package main

import (
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "log"
)

type Person struct {
    Name string
    Age int
}

func main() {
    p := Person{"stephen m mcquay", 31}
    b, err := json.Marshal(p)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    var q Person
    err = json.Unmarshal(b, &q)
    fmt.Printf("before: %v\njson: %s\nafter: %v", p, b, q)
}