[Feature request] Path support in subscript.

[kilasuelika]

I'm wondering if there will be path support in subscript:

//Json object
boost::json::object obj;
boost::json::object sub;
sub["name"] = "child";
obj["child"] = sub;

//subscript.
obj["child"].as_object()["sub"];  //Current.
obj["child/sub"];  //What I'm suggest.

[vinniefalco]

With the syntax that you suggest, there would be a cost with checking for a forward slash that would be paid for all users - even those that are not using the path syntax. Have you had a look at these examples?

https://github.com/boostorg/json/blob/56eaebf1cb1f6ff767cf9a2baa6920c0d2db0022/example/path.cpp#L49

or

https://github.com/boostorg/json/blob/56eaebf1cb1f6ff767cf9a2baa6920c0d2db0022/example/proxy.cpp#L61

?

[grisumbras]

Note, that we are working on JSON Pointer implementation (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901). #480

[grisumbras]

@kilasuelika is JSON Pointer enough for you? Documentation is here: https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_79_0/libs/json/doc/html/json/dom/nested_access.html

[kilasuelika]

@kilasuelika is JSON Pointer enough for you? Documentation is here: https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_79_0/libs/json/doc/html/json/dom/nested_access.html

It's exactly what I want. Thank you.