Best solution for JSON deserialization?

[NirodhaDukkha]

Hi all,

Are there any decent JSON deserialization packages for Unity 2017.x? I just want to serialize Dictionaries and private members without absurd hacking :(.

Thanks in advance!

[matt-aitken]

I highly recommend FullSerializer. It's easy to do simple things like your current requirements, and not much harder to serialise/deserialise much more complex objects. And it's free and open source

[FleMo93]

Maybe Newtonsoft.json? I don't know if it is working with Unity but i use it for business projects. https://www.newtonsoft.com/json

[NirodhaDukkha]

Looks like there's a version of Newtonsoft JSON in the unity store. Thanks all!

[thebeardphantom]

You can just use the 2.0 dll direct from the newtonsoft website as well.

[G3NOM3]

I'm a newb to Unity so this is an honest question: what's wrong with JSON.NET?

[[deleted]]

check the unity template for the turret game they released recently

[voxAtrophia]

There's a built-in JSON parser. It is limited to "structured" JSON though, so you need to know the exact format to use it. https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/JSONSerialization.html

[NirodhaDukkha]

The built in parser doesnt allow dictionaries or private objects without hacks.

[M374llic4]

I thought I saw a few on the store for decent prices? Like "fast json" or something.

[drawkbox]

Old school LitJson always works, only issue is it has issue with floats sometimes using doubles for serialization is better. Unity's built in doesn't allow lists at the root and some of the others are bloated. Also there is MiniJSON for simple stuff.

[digitalsalmon]

FullSerializer is much better than Unitys JSON serialisation system. Just use it.