Joe Kaplan

I am working with a package of externals that will be moving JSON objects around. Within Max I'd like to interact with them via dictionaries. I was able to use the "parse" command to take a JSON in a max message and bring it into a dictionary.

Now I'd like to do the reverse. Can I dump the dictionary to a max message in JSON format? Then I can feed this directly into my external and it can do it's thing.

I see that the [dict] object can save the contents to a file in JSON format. So the conversion exists. Is it possible just to send the JSON out of the outlet instead of saving it to disk?

Greetings!   
I am working with a package of externals that will be moving JSON objects around.   Within Max I'd like to interact with them via dictionaries.  I was able to use the "parse" command to take a JSON in a max message and bring it into a dictionary.

Now I'd like to do the reverse.  Can I dump the dictionary to a max message in JSON format?  Then I can feed this directly into my external and it can do it's thing.

I see that the [dict] object can save the contents to a file in JSON format.  So the conversion exists.  Is it possible just to send the JSON out of the outlet instead of saving it to disk?

Greetings!   
I am working with a package of externals that will be moving JSON objects around.   Within Max I'd like to interact with them 

output-dictionary-as-json-to-a-message-rather-than-to-a-file

I think you might be able to just use dict.serialize @mode json:

The other maybe more direct option is to be able to allow dictionary input to your external.

That works! Thank you for the quick reply!

It looks like [js] also has a method to stringify dictionaries, but this is even better.

I could bring the dictionary into my external, but then I'd have to convert it to JSON myself . That seems non-trivial to me, but maybe there's a easy solution I've missed there?

That works!   Thank you for the quick reply!

I could bring the dictionary into my external, but then I'd have to convert it to JSON myself .   That seems non-trivial to me, but maybe there's a easy solution I've missed there?

Hard to say without knowing more about what you are trying to do, but I recommend checking out the Max SDK:

https://cycling74.com/sdk/max-sdk-8.2.0/group__dictionary.html

https://cycling74.com/sdk/max-sdk-8.2.0/group__dictobj.html

Hard to say without knowing more about what you are trying to do, but I recommend checking out the Max SDK:
Dictionaries:
https://cycling74.com/sdk/max-sdk-8.2.0/group__dictionary.html

Dictionary Passing:
https://cycling74.com/sdk/max-sdk-8.2.0/group__dictobj.html 

Looks like some solid possibilities in that directions. Thanks!!

I am approaching external development via MIN. I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that MIN is not the end of the story. Rather, it's just an easy entry point into Max SDK proper.

Looks like some solid possibilities in that directions.  Thanks!!

I am approaching external development  via MIN.  I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that MIN is not the end of the story.  Rather, it's just an easy entry point into Max SDK proper.

Output Dictionary as JSON to a message (rather than to a file)