expressjs/body-parser

use non blocking json parser

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#132 opened on Oct 8, 2015

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Description

Is there an option to use a non blocking (streaming?) json parser ?

The problem with JSON.parse is that it's blocking the event loop and for big json parsing it can be a problem

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Research existing streaming JSON parsers for Node.js (e.g., clarinet, JSONStream) and design a way to integrate one into body parser to handle large JSON bodies without blocking the event loop.
Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
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backendapi
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Feature
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3
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3-5 days
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Active
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Mostly clear
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Node.jsExpressStreams
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35