#include #include using json = nlohmann::json; namespace ns { // a simple struct to model a person struct person { std::string name; std::string address; int age; }; } // namespace ns namespace ns { void to_json(json& j, const person& p) { j = json{ {"name", p.name}, {"address", p.address}, {"age", p.age} }; } } // namespace ns int main() { ns::person p = {"Ned Flanders", "744 Evergreen Terrace", 60}; json j = p; std::cout << j << std::endl; }