Custom JSON Data Serializer

This project serves as a personal learning experience to explore the inner workings of JSON data serialization. It aims to implement a custom JSON serialization mechanism from scratch.

Objectives

• Conceptual Understanding: Gain a comprehensive understanding of JSON data serialization principles and techniques.
• Implementation Skills: Develop practical skills in implementing a custom JSON serialization library using TypeScript.
• Data Type Handling: Explore the handling and representation of various data types, including primitives, arrays, objects, Date, and Time.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this project, I should have a clear understanding of:

• The JSON data format and its structure
• The process of data serialization and deserialization
• Implementing custom serialization and deserialization functions
• Handling various data types in JSON serialization
• Utilizing TypeScript's type system for data integrity

Project Scope

This project focuses on implementing a custom JSON serialization mechanism in TypeScript, with a primary focus on understanding the underlying concepts and techniques.

Future Enhancements

While the project's primary goal is learning-oriented, potential future enhancements could include:

• Performance Optimization: Optimizing the serialization and deserialization routines for enhanced performance.
• Extensive Testing: Implementing comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure the program's correctness and reliability.
• Binary Data Support: Exploring the feasibility of incorporating binary data support in future iterations. Conclusion
• Date Support: Enhancing the serializer and parser to incorporate comprehensive date handling capabilities.
• Undefine Support: Exploring strategies to effectively manage undefined or null data states within the serialization and parsing processes, aiming for robust handling and representation of such data conditions.
• Comment Support: Implementing a user-friendly feature enabling contextual comments within the serialized JSON.

Features

Custom JSON stringify and parse methods:

• Serialize and deserialize data structures to and from JSON format.
• Support for Date and Time: Handle Date and Time objects without any loss of precision.
• TypeScript type safety: Ensures type safety throughout the serialization and deserialization process.
• User-friendly API: Easy-to-understand and use functions for serializing and deserializing data.

Example

import { _JSON } from "./JSON";

// Serialization example
const obj = {
  name: "John Doe",
  age: 30,
  gender: "Male",
};

const serializedData = _JSON.stringify(obj);
console.log(serializedData); // Output: '{"name":"John Doe", "age": 30 "gender": "Male"}'

// Deserialization example
const deserializedData = _JSON.parse(serializedData);
console.log(deserializedData); // Output: { name: "John Doe", age: 30 gender: "Male" }

Supported Data Types

Primitive types

• Number
• String
• Boolean
• Null

Non-Primitive types

• Array
• Object

License

This library is licensed under the MIT License.