Package org.apache.synapse.commons.json

## Class JsonUtil

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.synapse.commons.json.JsonUtil

-     public final class JsonUtil
      extends Object

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static String` | `PRESERVE_JSON_STREAM` | If this property is set to `true` the input stream of the JSON payload will be reset after writing to the output stream within the #writeAsJson method.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `JsonUtil()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static boolean` | `cloneJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext sourceMc, org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext targetMc)` | Clones the JSON stream payload contained in the source message context, if any, to the target message context.
    `static JsonXMLInputFactory` | `generateJSONInputFactory​(Properties props)` | Generate factory that is used to create JSON Readers It uses Configuration that is used to produce XML that has processing instructions in it.
    `static JsonXMLOutputFactory` | `generateJSONOutputFactory​(Properties props)` | Generate factory that is used to create JSON Writers It uses configuration that is used to format the JSON output produced by the JSON writer.
    `static JsonXMLOutputFactory` | `generateJSONOutputFactoryWithOveride​(Properties props)` | Generate factory that is used to create JSON Writers This is will override the global configration
    `static JsonXMLInputFactory` | `generateJsonXMLInputFactory​(Properties props)` | Generate factory that is used to create JSON Readers.
    `static InputStream` | `getJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Returns the READ-ONLY input stream of the JSON payload contained in the provided message context.
    `static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement` | `getNewJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext, byte[] json, int offset, int length, boolean removeChildren, boolean addAsNewFirstChild)` | Builds and returns a new JSON payload for a message context with a byte array containing JSON.
    `static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement` | `getNewJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext, InputStream inputStream, boolean removeChildren, boolean addAsNewFirstChild)` | Builds and returns a new JSON payload for a message context with a stream of JSON content.
    `static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement` | `getNewJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext, String jsonString, boolean removeChildren, boolean addAsNewFirstChild)` | Builds and returns a new JSON payload for a message context with a JSON string.
    `static XMLStreamReader` | `getReader​(InputStream jsonStream)` | This method is useful when you need to get an XML reader directly for the input JSON stream without adding any additional object wrapper elements such as 'jsonObject' and 'jsonArray'.
    `static XMLStreamReader` | `getReader​(InputStream jsonStream, boolean pIs)` | Returns an XMLStreamReader for a JSON input stream
    `static boolean` | `hasAJsonArray​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Returns `true` if the message context contains a JSON payload that is a JSON Array.
    `static boolean` | `hasAJsonObject​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Returns `true` if the message context contains a JSON payload that is a JSON Object.
    `static boolean` | `hasAJsonPayload​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element)` | Returns whether the provided XML element is an element that stores a sourced JSON payload.
    `static boolean` | `hasAJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Returns true if the payload stored in the provided message context is used as a JSON streaming payload.
    `static boolean` | `isAJsonPayloadElement​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element)` | Returns true if the element passed in as the parameter is an element that contains a JSON stream.
    `static boolean` | `isPiEnabled()` | Returns the configured value of the parameter (synapse.json.to.xml.process.instruction.enabled).
    `static byte[]` | `jsonPayloadToByteArray​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Returns the JSON payload contained in the provided message context as a byte array.
    `static String` | `jsonPayloadToString​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Returns the JSON payload contained in the provided message context as a String.
    `static Reader` | `newJavaScriptSourceReader​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Returns a reader that can read from the JSON payload contained in the provided message context as a JavaScript source. The reader returns the '(' character at the beginning of the stream and marks the end with the ')' character. The reader returned by this method can be directly used with the JavaScript `ScriptEngine.eval(java.io.Reader)` method.
    `static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement` | `newJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext, byte[] json, int offset, int length, boolean removeChildren, boolean addAsNewFirstChild)` | Deprecated.
    `static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement` | `newJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext, InputStream inputStream, boolean removeChildren, boolean addAsNewFirstChild)` | Deprecated.
    `static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement` | `newJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext, String jsonString, boolean removeChildren, boolean addAsNewFirstChild)` | Deprecated.
    `static Reader` | `newJsonPayloadReader​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Returns a new instance of a reader that can read from the JSON payload contained in the provided message context.
    `static boolean` | `removeJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Removes the existing JSON payload of a message context if any. This method can only remove a JSON payload that has been set with `getNewJsonPayload(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext, java.io.InputStream, boolean, boolean)` and its variants.
    `static void` | `removeJsonStream​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Removes the JSON stream from the the MessageContext This method is used to remove the outdated JSON stream
    `static void` | `setContentType​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)` | Sets JSON media type 'application/json' as the message type to the current message context.
    `static InputStream` | `setJsonStream​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext, InputStream inputStream)` | Sets the input JSON stream as a property of the MessageContext
    `static InputStream` | `toJsonStream​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element)` | Returns an input stream that contains the JSON representation of an XML element.
    `static StringBuilder` | `toJsonString​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element)` |
    `static StringBuilder` | `toJsonString​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element, JsonXMLOutputFactory jsonOutputFactory)` | Converts an XML element to its JSON representation and returns it as a String.
    `static InputStream` | `toReadOnlyStream​(InputStream inputStream)` | Returns a read only, re-readable input stream for an input stream.
    `static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement` | `toXml​(InputStream jsonStream, boolean pIs)` | Converts a JSON input stream to its XML representation.
    `static void` | `transformElement​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element, boolean processAttrbs)` | Removes XML namespace declarations, and namespace prefixes from an XML element.
    `static void` | `transformElement​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element, boolean processAttrbs, Map properties, JsonXMLOutputFactory jsonOutputFactory)` | Removes XML namespace declarations, and namespace prefixes from an XML element.
    `static void` | `writeAsJson​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element, OutputStream outputStream)` | Converts an XML element to its JSON representation and writes it to an output stream. Note that this method removes all existing namespace declarations and namespace prefixes of the provided XML element
    `static void` | `writeAsJson​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element, OutputStream outputStream, String encoding)` |
    `static void` | `writeAsJson​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element, OutputStream outputStream, Map properties, JsonXMLOutputFactory jsonOutputFactory)` |
    `static void` | `writeAsJson​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element, OutputStream outputStream, Map properties, JsonXMLOutputFactory jsonOutputFactory, String encoding)` | Converts an XML element to its JSON representation and writes it to an output stream. Note that this method removes all existing namespace declarations and namespace prefixes of the provided XML element
    `static void` | `writeAsJson​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext, OutputStream out)` | Converts the XML payload of a message context into its JSON representation and writes it to an output stream. If no XML payload is found, the existing JSON payload will be copied to the output stream. Note that this method removes all existing namespace declarations and namespace prefixes of the payload that is present in the provided message context.
    `static void` | `writeAsJson​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext, OutputStream out, String encoding)` |

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### PRESERVE_JSON_STREAM

          public static final String PRESERVE_JSON_STREAM

      If this property is set to `true` the input stream of the JSON payload will be reset after writing to the output stream within the #writeAsJson method.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### JsonUtil

          public JsonUtil()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### generateJsonXMLInputFactory

          public static JsonXMLInputFactory generateJsonXMLInputFactory​(Properties props)

      Generate factory that is used to create JSON Readers. It uses Configuration that is used to produce XML that has no processing instructions in it.
      Parameters:
        `props` - Properties that are loaded
      Returns:
        JsonXMLOutputFactory that is used create JSON Readers

    - #### generateJSONInputFactory

          public static JsonXMLInputFactory generateJSONInputFactory​(Properties props)

      Generate factory that is used to create JSON Readers It uses Configuration that is used to produce XML that has processing instructions in it.
      Parameters:
        `props` - Properties that are loaded
      Returns:
        JsonXMLOutputFactory that is used create JSON Readers

    - #### generateJSONOutputFactory

          public static JsonXMLOutputFactory generateJSONOutputFactory​(Properties props)

      Generate factory that is used to create JSON Writers It uses configuration that is used to format the JSON output produced by the JSON writer.
      Parameters:
        `props` - Properties that are loaded
      Returns:
        JsonXMLOutputFactory that is used to create JSON Writers

    - #### generateJSONOutputFactoryWithOveride

          public static JsonXMLOutputFactory generateJSONOutputFactoryWithOveride​(Properties props)

      Generate factory that is used to create JSON Writers This is will override the global configration
      Parameters:
        `props` - Properties that are loaded
      Returns:
        JsonXMLOutputFactory that is used to create JSON Writers

    - #### writeAsJson

          public static void writeAsJson​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext,
                                         OutputStream out)
                                  throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Converts the XML payload of a message context into its JSON representation and writes it to an output stream.
      If no XML payload is found, the existing JSON payload will be copied to the output stream.
      Note that this method removes all existing namespace declarations and namespace prefixes of the payload that is
      present in the provided message context.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context that holds the JSON/XML payload.
        `out` - Output stream to which the payload(JSON) must be written.
      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`

    - #### writeAsJson

          public static void writeAsJson​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext,
                                         OutputStream out,
                                         String encoding)
                                  throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`

    - #### toXml

          public static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement toXml​(InputStream jsonStream,
                                                            boolean pIs)
                                                     throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Converts a JSON input stream to its XML representation.
      Parameters:
        `jsonStream` - JSON input stream
        `pIs` - Whether or not to add XML processing instructions to the output XML.
        This property is useful when converting JSON payloads with array objects.
      Returns:
        OMElement that is the XML representation of the input JSON data.
      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`

    - #### getReader

          public static XMLStreamReader getReader​(InputStream jsonStream,
                                                  boolean pIs)
                                           throws XMLStreamException

      Returns an XMLStreamReader for a JSON input stream
      Parameters:
        `jsonStream` - InputStream of JSON
        `pIs` - Whether to add XML PIs to the XML output. This is used as an instruction to the returned XML Stream Reader.
      Returns:
        An XMLStreamReader
      Throws:
        `XMLStreamException`

    - #### getReader

          public static XMLStreamReader getReader​(InputStream jsonStream)
                                           throws XMLStreamException

      This method is useful when you need to get an XML reader directly for the input JSON stream
      without adding any additional object wrapper elements such as 'jsonObject' and 'jsonArray'.
      Parameters:
        `jsonStream` - InputStream of JSON
      Returns:
        An XMLStreamReader
      Throws:
        `XMLStreamException`

    - #### writeAsJson

          public static void writeAsJson​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element,
                                         OutputStream outputStream)
                                  throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Converts an XML element to its JSON representation and writes it to an output stream.
      Note that this method removes all existing namespace declarations and namespace prefixes of the provided XML element
      Parameters:
        `element` - XML element of which JSON representation is expected.
        `outputStream` - Output Stream to write the JSON representation.
        At the end of a successful conversion, its flush method will be called.
      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`

    - #### writeAsJson

          public static void writeAsJson​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element,
                                         OutputStream outputStream,
                                         String encoding)
                                  throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`

    - #### writeAsJson

          public static void writeAsJson​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element,
                                         OutputStream outputStream,
                                         Map properties,
                                         JsonXMLOutputFactory jsonOutputFactory)
                                  throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`

    - #### writeAsJson

          public static void writeAsJson​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element,
                                         OutputStream outputStream,
                                         Map properties,
                                         JsonXMLOutputFactory jsonOutputFactory,
                                         String encoding)
                                  throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Converts an XML element to its JSON representation and writes it to an output stream.
      Note that this method removes all existing namespace declarations and namespace prefixes of the provided XML element
      Parameters:
        `element` - XML element of which JSON representation is expected.
        `outputStream` - Output Stream to write the JSON representation.
        At the end of a successful conversion, its flush method will be called.
        `properties` - Message context properties
      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`

    - #### toJsonString

          public static StringBuilder toJsonString​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element)
                                            throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`

    - #### toJsonString

          public static StringBuilder toJsonString​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element,
                                                   JsonXMLOutputFactory jsonOutputFactory)
                                            throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Converts an XML element to its JSON representation and returns it as a String.
      Parameters:
        `element` - OMElement to be converted to JSON.
      Returns:
        A String builder instance that contains the converted JSON string.
      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`

    - #### transformElement

          public static void transformElement​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element,
                                              boolean processAttrbs)

      Removes XML namespace declarations, and namespace prefixes from an XML element.
      Parameters:
        `element` - Source XML element
        `processAttrbs` - Whether to remove the namespaces from attributes as well

    - #### transformElement

          public static void transformElement​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element,
                                              boolean processAttrbs,
                                              Map properties,
                                              JsonXMLOutputFactory jsonOutputFactory)

      Removes XML namespace declarations, and namespace prefixes from an XML element.
      Parameters:
        `element` - Source XML element
        `processAttrbs` - Whether to remove the namespaces from attributes as well
        `properties` - Message context properties
        `jsonOutputFactory` - JsonOutputFactory with all the configurations. Pass null to use global configuration

    - #### newJsonPayload

          @Deprecated
          public static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement newJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext,
                                                                     InputStream inputStream,
                                                                     boolean removeChildren,
                                                                     boolean addAsNewFirstChild)

      Deprecated.
      Builds and returns a new JSON payload for a message context with a stream of JSON content.
      This is the recommended way to build a JSON payload into an Axis2 message context.
      A JSON payload built into a message context with this method can only be removed by calling `removeJsonPayload(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext)` method. This added to avoid code breaks for previous implementations. For new implementations use getNewJsonPayload method.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context to which the new JSON payload must be saved (if instructed with `addAsNewFirstChild`).
        `inputStream` - JSON content as an input stream.
        `removeChildren` - Whether to remove existing child nodes of the existing payload of the message context
        `addAsNewFirstChild` - Whether to add the new JSON payload as the first child of this message context *after* removing the existing first child element.
        Setting this argument to `true` will have no effect if the value of the argument `removeChildren` is already `false`.
      Returns:
        Payload object that stores the input JSON content as a Sourced object (See `OMSourcedElement`) that can build the XML tree for contained JSON payload on demand.

    - #### getNewJsonPayload

          public static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement getNewJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext,
                                                                        InputStream inputStream,
                                                                        boolean removeChildren,
                                                                        boolean addAsNewFirstChild)
                                                                 throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Builds and returns a new JSON payload for a message context with a stream of JSON content.
      This is the recommended way to build a JSON payload into an Axis2 message context.
      A JSON payload built into a message context with this method can only be removed by calling `removeJsonPayload(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext)` method.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context to which the new JSON payload must be saved (if instructed with `addAsNewFirstChild`).
        `inputStream` - JSON content as an input stream.
        `removeChildren` - Whether to remove existing child nodes of the existing payload of the message context
        `addAsNewFirstChild` - Whether to add the new JSON payload as the first child of this message context *after* removing the existing first child element.
        Setting this argument to `true` will have no effect if the value of the argument `removeChildren` is already `false`.
      Returns:
        Payload object that stores the input JSON content as a Sourced object (See `OMSourcedElement`) that can build the XML tree for contained JSON payload on demand.
      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`

    - #### setJsonStream

          public static InputStream setJsonStream​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext,
                                                  InputStream inputStream)

      Sets the input JSON stream as a property of the MessageContext
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - the axis2MessageContext
        `inputStream` - the JSON inputStream
      Returns:
        a readonly InputStream

    - #### removeJsonStream

          public static void removeJsonStream​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Removes the JSON stream from the the MessageContext This method is used to remove the outdated JSON stream
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - the axis2MessageContext

    - #### newJsonPayload

          @Deprecated
          public static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement newJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext,
                                                                     String jsonString,
                                                                     boolean removeChildren,
                                                                     boolean addAsNewFirstChild)

      Deprecated.
      Builds and returns a new JSON payload for a message context with a JSON string. This is deprecated and use getNewJsonPayload for new implementations.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context to which the new JSON payload must be saved (if instructed with `addAsNewFirstChild`).
        `jsonString` - JSON content as a String.
        `removeChildren` - Whether to remove existing child nodes of the existing payload of the message context
        `addAsNewFirstChild` - Whether to add the new JSON payload as the first child of this message context *after* removing the existing first child element.
        Setting this argument to `true` will have no effect if the value of the argument `removeChildren` is already `false`.
      Returns:
        Payload object that stores the input JSON content as a Sourced object (See `OMSourcedElement`) that facilitates on demand building of the XML tree.
      See Also:
        `getNewJsonPayload(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext, java.io.InputStream, boolean, boolean)`

    - #### getNewJsonPayload

          public static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement getNewJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext,
                                                                        String jsonString,
                                                                        boolean removeChildren,
                                                                        boolean addAsNewFirstChild)
                                                                 throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Builds and returns a new JSON payload for a message context with a JSON string.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context to which the new JSON payload must be saved (if instructed with `addAsNewFirstChild`).
        `jsonString` - JSON content as a String.
        `removeChildren` - Whether to remove existing child nodes of the existing payload of the message context
        `addAsNewFirstChild` - Whether to add the new JSON payload as the first child of this message context *after* removing the existing first child element.
        Setting this argument to `true` will have no effect if the value of the argument `removeChildren` is already `false`.
      Returns:
        Payload object that stores the input JSON content as a Sourced object (See `OMSourcedElement`) that facilitates on demand building of the XML tree.
      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`
      See Also:
        `getNewJsonPayload(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext, java.io.InputStream, boolean, boolean)`

    - #### newJsonPayload

          @Deprecated
          public static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement newJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext,
                                                                     byte[] json,
                                                                     int offset,
                                                                     int length,
                                                                     boolean removeChildren,
                                                                     boolean addAsNewFirstChild)

      Deprecated.
      Builds and returns a new JSON payload for a message context with a byte array containing JSON.This method is now deprecated and replaced by getNewJsonPayload method.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context to which the new JSON payload must be saved (if instructed with `addAsNewFirstChild`).
        `json` - JSON content as a byte array.
        `offset` - starting position of the JSON content in the provided array
        `length` - how many bytes to read starting from the offset provided.
        `removeChildren` - Whether to remove existing child nodes of the existing payload of the message context
        `addAsNewFirstChild` - Whether to add the new JSON payload as the first child of this message context *after* removing the existing first child element.
        Setting this argument to `true` will have no effect if the value of the argument `removeChildren` is already `false`.
      Returns:
        Payload object that stores the input JSON content as a Sourced object (See `OMSourcedElement`) that facilitates on demand building of the XML tree.
      See Also:
        `getNewJsonPayload(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext, java.io.InputStream, boolean, boolean)`

    - #### getNewJsonPayload

          public static org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement getNewJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext,
                                                                        byte[] json,
                                                                        int offset,
                                                                        int length,
                                                                        boolean removeChildren,
                                                                        boolean addAsNewFirstChild)
                                                                 throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault

      Builds and returns a new JSON payload for a message context with a byte array containing JSON.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context to which the new JSON payload must be saved (if instructed with `addAsNewFirstChild`).
        `json` - JSON content as a byte array.
        `offset` - starting position of the JSON content in the provided array
        `length` - how many bytes to read starting from the offset provided.
        `removeChildren` - Whether to remove existing child nodes of the existing payload of the message context
        `addAsNewFirstChild` - Whether to add the new JSON payload as the first child of this message context *after* removing the existing first child element.
        Setting this argument to `true` will have no effect if the value of the argument `removeChildren` is already `false`.
      Returns:
        Payload object that stores the input JSON content as a Sourced object (See `OMSourcedElement`) that facilitates on demand building of the XML tree.
      Throws:
        `org.apache.axis2.AxisFault`
      See Also:
        `getNewJsonPayload(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext, java.io.InputStream, boolean, boolean)`

    - #### removeJsonPayload

          public static boolean removeJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Removes the existing JSON payload of a message context if any.
      This method can only remove a JSON payload that has been set with `getNewJsonPayload(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext, java.io.InputStream, boolean, boolean)` and its variants.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context from which the JSON stream must be removed.
      Returns:
        `true` if the operation is successful.

    - #### getJsonPayload

          public static InputStream getJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Returns the READ-ONLY input stream of the JSON payload contained in the provided message context.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context
      Returns:
        `InputStream` of JSON payload contained in the message context. Null otherwise.
        It is possible to read from this stream right away. This InputStream cannot be `close`d, `mark`ed, or `skip`ped.
        If `close()` is invoked on this input stream, it will be reset to the beginning.

    - #### newJsonPayloadReader

          public static Reader newJsonPayloadReader​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Returns a new instance of a reader that can read from the JSON payload contained in the provided message context.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context
      Returns:
        `Reader` if a JSON payload is found in the message context. null otherwise.

    - #### jsonPayloadToByteArray

          public static byte[] jsonPayloadToByteArray​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Returns the JSON payload contained in the provided message context as a byte array.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context
      Returns:
        `byte` array containing the JSON payload. Empty array if no JSON payload found or invalid message context is passed in.

    - #### jsonPayloadToString

          public static String jsonPayloadToString​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Returns the JSON payload contained in the provided message context as a String.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context
      Returns:
        `java.lang.String` representation of the JSON payload. Returns "{}" if no JSON payload found or invalid message context is passed in.

    - #### hasAJsonPayload

          public static boolean hasAJsonPayload​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element)

      Returns whether the provided XML element is an element that stores a sourced JSON payload.
      Parameters:
        `element` - XML element
      Returns:
        `true` if the element is a sourced JSON object (ie. an `OMSourcedElement` instance containing a JSON stream).

    - #### isAJsonPayloadElement

          public static boolean isAJsonPayloadElement​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element)

      Returns true if the element passed in as the parameter is an element that contains a JSON stream.
      Parameters:
        `element` - XML element
      Returns:
        `true` if the element has the local name of a sourced (ie. an `OMSourcedElement`) JSON object.

    - #### hasAJsonPayload

          public static boolean hasAJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Returns true if the payload stored in the provided message context is used as a JSON streaming payload.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context
      Returns:
        `true` if the message context contains a Streaming JSON payload.

    - #### cloneJsonPayload

          public static boolean cloneJsonPayload​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext sourceMc,
                                                 org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext targetMc)

      Clones the JSON stream payload contained in the source message context, if any, to the target message context.
      Parameters:
        `sourceMc` - Where to get the payload
        `targetMc` - Where to clone and copy the payload
      Returns:
        `true` if the cloning was successful.

    - #### setContentType

          public static void setContentType​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Sets JSON media type 'application/json' as the message type to the current message context.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context

    - #### toReadOnlyStream

          public static InputStream toReadOnlyStream​(InputStream inputStream)

      Returns a read only, re-readable input stream for an input stream.
      The returned input stream cannot be closed, marked, or skipped, but it can be reset to the beginning of the stream.
      Parameters:
        `inputStream` - Input stream to be wrapped
      Returns:
        `InputStream`

    - #### toJsonStream

          public static InputStream toJsonStream​(org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement element)

      Returns an input stream that contains the JSON representation of an XML element.
      Parameters:
        `element` - XML element of which JSON representation is expected.
      Returns:
        `InputStream`

    - #### newJavaScriptSourceReader

          public static Reader newJavaScriptSourceReader​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Returns a reader that can read from the JSON payload contained in the provided message context as a JavaScript source.
      The reader returns the '(' character at the beginning of the stream and marks the end with the ')' character.
      The reader returned by this method can be directly used with the JavaScript `ScriptEngine.eval(java.io.Reader)` method.
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - Axis2 Message context
      Returns:
        `InputStreamReader`

    - #### hasAJsonObject

          public static boolean hasAJsonObject​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Returns `true` if the message context contains a JSON payload that is a JSON Object. See `hasAJsonArray(MessageContext)`
      Example : {"a":1, "b":2}
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - request message context
      Returns:

    - #### hasAJsonArray

          public static boolean hasAJsonArray​(org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext messageContext)

      Returns `true` if the message context contains a JSON payload that is a JSON Array. See `hasAJsonObject(MessageContext)`
      Example: [{"a":1}, 2, null]
      Parameters:
        `messageContext` - request message context
      Returns:

    - #### isPiEnabled

          public static boolean isPiEnabled()

      Returns the configured value of the parameter (synapse.json.to.xml.process.instruction.enabled).
      Returns:
        true to inform staxon library to add PIs to JSON -> XML conversion