Overview (JSON Tools 2.0 API)

Packages
Package	Description
com.sdicons.json.annotations	Annotations that give hints to the mapper, the serializer or other tools on how to handle instances of this class.
com.sdicons.json.mapper	Mapping Java domain classes to the JSON domain so that the generated JSON is nice and clean.
com.sdicons.json.mapper.helper	All the specialized mappers that know how to map instances of a specific class.
com.sdicons.json.model	The JSON model.
com.sdicons.json.parser	Reading files, streams and Strings containing JSON text.
com.sdicons.json.repository	A system to group class helpers, look up the best helper for a class.
com.sdicons.json.serializer	Serializing Java instances to JSON domain objects together with all type info and structure so that we can restore the Java model in its original form.
com.sdicons.json.serializer.helper	All specialized serializers that know how to serialize the instances for specific classes.
com.sdicons.json.validator	Validating a JSON model with validation rules.
com.sdicons.json.validator.predicates	The building blocks to create validation expressions.

Packages

Package

Description

com.sdicons.json.annotations

Annotations that give hints to the mapper, the serializer or other tools on how to handle instances of this class.

com.sdicons.json.mapper

Mapping Java domain classes to the JSON domain so that the generated JSON is nice and clean.

com.sdicons.json.mapper.helper

All the specialized mappers that know how to map instances of a specific class.

com.sdicons.json.model

The JSON model.

com.sdicons.json.parser

Reading files, streams and Strings containing JSON text.

com.sdicons.json.repository

A system to group class helpers, look up the best helper for a class.

com.sdicons.json.serializer

Serializing Java instances to JSON domain objects together with all type info and structure so that we can restore the Java model in its original form.

com.sdicons.json.serializer.helper

All specialized serializers that know how to serialize the instances for specific classes.

com.sdicons.json.validator

Validating a JSON model with validation rules.

com.sdicons.json.validator.predicates

The building blocks to create validation expressions.

A framework to parse and render JSON text to the JSON object model; Map the JSON model to your Java model; Validate the JSON data structures. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a file format to represent data. JSON is a very simple format. As a result, the parsing and rendering is fast and easy, you can concentrate on the content of the file in stead of the format. In XML it is often difficult to fully understand all features (e.g. name spaces, validation, ...). As a result, XML tends to become part of the problem i.s.o. the solution. In JSON everything is well defined, all aspects of the representation are clear, you can concentrate on how you are going to represent your application concepts.

Following tools are available:

JSONParser: Parse JSON text files and convert these to a Java model.
JSONSerializer: Serialize plain POJO clusters to a JSON representation. The goal is to provide a serializing mechanism which can cope with all kinds of Java datastructures (recursion, references, primitive types, ...) .
JSONMapper: Map POJO to JSON, this time the JSON text should be as clean as possible. This tool is the best choice when data has to be communicated between Java and other programming languages who can parse JSON.
JSONValidator: Validate the contents of a JSON file using a JSON schema.