# parse_json()

## Purpose

parse_json(str, container)

Parses the json string `str` and places the resulting json object into `container` where container can be any valid rsyslog variable. Returns 0 on success and something otherwise if `str` does not contain valid json.

## Example

In the following example the json string is placed into the variable $!parsed. The output is placed in variable $.ret

    set $.ret = parse_json("{ \"c1\":\"data\" }", "\$!parsed");

See also

Help with configuring/using `Rsyslog`:

- Mailing list - best route for general questions

- GitHub: rsyslog source project - detailed questions, reporting issues that are believed to be bugs with `Rsyslog`

- Stack Exchange (View, Ask) - experimental support from rsyslog community

See also

Contributing to `Rsyslog`:

- Source project: rsyslog project README.

- Documentation: rsyslog-doc project README

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