Hi I like this approach.
As to replacement options: I'd go for Apache Johnzon. First it's Apache hence eating our own dogfood. But more importantly, it is an implementation of the standard javax.json API. I much prefer standard APIs over the fragmented JSON API scene. Regards Felix Von meinem iPad gesendet > Am 01.12.2016 um 23:14 schrieb Justin Edelson <[email protected]>: > > While I think that it is a good idea in theory to remove our custom JSON > library, I don't think that is practical in the near term. So I think our > best course of action is a multistep process: > > 1) Rewrite org.apache.commons.json using > https://github.com/tdunning/open-json. > 2) Select a new standard library > 3) Modify internal-usages of org.apache.commons.json to use library from #2. > 4) Handle API usage of org.apache.commons.json on a case-by-case basis. > > Agree with Stefan that Semantic Versioning is critical for library > selection. I'm not sure that Jackson actually does this. As far as I can > tell, they only use SemVer at the bundle level, not the package level. > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 4:32 PM Stefan Seifert <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> following [4] it looks that the best options are currently either GSON or >> Jackson. >> i think GSON has smaller footprint and is more compact, but both are good >> options. >> >> another criteria for choosing is: do they publish their APIs following >> semantic versioning? otherwise we have the same dilemma as with guava. >> for jackson this is the case, see >> https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Releases >> for gson i've not found a documentation, but it seems they follow it as >> well, have not checked in detail. >> >> stefan >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Robert Munteanu [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 10:35 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: New JSON library >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> The JSON license has been moved to 'Category X' [1] which means that we >>> can no longer use the org.json library. This has been announced on the >>> legal@ mailing list, please see [2] for the complete picture. >>> >>> We have until 30 Apr 2017 to remove all dependencies and inclusions of >>> the org.json library. We may decide to do this earlier, of course. >>> >>> I think it's a good time to drive down the TEF [3] of Sling and move to >>> using a more mainstream JSON library. I don't have a strong opinion on >>> the replacement, but I added a couple of ideas at [4]. >>> >>> Anyone with an opinion, do chime in :-) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Robert >>> >>> >>> [1]: https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved#category-x >>> [2]: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bb18f942ce7eb83c11438303c818b >>> 885810fb76385979490366720d5@%3Clegal-discuss.apache.org%3E >>> [3]: Technical Exoticity Factory - I made it up on the spot >>> [4]: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SLING/New+JSON+library >>
