Error Parsing JSON from YELP API - ruby

Question

I am having trouble parsing JSON from Yelp API. The JSON data looks like this:
{
region: {
span: {
latitude_delta: 0,
longitude_delta: 0
},
center: {
latitude: 38.054117,
longitude: -84.439002
}
},
total: 23,
businesses: [
{
is_claimed: false,
rating: 5,
mobile_url: "http://m.yelp.com/biz/vineyard-community-church-lexington",
rating_img_url: "http://s3-media1.ak.yelpcdn.com/assets/2/www/img/f1def11e4e79/ico/stars/v1/stars_5.png",
review_count: 2,
name: "Vineyard Community Church",
snippet_image_url: "http://s3-media4.ak.yelpcdn.com/photo/VoeMtbk7NRFi6diksSUtOQ/ms.jpg",
rating_img_url_small: "http://s3-media1.ak.yelpcdn.com/assets/2/www/img/c7623205d5cd/ico/stars/v1/stars_small_5.png",
url: "http://www.yelp.com/biz/vineyard-community-church-lexington",
phone: "8592582300",
snippet_text: "I have been a member of Vineyard Community Church since 2004. Here you will find a modern worship service with a full band, witty speakers who teach...",
image_url: "http://s3-media3.ak.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/D71eikniuaHjdOC8DB6ziA/ms.jpg",
categories: [
[
"Churches",
"churches"
]
],
display_phone: "[phone]",
rating_img_url_large: "http://s3-media3.ak.yelpcdn.com/assets/2/www/img/22affc4e6c38/ico/stars/v1/stars_large_5.png",
id: "vineyard-community-church-lexington",
is_closed: false,
location: {
city: "Lexington",
display_address: [
"1881 Eastland Pwky",
"Lexington, KY 40505"
],
geo_accuracy: 8,
postal_code: "40505",
country_code: "US",
address: [
"1881 Eastland Pwky"
],
coordinate: {
latitude: 38.054117,
longitude: -84.439002
},
state_code: "KY"
}
}
]
}
The JSON is stored in a ruby string called #stuff
Here is the code I use to try and parse it:
#parsed_stuff = JSON::parse(#stuff)
When i do this and try and display the contents of # parsed_stuff, i get the following error in the browser
Parse error on line 2: { "region"=>{ "span -------------^ Expecting '}', ':', ',', ']'
Any help given on this issue will be highly appreciated.

Answer 1

Use jsonlint for validating JSON. Here you have to give all keys as a string.
Try it
{
"region": {
"span": {
"latitude_delta": 0,
"longitude_delta": 0
},
"center": {
"latitude": 38.054117,
"longitude": -84.439002
}
},
"total": 23,
"businesses": [
{
"is_claimed": false,
"rating": 5,
"mobile_url": "http://m.yelp.com/biz/vineyard-community-church-lexington",
"rating_img_url": "http://s3-media1.ak.yelpcdn.com/assets/2/www/img/f1def11e4e79/ico/stars/v1/stars_5.png",
"review_count": 2,
"name": "Vineyard Community Church",
"snippet_image_url": "http://s3-media4.ak.yelpcdn.com/photo/VoeMtbk7NRFi6diksSUtOQ/ms.jpg",
"rating_img_url_small": "http://s3-media1.ak.yelpcdn.com/assets/2/www/img/c7623205d5cd/ico/stars/v1/stars_small_5.png",
"url": "http://www.yelp.com/biz/vineyard-community-church-lexington",
"phone": "8592582300",
"snippet_text": "I have been a member of Vineyard Community Church since 2004. Here you will find a modern worship service with a full band, witty speakers who teach...",
"image_url": "http://s3-media3.ak.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/D71eikniuaHjdOC8DB6ziA/ms.jpg",
"categories": [
[
"Churches",
"churches"
]
],
"display_phone": "[phone]",
"rating_img_url_large": "http://s3-media3.ak.yelpcdn.com/assets/2/www/img/22affc4e6c38/ico/stars/v1/stars_large_5.png",
"id": "vineyard-community-church-lexington",
"is_closed": false,
"location": {
"city": "Lexington",
"display_address": [
"1881 Eastland Pwky",
"Lexington, KY 40505"
],
"geo_accuracy": 8,
"postal_code": "40505",
"country_code": "US",
"address": [
"1881 Eastland Pwky"
],
"coordinate": {
"latitude": 38.054117,
"longitude": -84.439002
},
"state_code": "KY"
}
}
]
}