Index: json.js
--- json.js.orig	2006-06-29 08:25:57 +0200
+++ json.js	2006-06-29 08:36:15 +0200
@@ -4,22 +4,28 @@
 
     This file adds these methods to JavaScript:
 
+        JSON.encode(object)
         object.toJSONString()
 
             This method produces a JSON text from an object. The
             object must not contain any cyclical references.
 
+        JSON.encode(array)
         array.toJSONString()
 
             This method produces a JSON text from an array. The
             array must not contain any cyclical references.
 
+        JSON.decode(string)
         string.parseJSON()
 
             This method parses a JSON text to produce an object or
             array. It will return false if there is an error.
 */
-(function () {
+
+var JSON = {};
+
+JSON.encode = function (obj) {
     var m = {
             '\b': '\\b',
             '\t': '\\t',
@@ -99,22 +105,28 @@
                 return '"' + x + '"';
             }
         };
+    return s.object(obj);
+};
 
-    Object.prototype.toJSONString = function () {
-        return s.object(this);
-    };
-
-    Array.prototype.toJSONString = function () {
-        return s.array(this);
-    };
-})();
-
-String.prototype.parseJSON = function () {
+JSON.decode = function (str) {
     try {
         return !(/[^,:{}\[\]0-9.\-+Eaeflnr-u \n\r\t]/.test(
-                this.replace(/"(\\.|[^"\\])*"/g, ''))) &&
-            eval('(' + this + ')');
+                str.replace(/"(\\.|[^"\\])*"/g, ''))) &&
+            eval('(' + str + ')');
     } catch (e) {
         return false;
     }
 };
+
+String.prototype.parseJSON = function () {
+    return JSON.decode(this);
+};
+
+Object.prototype.toJSONString = function () {
+    return JSON.encode(this);
+};
+
+Array.prototype.toJSONString = function () {
+    return JSON.encode(this);
+};
+