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## Features

* JSON decoding (comments are supported)
* JSON encoding (with optional indentation)
* MessagePack
* Elegant API, easy to use
* Fixed memory allocation (zero malloc)
* No data duplication (zero copy)
* Portable (written in C++98, can be used in any C++ project)
* Self-contained (no external dependency)
* Small footprint
* Input and output streams
* [100% code coverage](https://coveralls.io/github/bblanchon/ArduinoJson)
* [Header-only library](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Header-only)
* [MIT License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License)
* [Comprehensive documentation](https://arduinojson.org?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme)

## Compatibility

ArduinoJson works on the following hardware:

* <img src="https://www.arduino.cc/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> Arduino boards: [Uno](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno), [Due](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardDue), [Mini](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMini), [Micro](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMicro), [Yun](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardYun)...
* <img src="http://espressif.com/sites/all/themes/espressif/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> Espressif chips: [ESP8266](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266), [ESP32](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP32)
* <img src="https://www.wemos.cc/themes/martin-materialize-parallax/assets/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> WeMos boards: [D1](https://wiki.wemos.cc/products:d1:d1), [D1 mini](https://wiki.wemos.cc/products:d1:d1_mini), ...
* <img src="http://redbearlab.com/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> RedBearLab boards: [BLE Nano](http://redbearlab.com/blenano/), [BLE Mini](http://redbearlab.com/blemini/), [WiFi Micro](https://redbear.cc/product/wifi/wifi-micro.html), [LOLIN32](https://wiki.wemos.cc/products:lolin32:lolin32)...
* <img src="https://www.pjrc.com/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [Teensy](https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/) boards
* <img src="https://software.intel.com/sites/all/themes/zero/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> Intel boards: Edison, Galileo...
* <img src="https://www-assets.particle.io/images/favicon.png" height="16" width="16"> Particle boards: [Photon](https://www.particle.io/products/hardware/photon-wifi-dev-kit), [Electron](https://www.particle.io/products/hardware/electron-cellular-dev-kit)...
* <img src="http://www.ti.com/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> Texas Instruments boards: [MSP430](http://www.ti.com/microcontrollers/msp430-ultra-low-power-mcus/overview/overview.html)...

ArduinoJson compiles with zero warning on the following compilers, IDEs, and platforms:

* <img src="https://www.arduino.cc/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [Arduino IDE](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software)
* <img src="http://cdn.platformio.org/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [PlatformIO](http://platformio.org/)
* <img src="http://energia.nu/img/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [Energia](http://energia.nu/)
* <img src="http://www.visualmicro.com/pics/arduino-visual-studio-ld.png" height="16" width="16"> [Visual Micro](http://www.visualmicro.com/)
* <img src="http://www.atmel.com/Images/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [Atmel Studio](http://www.atmel.com/microsite/atmel-studio/)
* <img src="https://www.iar.com/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [IAR Embedded Workbench](https://www.iar.com/iar-embedded-workbench/)
* <img src="http://www.st.com/etc/clientlibs/st-site/media/app/images/favicon.png" height="16" width="16"> [Atollic TrueSTUDIO](https://atollic.com/truestudio/)
* <img src="http://www.keil.com/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [Keil uVision](http://www.keil.com/)
* <img src="http://www.microchip.com/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [MPLAB X IDE](http://www.microchip.com/mplab/mplab-x-ide)
* <img src="https://gcc.gnu.org/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [GCC](https://gcc.gnu.org/)
* <img src="https://clang.llvm.org/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [Clang](https://clang.llvm.org/)
* <img src="https://www.visualstudio.com/favicon.ico" height="16" width="16"> [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com/)
* [JSON deserialization](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/json/deserializejson/)
* [Optionally decodes UTF-16 escape sequences to UTF-8](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/config/decode_unicode/)
* [Optionally stores links to the input buffer (zero-copy)](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/json/deserializejson/)
* [Optionally supports comments in the input](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/config/enable_comments/)
* Supports single quotes as a string delimiter
* Compatible with NDJSON and JSON Lines
* [JSON serialization](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/json/serializejson/)
* [Can write to a buffer or a stream](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/json/serializejson/)
* [Optionally indents the document (prettified JSON)](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/json/serializejsonpretty/)
* [MessagePack serialization](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/msgpack/serializemsgpack/)
* [MessagePack deserialization](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/msgpack/deserializemsgpack/)
* Efficient
* [Twice smaller than the "official" Arduino_JSON library](https://arduinojson.org/2019/11/19/arduinojson-vs-arduino_json/)
* [Almost 10% faster than the "official" Arduino_JSON library](https://arduinojson.org/2019/11/19/arduinojson-vs-arduino_json/)
* [Consumes roughly 10% less RAM than the "official" Arduino_JSON library](https://arduinojson.org/2019/11/19/arduinojson-vs-arduino_json/)
* [Fixed memory allocation, no heap fragmentation](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/jsondocument/)
* [Optionally works without heap memory (zero malloc)](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/staticjsondocument/)
* Versatile
* [Supports custom allocators (to use external RAM chip, for example)](https://arduinojson.org/v6/how-to/use-external-ram-on-esp32/)
* Supports [Arduino's `String`](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/config/enable_arduino_string/) and [STL's `std::string`](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/config/enable_std_string/)
* Supports Arduino's `Stream` and [STL's `std::istream`/`std::ostream`](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/config/enable_std_stream/)
* [Supports Flash strings](https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/config/enable_progmem/)
* Portable
* Usable on any C++ project (not limited to Arduino)
* Compatible with C++98
* Zero warnings with `-Wall -Wextra -pedantic` and `/W4`
* [Header-only library](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Header-only)
* Works with virtually any board
* Arduino boards: [Uno](https://amzn.to/38aL2ik), [Due](https://amzn.to/36YkWi2), [Micro](https://amzn.to/35WkdwG), [Nano](https://amzn.to/2QTvwRX), [Mega](https://amzn.to/36XWhuf), [Yun](https://amzn.to/30odURc), [Leonardo](https://amzn.to/36XWjlR)...
* Espressif chips: [ESP8266](https://amzn.to/36YluV8), [ESP32](https://amzn.to/2G4pRCB)
* Lolin (WeMos) boards: [D1 mini](https://amzn.to/2QUpz7q), [D1 Mini Pro](https://amzn.to/36UsGSs)...
* Teensy boards: [4.0](https://amzn.to/30ljXGq), [3.2](https://amzn.to/2FT0EuC), [2.0](https://amzn.to/2QXUMXj)
* Particle boards: [Argon](https://amzn.to/2FQHa9X), [Boron](https://amzn.to/36WgLUd), [Electron](https://amzn.to/30vEc4k), [Photon](https://amzn.to/387F9Cd)...
* Texas Instruments boards: [MSP430](https://amzn.to/30nJWgg)...
* Tested on all major development environments
* [Arduino IDE](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software)
* [Atmel Studio](http://www.atmel.com/microsite/atmel-studio/)
* [Atollic TrueSTUDIO](https://atollic.com/truestudio/)
* [Energia](http://energia.nu/)
* [IAR Embedded Workbench](https://www.iar.com/iar-embedded-workbench/)
* [Keil uVision](http://www.keil.com/)
* [MPLAB X IDE](http://www.microchip.com/mplab/mplab-x-ide)
* [PlatformIO](http://platformio.org/)
* [Sloeber plugin for Eclipse](https://eclipse.baeyens.it/)
* [Visual Micro](http://www.visualmicro.com/)
* [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com/)
* [Even works with online compilers like wandbox.org](https://wandbox.org/permlink/t7KP7I6dVuLhqzDl)
* Well designed
* [Elegant API](http://127.0.0.1:4000/v6/example/)
* [Thread-safe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_safety)
* Self-contained (no external dependency)
* `const` friendly
* `for` friendly
* [TMP friendly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming)
* Well tested
* [Unit test coverage close to 100%](https://coveralls.io/github/bblanchon/ArduinoJson?branch=6.x)
* Continuously tested on
* [Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/bblanchon/arduinojson/branch/6.x)
* [GCC 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 5, 6, 7, 8](https://travis-ci.org/bblanchon/ArduinoJson)
* [Clang 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7, 8](https://travis-ci.org/bblanchon/ArduinoJson)
* [Continuously fuzzed with Google OSS Fuzz](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/list?sort=-opened&can=1&q=proj:arduinojson)
* Well documented
* [Tutorials](https://arduinojson.org/v6/doc/deserialization/)
* [Examples](https://arduinojson.org/v6/example/)
* [How-tos](https://arduinojson.org/v6/example/)
* [FAQ](https://arduinojson.org/v6/faq/)
* [Book](https://arduinojson.org/book/)
* Vibrant user community
* Most popular of all Arduino libraries on [GitHub](https://github.com/search?o=desc&q=arduino+library&s=stars&type=Repositories) and [PlatformIO](https://platformio.org/lib/search)
* [Used in hundreds of projects](https://www.hackster.io/search?i=projects&q=arduinojson)
* [Responsive support](https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed)

## Quickstart

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See the [tutorial on arduinojson.org](https://arduinojson.org/doc/encoding/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme)

## Documentation

The documentation is available on [arduinojson.org](https://arduinojson.org/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme), here are some shortcuts:

* The [Examples](https://arduinojson.org/example/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme) show how to use the library in various situations.
* The [API Reference](https://arduinojson.org/api/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme) contains the description of each class and function.
* The [FAQ](https://arduinojson.org/faq/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme) has the answer to virtually every question.
* The [ArduinoJson Assistant](https://arduinojson.org/assistant/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme) writes programs for you!

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## Support the project

Do you like this library? Please [star this project on GitHub](https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/stargazers)!

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