Issues

• Parsing large object tree keeps a separate copy of every key in every object

  stleary/JSON-java#1091 · Filter by author labkey-jeckels opened on Oct 12, 2026

• XML.unescape rejects the character references XML.escape produces for control characters

  stleary/JSON-java#1089 · Filter by author DRMacIver opened on Oct 8, 2026
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• Security: fromJson() performs unrestricted reflective field binding (mass assignment); Javadoc claims a non-existent allowlist

  Active discussion
  stleary/JSON-java#1076 · Filter by author manqingzhou opened on Sep 9, 2026
  1

• JSONObject.toString() throws StackOverflowError (not JSONException) on self-referential cycles

  Active discussion
  stleary/JSON-java#1056 · Filter by author zhangjiashuo-cs opened on May 24, 2026
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• Inconsistent null Handling Across JSONObject Construction Paths

  Active discussionInvestigating
  stleary/JSON-java#1049 · Filter by author venkat-cheenu opened on Apr 4, 2026
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• Donate to GIrls Who Code

  Keep issue openNo changes at this time
  stleary/JSON-java#975 · Filter by author nielsbasjes opened on May 9, 2025
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• Update builds to support strictMode testing

  In progress
  stleary/JSON-java#953 · Filter by author stleary opened on Feb 15, 2025
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• Suggestion: Add more constructors with parameters for JSONParserConfiguration

  No changes at this time
  stleary/JSON-java#939 · Filter by author Simulant87 opened on Jan 11, 2025
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• Automatically update Javadoc with GitHub Actions

  Active discussion
  stleary/JSON-java#873 · Filter by author ayvacs opened on Feb 29, 2024
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• Problem with optLong, getLong when parsing JSONObject and XML

  CompletedKeep issue open
  stleary/JSON-java#868 · Filter by author stleary opened on Feb 24, 2024
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• JSONObject.toString does not use an Enum's toString() but its name()

  Fix before the next release
  stleary/JSON-java#838 · Filter by author arthurBricq opened on Dec 11, 2023
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• org.json.JSONTokener should close or provide option to close java.io.Reader

  No changes at this time
  stleary/JSON-java#836 · Filter by author rikkarth opened on Dec 7, 2023
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• Behavior of JSONObject constructor trimming 0-led integers and converting them to int type instead of String type

  Feedback RequestedFixed
  stleary/JSON-java#826 · Filter by author parker-mar opened on Nov 9, 2023
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• Ordered output/file writing of JSONObjects (may be repeated, nevertheless please read carefully ...)

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  stleary/JSON-java#822 · Filter by author openworld42 opened on Oct 27, 2023
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• If the Java 8 upgrade in Release 20231013 is causing issues for your project, please post here

  CompletedKeep issue open
  stleary/JSON-java#799 · Filter by author stleary opened on Oct 15, 2023
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• (JSONArray).toList() breaks format of entries

  Active discussion
  stleary/JSON-java#737 · Filter by author JulWas797 opened on May 19, 2023
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• JSONTokener should implement java.io.Closeable

  No changes at this time
  stleary/JSON-java#718 · Filter by author jtotht opened on Jan 28, 2023
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• Unclear relevance relative to other JSON libraries (particularly javax.json)

  Active discussion
  stleary/JSON-java#702 · Filter by author Chealer opened on Oct 27, 2022
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• [RFC] Implement custom iterator for JSONArray to ensure fetched values are JSON compliant

  Active discussionFix before the next release
  stleary/JSON-java#673 · Filter by author johnjaylward opened on Mar 21, 2022
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• Implement opt/get methods for accumulated values

  stleary/JSON-java#551 · Filter by author johnjaylward opened on Jul 27, 2020
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• JSON API version: 20180813 converts empty xml elements to empty string in place of empty JSON Object

  Active discussion
  stleary/JSON-java#445 · Filter by author nayakbharat opened on Oct 21, 2018
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