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michalmuskala/jason

A blazing fast JSON parser and generator in pure Elixir. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/michalmuskala/jason · Elixir · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

59/100

  • Activity 80
  • Release rhythm 8
  • 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: n/a
  • age_days: 3377
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 120
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1680 stars · 178 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Jason is a fast, standards-compliant JSON parser and generator written in pure Elixir. It is the default JSON codec for many Elixir ecosystem libraries such as Ecto, Phoenix, and Postgrex.

Use cases

  • encode elixir maps to
  • parse strings in elixir
  • fast serialization for phoenix apis
  • codec for ecto and postgrex
  • rfc 8259 compliant handling

When to choose

  • you need a fast pure-elixir library without native NIF dependencies
  • you use Phoenix, Ecto, or Postgrex and want the ecosystem default
  • standards compliance and extensive test coverage matter

When to avoid

  • you need maximum raw speed and are comfortable with C NIFs like jiffy
  • you need non-standard extensions or custom decoding options

Facets

library · maturity stable

serialization parser developer-tools apis web-development elixir encoder decoder pure-elixir rfc-8259

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
michalmuskala/jasonmain59

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