libbson_legacy_extended_json(3)

LIBBSON_LEGACY_EXTENDED_JSON(3) libbson LIBBSON_LEGACY_EXTENDED_JSON(3)

libbson can produce a non-portable Legacy Extended JSON format.

WARNING:

Use of the Legacy Extended JSON format is discouraged. Prefer Canonical Extended JSON or Relaxed Extended JSON for portability.


MongoDB Extended JSON (v2) describes the preferred Relaxed Extended JSON format and Canonical Extended Formats

libbson's Legacy Extended JSON format matches Relaxed Extended JSON with the following exceptions. Notation is borrowed from MongoDB Extended JSON (v2):

Type Legacy Extended JSON
Binary 0.0 3.5 { "$binary": "<payload>", "$type": "<t>" } 168u 168u

Date 0.0 3.5 { "$date" : "<millis>" } 168u 168u

Regular Expression 0.0 3.5 { "$regex" : "<regexPattern>", "$options" : "<options>" } 168u 168u

DBPointer (deprecated) 0.0 3.5 { "$ref" : "<collection namespace>", "$id" : "<ObjectId bytes>" } 168u 168u

Symbol (deprecated) 0.0 3.5 "<string>" 168u 168u

Double infinity infinity or inf without quotes. Implementation defined. Produces invalid JSON.
Double NaN nan or nan(n-char-sequence). Implementation defined. Produces invalid JSON.

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June 18, 2025 1.30.5