#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 from_json(const json& j, person& p) { j.at("name").get_to(p.name); j.at("address").get_to(p.address); j.at("age").get_to(p.age); } } // namespace ns int main() { json j; j["name"] = "Ned Flanders"; j["address"] = "744 Evergreen Terrace"; j["age"] = 60; auto p = j.template get(); std::cout << p.name << " (" << p.age << ") lives in " << p.address << std::endl; }