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    /**
     * Provides Y.JSON.stringify method for converting objects to JSON strings.
     *
     * @module json
     * @submodule json-stringify
     * @for JSON
     * @static
     */
    var _JSON     = (Y.config.win || {}).JSON,
        Lang      = Y.Lang,
        isFunction= Lang.isFunction,
        isObject  = Lang.isObject,
        isArray   = Lang.isArray,
        _toStr    = Object.prototype.toString,
        Native    = (_toStr.call(_JSON) === '[object JSON]' && _JSON),
        useNative = !!Native,
        UNDEFINED = 'undefined',
        OBJECT    = 'object',
        NULL      = 'null',
        STRING    = 'string',
        NUMBER    = 'number',
        BOOLEAN   = 'boolean',
        DATE      = 'date',
        _allowable= {
            'undefined'        : UNDEFINED,
            'string'           : STRING,
            '[object String]'  : STRING,
            'number'           : NUMBER,
            '[object Number]'  : NUMBER,
            'boolean'          : BOOLEAN,
            '[object Boolean]' : BOOLEAN,
            '[object Date]'    : DATE,
            '[object RegExp]'  : OBJECT
        },
        EMPTY     = '',
        OPEN_O    = '{',
        CLOSE_O   = '}',
        OPEN_A    = '[',
        CLOSE_A   = ']',
        COMMA     = ',',
        COMMA_CR  = ",\n",
        CR        = "\n",
        COLON     = ':',
        COLON_SP  = ': ',
        QUOTE     = '"',

        // Regex used to capture characters that need escaping before enclosing
        // their containing string in quotes.
        _SPECIAL_CHARS = /[\\\"\x00-\x1f\x7f-\x9f\u00ad\u0600-\u0604\u070f\u17b4\u17b5\u200c-\u200f\u2028-\u202f\u2060-\u206f\ufeff\ufff0-\uffff]/g,

        // Character substitution map for common escapes and special characters.
        _CHARS = {
            '\b': '\\b',
            '\t': '\\t',
            '\n': '\\n',
            '\f': '\\f',
            '\r': '\\r',
            '"' : '\\"',
            '\\': '\\\\'
        };

    // Utility function used to determine how to serialize a variable.
    function _type(o) {
        var t = typeof o;
        return  _allowable[t] ||              // number, string, boolean, undefined
                _allowable[_toStr.call(o)] || // Number, String, Boolean, Date
                (t === OBJECT ?
                    (o ? OBJECT : NULL) :     // object, array, null, misc natives
                    UNDEFINED);               // function, unknown
    }

    // Escapes a special character to a safe Unicode representation
    function _char(c) {
        if (!_CHARS[c]) {
            _CHARS[c] =  '\\u'+('0000'+(+(c.charCodeAt(0))).toString(16)).slice(-4);
        }
        return _CHARS[c];
    }

    // Enclose escaped strings in quotes
    function _string(s) {
        return QUOTE + s.replace(_SPECIAL_CHARS, _char) + QUOTE;
    }

    // Adds the provided space to the beginning of every line in the input string
    function _indent(s,space) {
        return s.replace(/^/gm, space);
    }

    // JavaScript implementation of stringify (see API declaration of stringify)
    function _stringify(o,w,space) {
        if (o === undefined) {
            return undefined;
        }

        var replacer = isFunction(w) ? w : null,
            format   = _toStr.call(space).match(/String|Number/) || [],
            _date    = Y.JSON.dateToString,
            stack    = [],
            tmp,i,len;

        if (replacer || !isArray(w)) {
            w = undefined;
        }

        // Ensure whitelist keys are unique (bug 2110391)
        if (w) {
            tmp = {};
            for (i = 0, len = w.length; i < len; ++i) {
                tmp[w[i]] = true;
            }
            w = tmp;
        }

        // Per the spec, strings are truncated to 10 characters and numbers
        // are converted to that number of spaces (max 10)
        space = format[0] === 'Number' ?
                    new Array(Math.min(Math.max(0,space),10)+1).join(" ") :
                    (space || EMPTY).slice(0,10);

        function _serialize(h,key) {
            var value = h[key],
                t     = _type(value),
                a     = [],
                colon = space ? COLON_SP : COLON,
                arr, i, keys, k, v;

            // Per the ECMA 5 spec, toJSON is applied before the replacer is
            // called.  Also per the spec, Date.prototype.toJSON has been added, so
            // Date instances should be serialized prior to exposure to the
            // replacer.  I disagree with this decision, but the spec is the spec.
            if (isObject(value) && isFunction(value.toJSON)) {
                value = value.toJSON(key);
            } else if (t === DATE) {
                value = _date(value);
            }

            if (isFunction(replacer)) {
                value = replacer.call(h,key,value);
            }

            if (value !== h[key]) {
                t = _type(value);
            }

            switch (t) {
                case DATE    : // intentional fallthrough.  Pre-replacer Dates are
                               // serialized in the toJSON stage.  Dates here would
                               // have been produced by the replacer.
                case OBJECT  : break;
                case STRING  : return _string(value);
                case NUMBER  : return isFinite(value) ? value+EMPTY : NULL;
                case BOOLEAN : return value+EMPTY;
                case NULL    : return NULL;
                default      : return undefined;
            }

            // Check for cyclical references in nested objects
            for (i = stack.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
                if (stack[i] === value) {
                    throw new Error("JSON.stringify. Cyclical reference");
                }
            }

            arr = isArray(value);

            // Add the object to the processing stack
            stack.push(value);

            if (arr) { // Array
                for (i = value.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
                    a[i] = _serialize(value, i) || NULL;
                }
            } else {   // Object
                // If whitelist provided, take only those keys
                keys = w || value;
                i = 0;

                for (k in keys) {
                    if (keys.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
                        v = _serialize(value, k);
                        if (v) {
                            a[i++] = _string(k) + colon + v;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            // remove the array from the stack
            stack.pop();

            if (space && a.length) {
                return arr ?
                    OPEN_A + CR + _indent(a.join(COMMA_CR), space) + CR + CLOSE_A :
                    OPEN_O + CR + _indent(a.join(COMMA_CR), space) + CR + CLOSE_O;
            } else {
                return arr ?
                    OPEN_A + a.join(COMMA) + CLOSE_A :
                    OPEN_O + a.join(COMMA) + CLOSE_O;
            }
        }

        // process the input
        return _serialize({'':o},'');
    }

    // Double check basic native functionality.  This is primarily to catch broken
    // early JSON API implementations in Firefox 3.1 beta1 and beta2.
    if ( Native ) {
        try {
            useNative = ( '0' === Native.stringify(0) );
        } catch ( e ) {
            useNative = false;
        }
    }

    Y.mix(Y.namespace('JSON'),{
        /**
         * Leverage native JSON stringify if the browser has a native
         * implementation.  In general, this is a good idea.  See the Known Issues
         * section in the JSON user guide for caveats.  The default value is true
         * for browsers with native JSON support.
         *
         * @property JSON.useNativeStringify
         * @type Boolean
         * @default true
         * @static
         */
        useNativeStringify : useNative,

        /**
         * Serializes a Date instance as a UTC date string.  Used internally by
         * stringify.  Override this method if you need Dates serialized in a
         * different format.
         *
         * @method dateToString
         * @param d {Date} The Date to serialize
         * @return {String} stringified Date in UTC format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:SSZ
         * @deprecated Use a replacer function
         * @static
         */
        dateToString : function (d) {
            function _zeroPad(v) {
                return v < 10 ? '0' + v : v;
            }

            return d.getUTCFullYear()           + '-' +
                  _zeroPad(d.getUTCMonth() + 1) + '-' +
                  _zeroPad(d.getUTCDate())      + 'T' +
                  _zeroPad(d.getUTCHours())     + COLON +
                  _zeroPad(d.getUTCMinutes())   + COLON +
                  _zeroPad(d.getUTCSeconds())   + 'Z';
        },

        /**
         * <p>Converts an arbitrary value to a JSON string representation.</p>
         *
         * <p>Objects with cyclical references will trigger an exception.</p>
         *
         * <p>If a whitelist is provided, only matching object keys will be
         * included.  Alternately, a replacer function may be passed as the
         * second parameter.  This function is executed on every value in the
         * input, and its return value will be used in place of the original value.
         * This is useful to serialize specialized objects or class instances.</p>
         *
         * <p>If a positive integer or non-empty string is passed as the third
         * parameter, the output will be formatted with carriage returns and
         * indentation for readability.  If a String is passed (such as "\t") it
         * will be used once for each indentation level.  If a number is passed,
         * that number of spaces will be used.</p>
         *
         * @method stringify
         * @param o {MIXED} any arbitrary value to convert to JSON string
         * @param w {Array|Function} (optional) whitelist of acceptable object
         *                  keys to include, or a replacer function to modify the
         *                  raw value before serialization
         * @param ind {Number|String} (optional) indentation character or depth of
         *                  spaces to format the output.
         * @return {string} JSON string representation of the input
         * @static
         */
        stringify : function (o,w,ind) {
            return Native && Y.JSON.useNativeStringify ?
                Native.stringify(o,w,ind) : _stringify(o,w,ind);
        }
    });

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