text: # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  
  """This module provides a JSON-based codec implementation.
  """
  
  try:
      import json 
  except ImportError:
      from django.utils import simplejson as json
  
  from djangoflash.codec import BaseCodec
  from djangoflash.models import FlashScope
  
  
  class CodecClass(BaseCodec):
      """JSON-based codec implementation.
      """
      def __init__(self):
          """Returns a new JSON-based codec.
          """
          BaseCodec.__init__(self)
  
      def encode(self, flash):
          """Encodes the given *flash* as a JSON string.
          """
          return json.dumps(flash.to_dict())
  
      def decode(self, encoded_flash):
          """Restores the *flash* from the given JSON string.
          """
          return FlashScope(json.loads(encoded_flash))
  