json - as json vs as data?

[cfjedimaster]

When I see the .json method mentions, the docs say "reads the given file and returns a JSON value.".

I'm probably overthinking it, but when I see "JSON value", I see "a string that is valid json". Before I saw the doc I had assumed, "It's going to read the value, assume it's JSON, and then parse it, returning regular JavaScript data."

So I guess my questions are - is it automatically parsing the JSON and if so, isn't it returning returning... I guess just 'regular' value (objects, arrays, whatever the JSON represents)?

[nzakas]

I'm using "JSON value" as noted in the specification. So, it can be any value represented by JSON.

So yes, json() is automatically parsing JSON and returning it, just like .json() on the Response object (via fetch()).

[cfjedimaster]

Ok. I guess it just sounded weird to me. :) Like, part of me feels like if I tell you "i'm giving you JSON", it means I'm giving you a string, and that's how I read the doc. But it's parsed JSON, which is good, and maybe I'm only a weird thinker. ;)