JSON metadata is not worth the trouble

getnikola · May 29, 2017 · 2623322 · 2623322
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diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ New in master
 Features
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-* Support for JSON, YAML and TOML metadata (Issue #2801)
+* Support for YAML and TOML metadata (Issue #2801)
 
 Bugfixes
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diff --git a/docs/manual.txt b/docs/manual.txt
@@ -312,18 +312,6 @@ TOML metadata should be wrapped by a "+++" separator and in that case, the usual
    date = "2012-09-15 19:52:05 UTC"
    +++
 
-JSON metadata is wrapped in braces and the usual JSON syntax applies. Be careful not to leave any
-braces alone in a line other than the last one:
-
-.. code:: json
-
-   {
-   title: "How to make money"
-   slug:  "how-to-make-money"
-   date: "2012-09-15 19:52:05 UTC"
-   }
-
-
 Basic
 `````
 

diff --git a/nikola/post.py b/nikola/post.py
@@ -1053,16 +1053,6 @@ def _get_metadata_from_file(meta_data):
         meta = toml.load('\n'.join(meta_data[1:idx]))
         return meta
 
-    # If 1st line is '{', then it's JSON metadata
-    if meta_data[0] == '{':
-        idx = meta_data.index('}', 1)
-        meta = json.loads('\n'.join(meta_data[1:idx]))
-        # We expect empty metadata to be '', not None
-        for k in meta:
-            if meta[k] is None:
-                meta[k] = ''
-        return meta
-
     # First, get metadata from the beginning of the file,
     # up to first empty line