Add a new lexer that assumes json object is already open.

Fixes #884

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/pygments/lexers/_mapping.py b/pygments/lexers/_mapping.py
index 8243d344..46948d8d 100644
--- a/pygments/lexers/_mapping.py
+++ b/pygments/lexers/_mapping.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ LEXERS = {
     'JavascriptSmartyLexer': ('pygments.lexers.templates', 'JavaScript+Smarty', ('js+smarty', 'javascript+smarty'), (), ('application/x-javascript+smarty', 'text/x-javascript+smarty', 'text/javascript+smarty')),
     'JclLexer': ('pygments.lexers.scripting', 'JCL', ('jcl',), ('*.jcl',), ('text/x-jcl',)),
     'JsgfLexer': ('pygments.lexers.grammar_notation', 'JSGF', ('jsgf',), ('*.jsgf',), ('application/jsgf', 'application/x-jsgf', 'text/jsgf')),
+    'JsonBareObjectLexer': ('pygments.lexers.data', 'JSONBareObject', ('json-object',), (), ('application/json-object',)),
     'JsonLdLexer': ('pygments.lexers.data', 'JSON-LD', ('jsonld', 'json-ld'), ('*.jsonld',), ('application/ld+json',)),
     'JsonLexer': ('pygments.lexers.data', 'JSON', ('json',), ('*.json',), ('application/json',)),
     'JspLexer': ('pygments.lexers.templates', 'Java Server Page', ('jsp',), ('*.jsp',), ('application/x-jsp',)),
diff --git a/pygments/lexers/data.py b/pygments/lexers/data.py
index 84d02f49..fbc25bf2 100644
--- a/pygments/lexers/data.py
+++ b/pygments/lexers/data.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import re
 from pygments.lexer import RegexLexer, ExtendedRegexLexer, LexerContext, \
     include, bygroups, inherit
 from pygments.token import Text, Comment, Keyword, Name, String, Number, \
-    Punctuation, Literal
+    Punctuation, Literal, Error
 
-__all__ = ['YamlLexer', 'JsonLexer', 'JsonLdLexer']
+__all__ = ['YamlLexer', 'JsonLexer', 'JsonBareObjectLexer', 'JsonLdLexer']
 
 
 class YamlLexerContext(LexerContext):
@@ -508,6 +508,27 @@ class JsonLexer(RegexLexer):
         ],
     }
 
+
+class JsonBareObjectLexer(JsonLexer):
+    """
+    For JSON data structures (with missing object curly braces).
+
+    .. versionadded:: 2.2
+    """
+
+    name = 'JSONBareObject'
+    aliases = ['json-object']
+    filenames = []
+    mimetypes = ['application/json-object']
+
+    tokens = {
+        'root': [
+            (r'\}', Error),
+            include('objectvalue'),
+        ],
+    }
+
+
 class JsonLdLexer(JsonLexer):
     """
     For `JSON-LD <http://json-ld.org/>`_ linked data.