import json
import six

from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
from django.db import models

try:
    from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode as smart_text
    smart_text  # placate pyflakes
except ImportError:
    from django.utils.encoding import smart_text


class BaseJSONField(models.TextField):
    """Simple JSON field that stores python structures as JSON strings
    on database.
    """
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        kwargs.setdefault('default', '{}')
        super(BaseJSONField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    def to_python(self, value):
        """
        Convert the input JSON value into python structures, raises
        django.core.exceptions.ValidationError if the data can't be converted.
        """
        if self.blank and not value:
            return {}
        value = value or '{}'
        if isinstance(value, six.binary_type):
            value = six.text_type(value, 'utf-8')
        if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
            try:
                return json.loads(value)
            except Exception as err:
                raise ValidationError(str(err))
        else:
            return value

    def validate(self, value, model_instance):
        """Check value is a valid JSON string, raise ValidationError on
        error."""
        if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
            super(JSONField, self).validate(value, model_instance)
            try:
                json.loads(value)
            except Exception as err:
                raise ValidationError(str(err))

    def get_prep_value(self, value):
        """Convert value to JSON string before save"""
        try:
            return json.dumps(value)
        except Exception as err:
            raise ValidationError(str(err))

    def value_to_string(self, obj):
        """Return value from object converted to string properly"""
        return smart_text(self.get_prep_value(self._get_val_from_obj(obj)))

    def value_from_object(self, obj):
        """Return value dumped to string."""
        return self.get_prep_value(self._get_val_from_obj(obj))


JSONField = models.SubfieldBase('JSONField', (BaseJSONField,), {})


try:
    from south.modelsinspector import add_introspection_rules
    add_introspection_rules(
        [],
        ["^social\.apps\.django_app\.default\.fields\.JSONField"]
    )
except:
    pass

import json
import six

from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
from django.db import models

try:
    from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode as smart_text
    smart_text  # placate pyflakes
except ImportError:
    from django.utils.encoding import smart_text


class JSONField(models.TextField):
    """Simple JSON field that stores python structures as JSON strings
    on database.
    """
    __metaclass__ = models.SubfieldBase

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        kwargs.setdefault('default', '{}')
        super(JSONField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    def to_python(self, value):
        """
        Convert the input JSON value into python structures, raises
        django.core.exceptions.ValidationError if the data can't be converted.
        """
        if self.blank and not value:
            return {}
        value = value or '{}'
        if isinstance(value, six.binary_type):
            value = six.text_type(value, 'utf-8')
        if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
            try:
                return json.loads(value)
            except Exception as err:
                raise ValidationError(str(err))
        else:
            return value

    def validate(self, value, model_instance):
        """Check value is a valid JSON string, raise ValidationError on
        error."""
        if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
            super(JSONField, self).validate(value, model_instance)
            try:
                json.loads(value)
            except Exception as err:
                raise ValidationError(str(err))

    def get_prep_value(self, value):
        """Convert value to JSON string before save"""
        try:
            return json.dumps(value)
        except Exception as err:
            raise ValidationError(str(err))

    def value_to_string(self, obj):
        """Return value from object converted to string properly"""
        return smart_text(self.get_prep_value(self._get_val_from_obj(obj)))

    def value_from_object(self, obj):
        """Return value dumped to string."""
        return self.get_prep_value(self._get_val_from_obj(obj))


try:
    from south.modelsinspector import add_introspection_rules
    add_introspection_rules(
        [],
        ["^social\.apps\.django_app\.default\.fields\.JSONField"]
    )
except:
    pass

Remove complex class definition on django json field. Refs #35