JAVASCRIPT

node json stringify

let data = {
  name: "John Smith",
  age: 30,
  hobbies: ["Programming", "Video Games"]
};

// {name:"John Smith",age:30,hobbies:["Programming","Video Games"]}
let miny = JSON.stringify(data);

// The 4 parameter signifys 4 spaces. You can also use "	".
/* {
 *     name: "John Smith",
 *     age: 30,
 *     ...
 */
let pretty = JSON.stringify(data, null, 4);

json stringify

var obj = ...;
var json = JSON.stringify(obj);  
var obj2 = JSON.parse(json);

json.stringify

json.stringify() is useful for, say, converting an object to a string format
which enbales it to be sent as data to a server or for use in other 
languages

json.parse() turns a string object back into a regular object