DaveGamble / cJSON
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v1.7.19 · 1y ago
Ultralightweight JSON parser and printer written in ANSI C, distributed as a single source file and header.
Why you might care
Useful when you need JSON handling in C without pulling in a heavy dependency. It ships as one .c and one .h file, so it is easy to vendor into an existing project. Licensed under MIT.
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LanguageC
LicenseMIT
Created2016-03-19 (10y ago)
Last push1mo ago
Watchers277
OwnerUser
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