Scripting: Is the JavaScript JSON class available for scripts by default?

[stib]

I'm writing a script and want to use JSON.stringify() etc., and I'm wondering if it is available as a built-in function for scripts (not talking about expressions here).

If I try it it works, but in the debugger it says that the definition is actually provided by the DUIK scripts that I have installed, so I don't know if 

JSON.stringify()

and 

JSON.parse()

will work on a machine that doesn't have DUIK installed (asking so I don't have to unistall and reinstall).

[Mylenium]

Nope. Those are clearly external node.js functions (or for that matter any of those fancy libraries using them).

Mylenium

[Tomas Sinkunas · Accepted solution]

No, JSON is not natively included in ExtendScript.

What we, script developers usually do, is use this library: https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-js/blob/master/json2.js?

Simply download this file, and the use #include 'path/to/json2.js' in your main script to use JSON features.

[Mathias Moehl]

also see

https://aescripts.com/learn/After-Effects-Scripting-JSON-Tutorial/