(C) Insert JSON Array into another JSON Object

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Demonstrates how to insert a JSON array into a JSON object.

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#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkJsonArray.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkJsonObject jsonA;
    HCkJsonObject jsonB;
    HCkJsonArray jsonUsersDest;
    HCkJsonArray jsonUsersSrc;

    // Imagine we have two separate JSON objects.
    jsonA = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonA,"ciphertext","encryptedData");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(jsonA,"status",200);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonA,"error","errorMsg");

    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jsonA,FALSE);
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonA));

    // jsonA contains:

    // {
    //   "ciphertext": "encryptedData",
    //   "status": 200,
    //   "error": "errorMsg"
    // }

    jsonB = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonB,"users[0].role","Surgeon");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateNewArray(jsonB,"users[0].sub_roles");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(jsonB,"users[0].viewable_for_sharing",TRUE);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(jsonB,"users[0].eula_create_date",123);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonB,"users[1].role","Support");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonB,"users[1].sub_roles[0]","Tech");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonB,"users[1].sub_roles[1]","Service");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(jsonB,"users[1].viewable_for_sharing",TRUE);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(jsonB,"users[1].eula_create_date",123);

    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jsonB,FALSE);
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonB));

    // jsonB contains:

    // {
    //   "users": [
    //     {
    //       "role": "Surgeon",
    //       "sub_roles": [],
    //       "viewable_for_sharing": true,
    //       "eula_create_date": 1649108922482
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "role": "Support",
    //       "sub_roles": [
    //         "Tech",
    //         "Service"
    //       ],
    //       "viewable_for_sharing": true,
    //       "eula_create_date": 1649108951523
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // Let's say we want to insert jsonB into jsonA to get this:

    // {
    //   "ciphertext": "encryptedData",
    //   "status": 200,
    //   "error": "errorMsg",
    //   "users": [
    //     {
    //       "role": "Surgeon",
    //       "sub_roles": [],
    //       "viewable_for_sharing": true,
    //       "eula_create_date": 1649108922482
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "role": "Support",
    //       "sub_roles": [
    //         "Tech",
    //         "Service"
    //       ],
    //       "viewable_for_sharing": true,
    //       "eula_create_date": 1649108951523
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // First add an empty array at the desired location (-1 means append to end).
    CkJsonObject_AddArrayAt(jsonA,-1,"users");

    // The destination is the empty "users" array, the source is the populated "users" array in jsonB.
    jsonUsersDest = CkJsonObject_ArrayOf(jsonA,"users");
    jsonUsersSrc = CkJsonObject_ArrayOf(jsonB,"users");
    // Copy the array items from source to dest
    CkJsonArray_AppendArrayItems(jsonUsersDest,jsonUsersSrc);
    CkJsonArray_Dispose(jsonUsersDest);
    CkJsonArray_Dispose(jsonUsersSrc);

    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonA));

    // The end result is this:

    // {
    //   "ciphertext": "encryptedData",
    //   "status": 200,
    //   "error": "errorMsg",
    //   "users": [
    //     {
    //       "role": "Surgeon",
    //       "sub_roles": [
    //       ],
    //       "viewable_for_sharing": true,
    //       "eula_create_date": 123
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "role": "Support",
    //       "sub_roles": [
    //         "Tech",
    //         "Service"
    //       ],
    //       "viewable_for_sharing": true,
    //       "eula_create_date": 123
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }


    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonA);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonB);

    }