samples/sample_text.cpp

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#include "flatbuffers/idl.h"
#include "flatbuffers/util.h"
#include "monster_generated.h"  // Already includes "flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h".

using namespace MyGame::Sample;

// This is an example of parsing text straight into a buffer and then
// generating flatbuffer (JSON) text from the buffer.
int main(int /*argc*/, const char * /*argv*/[]) {
  // load FlatBuffer schema (.fbs) and JSON from disk
  std::string schemafile;
  std::string jsonfile;
  bool ok = flatbuffers::LoadFile("samples/monster.fbs", false, &schemafile) &&
            flatbuffers::LoadFile("samples/monsterdata.json", false, &jsonfile);
  if (!ok) {
    printf("couldn't load files!\n");
    return 1;
  }

  // parse schema first, so we can use it to parse the data after
  flatbuffers::Parser parser;
  const char *include_directories[] = { "samples", nullptr };
  ok = parser.Parse(schemafile.c_str(), include_directories) &&
       parser.Parse(jsonfile.c_str(), include_directories);
  assert(ok);

  // here, parser.builder_ contains a binary buffer that is the parsed data.

  // to ensure it is correct, we now generate text back from the binary,
  // and compare the two:
  std::string jsongen;
  if (!GenerateText(parser, parser.builder_.GetBufferPointer(), &jsongen)) {
    printf("Couldn't serialize parsed data to JSON!\n");
    return 1;
  }

  if (jsongen != jsonfile) {
    printf("%s----------------\n%s", jsongen.c_str(), jsonfile.c_str());
  }

  printf("The FlatBuffer has been parsed from JSON successfully.\n");
}