var cur_str_chr;
	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    function json_parse(text) {
        var at = 0;
        var ch = ' ';

        function error(m) {
            throw {
                name: 'JSONError',
                message: m,
                at: at - 1,
                text: text
            };
        }

        function next() {
            ch = text.charAt(at);
            at += 1;
            return ch;
        }

        function white() {
            while (ch !== '' && ch <= ' ') {
                next();
            }
        }

        function str() {
            var i, s = '', t, u;

            if (ch == '\'' || ch == '"') { //change " to ' for python
                cur_str_chr = ch;
outer:          while (next()) {
                    if (ch == cur_str_chr) {
                        next();
                        return s;
                    } else if (ch == '\\') {
                        switch (next()) {
                        case 'b':
                            s += '\b';
                            break;
                        case 'f':
                            s += '\f';
                            break;
                        case 'n':
                            s += '\n';
                            break;
                        case 'r':
                            s += '\r';
                            break;
                        case 't':
                            s += '\t';
                            break;
                        case 'u':
                            u = 0;
                            for (i = 0; i < 4; i += 1) {
                                t = parseInt(next(), 16);
                                if (!isFinite(t)) {
                                    break outer;
                                }
                                u = u * 16 + t;
                            }
                            s += String.fromCharCode(u);
                            break;
                        default:
                            s += ch;
                        }
                    } else {
                        s += ch;
                    }
                }
            }
            error("Bad string");
        }

        function arr() {
            var a = [];

            if (ch == '[') {
                next();
                white();
                if (ch == ']') {
                    next();
                    return a;
                }
                while (ch) {
                    a.push(val());
                    white();
                    if (ch == ']') {
                        next();
                        return a;
                    } else if (ch != ',') {
                        break;
                    }
                    next();
                    white();
                }
            }
            error("Bad array");
        }

        function obj() {
            var k, o = {};

            if (ch == '{') {
                next();
                white();
                if (ch == '}') {
                    next();
                    return o;
                }
                while (ch) {
                    k = str();
                    white();
                    if (ch != ':') {
                        break;
                    }
                    next();
                    o[k] = val();
                    white();
                    if (ch == '}') {
                        next();
                        return o;
                    } else if (ch != ',') {
                        break;
                    }
                    next();
                    white();
                }
            }
            error("Bad object");
        }

        function num() {
            var n = '', v;
            if (ch == '-') {
                n = '-';
                next();
            }
            while (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') {
                n += ch;
                next();
            }
            if (ch == '.') {
                n += '.';
                while (next() && ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') {
                    n += ch;
                }
            }
            if (ch == 'e' || ch == 'E') {
                n += 'e';
                next();
                if (ch == '-' || ch == '+') {
                    n += ch;
                    next();
                }
                while (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') {
                    n += ch;
                    next();
                }
            }
            if (ch == 'L')next();//for python long
            v = +n;
            if (!isFinite(v)) {
                error("Bad number");
            } else {
                return v;
            }
        }

        function word() {
            switch (ch) {
                case 't':
                    if (next() == 'r' && next() == 'u' && next() == 'e') {
                        next();
                        return true;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'f':
                    if (next() == 'a' && next() == 'l' && next() == 's' &&
                            next() == 'e') {
                        next();
                        return false;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'n':
                    if (next() == 'u' && next() == 'l' && next() == 'l') {
                        next();
                        return null;
                    }
                    break;
            }
            error("Syntax error");
        }

        function val() {
            white();
            switch (ch) {
                case '{':
                    return obj();
                case '[':
                    return arr();
                case '\'':
                case '"':
                    return str();
                case '-':
                    return num();
                default:
                    return ch >= '0' && ch <= '9' ? num() : word();
            }
        }

        return val();
    }
    //end json parser
