dojo.toJson = function(/*Object*/ it, /*Boolean?*/ prettyPrint, /*String?*/ _indentStr){
	// summary:
	//		Create a JSON serialization of an object. 
	//		Note that this doesn't check for infinite recursion, so don't do that!
	//
	// it:
	//		an object to be serialized. Objects may define their own
	//		serialization via a special "__json__" or "json" function
	//		property. If a specialized serializer has been defined, it will
	//		be used as a fallback.
	//
	// prettyPrint:
	//		if true, we indent objects and arrays to make the output prettier.
	//		The variable dojo.toJsonIndentStr is used as the indent string 
	//		-- to use something other than the default (tab), 
	//		change that variable before calling dojo.toJson().
	//
	// _indentStr:
	//		private variable for recursive calls when pretty printing, do not use.
	//		
	// return:
	//		a String representing the serialized version of the passed object.
}

dojo.fromJson = function(/*String*/ json){
	// summary:
	// 		evaluates the passed string-form of a JSON object
	// json: 
	//		a string literal of a JSON item, for instance:
	//			'{ "foo": [ "bar", 1, { "baz": "thud" } ] }'
	// return:
	//		the result of the evaluation

	// FIXME: should this accept mozilla's optional second arg?
}