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+-- escape special chars to be usable in JSON
+function conky_json(str)
+    return string.gsub(conky_parse(str), '([\\"])', '\\%1')
+end
+
+-- format strings of 'xxh xxm xxs' as 'hh:mm'
+function conky_utime(str)
+    return string.format("%d:%02d", string.match(conky_parse(str), '(%d+)h (%d+)m (%d+)s'))
+end
+
+-- format all the args as a JSON dictionary
+-- args are as key1, value1, key2, value2, ...
+function conky_i3(...)
+    d = "{"
+    key = true
+    for i,v in ipairs(arg) do
+        if key then
+            d = d .. "\"" .. v .. "\":"
+            key = false
+        else
+            d = d .. conky_parse(v)
+            if string.sub(v, -1) == '"' then
+                if i < table.getn(arg) then d = d .. "," end
+                key = true
+            else
+                d = d .. " "
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return d .. "}"
+end