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eson/eson
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Extendable JSON to support different formats of data across languages. By default supports date and datetime objects

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Extended JSON (ESON)
====================

[](#extended-json-eson)

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JSON is great for sharing data in a human readable format but sometimes it lacks in object types support. ESON does not re-invent the wheel, it just provides a base for you to implement extended JSON objects allowing you to share data between services, apps and languages as objects.

ESON comes with built in extensions for date and datetime. You can write your own extensions to manage custom data.

Use Cases
---------

[](#use-cases)

- Sharing data between services over HTTP
- Saving data objects to databases or filesystems
- Sharing objects accross languages

Advantages
----------

[](#advantages)

- Increases the range of data types allowed by JSON
- Can be easily extended to meet your needs
- Available for multiple languages

Languages
---------

[](#languages)

- **[Python](/python)**
- **[Javascript](/javascript)**
- **[PHP](/php)**

###  Health Score

18

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LowBetter than 8% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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