Nodes as json, etc. in D6

jsonodes.info

name = JSON Nodes
description = Lets you print nodes as json for ctools, or some other formats
dependencies[] = ctools
package = Chaos tool suite
core = 6.x

jsonodes.module

/**
 * Implements hook_menu()
 */
function jsonodes_menu(){
  $items['plain/%/node/%node'] = array(
    'title' => 'Node',
    'page arguments' => array(1,3),
    'access arguments' => array('access content'),
    'page callback' => 'jsonodes_node_plain_callback',
    'type' => MENU_CALLBACK
  );
  return $items;
}

/**
 * Menu callback to display nodes plain (mostly for modals)
 */
function jsonodes_node_plain_callback($nojs = NULL, $node) {
  if(!node_access('view', $node)){
    drupal_access_denied();
    return;
  }

  $themed_node = node_view($node);

  switch ($nojs) {
    case 'ajax':
      ctools_include('modal');
      print ctools_modal_render($node->title, $themed_node);
      break;
    case 'nojs':
      drupal_goto(drupal_lookup_path('alias', 'node/' . $node->nid));
      break;
    default:
      drupal_set_title($node->title);
      print $themed_node;
  }
  exit;
}