cleanup, move config values into dist/api_data.py

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/dist/api_data.py b/dist/api_data.py
index 510d5e942d3..159cbfb1396 100644
--- a/dist/api_data.py
+++ b/dist/api_data.py
@@ -447,12 +447,14 @@ methods = {
 	    checkpoint taken for the object).  The cursor does not
 	    support data modification'''),
 	Config('dump', '', r'''
-	    configure the cursor for dump format inputs and outputs:
-	    "hex" selects a simple hexadecimal format, "print"
-	    selects a format where only non-printing characters are
-	    hexadecimal encoded.  The cursor dump format is compatible
-	    with the @ref util_dump and @ref util_load commands''',
-	    choices=['hex', 'print']),
+	    configure the cursor for dump format inputs and outputs: "hex"
+	    selects a simple hexadecimal format, "json" selects a JSON format
+	    with each record formats as fields named by column names if
+	    availabe, and "print" selects a format where only non-printing
+	    characters are hexadecimal encoded, and "json" produces a JSON
+	    encoding of the data.  The "hex" and "print" dump format are
+	    compatible with the @ref util_dump and @ref util_load commands''',
+	    choices=['hex', 'json', 'print']),
 	Config('next_random', 'false', r'''
 	    configure the cursor to return a pseudo-random record from
 	    the object; valid only for row-store cursors.  Cursors