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This formatting of JSON isn't unheard of though, it's typically called JSON
Streaming[1]. As long as exchanges implementing the API actually follow the
BIP and keep one JSON object per line, it shouldn't be a problem to decode.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_Streaming

On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 8:07 AM Marcel Jamin via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> > Why are multiple results separated by a line-feed rather than using a
> JSON Array?
> > * Clients ought to cache historical data, and using a line-feed format
> allows them to simply append to a cache file.
> > * Parsing JSON typically requires the entire data parsed together as a
> single memory object. Using simple lines to separate results, however,
> allows parsing a single result at a time.
> > What if long descriptions require line and paragraph breaks?
> > * Clients should word-wrap long lines, and JSON escapes newlines as "\n"
> which can be used doubly ("\n\n") for paragraph breaks.
>
> I'd file this under premature optimization at the cost of
> interoperability. If you use JSON, then please use it properly.
>
> I'd also say it's the job of the parser to offer a way of doing that,
> e.g. in .NET you can easily achieve that with Newtonsoft's JSON
> parser:
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20374083/deserialize-json-array-stream-one-item-at-a-time
> .
>
> On 4 March 2017 at 09:27, Luke Dashjr via bitcoin-dev
> <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > Investigating what it would take to add fiat currency information to
> Bitcoin
> > Knots, I noticed Electrum currently has many implementations, one for
> each
> > exchange rate provider, due to lack of a common format for such data.
> >
> > Therefore, I put together an initial draft of a BIP that could
> standardise
> > this so wallets (or other software) and exchange rate providers can
> simply
> > interoperate without a lot of overhead reimplementing the same thing many
> > ways.
> >
> > One thing I am unsure about, is that currently this draft requires using
> XBT
> > (as BTC) for Bitcoin amounts. It would seem nicer to use satoshis, but
> those
> > don't really have a pseudo-ISO currency code to fit in nicely...
> >
> > Current draft here:
> >
> https://github.com/luke-jr/bips/blob/bip-xchgrate/bip-xchgrate.mediawiki
> >
> > Thoughts? Anything critical missing? Ways to make the interface better?
> >
> > Luke
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<div dir=3D"ltr">This formatting of JSON isn&#39;t unheard of though, it&#3=
9;s typically called JSON Streaming[1]. As long as exchanges implementing t=
he API actually follow the BIP and keep one JSON object per line, it should=
n&#39;t be a problem to decode.<div><br></div><div>1.=C2=A0<a href=3D"https=
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_Streaming">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON=
_Streaming</a></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">O=
n Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 8:07 AM Marcel Jamin via bitcoin-dev &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundat=
ion.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">&gt; Why are=
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br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; * Clients ought to cache historical data, and using a line-feed format=
 allows them to simply append to a cache file.<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; * Parsing JSON typically requires the entire data parsed together as a=
 single memory object. Using simple lines to separate results, however, all=
ows parsing a single result at a time.<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; What if long descriptions require line and paragraph breaks?<br class=
=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; * Clients should word-wrap long lines, and JSON escapes newlines as &q=
uot;\n&quot; which can be used doubly (&quot;\n\n&quot;) for paragraph brea=
ks.<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
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mail_msg">
interoperability. If you use JSON, then please use it properly.<br class=3D=
"gmail_msg">
<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
I&#39;d also say it&#39;s the job of the parser to offer a way of doing tha=
t,<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
e.g. in .NET you can easily achieve that with Newtonsoft&#39;s JSON<br clas=
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parser: <a href=3D"http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20374083/deserialize-=
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" target=3D"_blank">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20374083/deserialize=
-json-array-stream-one-item-at-a-time</a>.<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
On 4 March 2017 at 09:27, Luke Dashjr via bitcoin-dev<br class=3D"gmail_msg=
">
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" class=3D"gmail=
_msg" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt; wrote=
:<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt;<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; Investigating what it would take to add fiat currency information to B=
itcoin<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; Knots, I noticed Electrum currently has many implementations, one for =
each<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; exchange rate provider, due to lack of a common format for such data.<=
br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt;<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; Therefore, I put together an initial draft of a BIP that could standar=
dise<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; this so wallets (or other software) and exchange rate providers can si=
mply<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; interoperate without a lot of overhead reimplementing the same thing m=
any<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; ways.<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt;<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; One thing I am unsure about, is that currently this draft requires usi=
ng XBT<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; (as BTC) for Bitcoin amounts. It would seem nicer to use satoshis, but=
 those<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; don&#39;t really have a pseudo-ISO currency code to fit in nicely...<b=
r class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt;<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; Current draft here:<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://github.com/luke-jr/bips/blob/bip=
-xchgrate/bip-xchgrate.mediawiki" rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"gmail_msg" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">https://github.com/luke-jr/bips/blob/bip-xchgrate/bip-xchgr=
ate.mediawiki</a><br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt;<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; Thoughts? Anything critical missing? Ways to make the interface better=
?<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt;<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; Luke<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; _______________________________________________<br class=3D"gmail_msg"=
>
&gt; bitcoin-dev mailing list<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; <a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" class=3D"gmai=
l_msg" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a><br class=
=3D"gmail_msg">
&gt; <a href=3D"https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-=
dev" rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"gmail_msg" target=3D"_blank">https://lists=
.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev</a><br class=3D"gmail_msg=
">
_______________________________________________<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
bitcoin-dev mailing list<br class=3D"gmail_msg">
<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" class=3D"gmail_msg=
" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a><br class=3D"g=
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xfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev</a><br class=3D"gmail_msg">
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