• Simple and clean C API
• Create JSON objects, arrays, and values
• Serialize JSON to string
• Parse JSON strings back into structured C memory (planned)
• Lightweight, portable, C23 compatible
• Designed for extensibility (YAML, XML support in the future)

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/LeoriumDev/serdec.git

Add the following files to your project:

serdec.c
serdec.h

Compile together with your code:

gcc your_code.c serdec.c -o your_program

#include <stdio.h>
#include "serdec.h"

int main(void) {
    serdec_json_t* root = serdec_json_new_object();
    serdec_json_add_string(root, "name", "Leorium");
    serdec_json_add_int(root, "age", 20);

    serdec_json_t* hobbies = serdec_json_new_array();
    serdec_json_array_add(hobbies, serdec_json_new_string("C Programming"));
    serdec_json_array_add(hobbies, serdec_json_new_string("Motorcycling"));

    serdec_json_add_object(root, "hobbies", hobbies);

    char* output = serdec_json_stringify(root);
    printf("%s\n", output);

    serdec_json_free(root);
    free(output);

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

• serdec_json_new_object(void)
• serdec_json_new_array(void)
• serdec_json_new_null(void)
• serdec_json_new_bool(bool value)
• serdec_json_new_int(int64_t value)
• serdec_json_new_float(double value)
• serdec_json_new_string(const char* string)

• serdec_json_add_null
• serdec_json_add_bool
• serdec_json_add_int
• serdec_json_add_float
• serdec_json_add_string
• serdec_json_add_array
• serdec_json_add_object

• char* serdec_json_stringify(const serdec_json_t* object)
• (Planned) char* serdec_json_pretty_stringify(const serdec_json_t* object)

• void serdec_json_free(serdec_json_t* node)

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

• JSON serialization
• JSON object and array creation
• Memory-safe node creation
• JSON deserialization (parsing)
• Pretty-printing JSON
• YAML serialization/deserialization
• XML serialization/deserialization

Pull requests are welcome!
For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

• Inspired by lightweight C libraries like cJSON and jansson.
• Built from scratch for full control over serialization and future extensibility.