JSON-related methods return JsonNodes instead of strings.

src/buffoonery/apiutils.nim

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ template halt*(
   break allRoutes
 
 template sendJsonResp*(
-    code: HttpCode,
-    body: string = "",
+    body: JsonNode,
+    code: HttpCode = Http200,
     knownOrigins: seq[string],
     headersToSend: RawHeaders) =
   ## Immediately send a JSON response and stop processing the request.
@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ template sendJsonResp*(
       "Content-Type": CONTENT_TYPE_JSON,
       "Cache-Control": "no-cache"
     },
-    body
+    $body
   )
 
-proc makeDataBody*(data: JsonNode): string = $(%*{"details":"","data":data })
-proc makeStatusBody*(details: string): string = $(%*{"details":details})
+proc makeDataBody*(data: JsonNode): JsonNode = %*{"details":"","data":data}
+proc makeStatusBody*(details: string): JsonNode = %*{"details":details}
 
 template sendErrorResp*(err: ref ApiError, knownOrigins: seq[string]): void =
   log().debug err.respMsg & ( if err.msg.len > 0: ": " & err.msg else: "")
   if not err.parent.isNil: log().debug "    original exception: " & err.parent.msg
-  sendJsonResp(err.respCode, makeStatusBody(err.respMsg), knownOrigins, @{:})
+  sendJsonResp(makeStatusBody(err.respMsg), err.respCode, knownOrigins, @{:})
 
 ## CORS support
 template sendOptionsResp*(