nlohmann/json

Features

• Data Serialization and Parsing - Reads and writes data from various sources while providing control over validation and output formatting.
• JSON Processors - Implements a specialized engine for navigating and modifying hierarchical JSON structures using pointer paths.
• Serialization Libraries - Converts complex application objects into structured text formats for storage or network transmission.
• Recursive Data Models - Represents arbitrary JSON structures using a single recursive variant type.
• Binary Data Formats - Provides a unified interface for encoding and decoding data into multiple compact binary representations.
• Serialization Frameworks - Provides a robust framework for serializing complex objects into multiple formats with strict schema validation.
• Data Formats - Modern C++ JSON library.
• Data Formats and Parsing - JSON parse, serialize, and deserialize.
• Databases & Data - JSON library for modern C++
• JSON Processing - Comprehensive JSON library for modern C++.
• Serialization and Formats - JSON support for modern C++.
• Serialization and Parsing - Widely used JSON library for modern C++.
• Code Quality and Patterns - Intuitive JSON library for C++ applications.
• Developer Tooling - Modern JSON library for C++ development.
• Json - Listed in the “Json” section of the Awesome Cpp Cn awesome list.
• Binary Serialization - Transforms structured information into compact binary representations to optimize storage space.
• Streaming Parsers - Processes input streams by triggering callbacks for each structural element to minimize memory usage.
• Custom Type Converters - Defines conversion functions to map user-defined structures to data formats.
• Data Lookup Interfaces - Accesses specific data points within structured data using direct key lookups or collection-based indexing.
• JSON Patching - Updates objects by applying standard merge patches to integrate new values into existing structures.
• Serialization Policies - Employs template specialization to map custom user-defined types directly into the library data model.
• Type Mapping Frameworks - Defines automated conversion rules to map user-defined application structures directly into standardized data formats.
• C & C++ Ecosystem - Ships as a header-only library for intuitive parsing and manipulation of structured data in C++.
• Generics & Templates - Uses C++ templates to generate type-safe data structures at compile time.
• Data Modification APIs - Updates data by adding, inserting, or removing elements, and manages object lifecycles.
• Document Patching Utilities - Implements standard document modification protocols by traversing nested structures using path-based identifiers.
• Type Extraction Utilities - Converts stored data into native types or writes values directly into destination variables.
• Standard Libraries - Exposes data structures through standard iterator patterns and container aliases.

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