9 files changed, 129 insertions, 242 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index a81ee79..ad2192d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -5417,7 +5417,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     presence.AbsolutePosition = presence.MoveToPositionTarget;
                     presence.ResetMoveToTarget();
 
-                    if (presence.PhysicsActor.Flying)
+                    if (presence.Flying)
                     {
                         // A horrible hack to stop the avatar dead in its tracks rather than having them overshoot
                         // the target if flying.
@@ -5425,16 +5425,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         // least be able to set collision status once, rather than 5 times to give it enough
                         // weighting so that that PhysicsActor thinks it really is colliding.
                         for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
-                            presence.PhysicsActor.IsColliding = true;
+                            presence.IsColliding = true;
 
                         if (presence.LandAtTarget)
-                            presence.PhysicsActor.Flying = false;
+                            presence.Flying = false;
 
 //                            Vector3 targetPos = presence.MoveToPositionTarget;
 //                            float terrainHeight = (float)presence.Scene.Heightmap[(int)targetPos.X, (int)targetPos.Y];
 //                            if (targetPos.Z - terrainHeight < 0.2)
 //                            {
-//                                presence.PhysicsActor.Flying = false;
+//                                presence.Flying = false;
 //                            }
                     }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 32e44fb..b1b2dc7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -142,12 +142,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             get { return m_userFlags; }
         }
-        private bool m_flyingOld;               // add for fly velocity control
+
+        // Flying
+        public bool Flying
+        {
+            get { return PhysicsActor != null && PhysicsActor.Flying; }
+            set { PhysicsActor.Flying = value; }
+        }
+
+        // add for fly velocity control
+        private bool FlyingOld {get; set;}
         public bool WasFlying
         {
-            get { return m_wasFlying; }
+            get; private set;
+        }
+
+        public bool IsColliding
+        {
+            get { return PhysicsActor != null && PhysicsActor.IsColliding; }
+            // We would expect setting IsColliding to be private but it's used by a hack in Scene
+            set { PhysicsActor.IsColliding = value; }
         }
-        private bool m_wasFlying;               // add for fly velocity control
 
 //        private int m_lastColCount = -1;              //KF: Look for Collision chnages
 //        private int m_updateCount = 0;                        //KF: Update Anims for a while
@@ -697,9 +712,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             set { 
                 if(value)
                 {
-                    if ((PhysicsActor != null) && PhysicsActor.Flying)
+                    if (Flying)
                         m_AgentControlFlags |= AgentManager.ControlFlags.AGENT_CONTROL_FLY;
-                    else if ((m_AgentControlFlags & AgentManager.ControlFlags.AGENT_CONTROL_FLY) != 0)
+                    else
                         m_AgentControlFlags &= ~AgentManager.ControlFlags.AGENT_CONTROL_FLY;
                 }
                 m_inTransit = value;
@@ -925,11 +940,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             if (ForceFly)
             {
-                PhysicsActor.Flying = true;
+                Flying = true;
             }
             else if (FlyDisabled)
             {
-                PhysicsActor.Flying = false;
+                Flying = false;
             }
 
             // Don't send an animation pack here, since on a region crossing this will sometimes cause a flying 
@@ -1054,11 +1069,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <param name="pos"></param>
         public void Teleport(Vector3 pos)
         {
-            bool isFlying = false;
-            if (PhysicsActor != null)
-                isFlying = PhysicsActor.Flying;
-            
-            m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE PRESENCCE]: Local teleport, flying = {0}", isFlying);
+            bool isFlying = Flying;
             RemoveFromPhysicalScene();
             Velocity = Vector3.Zero;
             CheckLandingPoint(ref pos);
@@ -1070,10 +1081,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void TeleportWithMomentum(Vector3 pos)
         {
-            bool isFlying = false;
-            if (PhysicsActor != null)
-                isFlying = PhysicsActor.Flying;
-
+            bool isFlying = Flying;
             RemoveFromPhysicalScene();
             CheckLandingPoint(ref pos);
             AbsolutePosition = pos;
@@ -1208,8 +1216,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 AbsolutePosition = pos;
             }
 
-            bool m_flying = ((m_AgentControlFlags & AgentManager.ControlFlags.AGENT_CONTROL_FLY) != 0);
-            MakeRootAgent(AbsolutePosition, m_flying);
+            bool flying = ((m_AgentControlFlags & AgentManager.ControlFlags.AGENT_CONTROL_FLY) != 0);
+            MakeRootAgent(AbsolutePosition, flying);
 
             if ((m_callbackURI != null) && !m_callbackURI.Equals(""))
             {
@@ -1434,7 +1442,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 bool DCFlagKeyPressed = false;
                 Vector3 agent_control_v3 = Vector3.Zero;
 
-                bool oldflying = PhysicsActor.Flying;
+                bool oldflying = Flying;
 
                 if (ForceFly)
                     actor.Flying = true;
@@ -1454,7 +1462,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                     // use camera up angle when in mouselook and not flying or when holding the left mouse button down and not flying
                     // this prevents 'jumping' in inappropriate situations.
-                    if ((m_mouseLook && !PhysicsActor.Flying) || (m_leftButtonDown && !PhysicsActor.Flying))
+                    if (!Flying && (m_mouseLook || m_leftButtonDown))
                         dirVectors = GetWalkDirectionVectors();
                     else
                         dirVectors = Dir_Vectors;
@@ -1541,7 +1549,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 // with something with the down arrow pressed.
 
                 // Only do this if we're flying
-                if (PhysicsActor != null && PhysicsActor.Flying && !ForceFly)
+                if (Flying && !ForceFly)
                 {
                     // Landing detection code
 
@@ -1549,7 +1557,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     bool controlland = (((flags & AgentManager.ControlFlags.AGENT_CONTROL_UP_NEG) != 0) ||
                                         ((flags & AgentManager.ControlFlags.AGENT_CONTROL_NUDGE_UP_NEG) != 0));
 
-                    if (PhysicsActor.Flying && PhysicsActor.IsColliding && controlland)
+                    if (Flying && IsColliding && controlland)
                     {
                         // nesting this check because LengthSquared() is expensive and we don't 
                         // want to do it every step when flying.
@@ -1762,9 +1770,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 Name, pos, terrainHeight, m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionName);
 
             if (noFly)
-                PhysicsActor.Flying = false;
+                Flying = false;
             else if (pos.Z > terrainHeight)
-                PhysicsActor.Flying = true;
+                Flying = true;
 
             LandAtTarget = landAtTarget;
             MovingToTarget = true;
@@ -2330,42 +2338,42 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             Vector3 direc = vec * Rotation;
             direc.Normalize();
 
-            if (PhysicsActor.Flying != m_flyingOld)                // add for fly velocity control
+            if (Flying != FlyingOld)                // add for fly velocity control
             {
-                m_flyingOld = PhysicsActor.Flying;                 // add for fly velocity control
-                if (!PhysicsActor.Flying)
-                    m_wasFlying = true;      // add for fly velocity control
+                FlyingOld = Flying;                 // add for fly velocity control
+                if (!Flying)
+                    WasFlying = true;      // add for fly velocity control
             }
 
-            if (PhysicsActor.IsColliding == true)
-                m_wasFlying = false;        // add for fly velocity control
+            if (IsColliding)
+                WasFlying = false;        // add for fly velocity control
 
-            if ((vec.Z == 0f) && !PhysicsActor.Flying)
+            if ((vec.Z == 0f) && !Flying)
                 direc.Z = 0f; // Prevent camera WASD up.
 
             direc *= 0.03f * 128f * SpeedModifier;
 
             if (PhysicsActor != null)
             {
-                if (PhysicsActor.Flying)
+                if (Flying)
                 {
                     direc *= 4.0f;
                     //bool controlland = (((m_AgentControlFlags & (uint)AgentManager.ControlFlags.AGENT_CONTROL_UP_NEG) != 0) || ((m_AgentControlFlags & (uint)AgentManager.ControlFlags.AGENT_CONTROL_NUDGE_UP_NEG) != 0));
                     //if (controlland)
                     //    m_log.Info("[AGENT]: landCommand");
-                    //if (PhysicsActor.IsColliding)
+                    //if (IsColliding)
                     //    m_log.Info("[AGENT]: colliding");
-                    //if (PhysicsActor.Flying && PhysicsActor.IsColliding && controlland)
+                    //if (Flying && IsColliding && controlland)
                     //{
                     //    StopFlying();
                     //    m_log.Info("[AGENT]: Stop Flying");
                     //}
                 }
-                if (Animator.Falling && m_wasFlying)    // if falling from flying, disable motion add
+                if (Animator.Falling && WasFlying)    // if falling from flying, disable motion add
                 {
                     direc *= 0.0f;
                 }
-                else if (!PhysicsActor.Flying && PhysicsActor.IsColliding)
+                else if (!Flying && IsColliding)
                 {
                     if (direc.Z > 2.0f)
                     {
@@ -2835,7 +2843,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     {
                         if (m_requestedSitTargetUUID == UUID.Zero)
                         {
-                            bool isFlying = PhysicsActor.Flying;
+                            bool isFlying = Flying;
                             RemoveFromPhysicalScene();
 
                             Vector3 pos = AbsolutePosition;
@@ -2862,7 +2870,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     {
                         if (m_requestedSitTargetUUID == UUID.Zero)
                         {
-                            bool isFlying = PhysicsActor.Flying;
+                            bool isFlying = Flying;
                             RemoveFromPhysicalScene();
 
                             Vector3 pos = AbsolutePosition;
@@ -2912,7 +2920,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             try
             {
-                return m_scene.CrossAgentToNewRegion(this, PhysicsActor.Flying);
+                return m_scene.CrossAgentToNewRegion(this, Flying);
             }
             catch
             {
@@ -3188,7 +3196,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             Appearance = new AvatarAppearance(cAgent.Appearance);
             if (PhysicsActor != null)
             {
-                bool isFlying = PhysicsActor.Flying;
+                bool isFlying = Flying;
                 RemoveFromPhysicalScene();
                 AddToPhysicalScene(isFlying);
             }
@@ -3291,7 +3299,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         private void OutOfBoundsCall(Vector3 pos)
         {
-            //bool flying = PhysicsActor.Flying;
+            //bool flying = Flying;
             //RemoveFromPhysicalScene();
 
             //AddToPhysicalScene(flying);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAnimationTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAnimationTests.cs
index 4a0533c..89f8007 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAnimationTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAnimationTests.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
 
             TestScene scene = SceneHelpers.SetupScene();
             ScenePresence sp = SceneHelpers.AddScenePresence(scene, TestHelpers.ParseTail(0x1));
-            sp.PhysicsActor.Flying = true;
+            sp.Flying = true;
             sp.PhysicsCollisionUpdate(new CollisionEventUpdate());
 
             Assert.That(sp.Animator.CurrentMovementAnimation, Is.EqualTo("HOVER"));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAutopilotTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAutopilotTests.cs
index 64c36ff..442cb8b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAutopilotTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAutopilotTests.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
 //            Vector3 startPos = new Vector3(128, 128, 30);
 
             // For now, we'll make the scene presence fly to simplify this test, but this needs to change.
-            sp.PhysicsActor.Flying = true;
+            sp.Flying = true;
 
             m_scene.Update();
             Assert.That(sp.AbsolutePosition, Is.EqualTo(startPos));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/Tests/NPCModuleTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/Tests/NPCModuleTests.cs
index dce0ec8..9c66b25 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/Tests/NPCModuleTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/Tests/NPCModuleTests.cs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC.Tests
             Assert.That(npc.AbsolutePosition, Is.EqualTo(startPos));
 
             // For now, we'll make the scene presence fly to simplify this test, but this needs to change.
-            npc.PhysicsActor.Flying = true;
+            npc.Flying = true;
 
             scene.Update();
             Assert.That(npc.AbsolutePosition, Is.EqualTo(startPos));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index fcb1278..5f5d3cb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -5984,9 +5984,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             // note: this may need some tweaking when walking downhill. you "fall down" for a brief instant
             // and don't collide when walking downhill, which instantly registers as in-air, briefly. should
             // there be some minimum non-collision threshold time before claiming the avatar is in-air?
-            if ((flags & ScriptBaseClass.AGENT_WALKING) == 0 &&
-                agent.PhysicsActor != null &&
-                !agent.PhysicsActor.IsColliding)
+            if ((flags & ScriptBaseClass.AGENT_WALKING) == 0 && !agent.IsColliding )
             {
                     flags |= ScriptBaseClass.AGENT_IN_AIR;
             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index c0d2f38..c57684b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -1559,209 +1559,83 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             return m_ScriptEngine.World.GetSimulatorVersion();
         }
 
-        public Hashtable osParseJSON(string JSON)
+        private Hashtable osdToHashtable(OSDMap map)
+        {
+            Hashtable result = new Hashtable();
+            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, OSD> item in map) {
+                result.Add(item.Key, osdToObject(item.Value));
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+        
+        private ArrayList osdToArray(OSDArray list)
+        {
+            ArrayList result = new ArrayList();
+            foreach ( OSD item in list ) {
+                result.Add(osdToObject(item));
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        private Object osdToObject(OSD decoded)
+        {
+            if ( decoded is OSDString ) {
+                return (string) decoded.AsString();
+            } else if ( decoded is OSDInteger ) {
+                return (int) decoded.AsInteger();
+            } else if ( decoded is OSDReal ) {
+                return (float) decoded.AsReal();
+            } else if ( decoded is OSDBoolean ) {
+                return (bool) decoded.AsBoolean();
+            } else if ( decoded is OSDMap ) {
+                return osdToHashtable((OSDMap) decoded);
+            } else if ( decoded is OSDArray ) {
+                return osdToArray((OSDArray) decoded);
+            } else {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Object osParseJSONNew(string JSON)
         {
             CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.None, "osParseJSON");
 
             m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
 
-            // see http://www.json.org/ for more details on JSON
-
-            string currentKey = null;
-            Stack objectStack = new Stack(); // objects in JSON can be nested so we need to keep a track of this
-            Hashtable jsondata = new Hashtable(); // the hashtable to be returned
-            int i = 0;
             try
             {
+                OSD decoded = OSDParser.DeserializeJson(JSON);
+                return osdToObject(decoded);
+            }
+            catch(Exception e)
+            {
+                OSSLError("osParseJSONNew: Problems decoding JSON string " + JSON + " : " + e.Message) ;
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
 
-                // iterate through the serialised stream of tokens and store at the right depth in the hashtable
-                // the top level hashtable may contain more nested hashtables within it each containing an objects representation
-                for (i = 0; i < JSON.Length; i++)
-                {
-
-                    // m_log.Debug(""+JSON[i]);
-                    switch (JSON[i])
-                    {
-                        case '{':
-                            // create hashtable and add it to the stack or array if we are populating one, we can have a lot of nested objects in JSON
-
-                            Hashtable currentObject = new Hashtable();
-                            if (objectStack.Count == 0) // the stack should only be empty for the first outer object
-                            {
-
-                                objectStack.Push(jsondata);
-                            }
-                            else if (objectStack.Peek().ToString() == "System.Collections.ArrayList")
-                            {
-                                // add it to the parent array
-                                ((ArrayList)objectStack.Peek()).Add(currentObject);
-                                objectStack.Push(currentObject);
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                // add it to the parent hashtable
-                                ((Hashtable)objectStack.Peek()).Add(currentKey,currentObject);
-                                objectStack.Push(currentObject);
-                            }
-
-                            // clear the key
-                            currentKey = null;
-                            break;
-
-                        case '}':
-                            // pop the hashtable off the stack
-                            objectStack.Pop();
-                            break;
-
-                        case '"':// string boundary
-
-                            string tokenValue = "";
-                            i++; // move to next char
-
-                            // just loop through until the next quote mark storing the string, ignore quotes with pre-ceding \
-                            while (JSON[i] != '"')
-                            {
-                                tokenValue += JSON[i];
-
-                                // handle escaped double quotes \"
-                                if (JSON[i] == '\\' && JSON[i+1] == '"')
-                                {
-                                    tokenValue += JSON[i+1];
-                                    i++;
-                                }
-                                i++;
-
-                            }
-
-                            // ok we've got a string, if we've got an array on the top of the stack then we store it
-                            if (objectStack.Peek().ToString() == "System.Collections.ArrayList")
-                            {
-                                ((ArrayList)objectStack.Peek()).Add(tokenValue);
-                            }
-                            else if (currentKey == null)   // no key stored and its not an array this must be a key so store it
-                            {
-                                currentKey = tokenValue;
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                // we have a key so lets store this value
-                                ((Hashtable)objectStack.Peek()).Add(currentKey,tokenValue);
-                                // now lets clear the key, we're done with it and moving on
-                                currentKey = null;
-                            }
-
-                            break;
-
-                        case ':':// key : value separator
-                            // just ignore
-                            break;
-
-                        case ' ':// spaces
-                            // just ignore
-                            break;
-
-                        case '[': // array start
-                            ArrayList currentArray = new ArrayList();
-
-                            if (objectStack.Peek().ToString() == "System.Collections.ArrayList")
-                            {
-                                ((ArrayList)objectStack.Peek()).Add(currentArray);
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                ((Hashtable)objectStack.Peek()).Add(currentKey,currentArray);
-                                // clear the key
-                                currentKey = null;
-                            }
-                            objectStack.Push(currentArray);
-
-                            break;
-
-                        case ',':// seperator
-                            // just ignore
-                            break;
-
-                        case ']'://Array end
-                            // pop the array off the stack
-                            objectStack.Pop();
-                            break;
-
-                        case 't': // we've found a character start not in quotes, it must be a boolean true
-
-                            if (objectStack.Peek().ToString() == "System.Collections.ArrayList")
-                            {
-                                ((ArrayList)objectStack.Peek()).Add(true);
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                ((Hashtable)objectStack.Peek()).Add(currentKey,true);
-                                currentKey = null;
-                            }
-
-                            //advance the counter to the letter 'e'
-                            i = i + 3;
-                            break;
-
-                        case 'f': // we've found a character start not in quotes, it must be a boolean false
-
-                            if (objectStack.Peek().ToString() == "System.Collections.ArrayList")
-                            {
-                                ((ArrayList)objectStack.Peek()).Add(false);
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                ((Hashtable)objectStack.Peek()).Add(currentKey,false);
-                                currentKey = null;
-                            }
-                            //advance the counter to the letter 'e'
-                            i = i + 4;
-                            break;
-
-                        case '\n':// carriage return
-                            // just ignore
-                            break;
-
-                        case '\r':// carriage return
-                            // just ignore
-                            break;
-
-                        default:
-                            // ok here we're catching all numeric types int,double,long we might want to spit these up mr accurately
-                            // but for now we'll just do them as strings
-
-                            string numberValue = "";
-
-                            // just loop through until the next known marker quote mark storing the string
-                            while (JSON[i] != '"' && JSON[i] != ',' && JSON[i] != ']' && JSON[i] != '}' && JSON[i] != ' ')
-                            {
-                                numberValue += "" + JSON[i++];
-                            }
-
-                            i--; // we want to process this caracter that marked the end of this string in the main loop
+        public Hashtable osParseJSON(string JSON)
+        {
+            CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.None, "osParseJSON");
 
-                            // ok we've got a string, if we've got an array on the top of the stack then we store it
-                            if (objectStack.Peek().ToString() == "System.Collections.ArrayList")
-                            {
-                                ((ArrayList)objectStack.Peek()).Add(numberValue);
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                // we have a key so lets store this value
-                                ((Hashtable)objectStack.Peek()).Add(currentKey,numberValue);
-                                // now lets clear the key, we're done with it and moving on
-                                currentKey = null;
-                            }
+            m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
 
-                            break;
-                    }
+            Object decoded = osParseJSONNew(JSON);
+            
+            if ( decoded is Hashtable ) {
+                return (Hashtable) decoded;
+            } else if ( decoded is ArrayList ) {
+                ArrayList decoded_list = (ArrayList) decoded;
+                Hashtable fakearray = new Hashtable();
+                int i = 0;
+                for ( i  = 0; i < decoded_list.Count ; i++ ) {
+                        fakearray.Add(i, decoded_list[i]);
                 }
+                return fakearray;
+            } else {
+                OSSLError("osParseJSON: unable to parse JSON string " + JSON);
+                return null;
             }
-            catch(Exception)
-            {
-                OSSLError("osParseJSON: The JSON string is not valid " + JSON) ;
-            }
-
-            return jsondata;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
index a61d553..221a513 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Interfaces;
 
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api.Interfaces
 
         string osGetScriptEngineName();
         string osGetSimulatorVersion();
+        Object osParseJSONNew(string JSON);
         Hashtable osParseJSON(string JSON);
 
         void osMessageObject(key objectUUID,string message);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
index 9e7c8da..0d7d5ea 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
@@ -396,6 +396,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase
         {
             return m_OSSL_Functions.osParseJSON(JSON);
         }
+        
+        public Object osParseJSONNew(string JSON)
+        {
+            return m_OSSL_Functions.osParseJSONNew(JSON);
+        }
 
         public void osMessageObject(key objectUUID,string message)
         {