Jakarta JSON Processing API

The Jakarta JSON Processing API allows developers to parse, generate, transform, and query JSON data using a standard Java API. It is an essential tool for working with JSON in modern Java applications.

Maven Dependency

<dependency>
  <groupId>jakarta.json</groupId>
  <artifactId>jakarta.json-api</artifactId>
  <version>2.0.0</version>
</dependency>

Version Compatibility and Requirements

Version	Minimum Java Version	Compatible Spring Framework	Compatible Spring Boot
2.0.0	Java 8	Spring Framework 5.0+	Spring Boot 2.0+

Common JSON Processing Classes

jakarta.json.Json - Provides static methods to create parsers, builders, and readers.
jakarta.json.JsonObject - Represents a JSON object.
jakarta.json.JsonArray - Represents a JSON array.
jakarta.json.JsonReader - Reads JSON data from an input stream.
jakarta.json.JsonWriter - Writes JSON data to an output stream.

Known Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability	Version Affected	Fixed In
Potential JSON Injection Risk	1.1.0	2.0.0

Common Errors and Troubleshooting

Error	Cause	Fix
`ClassNotFoundException: jakarta.json.Json`	The required `jakarta.json-api` dependency is missing from the project.	Ensure the following dependency is added in `pom.xml`: <dependency> <groupId>jakarta.json</groupId> <artifactId>jakarta.json-api</artifactId> <version>2.0.0</version> </dependency>
`NoClassDefFoundError: jakarta/json/JsonReader`	The dependency might be present but not loaded due to a failed build or incorrect classpath.	Run `mvn clean install` to rebuild the project and ensure dependencies are correctly loaded.

Manifest File Information


Manifest-Version: 1.0
Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
Bundle-Name: Jakarta JSON Processing API
Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.json-api
Bundle-Version: 2.0.0
Bundle-Description: Jakarta JSON Processing API provides APIs to parse, generate, transform, and query JSON.
Bundle-License: https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
Export-Package: jakarta.json;version="2.0.0"
Require-Capability: osgi.ee;filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version>=8))"
Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Foundation
Automatic-Module-Name: jakarta.json
Specification-Title: Jakarta JSON Processing API
Specification-Version: 2.0
Specification-Vendor: Eclipse Foundation
Implementation-Title: jakarta.json-api
Implementation-Version: 2.0.0
Implementation-Vendor: Eclipse Foundation