json returned from CI REST API is failing jsonlint tests

Question

I have the following code in a codeigniter REST app (built using: https://github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver)

public function fullname_get()
{
   $         


        

Answer 1

Try this

 $fullname = array("fname"=>"john", "lname"=>"doe");
 $this->response($fullname, 200);//it sends data json format. You don't need to json encode it

You got that response because your data is json encoded twice

Answer 2

It is legit JSON - and you didn't write a test ;)

{
    "fname": "john",
    "lname": "doe"
}

Please see the demo over at http://ideone.com/5IW1Ef

---

The class you are using does magical things:

$this->response($this->db->get('books')->result(), 200);

and based on the format specified on the URL the response data is converted to JSON. You don't have to do the JSON encoding.

Please read the examples provides here https://github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver#responses

 $fullname = array("fname"=>"john", "lname"=>"doe");
 $this->response($fullname, 200);

http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/working-with-restful-services-in-codeigniter-2--net-8814

Answer 3

You have to strip slashes, use this stripslashes(json_encode($fullname)). Full code mention below:

public function fullname_get()
{
   $fullname = array("fname"=>"john", "lname"=>"doe");
   $data["json"] = stripslashes(json_encode($fullname));
   $this->response($data["json"], 200);
}

I hope this will solve your issue.