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akheron/jansson

C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/akheron/jansson · homepage · C · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

82/100

  • Activity 91
  • Release rhythm 59
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 232.0
  • age_days: 6341
  • days_rel: 63
  • days_push: 55
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3359 stars · 849 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Jansson is a C library for encoding, decoding, and manipulating JSON data. It offers a simple API, full UTF-8 Unicode support, and no dependencies on other libraries.

Use cases

  • parse json in c
  • encode json from c program
  • decode json files in c
  • manipulate json data structures in c
  • embed json support in embedded c project
  • serialize data to json in c

When to choose

  • you need a lightweight, dependency-free JSON library for C
  • you want full Unicode/UTF-8 support
  • you need a well-documented, extensively tested JSON parser
  • you target multiple platforms including Android

When to avoid

  • you are working in C++ and prefer a native C++ JSON library
  • you need JSON schema validation or JSONPath queries
  • you want a header-only library

Facets

library · maturity stable

serialization parser developer-tools apis files c cpp windows cross-platform json c-library utf-8 no-dependencies linux macos android

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
akheron/janssonmain82

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