A helpful macro:
#define JSON_STR(...) #__VA_ARGS__
String json = JSON_STR( { "deviceDefault@2017idp2group9": "deviceDefault@FAVORIOT", "data": {"light":"ON"} } );
==>
String json = "{ \"deviceDefault@2017idp2group9\": \"deviceDefault@FAVORIOT\", \"data\": {\"light\":\"ON\"} }";