There is an official JSON API: https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=353
But it is unclear how many of the existing implementations conform to it, and it definitely doesn't work toward your misguided One True JSON Implementation goal.
But it is unclear how many of the existing implementations conform to it, and it definitely doesn't work toward your misguided One True JSON Implementation goal.
Above and beyond the fact that in section 2.2 of the JSR it plainly states: "This JSR is targeted for Java SE 6 or higher and Java EE 7 or higher platforms."