+/* pack, unpack */
+
+json_t *json_pack(const char *fmt, ...);
+json_t *json_pack_ex(json_error_t *error, size_t flags, const char *fmt, ...);
+json_t *json_vpack_ex(json_error_t *error, size_t flags, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
+
+#define JSON_VALIDATE_ONLY 0x1
+#define JSON_STRICT 0x2
+
+int json_unpack(json_t *root, const char *fmt, ...);
+int json_unpack_ex(json_t *root, json_error_t *error, size_t flags, const char *fmt, ...);
+int json_vunpack_ex(json_t *root, json_error_t *error, size_t flags, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
+
+