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deps/json/docs/examples/nlohmann_json_serialize_enum.cpp

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+#include <iostream>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+namespace ns
+{
+enum TaskState
+{
+    TS_STOPPED,
+    TS_RUNNING,
+    TS_COMPLETED,
+    TS_INVALID = -1
+};
+
+NLOHMANN_JSON_SERIALIZE_ENUM(TaskState,
+{
+    { TS_INVALID, nullptr },
+    { TS_STOPPED, "stopped" },
+    { TS_RUNNING, "running" },
+    { TS_COMPLETED, "completed" }
+})
+
+enum class Color
+{
+    red, green, blue, unknown
+};
+
+NLOHMANN_JSON_SERIALIZE_ENUM(Color,
+{
+    { Color::unknown, "unknown" }, { Color::red, "red" },
+    { Color::green, "green" }, { Color::blue, "blue" }
+})
+} // namespace ns
+
+int main()
+{
+    // serialization
+    json j_stopped = ns::TS_STOPPED;
+    json j_red = ns::Color::red;
+    std::cout << "ns::TS_STOPPED -> " << j_stopped
+              << ", ns::Color::red -> " << j_red << std::endl;
+
+    // deserialization
+    json j_running = "running";
+    json j_blue = "blue";
+    auto running = j_running.template get<ns::TaskState>();
+    auto blue = j_blue.template get<ns::Color>();
+    std::cout << j_running << " -> " << running
+              << ", " << j_blue << " -> " << static_cast<int>(blue) << std::endl;
+
+    // deserializing undefined JSON value to enum
+    // (where the first map entry above is the default)
+    json j_pi = 3.14;
+    auto invalid = j_pi.template get<ns::TaskState>();
+    auto unknown = j_pi.template get<ns::Color>();
+    std::cout << j_pi << " -> " << invalid << ", "
+              << j_pi << " -> " << static_cast<int>(unknown) << std::endl;
+}