Jenkins Groovy method to parse JSON text

parseJSON.groovy

import groovy.json.JsonSlurper

/***
 * This method uses JsonSlurper to parse a given JSON text into
 * a more accessible data list and map structure. The following 
 * example illustrates this transformation
 *
 * def result = slurper.parseText('{"person":{"name":"Guillaume","age":33,"pets":["dog","cat"]}}')
 *
 * assert result.person.name == "Guillaume"
 * assert result.person.age == 33
 * assert result.person.pets.size() == 2
 * assert result.person.pets[0] == "dog"
 * assert result.person.pets[1] == "cat" 
 * 
 * Mor details here http://docs.groovy-lang.org/2.4.9/html/gapi/groovy/json/JsonSlurper.html.
 *
 * @param text is the JSON text that will be parsed
 * returns a structured output
 *
def parseJSON(text)
{
  def slurper = new JsonSlurper()
  def result = slurper.parseText(text)
  return result
}