how to prevent NSJSONSerialization from adding extra escapes in URL

Question

How do I prevent NSJSONSerialization from adding extra backslashes to my URL strings?

NSDictionary *info = @{@\"myURL\":@\"http://www.example.com/test\"};
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Answer 1

I had this issue and resolved it by instead using the now available JSONEncoder. Illustrated with code:

struct Foozy: Codable {
    let issueString = "Hi \\ lol lol"
}

let foozy = Foozy()

// crashy line
//let json = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: foozy, options: [])

// working line
let json = try JSONEncoder().encode(foozy)