kgabis/parson
Lightweight JSON library written in C. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: 5069
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 844
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1468 stars · 338 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Parson is a lightweight JSON parsing and serialization library written in C, consisting of only two files (parson.c and parson.h). It offers a simple API with dot-notation access to JSON values and is C89 compatible.
Use cases
- parse files in c
- serialize c structs to
- read config files in format
- validate against a schema
- access nested values with dot notation
- embed support in embedded c projects
When to choose
- you need a tiny, dependency-free JSON library in C
- you want C89 compatibility for legacy or embedded environments
- you prefer a simple API over feature-heavy JSON libraries
- you want to drop two files into your project without a build system
When to avoid
- you need high-performance or streaming JSON parsing for very large documents
- you need JSON Schema full validation or JSONPath queries
- your project is in another language with native JSON support
- you need thread-safe or incremental parsing guarantees
Facets
library · maturity stable
parser serialization developer-tools parsers files c cross-platform -parser lightweight c89 two-files dot-notation
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/kgabis/parson · fetched 2026-08-28 · 61c4b82899d5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kgabis/parson | main | 32 |
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