google/gson

Gson is a Java library for serializing and deserializing Java objects to and from JSON. It provides a comprehensive API for handling common data types, including collections, dates, and SQL types, with support for custom type adapters and reflection-based mapping. The system also supports advanced features such as post-deserialization interceptors, JSON formatting styles, and strict/lenient parsing modes. Additionally, it offers integration with Protocol Buffers and compatibility with modern Java features like the Java Platform Module System (JPMS) and GraalVM Native Image.

This period focused on expanding Gson's public API with new features for JSON formatting, reflection access control, and serialization customization via annotations. The team also significantly increased test coverage for core components and performance metrics, while updating build dependencies and removing legacy parsing code.

10 changes

This period focused on introducing a new streaming JSON API with strict and lenient parsing modes, alongside comprehensive test coverage for these features. The team also added support for Protocol Buffers and expanded the library's type adapter ecosystem, including utilities for UTC dates, runtime types, and PostConstruct annotations. Internal refactoring standardized the type adapter factory pattern and improved security and performance.

12 changes

This period focused on expanding Gson's capabilities by adding new features such as post-deserialization interceptors, ISO-8601 date handling, and SQL type adapters. These functional additions were accompanied by comprehensive unit tests to ensure reliability. The period also included structural improvements like Java Platform Module System support and internal refactoring.

10 changes

This period focused on ensuring Gson's compatibility with modern Java module systems and code shrinking tools. The work involved adding integration tests for JPMS, GraalVM Native Image, and OSGi environments, while also introducing ProGuard configurations to verify correct behavior under obfuscation.

8 changes

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