# bevry/cson

CoffeeScript-Object-Notation. Same as JSON but for CoffeeScript objects.

Repository: https://github.com/bevry/cson
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cson
Language: CoffeeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: cson, coffeescript, json, data-format, nodejs, executable
Last push: 2026-08-11T20:21:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5571, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1341, forks 54 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:26.109272+00:00)

## What it is
CSON is a CoffeeScript-Object-Notation parser and serializer for Node.js, offering a JSON-like data format with CoffeeScript syntax conveniences. It can be used as a library or a command-line executable to parse and stringify CSON files.

## Use cases
- parse cson config files in nodejs
- convert cson to
- convert  to cson
- read coffeescript object notation files
- serialize objects to cson format
- parse cson from the command line

## When to choose
- you need to read or write CSON files in a Node.js project
- you want a JSON alternative with comments and CoffeeScript syntax
- you need a CLI to convert between CSON and JSON

## When to avoid
- you only need standard JSON parsing
- your project does not use Node.js
- you want a format with broad ecosystem support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: serialization, parser, cli
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: cli
- tags: cson, coffeescript, data-format, config-format, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- bevry/cson (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:26.109272+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:43:43.906778+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bevry/cson (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:26.109272+00:00, sha 413d2c475602)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.