer.setName(QStringLiteral("Hero"));
+ mPlayer.setClassType(Character::Archer);
+ mPlayer.setLevel(15);
+
+ mLevels.clear();
+
+ Level village;
+ QList<Character> villageNpcs;
+ villageNpcs.append(Character(QStringLiteral("Barry the Blacksmith"), 10, Character::Warrior));
+ villageNpcs.append(Character(QStringLiteral("Terry the Trader"), 10, Character::Warrior));
+ village.setNpcs(villageNpcs);
+ mLevels.append(village);
+
+ Level dungeon;
+ QList<Character> dungeonNpcs;
+ dungeonNpcs.append(Character(QStringLiteral("Eric the Evil"), 20, Character::Mage));
+ dungeonNpcs.append(Character(QStringLiteral("Eric's Sidekick #1"), 5, Character::Warrior));
+ dungeonNpcs.append(Character(QStringLiteral("Eric's Sidekick #2"), 5, Character::Warrior));
+ dungeon.setNpcs(dungeonNpcs);
+ mLevels.append(dungeon);
+}
+//! [0]
+
+//! [3]
+bool Game::loadGame(Game::SaveFormat saveFormat)
+{
+ QFile loadFile(saveFormat == Json
+ ? QStringLiteral("save.json")
+ : QStringLiteral("save.dat"));
+
+ if (!loadFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+ qWarning("Couldn't open save file.");
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ QByteArray saveData = loadFile.readAll();
+
+ QJsonDocument loadDoc(saveFormat == Json
+ ? QJsonDocument::fromJson(saveData)
+ : QJsonDocument::fromBinaryData(saveData));
+
+ read(loadDoc.object());
+
+ return true;
+}
+//! [3]
+
+//! [4]
+bool Game::saveGame(Game::SaveFormat saveFormat) const
+{
+ QFile saveFile(saveFormat == Json
+ ? QStringLiteral("save.json")
+ : QStringLiteral("save.dat"));
+
+ if (!saveFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
+ qWarning("Couldn't open save file.");
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ QJsonObject gameObject;
+ write(gameObject);
+ QJsonDocument saveDoc(gameObject);
+ saveFile.write(saveFormat == Json
+ ? saveDoc.toJson()
+ : saveDoc.toBinaryData());
+
+ return true;
+}
+//! [4]
+
+//! [1]
+void Game::read(const QJsonObject &json)
+{
+ mPlayer.read(json["player"].toObject());
+
+ mLevels.clear();
+ QJsonArray levelArray = json["levels"].toArray();
+ for (int levelIndex = 0; levelIndex < levelArray.size(); ++levelIndex) {
+ QJsonObject levelObject = levelArray[levelIndex].toObject();
+ Level level;
+ level.read(levelObject);
+ mLevels.append(level);
+ }
+}
+//! [1]
+
+//! [2]
+void Game::write(QJsonObject &json) const
+{
+ QJsonObject playerObject;
+ mPlayer.write(playerObject);
+ json["player"] = playerObject;
+
+ QJsonArray levelArray;
+ foreach (const Level level, mLevels) {
+ QJsonObject levelObject;
+ level.write(levelObject);
+ levelArray.append(levelObject);
+ }
+ json["levels"] = levelArray;
+}
+//! [2]
diff --git a/examples/json/savegame/game.h b/examples/json/savegame/game.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9216a373d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/json/savegame/game.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the examples of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+** * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+** * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+** the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+** distribution.
+** * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
+** of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+** from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef GAME_H
+#define GAME_H
+
+#include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QList>
+
+#include "character.h"
+#include "level.h"
+
+//! [0]
+class Game
+{
+public:
+ Game();
+
+ enum SaveFormat {
+ Json, Binary
+ };
+
+ const Character &player() const;
+ const QList<Level> &levels() const;
+
+ void newGame();
+ bool loadGame(SaveFormat saveFormat);
+ bool saveGame(SaveFormat saveFormat) const;
+
+ void read(const QJsonObject &json);
+ void write(QJsonObject &json) const;
+private:
+ Character mPlayer;
+ QList<Level> mLevels;
+};
+//! [0]
+
+#endif // GAME_H
diff --git a/examples/json/savegame/level.cpp b/examples/json/savegame/level.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afbd3e0fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/json/savegame/level.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the examples of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+** * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+** * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+** the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+** distribution.
+** * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
+** of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+** from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "level.h"
+
+#include <QJsonArray>
+
+Level::Level() {
+}
+
+const QList<Character> &Level::npcs() const
+{
+ return mNpcs;
+}
+
+void Level::setNpcs(const QList<Character> &npcs)
+{
+ mNpcs = npcs;
+}
+
+//! [0]
+void Level::read(const QJsonObject &json)
+{
+ mNpcs.clear();
+ QJsonArray npcArray = json["npcs"].toArray();
+ for (int npcIndex = 0; npcIndex < npcArray.size(); ++npcIndex) {
+ QJsonObject npcObject = npcArray[npcIndex].toObject();
+ Character npc;
+ npc.read(npcObject);
+ mNpcs.append(npc);
+ }
+}
+//! [0]
+
+//! [1]
+void Level::write(QJsonObject &json) const
+{
+ QJsonArray npcArray;
+ foreach (const Character npc, mNpcs) {
+ QJsonObject npcObject;
+ npc.write(npcObject);
+ npcArray.append(npcObject);
+ }
+ json["npcs"] = npcArray;
+}
+//! [1]
diff --git a/examples/json/savegame/level.h b/examples/json/savegame/level.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cdf508c87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/json/savegame/level.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the examples of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+** * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+** * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+** the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+** distribution.
+** * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
+** of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+** from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef LEVEL_H
+#define LEVEL_H
+
+#include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QList>
+
+#include "character.h"
+
+//! [0]
+class Level
+{
+public:
+ Level();
+
+ const QList<Character> &npcs() const;
+ void setNpcs(const QList<Character> &npcs);
+
+ void read(const QJsonObject &json);
+ void write(QJsonObject &json) const;
+private:
+ QList<Character> mNpcs;
+};
+//! [0]
+
+#endif // LEVEL_H
diff --git a/examples/json/savegame/main.cpp b/examples/json/savegame/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b44306bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/json/savegame/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the examples of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+** * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+** * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+** notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+** the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+** distribution.
+** * Neither the name of Digia Plc and its Subsidiary(-ies) nor the names
+** of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+** from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+
+#include "game.h"
+//! [0]
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+
+ Game game;
+ game.newGame();
+ // Game is played; changes are made...
+//! [0]
+//! [1]
+ if (!game.saveGame(Game::Json))
+ return 1;
+
+ if (!game.saveGame(Game::Binary))
+ return 1;
+
+ Game fromJsonGame;
+ if (!fromJsonGame.loadGame(Game::Json))
+ return 1;
+
+ Game fromBinaryGame;
+ if (!fromBinaryGame.loadGame(Game::Binary))
+ return 1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+//! [1]
diff --git a/examples/json/savegame/savegame.pro b/examples/json/savegame/savegame.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd754ace80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/json/savegame/savegame.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+QT += core
+QT -= gui
+
+TARGET = savegame
+CONFIG += console
+CONFIG -= app_bundle
+
+TEMPLATE = app
+
+# install
+target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]/json/savegame
+INSTALLS += target
+
+SOURCES += main.cpp \
+ character.cpp \
+ game.cpp \
+ level.cpp
+
+HEADERS += \
+ character.h \
+ game.h \
+ level.h