JCON: JSON for Configuration

JCON is a configuration format that keeps the familiarity of JSON, but requires less syntax -- making it easier to read and write.

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At a Glance

{
    // this is a comment
    myKey: {

        key: this is a string
        boolean: true
        number: 123

        list: [
            this is item 1
            this is item 2
        ]
        
        multiline: `
            This is a
            multiline
            string
        `
    }
}

Features

• No quotation marks for strings or keys.
• Separation by line breaks, not commas.
• Support for line comments.
• Support for multi-line strings.
• Small footprint (~ 7k). No dependencies.

Implementations

• JavaScript
• PHP (coming soon)