Groot by gonzalezreal
From JSON to Core Data and back.
About Groot
From the project's README at github.com/gonzalezreal/Groot. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Groot provides a simple way of serializing Core Data object graphs from or into JSON.
It uses annotations in the Core Data model to perform the serialization and provides the following features:
1. Attribute and relationship mapping to JSON key paths. 2. Value transformation using named objects. 3. Object graph preservation. 4. Support for entity inheritance Installing Groot Using CocoaPods
If you don’t have CocoaPods installed or integrated into your project, you can learn how to do so here. Using Carthage
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 535 | github.com/gonzalezreal/Groot |
| GitHub forks | 63 | github.com/gonzalezreal/Groot |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 12.0 years | since Jul 2014 |
| Last commit | 6.5 years ago | Dec 16, 2019 |
| Releases shipped | 11 | last: 8.6 years ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- We made our sandbox filesystem 47× faster by deleting it
- Show HN: Heard Google copied part of our product for IO. Want to show off first
- Ask HN: Does root have to be uid 0? Does uid 0 have to be root?
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- Show HN: Childflow – command-tree network control(proxy/DNS/capture) for Linux
Ready to self-host Groot?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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