Swift 4 decode simple root level json value

Question

According to the JSON standard RFC 7159, this is valid json:

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How do I decode this into an Int using swift4\'s decodable? This does not w

Answer 1

In iOS 13.1+ and macOS 10.15.1+ JSONDecoder can handle primitive types on root level.

See the latest comments (Oct 2019) in the linked article underneath Martin's answer.