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#ifndef PIPER_VAMP_JSON_H
#define PIPER_VAMP_JSON_H

#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <iterator>
#include <cmath>

#include <json11/json11.hpp>
#include <base-n/include/basen.hpp>

#include <vamp-hostsdk/Plugin.h>
#include <vamp-hostsdk/PluginLoader.h>

#include "vamp-support/PluginStaticData.h"
#include "vamp-support/PluginConfiguration.h"
#include "vamp-support/RequestResponse.h"

#include "vamp-support/PluginHandleMapper.h"
#include "vamp-support/PluginOutputIdMapper.h"
#include "vamp-support/RequestResponseType.h"

namespace piper_vamp {

/**
 * Convert the structures laid out in the Vamp SDK classes into JSON
 * (and back again) following the schema in the vamp-json-schema
 * project repo.
 *
 * Functions with names starting "from" convert from a Vamp SDK object
 * to JSON output. Most of them return a json11::Json object, with a
 * few exceptions for low-level utilities that return a string. These
 * functions succeed all of the time.
 *
 * Functions with names starting "to" convert to a Vamp SDK object
 * from JSON input. These functions all accept a json11::Json object
 * as first argument, with a few exceptions for low-level utilities
 * that accept a string. These functions all accept a string reference
 * as a final argument and return an error string through it if the
 * conversion fails. If conversion fails the return value is
 * undefined, and any returned object may be incomplete or
 * invalid. Callers should check for an empty error string (indicating
 * success) before using the returned value.
 */

class VampJson
{
public:
    /** Serialisation format for arrays of floats (process input and
     *  feature values). Wherever such an array appears, it may
     *  alternatively be replaced by a single string containing a
     *  base-64 encoding of the IEEE float buffer. When parsing, if a
     *  string is found instead of an array in this case, it will be
     *  interpreted as a base-64 encoded buffer. Only array or base-64
     *  encoding may be provided, not both.
     */
    enum class BufferSerialisation {

        /** Default JSON serialisation of values in array form. This
         *  is relatively slow to parse and serialise, and can take a
         *  lot of space.
         */
        Array,

        /** Base64-encoded string of the raw data as packed
         *  little-endian IEEE 32-bit floats. Faster and more compact
         *  than the text encoding but more complicated to
         *  provide. Note that Base64 serialisations produced by this
         *  library do not including padding characters and so are not
         *  necessarily multiples of 4 characters long. You will need
         *  to pad them yourself if concatenating them or supplying to
         *  a consumer that expects padding.
         */
        Base64
    };
    
    static bool failed(const std::string &err) {
        return err != "";
    }
    
    template <typename T>
    static json11::Json
    fromBasicDescriptor(const T &t) {
        return json11::Json::object { 
            { "identifier", t.identifier },
            { "name", t.name },
            { "description", t.description }
        };
    }

    template <typename T>
    static void
    toBasicDescriptor(json11::Json j, T &t, std::string &err) {
        if (!j.is_object()) {
            err = "object expected for basic descriptor content";
            return;
        }
        if (!j["identifier"].is_string()) {
            err = "string expected for identifier";
            return;
        }
        t.identifier = j["identifier"].string_value();
        t.name = j["name"].string_value();
        t.description = j["description"].string_value();
    }

    template <typename T>
    static json11::Json
    fromValueExtents(const T &t) {
        return json11::Json::object {
            { "min", t.minValue },
            { "max", t.maxValue }
        };
    }

    template <typename T>
    static bool
    toValueExtents(json11::Json j, T &t, std::string &err) {
        if (j["extents"].is_null()) {
            return false;
        } else if (j["extents"].is_object()) {
            if (j["extents"]["min"].is_number() &&
                j["extents"]["max"].is_number()) {
                t.minValue = float(j["extents"]["min"].number_value());
                t.maxValue = float(j["extents"]["max"].number_value());
                return true;
            } else {
                err = "numbers expected for min and max";
                return false;
            }
        } else {
            err = "object expected for extents (if present)";
            return false;
        }
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromRealTime(const Vamp::RealTime &r) {
        return json11::Json::object {
            { "s", r.sec },
            { "n", r.nsec }
        };
    }

    static Vamp::RealTime
    toRealTime(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {
        json11::Json sec = j["s"];
        json11::Json nsec = j["n"];
        if (!sec.is_number() || !nsec.is_number()) {
            err = "invalid Vamp::RealTime object " + j.dump();
            return {};
        }
        return Vamp::RealTime(sec.int_value(), nsec.int_value());
    }

    static std::string
    fromSampleType(Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor::SampleType type) {
        switch (type) {
        case Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor::OneSamplePerStep:
            return "OneSamplePerStep";
        case Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor::FixedSampleRate:
            return "FixedSampleRate";
        case Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor::VariableSampleRate:
            return "VariableSampleRate";
        }
        return "";
    }

    static Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor::SampleType
    toSampleType(std::string text, std::string &err) {
        if (text == "OneSamplePerStep") {
            return Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor::OneSamplePerStep;
        } else if (text == "FixedSampleRate") {
            return Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor::FixedSampleRate;
        } else if (text == "VariableSampleRate") {
            return Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor::VariableSampleRate;
        } else {
            err = "invalid sample type string: " + text;
            return Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor::OneSamplePerStep;
        }
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromConfiguredOutputDescriptor(const Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor &desc) {
        json11::Json::object jo {
            { "unit", desc.unit },
            { "sampleType", fromSampleType(desc.sampleType) },
            { "sampleRate", desc.sampleRate },
            { "hasDuration", desc.hasDuration }
        };
        if (desc.hasFixedBinCount) {
            jo["binCount"] = int(desc.binCount);
            jo["binNames"] = json11::Json::array
                (desc.binNames.begin(), desc.binNames.end());
        }
        if (desc.hasKnownExtents) {
            jo["extents"] = fromValueExtents(desc);
        }
        if (desc.isQuantized) {
            jo["quantizeStep"] = desc.quantizeStep;
        }
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }
    
    static json11::Json
    fromOutputDescriptor(const Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor &desc) {
        json11::Json::object jo {
            { "basic", fromBasicDescriptor(desc) },
            { "configured", fromConfiguredOutputDescriptor(desc) }
        };
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }
    
    static Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor
    toConfiguredOutputDescriptor(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {

        Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor od;
        if (!j.is_object()) {
            err = "object expected for output descriptor";
            return {};
        }
    
        od.unit = j["unit"].string_value();

        od.sampleType = toSampleType(j["sampleType"].string_value(), err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};

        if (!j["sampleRate"].is_number()) {
            err = "number expected for sample rate";
            return {};
        }
        od.sampleRate = float(j["sampleRate"].number_value());
        od.hasDuration = j["hasDuration"].bool_value();

        if (j["binCount"].is_number() && j["binCount"].int_value() > 0) {
            od.hasFixedBinCount = true;
            od.binCount = j["binCount"].int_value();
            for (auto &n: j["binNames"].array_items()) {
                if (!n.is_string()) {
                    err = "string expected for bin name";
                    return {};
                }
                od.binNames.push_back(n.string_value());
            }
        } else {
            od.hasFixedBinCount = false;
        }

        bool extentsPresent = toValueExtents(j, od, err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
        
        od.hasKnownExtents = extentsPresent;

        if (j["quantizeStep"].is_number()) {
            od.isQuantized = true;
            od.quantizeStep = float(j["quantizeStep"].number_value());
        } else {
            od.isQuantized = false;
        }

        return od;
    }
    
    static Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor
    toOutputDescriptor(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {

        Vamp::Plugin::OutputDescriptor od;
        if (!j.is_object()) {
            err = "object expected for output descriptor";
            return {};
        }

        od = toConfiguredOutputDescriptor(j["configured"], err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
    
        toBasicDescriptor(j["basic"], od, err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};

        return od;
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromParameterDescriptor(const Vamp::PluginBase::ParameterDescriptor &desc) {

        json11::Json::object jo {
            { "basic", fromBasicDescriptor(desc) },
            { "unit", desc.unit },
            { "extents", fromValueExtents(desc) },
            { "defaultValue", desc.defaultValue },
            { "valueNames", json11::Json::array
                    (desc.valueNames.begin(), desc.valueNames.end()) }
        };
        if (desc.isQuantized) {
            jo["quantizeStep"] = desc.quantizeStep;
        }
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static Vamp::PluginBase::ParameterDescriptor
    toParameterDescriptor(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {

        Vamp::PluginBase::ParameterDescriptor pd;
        if (!j.is_object()) {
            err = "object expected for parameter descriptor";
            return {};
        }
    
        toBasicDescriptor(j["basic"], pd, err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};

        pd.unit = j["unit"].string_value();

        bool extentsPresent = toValueExtents(j, pd, err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
        if (!extentsPresent) {
            err = "extents must be present in parameter descriptor";
            return {};
        }
    
        if (!j["defaultValue"].is_number()) {
            err = "number expected for default value";
            return {};
        }
    
        pd.defaultValue = float(j["defaultValue"].number_value());

        pd.valueNames.clear();
        for (auto &n: j["valueNames"].array_items()) {
            if (!n.is_string()) {
                err = "string expected for value name";
                return {};
            }
            pd.valueNames.push_back(n.string_value());
        }

        if (j["quantizeStep"].is_number()) {
            pd.isQuantized = true;
            pd.quantizeStep = float(j["quantizeStep"].number_value());
        } else {
            pd.isQuantized = false;
        }

        return pd;
    }

    static std::string
    fromFloatBuffer(const float *buffer, size_t nfloats) {
        // must use char pointers, otherwise the converter will only
        // encode every 4th byte (as it will count up in float* steps)
        const char *start = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(buffer);
        const char *end = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(buffer + nfloats);
        std::string encoded;
        bn::encode_b64(start, end, back_inserter(encoded));
        return encoded;
    }

    static std::vector<float>
    toFloatBuffer(std::string encoded, std::string & /* err */) {
        std::string decoded;
        bn::decode_b64(encoded.begin(), encoded.end(), back_inserter(decoded));
        const float *buffer = reinterpret_cast<const float *>(decoded.c_str());
        size_t n = decoded.size() / sizeof(float);
        return std::vector<float>(buffer, buffer + n);
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromFeature(const Vamp::Plugin::Feature &f,
                BufferSerialisation serialisation) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        if (f.values.size() > 0) {
            if (serialisation == BufferSerialisation::Array) {
                jo["featureValues"] = json11::Json::array(f.values.begin(),
                                                          f.values.end());
            } else {
                jo["featureValues"] = fromFloatBuffer(f.values.data(),
                                                      f.values.size());
            }
        }
        if (f.label != "") {
            jo["label"] = f.label;
        }
        if (f.hasTimestamp) {
            jo["timestamp"] = fromRealTime(f.timestamp);
        }
        if (f.hasDuration) {
            jo["duration"] = fromRealTime(f.duration);
        }
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static Vamp::Plugin::Feature
    toFeature(json11::Json j, BufferSerialisation &serialisation, std::string &err) {

        Vamp::Plugin::Feature f;
        if (!j.is_object()) {
            err = "object expected for feature";
            return {};
        }
        if (j["timestamp"].is_object()) {
            f.timestamp = toRealTime(j["timestamp"], err);
            if (failed(err)) return {};
            f.hasTimestamp = true;
        }
        if (j["duration"].is_object()) {
            f.duration = toRealTime(j["duration"], err);
            if (failed(err)) return {};
            f.hasDuration = true;
        }
        if (j["featureValues"].is_string()) {
            f.values = toFloatBuffer(j["featureValues"].string_value(), err);
            if (failed(err)) return {};
            serialisation = BufferSerialisation::Base64;
        } else if (j["featureValues"].is_array()) {
            for (auto v : j["featureValues"].array_items()) {
                f.values.push_back(float(v.number_value()));
            }
            serialisation = BufferSerialisation::Array;
        }
        f.label = j["label"].string_value();
        return f;
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromFeatureSet(const Vamp::Plugin::FeatureSet &fs,
                   const PluginOutputIdMapper &omapper,
                   BufferSerialisation serialisation) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        for (const auto &fsi : fs) {
            std::vector<json11::Json> fj;
            for (const Vamp::Plugin::Feature &f: fsi.second) {
                fj.push_back(fromFeature(f, serialisation));
            }
            jo[omapper.indexToId(fsi.first)] = fj;
        }
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static Vamp::Plugin::FeatureList
    toFeatureList(json11::Json j,
                  BufferSerialisation &serialisation, std::string &err) {

        Vamp::Plugin::FeatureList fl;
        if (!j.is_array()) {
            err = "array expected for feature list";
            return fl;
        }
        for (const json11::Json &fj : j.array_items()) {
            fl.push_back(toFeature(fj, serialisation, err));
            if (failed(err)) return fl;
        }
        return fl;
    }

    static Vamp::Plugin::FeatureSet
    toFeatureSet(json11::Json j,
                 const PluginOutputIdMapper &omapper,
                 BufferSerialisation &serialisation,
                 std::string &err) {

        Vamp::Plugin::FeatureSet fs;
        if (!j.is_object()) {
            err = "object expected for feature set";
            return fs;
        }
        for (auto &entry : j.object_items()) {
            int n = omapper.idToIndex(entry.first);
            if (fs.find(n) != fs.end()) {
                err = "duplicate numerical index for output";
                return fs;
            }
            fs[n] = toFeatureList(entry.second, serialisation, err);
            if (failed(err)) return fs;
        }
        return fs;
    }

    static std::string
    fromInputDomain(Vamp::Plugin::InputDomain domain) {

        switch (domain) {
        case Vamp::Plugin::TimeDomain:
            return "TimeDomain";
        case Vamp::Plugin::FrequencyDomain:
            return "FrequencyDomain";
        }
        return "";
    }

    static Vamp::Plugin::InputDomain
    toInputDomain(std::string text, std::string &err) {

        if (text == "TimeDomain") {
            return Vamp::Plugin::TimeDomain;
        } else if (text == "FrequencyDomain") {
            return Vamp::Plugin::FrequencyDomain;
        } else {
            err = "invalid input domain string: " + text;
            return {};
        }
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromPluginStaticData(const PluginStaticData &d) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        jo["key"] = d.pluginKey;
        jo["basic"] = fromBasicDescriptor(d.basic);
        jo["maker"] = d.maker;
        jo["rights"] = d.copyright;
        jo["version"] = d.pluginVersion;

        json11::Json::array cat;
        for (const std::string &c: d.category) cat.push_back(c);
        jo["category"] = cat;

        jo["minChannelCount"] = int(d.minChannelCount);
        jo["maxChannelCount"] = int(d.maxChannelCount);

        json11::Json::array params;
        Vamp::PluginBase::ParameterList vparams = d.parameters;
        for (auto &p: vparams) params.push_back(fromParameterDescriptor(p));
        jo["parameters"] = params;

        json11::Json::array progs;
        Vamp::PluginBase::ProgramList vprogs = d.programs;
        for (auto &p: vprogs) progs.push_back(p);
        jo["programs"] = progs;

        jo["inputDomain"] = fromInputDomain(d.inputDomain);

        json11::Json::array outinfo;
        auto vouts = d.basicOutputInfo;
        for (auto &o: vouts) outinfo.push_back(fromBasicDescriptor(o));
        jo["basicOutputInfo"] = outinfo;
    
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static PluginStaticData
    toPluginStaticData(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {

        if (!j.has_shape({
                    { "key", json11::Json::STRING },
                    { "version", json11::Json::NUMBER },
                    { "minChannelCount", json11::Json::NUMBER },
                    { "maxChannelCount", json11::Json::NUMBER },
                    { "inputDomain", json11::Json::STRING }}, err)) {

            err = "malformed plugin static data: " + err;

        } else if (!j["basicOutputInfo"].is_array()) {

            err = "array expected for basic output info";

        } else if (!j["maker"].is_null() &&
                   !j["maker"].is_string()) {

            err = "string expected for maker";

        } else if (!j["rights"].is_null() &&
                   !j["rights"].is_string()) {
            err = "string expected for rights";

        } else if (!j["category"].is_null() &&
                   !j["category"].is_array()) {

            err = "array expected for category";

        } else if (!j["parameters"].is_null() &&
                   !j["parameters"].is_array()) {

            err = "array expected for parameters";

        } else if (!j["programs"].is_null() &&
                   !j["programs"].is_array()) {

            err = "array expected for programs";

        } else if (!j["inputDomain"].is_null() &&
                   !j["inputDomain"].is_string()) {

            err = "string expected for inputDomain";

        } else if (!j["basicOutputInfo"].is_null() &&
                   !j["basicOutputInfo"].is_array()) {
            
            err = "array expected for basicOutputInfo";

        } else {

            PluginStaticData psd;

            psd.pluginKey = j["key"].string_value();

            toBasicDescriptor(j["basic"], psd.basic, err);
            if (failed(err)) return {};

            psd.maker = j["maker"].string_value();
            psd.copyright = j["rights"].string_value();
            psd.pluginVersion = j["version"].int_value();

            for (const auto &c : j["category"].array_items()) {
                if (!c.is_string()) {
                    err = "strings expected in category array";
                    return {};
                }
                psd.category.push_back(c.string_value());
            }

            psd.minChannelCount = j["minChannelCount"].int_value();
            psd.maxChannelCount = j["maxChannelCount"].int_value();

            for (const auto &p : j["parameters"].array_items()) {
                auto pd = toParameterDescriptor(p, err);
                if (failed(err)) return {};
                psd.parameters.push_back(pd);
            }

            for (const auto &p : j["programs"].array_items()) {
                if (!p.is_string()) {
                    err = "strings expected in programs array";
                    return {};
                }
                psd.programs.push_back(p.string_value());
            }

            psd.inputDomain = toInputDomain(j["inputDomain"].string_value(), err);
            if (failed(err)) return {};

            for (const auto &bo : j["basicOutputInfo"].array_items()) {
                PluginStaticData::Basic b;
                toBasicDescriptor(bo, b, err);
                if (failed(err)) return {};
                psd.basicOutputInfo.push_back(b);
            }
            
            return psd;
        }

        // fallthrough error case
        return {};
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromPluginConfiguration(const PluginConfiguration &c) {

        json11::Json::object jo;

        json11::Json::object paramValues;
        for (auto &vp: c.parameterValues) {
            paramValues[vp.first] = vp.second;
        }
        jo["parameterValues"] = paramValues;

        if (c.currentProgram != "") {
            jo["currentProgram"] = c.currentProgram;
        }

        jo["channelCount"] = c.channelCount;

        json11::Json::object framing;
        framing["stepSize"] = c.framing.stepSize;
        framing["blockSize"] = c.framing.blockSize;
        jo["framing"] = framing;
    
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static PluginConfiguration
    toPluginConfiguration(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {
        
        if (!j.has_shape({
                    { "channelCount", json11::Json::NUMBER } }, err)) {
            err = "malformed plugin configuration: " + err;
            return {};
        }

        if (!j["framing"].has_shape({
                    { "stepSize", json11::Json::NUMBER },
                    { "blockSize", json11::Json::NUMBER } }, err)) {
            err = "malformed framing: " + err;
            return {};
        }
                    
        if (!j["parameterValues"].is_null() &&
            !j["parameterValues"].is_object()) {
            err = "object expected for parameter values";
            return {};
        }

        for (auto &pv : j["parameterValues"].object_items()) {
            if (!pv.second.is_number()) {
                err = "number expected for parameter value";
                return {};
            }
        }
    
        if (!j["currentProgram"].is_null() &&
            !j["currentProgram"].is_string()) {
            err = "string expected for program name";
            return {};
        }

        PluginConfiguration config;

        config.channelCount = int(round(j["channelCount"].number_value()));
        config.framing.stepSize = int(round(j["framing"]["stepSize"].number_value()));
        config.framing.blockSize = int(round(j["framing"]["blockSize"].number_value()));
        
        for (auto &pv : j["parameterValues"].object_items()) {
            config.parameterValues[pv.first] = float(pv.second.number_value());
        }

        if (j["currentProgram"].is_string()) {
            config.currentProgram = j["currentProgram"].string_value();
        }

        return config;
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromAdapterFlags(int flags) {

        json11::Json::array arr;

        if (flags & Vamp::HostExt::PluginLoader::ADAPT_INPUT_DOMAIN) {
            arr.push_back("AdaptInputDomain");
        }
        if (flags & Vamp::HostExt::PluginLoader::ADAPT_CHANNEL_COUNT) {
            arr.push_back("AdaptChannelCount");
        }
        if (flags & Vamp::HostExt::PluginLoader::ADAPT_BUFFER_SIZE) {
            arr.push_back("AdaptBufferSize");
        }

        return json11::Json(arr);
    }

    static Vamp::HostExt::PluginLoader::AdapterFlags
    toAdapterFlags(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {

        int flags = 0x0;

        if (!j.is_array()) {

            err = "array expected for adapter flags";

        } else {

            for (auto &jj: j.array_items()) {
                if (!jj.is_string()) {
                    err = "string expected for adapter flag";
                    break;
                }
                std::string text = jj.string_value();
                if (text == "AdaptInputDomain") {
                    flags |= Vamp::HostExt::PluginLoader::ADAPT_INPUT_DOMAIN;
                } else if (text == "AdaptChannelCount") {
                    flags |= Vamp::HostExt::PluginLoader::ADAPT_CHANNEL_COUNT;
                } else if (text == "AdaptBufferSize") {
                    flags |= Vamp::HostExt::PluginLoader::ADAPT_BUFFER_SIZE;
                } else if (text == "AdaptAllSafe") {
                    flags |= Vamp::HostExt::PluginLoader::ADAPT_ALL_SAFE;
                } else if (text == "AdaptAll") {
                    flags |= Vamp::HostExt::PluginLoader::ADAPT_ALL;
                } else {
                    err = "invalid adapter flag string: " + text;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        return Vamp::HostExt::PluginLoader::AdapterFlags(flags);
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromListRequest(const ListRequest &req) {
        json11::Json::object jo;
        json11::Json::array arr;
        for (const auto &f: req.from) {
            arr.push_back(f);
        }
        jo["from"] = arr;
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static ListRequest
    toListRequest(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {
        
        ListRequest req;
        if (!j["from"].is_null() &&
            !j["from"].is_array()) {
            err = "array expected for from field";
            return {};
        }
        for (const auto &a: j["from"].array_items()) {
            if (!a.is_string()) {
                err = "string expected for element in from array";
                return {};
            }
            req.from.push_back(a.string_value());
        }
        return req;
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromListResponse(const ListResponse &resp) {
        
        json11::Json::array arr;
        for (const auto &a: resp.available) {
            arr.push_back(fromPluginStaticData(a));
        }
        json11::Json::object jo;
        jo["available"] = arr;

        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static ListResponse
    toListResponse(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {

        ListResponse resp;
        for (const auto &a: j["available"].array_items()) {
            resp.available.push_back(toPluginStaticData(a, err));
            if (failed(err)) return {};
        }
        return resp;
    }
    
    static json11::Json
    fromLoadRequest(const LoadRequest &req) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        jo["key"] = req.pluginKey;
        jo["inputSampleRate"] = req.inputSampleRate;
        jo["adapterFlags"] = fromAdapterFlags(req.adapterFlags);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static LoadRequest
    toLoadRequest(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {
        
        if (!j.has_shape({
                    { "key", json11::Json::STRING },
                    { "inputSampleRate", json11::Json::NUMBER } }, err)) {
            err = "malformed load request: " + err;
            return {};
        }
    
        LoadRequest req;
        req.pluginKey = j["key"].string_value();
        req.inputSampleRate = float(j["inputSampleRate"].number_value());
        if (!j["adapterFlags"].is_null()) {
            req.adapterFlags = toAdapterFlags(j["adapterFlags"], err);
            if (failed(err)) return {};
        }
        return req;
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromLoadResponse(const LoadResponse &resp,
                     const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        jo["handle"] = double(pmapper.pluginToHandle(resp.plugin));
        jo["staticData"] = fromPluginStaticData(resp.staticData);
        jo["defaultConfiguration"] =
            fromPluginConfiguration(resp.defaultConfiguration);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static LoadResponse
    toLoadResponse(json11::Json j,
                   const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper, std::string &err) {

        if (!j.has_shape({
                    { "handle", json11::Json::NUMBER },
                    { "staticData", json11::Json::OBJECT },
                    { "defaultConfiguration", json11::Json::OBJECT } }, err)) {
            err = "malformed load response: " + err;
            return {};
        }

        LoadResponse resp;
        resp.plugin = pmapper.handleToPlugin(j["handle"].int_value());
        resp.staticData = toPluginStaticData(j["staticData"], err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
        resp.defaultConfiguration = toPluginConfiguration(j["defaultConfiguration"],
                                                          err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
        return resp;
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromConfigurationRequest(const ConfigurationRequest &cr,
                             const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper) {

        json11::Json::object jo;

        jo["handle"] = double(pmapper.pluginToHandle(cr.plugin));
        jo["configuration"] = fromPluginConfiguration(cr.configuration);
        
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static ConfigurationRequest
    toConfigurationRequest(json11::Json j,
                           const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper, std::string &err) {

        if (!j.has_shape({
                    { "handle", json11::Json::NUMBER },
                    { "configuration", json11::Json::OBJECT } }, err)) {
            err = "malformed configuration request: " + err;
            return {};
        }

        ConfigurationRequest cr;
        cr.plugin = pmapper.handleToPlugin(j["handle"].int_value());
        cr.configuration = toPluginConfiguration(j["configuration"], err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
        return cr;
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromConfigurationResponse(const ConfigurationResponse &cr,
                              const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper) {

        json11::Json::object jo;

        jo["handle"] = double(pmapper.pluginToHandle(cr.plugin));
        
        json11::Json::array outs;
        for (auto &d: cr.outputs) {
            outs.push_back(fromOutputDescriptor(d));
        }
        jo["outputList"] = outs;

        json11::Json::object framing;
        framing["stepSize"] = cr.framing.stepSize;
        framing["blockSize"] = cr.framing.blockSize;
        jo["framing"] = framing;
        
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static ConfigurationResponse
    toConfigurationResponse(json11::Json j,
                            const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper, std::string &err) {
        
        ConfigurationResponse cr;

        if (!j["framing"].has_shape({
                    { "stepSize", json11::Json::NUMBER },
                    { "blockSize", json11::Json::NUMBER } }, err)) {
            err = "malformed framing: " + err;
            return {};
        }
        
        if (!j["outputList"].is_array()) {
            err = "array expected for output list";
            return {};
        }
        
        cr.plugin = pmapper.handleToPlugin(j["handle"].int_value());

        for (const auto &o: j["outputList"].array_items()) {
            cr.outputs.push_back(toOutputDescriptor(o, err));
            if (failed(err)) return {};
        }

        cr.framing.stepSize = int(round(j["framing"]["stepSize"].number_value()));
        cr.framing.blockSize = int(round(j["framing"]["blockSize"].number_value()));
        
        return cr;
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromProcessRequest(const ProcessRequest &r,
                       const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                       BufferSerialisation serialisation) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        jo["handle"] = double(pmapper.pluginToHandle(r.plugin));

        json11::Json::object io;
        io["timestamp"] = fromRealTime(r.timestamp);

        json11::Json::array chans;
        for (size_t i = 0; i < r.inputBuffers.size(); ++i) {
            if (serialisation == BufferSerialisation::Array) {
                chans.push_back(json11::Json::array(r.inputBuffers[i].begin(),
                                                    r.inputBuffers[i].end()));
            } else {
                chans.push_back(fromFloatBuffer(r.inputBuffers[i].data(),
                                                r.inputBuffers[i].size()));
            }
        }
        io["inputBuffers"] = chans;
        
        jo["processInput"] = io;
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static ProcessRequest
    toProcessRequest(json11::Json j,
                     const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                     BufferSerialisation &serialisation, std::string &err) {

        if (!j.has_shape({
                    { "handle", json11::Json::NUMBER },
                    { "processInput", json11::Json::OBJECT } }, err)) {
            err = "malformed process request: " + err;
            return {};
        }

        auto input = j["processInput"];

        if (!input.has_shape({
                    { "timestamp", json11::Json::OBJECT },
                    { "inputBuffers", json11::Json::ARRAY } }, err)) {
            err = "malformed process request: " + err;
            return {};
        }

        ProcessRequest r;
        r.plugin = pmapper.handleToPlugin(j["handle"].int_value());

        r.timestamp = toRealTime(input["timestamp"], err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};

        for (const auto &a: input["inputBuffers"].array_items()) {

            if (a.is_string()) {
                std::vector<float> buf = toFloatBuffer(a.string_value(),
                                                       err);
                if (failed(err)) return {};
                r.inputBuffers.push_back(buf);
                serialisation = BufferSerialisation::Base64;

            } else if (a.is_array()) {
                std::vector<float> buf;
                for (auto v : a.array_items()) {
                    buf.push_back(float(v.number_value()));
                }
                r.inputBuffers.push_back(buf);
                serialisation = BufferSerialisation::Array;

            } else {
                err = "expected arrays or strings in inputBuffers array";
                return {};
            }
        }

        return r;
    }
    
private: // go private briefly for a couple of helper functions
    
    static void
    checkRpcRequestType(json11::Json j, std::string expected, std::string &err) {
        if (!j["method"].is_string()) {
            err = "string expected for method";
            return;
        }
        if (j["method"].string_value() != expected) {
            err = "expected value \"" + expected + "\" for type";
            return;
        }
        if (!j["params"].is_null() &&
            !j["params"].is_object()) {
            err = "object expected for params";
            return;
        }
        if (!j["id"].is_null() &&
            !j["id"].is_number() &&
            !j["id"].is_string()) {
            err = "number or string expected for id";
            return;
        }
        if (!j["jsonrpc"].is_null() &&
            !j["jsonrpc"].is_string()) {
            err = "string expected for jsonrpc";
            return;
        }
        for (const auto &kv: j.object_items()) {
            if (kv.first != "method" &&
                kv.first != "params" &&
                kv.first != "id" &&
                kv.first != "jsonrpc") {
                err = "unexpected field \"" + kv.first + "\" in rpc request object";
                return;
            }
        }
    }

    static bool
    successful(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {
        const bool hasResult = j["result"].is_object();
        const bool hasError = j["error"].is_object();
        if (hasResult && hasError) {
            err = "valid response may contain only one of result and error objects";
            return false;
        } else if (hasError) {
            return false;
        } else if (!hasResult) {
            err = "either a result or an error object is required for a valid response";
            return false;
        } else {
            return true;
        }
    }

    static void
    markRPC(json11::Json::object &jo) {
        jo["jsonrpc"] = "2.0";
    }

    static void
    addId(json11::Json::object &jo, const json11::Json &id) {
        if (!id.is_null()) {
            jo["id"] = id;
        }
    }
    
public:

    static json11::Json
    fromRpcRequest_List(const ListRequest &req,
                        const json11::Json &id) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        markRPC(jo);

        jo["method"] = "list";
        jo["params"] = fromListRequest(req);
        addId(jo, id);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromRpcResponse_List(const ListResponse &resp,
                         const json11::Json &id) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        markRPC(jo);

        jo["method"] = "list";
        jo["result"] = fromListResponse(resp);
        addId(jo, id);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }
    
    static json11::Json
    fromRpcRequest_Load(const LoadRequest &req,
                        const json11::Json &id) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        markRPC(jo);

        jo["method"] = "load";
        jo["params"] = fromLoadRequest(req);
        addId(jo, id);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }    

    static json11::Json
    fromRpcResponse_Load(const LoadResponse &resp,
                         const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                         const json11::Json &id) {

        if (resp.plugin) {

            json11::Json::object jo;
            markRPC(jo);

            jo["method"] = "load";
            jo["result"] = fromLoadResponse(resp, pmapper);
            addId(jo, id);
            return json11::Json(jo);
            
        } else {
            return fromError("Failed to load plugin", RRType::Load, id);
        }
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromRpcRequest_Configure(const ConfigurationRequest &req,
                             const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                             const json11::Json &id) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        markRPC(jo);

        jo["method"] = "configure";
        jo["params"] = fromConfigurationRequest(req, pmapper);
        addId(jo, id);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }    

    static json11::Json
    fromRpcResponse_Configure(const ConfigurationResponse &resp,
                              const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                              const json11::Json &id) {

        if (!resp.outputs.empty()) {
        
            json11::Json::object jo;
            markRPC(jo);

            jo["method"] = "configure";
            jo["result"] = fromConfigurationResponse(resp, pmapper);
            addId(jo, id);
            return json11::Json(jo);

        } else {
            return fromError("Failed to configure plugin", RRType::Configure, id);
        }
    }
    
    static json11::Json
    fromRpcRequest_Process(const ProcessRequest &req,
                           const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                           BufferSerialisation serialisation,
                           const json11::Json &id) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        markRPC(jo);

        jo["method"] = "process";
        jo["params"] = fromProcessRequest(req, pmapper, serialisation);
        addId(jo, id);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }    

    static json11::Json
    fromRpcResponse_Process(const ProcessResponse &resp,
                            const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                            BufferSerialisation serialisation,
                            const json11::Json &id) {
        
        json11::Json::object jo;
        markRPC(jo);

        json11::Json::object po;
        po["handle"] = double(pmapper.pluginToHandle(resp.plugin));
        po["features"] = fromFeatureSet(resp.features,
                                        *pmapper.pluginToOutputIdMapper(resp.plugin),
                                        serialisation);
        jo["method"] = "process";
        jo["result"] = po;
        addId(jo, id);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }
    
    static json11::Json
    fromRpcRequest_Finish(const FinishRequest &req,
                          const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                          const json11::Json &id) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        markRPC(jo);

        json11::Json::object fo;
        fo["handle"] = double(pmapper.pluginToHandle(req.plugin));

        jo["method"] = "finish";
        jo["params"] = fo;
        addId(jo, id);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }    
    
    static json11::Json
    fromRpcResponse_Finish(const FinishResponse &resp,
                           const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                           BufferSerialisation serialisation,
                           const json11::Json &id) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        markRPC(jo);

        json11::Json::object po;
        po["handle"] = double(pmapper.pluginToHandle(resp.plugin));
        po["features"] = fromFeatureSet(resp.features,
                                        *pmapper.pluginToOutputIdMapper(resp.plugin),
                                        serialisation);
        jo["method"] = "finish";
        jo["result"] = po;
        addId(jo, id);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static json11::Json
    fromError(std::string errorText,
              RRType responseType,
              const json11::Json &id,
              bool writeVerbatimError = false) {

        json11::Json::object jo;
        markRPC(jo);

        std::string type;

        if (responseType == RRType::List) type = "list";
        else if (responseType == RRType::Load) type = "load";
        else if (responseType == RRType::Configure) type = "configure";
        else if (responseType == RRType::Process) type = "process";
        else if (responseType == RRType::Finish) type = "finish";
        else type = "invalid";

        json11::Json::object eo;
        eo["code"] = 0;

        if (responseType == RRType::NotValid || writeVerbatimError) {
            eo["message"] = errorText;
        } else {
            eo["message"] = 
                std::string("error in ") + type + " request: " + errorText;
        }

        jo["method"] = type;
        jo["error"] = eo;
        addId(jo, id);
        return json11::Json(jo);
    }

    static RRType
    getRequestResponseType(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {

        if (!j["method"].is_string()) {
            err = "string expected for method";
            return RRType::NotValid;
        }
        
        std::string type = j["method"].string_value();

	if (type == "list") return RRType::List;
	else if (type == "load") return RRType::Load;
	else if (type == "configure") return RRType::Configure;
	else if (type == "process") return RRType::Process;
	else if (type == "finish") return RRType::Finish;
        else if (type == "invalid") return RRType::NotValid;
	else {
	    err = "unknown or unexpected request/response type \"" + type + "\"";
            return RRType::NotValid;
	}
    }

    static ListRequest
    toRpcRequest_List(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {

        checkRpcRequestType(j, "list", err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
        return toListRequest(j["params"], err);
    }

    static ListResponse
    toRpcResponse_List(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {

        ListResponse resp;
        if (successful(j, err) && !failed(err)) {
            resp = toListResponse(j["result"], err);
        }
        return resp;
    }

    static LoadRequest
    toRpcRequest_Load(json11::Json j, std::string &err) {
        
        checkRpcRequestType(j, "load", err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
        return toLoadRequest(j["params"], err);
    }
    
    static LoadResponse
    toRpcResponse_Load(json11::Json j,
                        const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                        std::string &err) {
        
        LoadResponse resp;
        if (successful(j, err) && !failed(err)) {
            resp = toLoadResponse(j["result"], pmapper, err);
        }
        return resp;
    }
    
    static ConfigurationRequest
    toRpcRequest_Configure(json11::Json j,
                            const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                            std::string &err) {
        
        checkRpcRequestType(j, "configure", err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
        return toConfigurationRequest(j["params"], pmapper, err);
    }
    
    static ConfigurationResponse
    toRpcResponse_Configure(json11::Json j,
                             const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                             std::string &err) {
        
        ConfigurationResponse resp;
        if (successful(j, err) && !failed(err)) {
            resp = toConfigurationResponse(j["result"], pmapper, err);
        }
        return resp;
    }
    
    static ProcessRequest
    toRpcRequest_Process(json11::Json j, const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                          BufferSerialisation &serialisation, std::string &err) {
        
        checkRpcRequestType(j, "process", err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
        return toProcessRequest(j["params"], pmapper, serialisation, err);
    }
    
    static ProcessResponse
    toRpcResponse_Process(json11::Json j,
                           const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                           BufferSerialisation &serialisation, std::string &err) {
        
        ProcessResponse resp;
        if (successful(j, err) && !failed(err)) {
            auto jc = j["result"];
            auto h = jc["handle"].int_value();
            resp.plugin = pmapper.handleToPlugin(h);
            resp.features = toFeatureSet(jc["features"],
                                         *pmapper.handleToOutputIdMapper(h),
                                         serialisation, err);
        }
        return resp;
    }
    
    static FinishRequest
    toRpcRequest_Finish(json11::Json j, const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                         std::string &err) {
        
        checkRpcRequestType(j, "finish", err);
        if (failed(err)) return {};
        FinishRequest req;
        req.plugin = pmapper.handleToPlugin
            (j["params"]["handle"].int_value());
        return req;
    }
    
    static FinishResponse
    toRpcResponse_Finish(json11::Json j,
                         const PluginHandleMapper &pmapper,
                         BufferSerialisation &serialisation, std::string &err) {
        
        FinishResponse resp;
        if (successful(j, err) && !failed(err)) {
            auto jc = j["result"];
            auto h = jc["handle"].int_value();
            resp.plugin = pmapper.handleToPlugin(h);
            resp.features = toFeatureSet(jc["features"],
                                         *pmapper.handleToOutputIdMapper(h),
                                         serialisation, err);
        }
        return resp;
    }
};

}

#endif