- Design Goals
- Library aims for intuitive syntax and trivial integration with single json.hpp header
- Written in vanilla C++11 with no dependencies or complex build system
- Undergoes extensive testing including Valgrind and Google OSS-Fuzz
- Key Features
- Provides JSON as first-class data type with STL-like container behavior
- Supports serialization/deserialization with various data types and formats
- Includes JSON Pointer and Patch support for structured value manipulation
- Offers implicit conversions and custom type serialization capabilities
- Implementation Details
- Uses std::string, int64_t, uint64_t, std::map, std::vector for basic JSON operations
- Supports binary formats including BSON, CBOR, MessagePack, UBJSON, BJData
- Includes macros for struct serialization and enum conversion
- Compatible with multiple compilers including GCC, Clang, Visual C++
- Support and Licensing
- Available through GitHub Sponsors with multiple priority and named sponsors
- Licensed under MIT License with additional contributions from others
- Supports multiple package managers including Homebrew, Bazel, Conan
- Includes comprehensive documentation and issue tracking system