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+%% This is a parser for JSON implemented using mochijson2
+%% Don't feed it anything other than valid JSON.
+
+-module(ggs_protocol).
+-export([parse/1]).
+
+parse(JSONData) ->
+    {struct, Struct} = js_mochijson2:decode(JSONData),
+    RequestType = proplists:get_value(<<"request">>, Struct),
+    case RequestType of
+        <<"define">> ->
+            ok_you_said_define;
+        Other ->
+            io:format("~p", [RequestType]),
+            ok_i_dont_understand
+    end.