commit 3ee456bd8ff924bc3d9c5fca726cb9a45d8c5bfb
Author: jbb01 <32650546+jbb01@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Sat Apr 12 16:27:57 2025 +0200

    initial commit

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# ---> Gradle
+.gradle
+**/build/
+!src/**/build/
+
+# Ignore Gradle GUI config
+gradle-app.setting
+
+# Avoid ignoring Gradle wrapper jar file (.jar files are usually ignored)
+!gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# Avoid ignore Gradle wrappper properties
+!gradle-wrapper.properties
+
+# Cache of project
+.gradletasknamecache
+
+# Eclipse Gradle plugin generated files
+# Eclipse Core
+.project
+# JDT-specific (Eclipse Java Development Tools)
+.classpath
+
+# ---> Java
+# Compiled class file
+*.class
+
+# Log file
+*.log
+
+# BlueJ files
+*.ctxt
+
+# Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
+.mtj.tmp/
+
+# Package Files #
+*.jar
+*.war
+*.nar
+*.ear
+*.zip
+*.tar.gz
+*.rar
+
+# virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
+hs_err_pid*
+replay_pid*
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# json
+
diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
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+plugins {
+    `java-library`
+}
+
+group = "eu.jonahbauer"
+version = "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
+description = "json"
+
+java {
+    toolchain {
+        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(22)
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    api(libs.annotations)
+
+    compileOnly(libs.lombok)
+    annotationProcessor(libs.lombok)
+}
+
+tasks {
+    withType<JavaCompile> {
+        options.encoding = "UTF-8"
+        options.compilerArgs.add("--enable-preview")
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonArray.java b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonArray.java
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+package eu.jonahbauer.json;
+
+import eu.jonahbauer.json.exceptions.JsonConversionException;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * Java representation of a JSON array.
+ * @param elements the array's elements
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public record JsonArray(
+        @NotNull List<? extends @Nullable JsonValue> elements
+) implements JsonValue, List<@Nullable JsonValue> {
+    public static final @NotNull JsonArray EMPTY = new JsonArray(List.of());
+
+    public JsonArray {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(elements, "elements");
+        elements = Util.defensiveCopy(elements);
+    }
+
+    public static @NotNull JsonArray of(@Nullable JsonValue @NotNull... elements) {
+        return new JsonArray(Arrays.stream(elements).toList());
+    }
+
+    //<editor-fold desc="valueOf(...)" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    /**
+     * Creates a JSON array from the given list, using {@link JsonValue#valueOf(Object)} to convert the objects to
+     * {@link JsonValue}s.
+     * @param list a list of objects
+     * @return a new JSON array
+     * @throws JsonConversionException if the given list or its entries cannot be converted to json
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonArray valueOf(@Nullable List<?> list) {
+        if (list == null) return null;
+        if (list instanceof JsonArray json) return json;
+        return new JsonArray(list.stream().map(JsonValue::valueOf).toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JSON array from the given array, using {@link JsonValue#valueOf(Object)} to convert the objects to
+     * {@link JsonValue}s.
+     * @param array an array of objects
+     * @return a new JSON array
+     * @throws JsonConversionException if the given array or its entries cannot be converted to json
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonArray valueOf(@Nullable Object @Nullable... array) {
+        return array == null ? null : new JsonArray(Arrays.stream(array).map(JsonValue::valueOf).toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JSON array from the given array, using {@link JsonBoolean#valueOf(boolean)} to convert the
+     * booleans to {@link JsonBoolean}s.
+     * @param array an array of booleans
+     * @return a new JSON array
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonArray valueOf(boolean @Nullable... array) {
+        if (array == null) return null;
+        var list = new ArrayList<JsonValue>();
+        for (var b : array) {
+            list.add(JsonBoolean.valueOf(b));
+        }
+        return new JsonArray(Util.trusted(Collections.unmodifiableList(list)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JSON array from the given array, using {@link JsonNumber#valueOf(int)} to convert the
+     * bytes to {@link JsonNumber}s.
+     * @param array an array of bytes
+     * @return a new JSON array
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonArray valueOf(byte @Nullable... array) {
+        if (array == null) return null;
+        var list = new ArrayList<JsonValue>();
+        for (var b : array) {
+            list.add(JsonNumber.valueOf(b));
+        }
+        return new JsonArray(Util.trusted(Collections.unmodifiableList(list)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JSON array from the given array, using {@link JsonNumber#valueOf(int)} to convert the
+     * shorts to {@link JsonNumber}s.
+     * @param array an array of shorts
+     * @return a new JSON array
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonArray valueOf(short @Nullable... array) {
+        if (array == null) return null;
+        var list = new ArrayList<JsonValue>();
+        for (var s : array) {
+            list.add(JsonNumber.valueOf(s));
+        }
+        return new JsonArray(Util.trusted(Collections.unmodifiableList(list)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JSON array from the given array, using {@link JsonString#valueOf(char)} to convert the
+     * chars to {@link JsonString}s.
+     * @param array an array of chars
+     * @return a new JSON array
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonArray valueOf(char @Nullable... array) {
+        if (array == null) return null;
+        var list = new ArrayList<JsonValue>();
+        for (var c : array) {
+            list.add(JsonString.valueOf(c));
+        }
+        return new JsonArray(Util.trusted(Collections.unmodifiableList(list)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JSON array from the given array, using {@link JsonNumber#valueOf(int)} to convert the
+     * ints to {@link JsonNumber}s.
+     * @param array an array of ints
+     * @return a new JSON array
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonArray valueOf(int @Nullable... array) {
+        return array == null ? null : new JsonArray(Arrays.stream(array).mapToObj(JsonNumber::valueOf).toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JSON array from the given array, using {@link JsonNumber#valueOf(long)} to convert the
+     * longs to {@link JsonNumber}s.
+     * @param array an array of longs
+     * @return a new JSON array
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonArray valueOf(long @Nullable... array) {
+        return array == null ? null : new JsonArray(Arrays.stream(array).mapToObj(JsonNumber::valueOf).toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JSON array from the given array, using {@link JsonNumber#valueOf(double)} to convert the
+     * floats to {@link JsonNumber}s.
+     * @param array an array of floats
+     * @return a new JSON array
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonArray valueOf(float @Nullable... array) {
+        if (array == null) return null;
+        var list = new ArrayList<JsonValue>();
+        for (var f : array) {
+            list.add(JsonNumber.valueOf(f));
+        }
+        return new JsonArray(Util.trusted(Collections.unmodifiableList(list)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JSON array from the given array, using {@link JsonNumber#valueOf(double)} to convert the
+     * doubles to {@link JsonNumber}s.
+     * @param array an array of doubles
+     * @return a new JSON array
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonArray valueOf(double @Nullable... array) {
+        return array == null ? null : new JsonArray(Arrays.stream(array).mapToObj(JsonNumber::valueOf).toList());
+    }
+    //</editor-fold>
+
+    //<editor-fold desc="List" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    @Override
+    public int size() {
+        return elements.size();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return elements.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean contains(Object o) {
+        return elements.contains(o);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // elements is immutable
+    public @NotNull Iterator<@Nullable JsonValue> iterator() {
+        return (Iterator<JsonValue>) elements.iterator();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object @NotNull[] toArray() {
+        return elements.toArray();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T @NotNull[] toArray(T @NotNull[] a) {
+        return elements.toArray(a);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean add(@Nullable JsonValue value) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean remove(Object o) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("SlowListContainsAll")
+    public boolean containsAll(@NotNull Collection<?> c) {
+        return elements.containsAll(c);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean addAll(@NotNull Collection<? extends @Nullable JsonValue> c) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean addAll(int index, @NotNull Collection<? extends @Nullable JsonValue> c) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean removeAll(@NotNull Collection<?> c) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean retainAll(@NotNull Collection<?> c) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void clear() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @Nullable JsonValue get(int index) {
+        return elements.get(index);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @Nullable JsonValue set(int index, @Nullable JsonValue element) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void add(int index, @Nullable JsonValue element) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @Nullable JsonValue remove(int index) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int indexOf(Object o) {
+        return elements.indexOf(o);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int lastIndexOf(Object o) {
+        return elements.lastIndexOf(o);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // elements is immutable
+    public @NotNull ListIterator<@Nullable JsonValue> listIterator() {
+        return (ListIterator<JsonValue>) elements.listIterator();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // elements is immutable
+    public @NotNull ListIterator<@Nullable JsonValue> listIterator(int index) {
+        return (ListIterator<JsonValue>) elements.listIterator(index);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull JsonArray subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+        return new JsonArray(elements.subList(fromIndex, toIndex));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull JsonArray reversed() {
+        return new JsonArray(Util.trusted(elements.reversed()));
+    }
+
+    //</editor-fold>
+
+    //<editor-fold desc="get...(int index)" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    /**
+     * {@return the element at the specified index in this array}
+     * @param index index of the element to return
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the element at the specified index is not an instance of {@link JsonString}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if the element at the specified index is {@code null}
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is less than zero or greater than or equals to the size of the array
+     */
+    public @NotNull JsonString getString(int index) {
+        return get(index, JsonString.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the element at the specified index in this array}
+     * @param index index of the element to return
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the element at the specified index is not an instance of {@link JsonNumber}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if the element at the specified index is {@code null}
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is less than zero or greater than or equals to the size of the array
+     */
+    public @NotNull JsonNumber getNumber(int index) {
+        return get(index, JsonNumber.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the element at the specified index in this array}
+     * @param index index of the element to return
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the element at the specified index is not an instance of {@link JsonBoolean}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if the element at the specified index is {@code null}
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is less than zero or greater than or equals to the size of the array
+     */
+    public @NotNull JsonBoolean getBoolean(int index) {
+        return get(index, JsonBoolean.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the element at the specified index in this array}
+     * @param index index of the element to return
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the element at the specified index is not an instance of {@link JsonArray}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if the element at the specified index is {@code null}
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is less than zero or greater than or equals to the size of the array
+     */
+    public @NotNull JsonArray getArray(int index) {
+        return get(index, JsonArray.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the element at the specified index in this array}
+     * @param index index of the element to return
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the element at the specified index is not an instance of {@link JsonObject}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if the element at the specified index is {@code null}
+     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is less than zero or greater than or equals to the size of the array
+     */
+    public @NotNull JsonObject getObject(int index) {
+        return get(index, JsonObject.class);
+    }
+
+    private <T extends JsonValue> @NotNull T get(int index, @NotNull Class<T> type) {
+        var value = elements().get(index);
+        if (value == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("Value at index" + index + " is null.");
+        } else {
+            return type.cast(value);
+        }
+    }
+    //</editor-fold>
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String toString() {
+        var joiner = new StringJoiner(",", "[", "]");
+        for (JsonValue element : elements) {
+            joiner.add(JsonValue.toJsonString(element));
+        }
+        return joiner.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String toPrettyJsonString() {
+        if (size() < 2) return toJsonString();
+
+        var out = new StringJoiner(",\n", "[\n", "\n]");
+        elements().forEach(e -> out.add(indent(JsonValue.toPrettyJsonString(e))));
+        return out.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static @NotNull String indent(@NotNull String string) {
+        if (string.isEmpty()) return "";
+
+        StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder();
+
+        Iterator<String> it = string.lines().iterator();
+        while (it.hasNext()) {
+            out.append("    ").append(it.next());
+            if (it.hasNext()) out.append('\n');
+        }
+
+        return out.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonBoolean.java b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonBoolean.java
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+package eu.jonahbauer.json;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * Java representation of a JSON boolean.
+ */
+@Getter
+@Accessors(fluent = true)
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public enum JsonBoolean implements JsonValue {
+    TRUE(true),
+    FALSE(false),
+    ;
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given boolean to a JSON boolean.
+     * @param bool a boolean
+     * @return a JSON boolean
+     */
+    public static @NotNull JsonBoolean valueOf(boolean bool) {
+        return bool ? TRUE : FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given boolean to a JSON boolean.
+     * @param bool a boolean
+     * @return a JSON boolean
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonBoolean valueOf(@Nullable Boolean bool) {
+        return bool == null ? null : valueOf((boolean) bool);
+    }
+
+    private final boolean value;
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String toString() {
+        return String.valueOf(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonNumber.java b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonNumber.java
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+package eu.jonahbauer.json;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * Java representation of a JSON boolean. Note, that JSON does not distinguish between integers and floating point
+ * numbers and therefore all numbers are stored as {@code double}.
+ */
+public record JsonNumber(double value) implements JsonValue {
+    public JsonNumber {
+        if (!Double.isFinite(value)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("value must be finite");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given int to a JSON number.
+     * @param i an int
+     * @return a new JSON number
+     */
+    public static @NotNull JsonNumber valueOf(int i) {
+        return new JsonNumber(i);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given long to a JSON number.
+     * @param l a long
+     * @return a new JSON number
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if conversion from {@code long} to {@code double} is lossy
+     */
+    public static @NotNull JsonNumber valueOf(long l) {
+        if ((long) (double) l != l) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("lossy conversion from long to double for value " + l);
+        }
+        return new JsonNumber(l);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given double to a JSON number.
+     * @param d a double
+     * @return a new JSON number
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code d} is not {@linkplain Double#isFinite(double) finite}
+     */
+    public static @NotNull JsonNumber valueOf(double d) {
+        return new JsonNumber(d);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given number to a JSON number using {@link Number#doubleValue()}. The conversion to a JSON number
+     * might be lossy.
+     * @param number a number
+     * @return a new JSON number
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonNumber valueOf(@Nullable Number number) {
+        return number == null ? null : new JsonNumber(number.doubleValue());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String toString() {
+        return (long) value == value ? Long.toString((long) value) : Double.toString(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonObject.java b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonObject.java
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+package eu.jonahbauer.json;
+
+import eu.jonahbauer.json.exceptions.JsonConversionException;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/**
+ * Java representation of a JSON object.
+ * @param entries the object's entries
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public record JsonObject(@NotNull Map<@NotNull String, @Nullable JsonValue> entries) implements JsonValue, Map<@NotNull String, @Nullable JsonValue> {
+    public static final @NotNull JsonObject EMPTY = new JsonObject(Map.of());
+
+    public JsonObject {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(entries, "entries");
+        entries = Util.defensiveCopy(entries);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a JSON object containing one mapping.
+     * @param k1 the key
+     * @param v1 the value
+     * @return a new JSON object containing the specified mapping
+     */
+    public static @NotNull JsonObject of(
+            @NotNull String k1, @Nullable JsonValue v1
+    ) {
+        var map = new LinkedHashMap<String, JsonValue>();
+        map.put(Objects.requireNonNull(k1), v1);
+        return new JsonObject(Util.trusted(Collections.unmodifiableSequencedMap(map)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a JSON object containing two mapping.
+     * @param k1 the first key
+     * @param v1 the first value
+     * @param k2 the second key
+     * @param v2 the second value
+     * @return a new JSON object containing the specified mappings
+     */
+    public static @NotNull JsonObject of(
+            @NotNull String k1, @Nullable JsonValue v1,
+            @NotNull String k2, @Nullable JsonValue v2
+    ) {
+        var map = new LinkedHashMap<String, JsonValue>();
+        map.put(Objects.requireNonNull(k1), v1);
+        map.put(Objects.requireNonNull(k2), v2);
+        return new JsonObject(Util.trusted(Collections.unmodifiableSequencedMap(map)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a JSON object containing three mapping.
+     * @param k1 the first key
+     * @param v1 the first value
+     * @param k2 the second key
+     * @param v2 the second value
+     * @param k3 the third key
+     * @param v3 the third value
+     * @return a new JSON object containing the specified mappings
+     */
+    public static @NotNull JsonObject of(
+            @NotNull String k1, @Nullable JsonValue v1,
+            @NotNull String k2, @Nullable JsonValue v2,
+            @NotNull String k3, @Nullable JsonValue v3
+    ) {
+        var map = new LinkedHashMap<String, JsonValue>();
+        map.put(Objects.requireNonNull(k1), v1);
+        map.put(Objects.requireNonNull(k2), v2);
+        map.put(Objects.requireNonNull(k3), v3);
+        return new JsonObject(Util.trusted(Collections.unmodifiableSequencedMap(map)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a JSON object containing four mapping.
+     * @param k1 the first key
+     * @param v1 the first value
+     * @param k2 the second key
+     * @param v2 the second value
+     * @param k3 the third key
+     * @param v3 the third value
+     * @param k4 the fourth key
+     * @param v4 the fourth value
+     * @return a new JSON object containing the specified mappings
+     */
+    public static @NotNull JsonObject of(
+            @NotNull String k1, @Nullable JsonValue v1,
+            @NotNull String k2, @Nullable JsonValue v2,
+            @NotNull String k3, @Nullable JsonValue v3,
+            @NotNull String k4, @Nullable JsonValue v4
+    ) {
+        var map = new LinkedHashMap<String, JsonValue>();
+        map.put(Objects.requireNonNull(k1), v1);
+        map.put(Objects.requireNonNull(k2), v2);
+        map.put(Objects.requireNonNull(k3), v3);
+        map.put(Objects.requireNonNull(k4), v4);
+        return new JsonObject(Util.trusted(Collections.unmodifiableSequencedMap(map)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a JSON object from the given map, using {@link JsonValue#valueOf(Object)} to convert the values to
+     * {@link JsonValue}s. The keys are expected to be instances of {@link CharSequence}.
+     * @param map a map
+     * @return a new JSON object
+     * @throws JsonConversionException if the given map or its entries cannot be converted to json
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonObject valueOf(@Nullable Map<?, ?> map) {
+        if (map == null) return null;
+        if (map instanceof JsonObject json) return json;
+        
+        var out = new LinkedHashMap<String, JsonValue>();
+        map.forEach((key, value) -> out.put(keyOf(key), JsonValue.valueOf(value)));
+        return new JsonObject(out);
+    }
+
+    private static @NotNull String keyOf(@Nullable Object object) {
+        return switch (object) {
+            case CharSequence chars -> chars.toString();
+            case null -> throw new JsonConversionException("cannot use null as json key");
+            default -> throw new JsonConversionException("cannot convert object of type " + object.getClass() + " to json key");
+        };
+    }
+
+    //<editor-fold desc="Map" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    @Override
+    public int size() {
+        return entries.size();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return entries.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean containsKey(Object key) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(key, "key");
+        return entries.containsKey(key);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean containsValue(Object value) {
+        return entries.containsValue(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @Nullable JsonValue get(Object key) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(key, "key");
+        return entries.get(key);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @Nullable JsonValue put(@NotNull String key, @Nullable JsonValue value) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @Nullable JsonValue remove(Object key) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void putAll(@NotNull Map<? extends @NotNull String, ? extends @Nullable JsonValue> m) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void clear() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull Set<@NotNull String> keySet() {
+        return entries.keySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull Collection<@Nullable JsonValue> values() {
+        return entries.values();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull Set<Entry<@NotNull String, @Nullable JsonValue>> entrySet() {
+        return entries.entrySet();
+    }
+    //</editor-fold>
+
+    //<editor-fold desc="get...(String key)" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    /**
+     * {@return the value to which the specified key is mapped, or <code>null</code> if this object contains no mapping for the key}
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the value is not an instance of {@link JsonString}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if there is no mapping for the key or the key is mapped to {@code null}
+     */
+    public @NotNull JsonString getString(@NotNull String key) {
+        return get(key, JsonString.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the value to which the specified key is mapped, or <code>null</code> if this object contains no mapping for the key}
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the value is not an instance of {@link JsonNumber}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if there is no mapping for the key or the key is mapped to {@code null}
+     */
+    public @NotNull JsonNumber getNumber(@NotNull String key) {
+        return get(key, JsonNumber.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the value to which the specified key is mapped, or <code>null</code> if this object contains no mapping for the key}
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the value is not an instance of {@link JsonBoolean}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if there is no mapping for the key or the key is mapped to {@code null}
+     */
+    public @NotNull JsonBoolean getBoolean(@NotNull String key) {
+        return get(key, JsonBoolean.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the value to which the specified key is mapped, or <code>null</code> if this object contains no mapping for the key}
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the value is not an instance of {@link JsonArray}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if there is no mapping for the key or the key is mapped to {@code null}
+     */
+    public @NotNull JsonArray getArray(@NotNull String key) {
+        return get(key, JsonArray.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the value to which the specified key is mapped, or <code>null</code> if this object contains no mapping for the key}
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the value is not an instance of {@link JsonObject}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if there is no mapping for the key or the key is mapped to {@code null}
+     */
+    public @NotNull JsonObject getObject(@NotNull String key) {
+        return get(key, JsonObject.class);
+    }
+
+    private <T extends JsonValue> @NotNull T get(@NotNull String key, @NotNull Class<T> type) {
+        var value = entries().get(key);
+        if (value == null) {
+            if (entries().containsKey(key)) {
+                throw new NullPointerException("Key " + key + " is mapped to null.");
+            } else {
+                throw new NullPointerException("No mapping for key " + key);
+            }
+        } else {
+            return type.cast(value);
+        }
+    }
+    //</editor-fold>
+
+    //<editor-fold desc="get...OrDefault(String key, ...)" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    // getStringOrDefault(String, JsonString) omitted because JsonString implements CharSequence
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or 
+     * {@link JsonString#valueOf(CharSequence) JsonString.valueOf(defaultValue)} if this object contains no mapping for
+     * the key or the key is mapped to a value that is not an instance of {@link JsonString}.
+     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped falling back to the default value
+     */
+    public @Nullable JsonString getStringOrDefault(@NotNull String key, @Nullable CharSequence defaultValue) {
+        return getOrDefault(key, defaultValue, JsonString.class, JsonString::valueOf);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or {@code defaultValue} if this object contains no mapping
+     * for the key or the key is mapped to a value that is not an instance of {@link JsonNumber}.
+     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped falling back to the default value
+     */
+    public @Nullable JsonNumber getNumberOrDefault(@NotNull String key, @Nullable JsonNumber defaultValue) {
+        return getOrDefault(key, defaultValue, JsonNumber.class, Function.identity());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or
+     * {@link JsonNumber#valueOf(Number) JsonNumber.valueOf(defaultValue)} if this object contains no mapping for the
+     * key or the key is mapped to a value that is not an instance of {@link JsonNumber}.
+     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped falling back to the default value
+     */
+    public @Nullable JsonNumber getNumberOrDefault(@NotNull String key, @Nullable Number defaultValue) {
+        return getOrDefault(key, defaultValue, JsonNumber.class, JsonNumber::valueOf);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or {@code defaultValue} if this object contains no mapping
+     * for the key or the key is mapped to a value that is not an instance of {@link JsonBoolean}.
+     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped falling back to the default value
+     */
+    public @Nullable JsonBoolean getBooleanOrDefault(@NotNull String key, @Nullable JsonBoolean defaultValue) {
+        return getOrDefault(key, defaultValue, JsonBoolean.class, Function.identity());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or
+     * {@link JsonBoolean#valueOf(Boolean) JsonBoolean.valueOf(defaultValue)} if this object contains no mapping
+     * for the key or the key is mapped to a value that is not an instance of {@link JsonBoolean}.
+     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped falling back to the default value
+     */
+    public @Nullable JsonBoolean getBooleanOrDefault(@NotNull String key, @Nullable Boolean defaultValue) {
+        return getOrDefault(key, defaultValue, JsonBoolean.class, JsonBoolean::valueOf);
+    }
+    
+    // getArrayOrDefault(String, JsonArray) omitted because JsonArray implements List<?>
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or
+     * {@link JsonArray#valueOf(List) JsonArray.valueOf(defaultValue)} if this object contains no mapping for
+     * the key or the key is mapped to a value that is not an instance of {@link JsonArray}.
+     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped falling back to the default value
+     */
+    public @Nullable JsonArray getArrayOrDefault(@NotNull String key, @Nullable List<?> defaultValue) {
+        return getOrDefault(key, defaultValue, JsonArray.class, JsonArray::valueOf);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or
+     * {@link JsonArray#valueOf(Object...) JsonArray.valueOf(defaultValue)} if this object contains no mapping for the
+     * key or the key is mapped to a value that is not an instance of {@link JsonArray}.
+     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped falling back to the default value
+     */
+    public @Nullable JsonArray getArrayOrDefault(@NotNull String key, @Nullable Object @Nullable... defaultValue) {
+        return getOrDefault(key, defaultValue, JsonArray.class, JsonArray::valueOf);
+    }
+
+    // getObjectOrDefault(String, JsonObject) omitted because JsonObject implements Map<?, ?>
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or
+     * {@link JsonObject#valueOf(Map) JsonObject.valueOf(defaultValue)} if this object contains no mapping for the key
+     * or the key is mapped to a value that is not an instance of {@link JsonObject}.
+     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped falling back to the default value
+     */
+    public @Nullable JsonObject getObjectOrDefault(@NotNull String key, @Nullable Map<?, ?> defaultValue) {
+        return getOrDefault(key, defaultValue, JsonObject.class, JsonObject::valueOf);
+    }
+    
+    private <T extends JsonValue, S> @Nullable T getOrDefault(@NotNull String key, @Nullable S defaultValue, @NotNull Class<T> type, @NotNull Function<S, T> converter) {
+        var value = entries().get(key);
+        if (type.isInstance(value)) {
+            return type.cast(value);
+        } else {
+            return converter.apply(defaultValue);
+        }
+    }
+    //</editor-fold>
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String toString() {
+        StringJoiner out = new StringJoiner(",", "{", "}");
+        entries.forEach((key, value) -> out.add(JsonString.quote(key) + ":" + JsonValue.toJsonString(value)));
+        return out.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String toPrettyJsonString() {
+        StringJoiner out = new StringJoiner(",\n    ", "{\n    ", "\n}");
+        entries.forEach((key, value) -> out.add(JsonString.quote(key) + ": " + indent(JsonValue.toPrettyJsonString(value))));
+        return out.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static @NotNull String indent(@NotNull String string) {
+        if (string.isEmpty()) return "";
+
+        StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder();
+
+        Iterator<String> it = string.lines().iterator();
+        out.append(it.next());
+
+        while (it.hasNext()) {
+            String next = it.next();
+            out.append('\n').append(it.hasNext() ? "        " : "    ").append(next);
+        }
+
+        return out.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonString.java b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonString.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2042709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonString.java
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package eu.jonahbauer.json;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.stream.IntStream;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public record JsonString(@NotNull String value) implements JsonValue, CharSequence {
+    public static final @NotNull JsonString EMPTY = new JsonString("");
+
+    public JsonString {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(value, "value");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given character to a JSON string.
+     * @param chr a character
+     * @return a new JSON string
+     */
+    public static @NotNull JsonString valueOf(char chr) {
+        return new JsonString(String.valueOf(chr));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given character to a JSON string.
+     * @param chr a character
+     * @return a new JSON string
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonString valueOf(@Nullable Character chr) {
+        return chr == null ? null : new JsonString(String.valueOf(chr));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the given string to a JSON string.
+     * @param chars a string
+     * @return a new JSON string
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    public static @Nullable JsonString valueOf(@Nullable CharSequence chars) {
+        return switch (chars) {
+            case JsonString json -> json;
+            case null -> null;
+            default -> {
+                @SuppressWarnings("java:S2259")
+                var result = new JsonString(chars.toString());
+                yield result;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Quotes the given {@link String} and encodes all invalid characters as an escape sequence.
+     * @param value a string value
+     * @return a JSON representation of the given {@code value}
+     */
+    public static @NotNull String quote(@NotNull String value) {
+        StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder(value.length() + 2);
+        out.append('"');
+        for (int i = 0, length = value.length(); i < length; i++) {
+            char chr = value.charAt(i);
+            switch (chr) {
+                case '"' -> out.append("\\\"");
+                case '\\' -> out.append("\\\\");
+                case '\b' -> out.append("\\b");
+                case '\f' -> out.append("\\f");
+                case '\n' -> out.append("\\n");
+                case '\r' -> out.append("\\r");
+                case '\t' -> out.append("\\t");
+                default -> {
+                    if (chr < 32) {
+                        out.append("\\u%04x".formatted((int) chr));
+                    } else {
+                        out.append(chr);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        out.append('"');
+        return out.toString();
+    }
+
+    //<editor-fold desc="CharSequence" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    @Override
+    public int length() {
+        return value.length();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public char charAt(int index) {
+        return value.charAt(index);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull JsonString subSequence(int start, int end) {
+        return new JsonString(value.substring(start, end));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return value.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull IntStream chars() {
+        return value.chars();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull IntStream codePoints() {
+        return value.codePoints();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String toString() {
+        return value;
+    }
+    //</editor-fold>
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String toJsonString() {
+        return quote(value());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonValue.java b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonValue.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2411032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/JsonValue.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package eu.jonahbauer.json;
+
+import eu.jonahbauer.json.exceptions.JsonConversionException;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public sealed interface JsonValue extends Serializable permits JsonObject, JsonArray, JsonBoolean, JsonNumber, JsonString {
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the JSON representation of this value}
+     */
+    default @NotNull String toJsonString() {
+        return toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return a prettified JSON representation of this value}
+     */
+    default @NotNull String toPrettyJsonString() {
+        return toJsonString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the JSON representation of the given value}
+     * @param value a {@link JsonValue} (possibly {@code null})
+     */
+    static @NotNull String toJsonString(@Nullable JsonValue value) {
+        return value == null ? "null" : value.toJsonString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@return the prettified JSON representation of the given value}
+     * @param value a {@link JsonValue} (possibly {@code null})
+     */
+    static @NotNull String toPrettyJsonString(@Nullable JsonValue value) {
+        return value == null ? "null" : value.toPrettyJsonString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts an object to a JSON value:
+     * <ul>
+     *     <li>{@link JsonValue}s and {@code null} are returned as is</li>
+     *     <li>{@link Boolean}s are converted with {@link JsonBoolean#valueOf(Boolean)}</li>
+     *     <li>{@link Number}s are converted with {@link JsonNumber#valueOf(Number)}</li>
+     *     <li>{@link Character}s are converted with {@link JsonString#valueOf(Character)}</li>
+     *     <li>{@link CharSequence}s are converted with {@link JsonString#valueOf(CharSequence)}</li>
+     *     <li>{@link List}s are converted with {@link JsonArray#valueOf(List)}</li>
+     *     <li>arrays are converted with the respective overload of {@link JsonArray#valueOf(Object...)}</li>
+     *     <li>{@link Map}s are converted with {@link JsonObject#valueOf(Map)}</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * @param object an object
+     * @return a {@link JsonValue} representing the object
+     * @throws JsonConversionException if the object cannot be converted to a {@link JsonValue}
+     */
+    @Contract("null -> null; !null -> !null")
+    static @Nullable JsonValue valueOf(@Nullable Object object) {
+        return switch (object) {
+            case JsonValue json -> json;
+            case Boolean bool -> JsonBoolean.valueOf(bool);
+            case Number number -> JsonNumber.valueOf(number);
+            case Character chr -> JsonString.valueOf(String.valueOf(chr));
+            case CharSequence chars -> JsonString.valueOf(chars);
+            case List<?> list -> JsonArray.valueOf(list);
+            case Object[] array -> JsonArray.valueOf(array);
+            case boolean[] array -> JsonArray.valueOf(array);
+            case byte[] array -> JsonArray.valueOf(array);
+            case short[] array -> JsonArray.valueOf(array);
+            case char[] array -> JsonArray.valueOf(array);
+            case int[] array -> JsonArray.valueOf(array);
+            case long[] array -> JsonArray.valueOf(array);
+            case float[] array -> JsonArray.valueOf(array);
+            case double[] array -> JsonArray.valueOf(array);
+            case Map<?, ?> map -> JsonObject.valueOf(map);
+            case null -> null;
+            default -> throw new JsonConversionException("cannot convert object of type " + object.getClass() + " to json value");
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/Util.java b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/Util.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f3f9d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/Util.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package eu.jonahbauer.json;
+
+import lombok.experimental.Delegate;
+import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+@UtilityClass
+class Util {
+    private static final @NotNull Class<?> LIST_1_2 = List.of(1).getClass();
+    private static final @NotNull Class<?> LIST_N = List.of(1, 2, 3).getClass();
+    private static final @NotNull Class<?> SUB_LIST = List.of(1, 2, 3).subList(0, 2).getClass();
+    private static final @NotNull Class<?> MAP_1 = Map.of(1, 2).getClass();
+    private static final @NotNull Class<?> MAP_N = Map.of(1, 2, 3, 4).getClass();
+
+    /**
+     * Performs a defensive copy of the given list unless it is known to be an immutable list.
+     */
+    public static <T> @NotNull List<T> defensiveCopy(@NotNull List<T> list) {
+        if (LIST_1_2.isInstance(list) || LIST_N.isInstance(list) || SUB_LIST.isInstance(list)) {
+            return list;
+        } else if (list instanceof TrustedList<T>(var delegate)) {
+            return delegate;
+        } else {
+            return list.stream().toList();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Performs a defensive copy of the given map unless it is known to be an immutable map.
+     * If the given map implements {@link SequencedMap} as will the returned one.
+     */
+    public static <K, V> @NotNull Map<K, V> defensiveCopy(@NotNull Map<@NotNull K, V> map) {
+        if (MAP_1.isInstance(map) || MAP_N.isInstance(map)) {
+            return map;
+        } else if (map instanceof TrustedMap<K, V>(var delegate)) {
+            return delegate;
+        } else if (map instanceof SequencedMap<K,V> sequenced) {
+            var out = new LinkedHashMap<K, V>();
+            sequenced.forEach((key, value) -> out.put(Objects.requireNonNull(key, "key"), value));
+            return Collections.unmodifiableSequencedMap(out);
+        } else {
+            var out = new HashMap<K, V>();
+            map.forEach((key, value) -> out.put(Objects.requireNonNull(key, "key"), value));
+            return Collections.unmodifiableMap(out);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a list that will be assumed immutable when given to {@link #defensiveCopy(List)}.
+     * {@return a list that will be assumed immutable}
+     */
+    public static <T> @NotNull List<T> trusted(@NotNull List<T> list) {
+        return new TrustedList<>(list);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a map that will be assumed immutable when given to {@link #defensiveCopy(Map)}.
+     * {@return a map that will be assumed immutable}
+     */
+    public static <K, V> @NotNull Map<K, V> trusted(@NotNull Map<@NotNull K, V> map) {
+        return new TrustedMap<>(map);
+    }
+
+    private record TrustedList<T>(@Delegate @NotNull List<T> delegate) implements List<T> {}
+
+    private record TrustedMap<K, V>(@Delegate @NotNull Map<K, V> delegate) implements Map<K, V> {}
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/exceptions/JsonConversionException.java b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/exceptions/JsonConversionException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee3edad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/exceptions/JsonConversionException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package eu.jonahbauer.json.exceptions;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+/**
+ * An exception that indicates problems with conversion between java objects and json.
+ */
+public class JsonConversionException extends JsonProcessingException {
+    public JsonConversionException(@NotNull String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public JsonConversionException(@NotNull String message, @NotNull Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/exceptions/JsonProcessingException.java b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/exceptions/JsonProcessingException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aca8420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/json/exceptions/JsonProcessingException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package eu.jonahbauer.json.exceptions;
+
+/**
+ * Parent class for exceptions related to json processing.
+ */
+public abstract class JsonProcessingException extends RuntimeException {
+    public JsonProcessingException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public JsonProcessingException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/module-info.java b/core/src/main/java/module-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ebc43a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module eu.jonahbauer.json {
+    requires static lombok;
+    requires static org.jetbrains.annotations;
+
+    exports eu.jonahbauer.json;
+    exports eu.jonahbauer.json.exceptions;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1883bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[versions]
+annotations = "24.1.0"
+lombok = "1.18.32"
+
+[libraries]
+annotations = { module = "org.jetbrains:annotations", version.ref = "annotations" }
+lombok = { module = "org.projectlombok:lombok", version.ref = "lombok" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
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diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
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index 0000000..37f853b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.13-bin.zip
+networkTimeout=10000
+validateDistributionUrl=true
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1aa94a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# Copyright © 2015-2021 the original authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+##############################################################################
+#
+#   Gradle start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
+#
+#   Important for running:
+#
+#   (1) You need a POSIX-compliant shell to run this script. If your /bin/sh is
+#       noncompliant, but you have some other compliant shell such as ksh or
+#       bash, then to run this script, type that shell name before the whole
+#       command line, like:
+#
+#           ksh Gradle
+#
+#       Busybox and similar reduced shells will NOT work, because this script
+#       requires all of these POSIX shell features:
+#         * functions;
+#         * expansions «$var», «${var}», «${var:-default}», «${var+SET}»,
+#           «${var#prefix}», «${var%suffix}», and «$( cmd )»;
+#         * compound commands having a testable exit status, especially «case»;
+#         * various built-in commands including «command», «set», and «ulimit».
+#
+#   Important for patching:
+#
+#   (2) This script targets any POSIX shell, so it avoids extensions provided
+#       by Bash, Ksh, etc; in particular arrays are avoided.
+#
+#       The "traditional" practice of packing multiple parameters into a
+#       space-separated string is a well documented source of bugs and security
+#       problems, so this is (mostly) avoided, by progressively accumulating
+#       options in "$@", and eventually passing that to Java.
+#
+#       Where the inherited environment variables (DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS,
+#       and GRADLE_OPTS) rely on word-splitting, this is performed explicitly;
+#       see the in-line comments for details.
+#
+#       There are tweaks for specific operating systems such as AIX, CygWin,
+#       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
+#
+#   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/subprojects/plugins/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       within the Gradle project.
+#
+#       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+# Attempt to set APP_HOME
+
+# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
+app_path=$0
+
+# Need this for daisy-chained symlinks.
+while
+    APP_HOME=${app_path%"${app_path##*/}"}  # leaves a trailing /; empty if no leading path
+    [ -h "$app_path" ]
+do
+    ls=$( ls -ld "$app_path" )
+    link=${ls#*' -> '}
+    case $link in             #(
+      /*)   app_path=$link ;; #(
+      *)    app_path=$APP_HOME$link ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# This is normally unused
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
+# Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
+APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && pwd -P ) || exit
+
+# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
+MAX_FD=maximum
+
+warn () {
+    echo "$*"
+} >&2
+
+die () {
+    echo
+    echo "$*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+} >&2
+
+# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+cygwin=false
+msys=false
+darwin=false
+nonstop=false
+case "$( uname )" in                #(
+  CYGWIN* )         cygwin=true  ;; #(
+  Darwin* )         darwin=true  ;; #(
+  MSYS* | MINGW* )  msys=true    ;; #(
+  NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
+esac
+
+CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+
+# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
+if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+        JAVACMD=$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java
+    else
+        JAVACMD=$JAVA_HOME/bin/java
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+else
+    JAVACMD=java
+    if ! command -v java >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
+if ! "$cygwin" && ! "$darwin" && ! "$nonstop" ; then
+    case $MAX_FD in #(
+      max*)
+        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -H is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2039,SC3045
+        MAX_FD=$( ulimit -H -n ) ||
+            warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit"
+    esac
+    case $MAX_FD in  #(
+      '' | soft) :;; #(
+      *)
+        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -n is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2039,SC3045
+        ulimit -n "$MAX_FD" ||
+            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit to $MAX_FD"
+    esac
+fi
+
+# Collect all arguments for the java command, stacking in reverse order:
+#   * args from the command line
+#   * the main class name
+#   * -classpath
+#   * -D...appname settings
+#   * --module-path (only if needed)
+#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and GRADLE_OPTS environment variables.
+
+# For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
+    APP_HOME=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME" )
+    CLASSPATH=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH" )
+
+    JAVACMD=$( cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD" )
+
+    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
+    for arg do
+        if
+            case $arg in                                #(
+              -*)   false ;;                            # don't mess with options #(
+              /?*)  t=${arg#/} t=/${t%%/*}              # looks like a POSIX filepath
+                    [ -e "$t" ] ;;                      #(
+              *)    false ;;
+            esac
+        then
+            arg=$( cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg" )
+        fi
+        # Roll the args list around exactly as many times as the number of
+        # args, so each arg winds up back in the position where it started, but
+        # possibly modified.
+        #
+        # NB: a `for` loop captures its iteration list before it begins, so
+        # changing the positional parameters here affects neither the number of
+        # iterations, nor the values presented in `arg`.
+        shift                   # remove old arg
+        set -- "$@" "$arg"      # push replacement arg
+    done
+fi
+
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
+# Collect all arguments for the java command:
+#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and optsEnvironmentVar are not allowed to contain shell fragments,
+#     and any embedded shellness will be escaped.
+#   * For example: A user cannot expect ${Hostname} to be expanded, as it is an environment variable and will be
+#     treated as '${Hostname}' itself on the command line.
+
+set -- \
+        "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
+        -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
+        org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain \
+        "$@"
+
+# Stop when "xargs" is not available.
+if ! command -v xargs >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+    die "xargs is not available"
+fi
+
+# Use "xargs" to parse quoted args.
+#
+# With -n1 it outputs one arg per line, with the quotes and backslashes removed.
+#
+# In Bash we could simply go:
+#
+#   readarray ARGS < <( xargs -n1 <<<"$var" ) &&
+#   set -- "${ARGS[@]}" "$@"
+#
+# but POSIX shell has neither arrays nor command substitution, so instead we
+# post-process each arg (as a line of input to sed) to backslash-escape any
+# character that might be a shell metacharacter, then use eval to reverse
+# that process (while maintaining the separation between arguments), and wrap
+# the whole thing up as a single "set" statement.
+#
+# This will of course break if any of these variables contains a newline or
+# an unmatched quote.
+#
+
+eval "set -- $(
+        printf '%s\n' "$DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS" |
+        xargs -n1 |
+        sed ' s~[^-[:alnum:]+,./:=@_]~\\&~g; ' |
+        tr '\n' ' '
+    )" '"$@"'
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" "$@"
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93e3f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+@rem
+@rem Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+@rem
+@rem Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+@rem you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+@rem You may obtain a copy of the License at
+@rem
+@rem      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+@rem
+@rem Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+@rem distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+@rem WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+@rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+@rem limitations under the License.
+@rem
+
+@if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
+@rem This is normally unused
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Resolve any "." and ".." in APP_HOME to make it shorter.
+for %%i in ("%APP_HOME%") do set APP_HOME=%%~fi
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto execute
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto execute
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %*
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+set EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%
+if %EXIT_CODE% equ 0 set EXIT_CODE=1
+if not ""=="%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit %EXIT_CODE%
+exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..911a2e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+@Suppress("UnstableApiUsage")
+dependencyResolutionManagement {
+    repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+}
+
+rootProject.name = "json"
+include("core")