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/// Uses `JSONSerialization` to create a JSON representation of the parameters object, which is set as the body of the
/// request. The `Content-Type` HTTP header field of an encoded request is set to `application/json; charset=utf-8`.
public struct JSONWithUTF8CharsetEncoding: ParameterEncoding {

    // MARK: Properties

    /// Returns a `JSONEncoding` instance with default writing options.
    public static var `default`: JSONEncoding { return JSONEncoding() }

    /// Returns a `JSONEncoding` instance with `.prettyPrinted` writing options.
    public static var prettyPrinted: JSONEncoding { return JSONEncoding(options: .prettyPrinted) }

    /// The options for writing the parameters as JSON data.
    public let options: JSONSerialization.WritingOptions

    // MARK: Initialization

    /// Creates a `JSONEncoding` instance using the specified options.
    ///
    /// - parameter options: The options for writing the parameters as JSON data.
    ///
    /// - returns: The new `JSONEncoding` instance.
    public init(options: JSONSerialization.WritingOptions = []) {
        self.options = options
    }

    // MARK: Encoding

    /// Creates a URL request by encoding parameters and applying them onto an existing request.
    ///
    /// - parameter urlRequest: The request to have parameters applied.
    /// - parameter parameters: The parameters to apply.
    ///
    /// - throws: An `Error` if the encoding process encounters an error.
    ///
    /// - returns: The encoded request.
    public func encode(_ urlRequest: URLRequestConvertible, with parameters: Parameters?) throws -> URLRequest {
        var urlRequest = try urlRequest.asURLRequest()

        guard let parameters = parameters else { return urlRequest }

        do {
            let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: options)

            if urlRequest.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type") == nil {
                urlRequest.setValue("application/json; charset=utf-8", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
            }

            urlRequest.httpBody = data
        } catch {
            throw AFError.parameterEncodingFailed(reason: .jsonEncodingFailed(error: error))
        }

        return urlRequest
    }

    /// Creates a URL request by encoding the JSON object and setting the resulting data on the HTTP body.
    ///
    /// - parameter urlRequest: The request to apply the JSON object to.
    /// - parameter jsonObject: The JSON object to apply to the request.
    ///
    /// - throws: An `Error` if the encoding process encounters an error.
    ///
    /// - returns: The encoded request.
    public func encode(_ urlRequest: URLRequestConvertible, withJSONObject jsonObject: Any? = nil) throws -> URLRequest {
        var urlRequest = try urlRequest.asURLRequest()

        guard let jsonObject = jsonObject else { return urlRequest }

        do {
            let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: jsonObject, options: options)

            if urlRequest.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type") == nil {
                urlRequest.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
            }

            urlRequest.httpBody = data
        } catch {
            throw AFError.parameterEncodingFailed(reason: .jsonEncodingFailed(error: error))
        }

        return urlRequest
    }
}