# Source code for cherrypy._json

    """JSON support.

    Expose preferred json module as json and provide encode/decode
    convenience functions.
    """

    try:
        # Prefer simplejson
        import simplejson as json
    except ImportError:
        import json

    __all__ = ['json', 'encode', 'decode']

    decode = json.JSONDecoder().decode
    _encode = json.JSONEncoder().iterencode

    def encode(value):
        """Encode to bytes."""
        for chunk in _encode(value):
            yield chunk.encode('utf-8')