Reading in a JSON File Using Swift

Follow the below code :

if let path = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("test", ofType: "json")
{
    if let jsonData = NSData(contentsOfFile: path, options: .DataReadingMappedIfSafe, error: nil)
    {
        if let jsonResult: NSDictionary = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(jsonData, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers, error: nil) as? NSDictionary
        {
            if let persons : NSArray = jsonResult["person"] as? NSArray
            {
                // Do stuff
            }
        }
     }
}

The array "persons" will contain all data for key person. Iterate throughs to fetch it.

Swift 4.0:

if let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "test", ofType: "json") {
    do {
          let data = try Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: path), options: .mappedIfSafe)
          let jsonResult = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: .mutableLeaves)
          if let jsonResult = jsonResult as? Dictionary<String, AnyObject>, let person = jsonResult["person"] as? [Any] {
                    // do stuff
          }
      } catch {
           // handle error
      }
}

Swift 5.1, Xcode 11

You can use this:

struct Person : Codable {
    let name: String
    let lastName: String
    let age: Int
}

func loadJson(fileName: String) -> Person? {
   let decoder = JSONDecoder()
   guard
        let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: fileName, withExtension: "json"),
        let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url),
        let person = try? decoder.decode(Person.self, from: data)
   else {
        return nil
   }

   return person
}

Swift 4.x and 5.x using Decodable

struct ResponseData: Decodable {
    var person: [Person]
}
struct Person : Decodable {
    var name: String
    var age: String
    var employed: String
}

func loadJson(filename fileName: String) -> [Person]? {
    if let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: fileName, withExtension: "json") {
        do {
            let data = try Data(contentsOf: url)
            let decoder = JSONDecoder()
            let jsonData = try decoder.decode(ResponseData.self, from: data)
            return jsonData.person
        } catch {
            print("error:\(error)")
        }
    }
    return nil
}

Swift 3

func loadJson(filename fileName: String) -> [String: AnyObject]? {
    if let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: fileName, withExtension: "json") {
        do {
            let data = try Data(contentsOf: url)
            let object = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: .allowFragments)
            if let dictionary = object as? [String: AnyObject] {
                return dictionary
            }
        } catch {
            print("Error!! Unable to parse  \(fileName).json")
        }
    }
    return nil
}

If anyone is looking for SwiftyJSON Answer:
Update:
For Swift 3/4:

if let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "assets/test", ofType: "json") {
    do {
        let data = try Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: path), options: .alwaysMapped)
        let jsonObj = try JSON(data: data)
        print("jsonData:\(jsonObj)")
    } catch let error {
        print("parse error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
    }
} else {
    print("Invalid filename/path.")
}