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"""Used to parse Json files or Json data strings to dictionaries"""

import json


class JsonParser(object):
    """Parses Json data string or files containing Json data strings"""
    def __init__(self):
        pass

    @staticmethod
    def parse_data(json_data):
        """Return list parsed from json data string.

        Translates json data into list of values/dictionaries/lists
        :param json_data: data in json format
        :return: json data parsed as python list
        """
        parsed_data = json.loads(json_data)
        return parsed_data

    def parse_file(self, json_file):
        """Return list parsed from file containing json string.

        Translates json data found in file into list of
        values/dictionaries/lists
        :param json_file: file with json type data
        :return: json data parsed as python list
        """
        input_data = open(json_file).read()
        parsed_data = self.parse_data(input_data)
        return parsed_data