SBJson 5 by SBJson
This framework implements a strict JSON parser and generator in Objective-C.
About SBJson 5
From the project's README at github.com/SBJson/SBJson. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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SBJson's number one feature is stream/chunk-based operation. Feed the parser one or more chunks of UTF8-encoded data and it will call a block you provide with each root-level document or array. Or, optionally, for each top-level entry in each root-level array.
With this you can reduce the apparent latency for each download/parse cycle of documents over a slow connection. You can start parsing and return chunks of the parsed document before the full document has downloaded. You can also parse massive documents bit by bit so you don't have to keep them all in memory.
SBJson maps JSON types to Objective-C types in the following way:
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 | 3.7k | github.com/SBJson/SBJson |
| GitHub forks | 679 | github.com/SBJson/SBJson |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 16.0 years | since Jun 2010 |
| Last commit | 1.4 years ago | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Releases shipped | 18 | last: 6.4 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 → |
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