🦀 RSON - The Evolution of JSON

Rust Serialized Object Notation - A human-readable data format with rich types, comments, and JSON compatibility

🎯 What is RSON?

RSON (Rust Serialized Object Notation) is a next-generation data serialization format designed to replace JSON with modern features while maintaining full backward compatibility.

🔥 Key Features

💬 Comments & Documentation - Finally annotate your configs!
🎨 Rich Type System - Structs, enums, optionals, tuples
🛠️ Developer-Friendly - Trailing commas, cleaner syntax
⚡ High Performance - Faster parsing + optional binary mode
🔄 JSON Compatible - Every JSON file is valid RSON
🌍 Universal Support - Libraries for all major languages

⚡ Quick Start

Try Online

🌐 rson.org/playground - Start experimenting immediately!

JSON vs RSON

JSON (Before) RSON (After)

{
  "name": "My App", 
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "database": {
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": 5432
  },
  "features": ["auth", "logging"]
}

// Application configuration
AppConfig(
  name: "My App",
  version: "1.0.0",
  database: DatabaseConfig(
    host: "localhost",
    port: Some(5432), // Optional!
  ),
  features: ["auth", "logging"], // Trailing comma OK!
  environment: Environment::Production, // Rich enum!
)

RSON provides everything JSON lacks:

✅ Comments for documentation
✅ Rich types (structs, enums, options)
✅ Trailing commas (no more diff noise!)
✅ Cleaner syntax, fewer quotes
✅ Still 100% JSON compatible

🚀 Language Support

📦 Install Libraries

Language	Package	Install Command	Status
Rust	`serde_rson`	`cargo add serde_rson`	✅ Stable
JavaScript	`rson-js`	`npm install rson-js`	🚧 Beta
Python	`rson`	`pip install rson`	🚧 Beta
Go	`go-rson`	`go get github.com/rson/go-rson`	📋 Planned
Java	`rson-java`	`implementation 'org.rson:rson-java'`	📋 Planned
C++	`rson-cpp`	`vcpkg install rson-cpp`	📋 Planned

💻 Quick Examples

Rust

use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
struct Config {
    name: String,
    database: DatabaseConfig,
}

let config: Config = serde_rson::from_str(r#"
    Config(
        name: "My App",
        database: DatabaseConfig(host: "localhost", port: Some(5432)),
    )
"#)?;

JavaScript/Node.js

import RSON from 'rson-js';

const config = RSON.parse(`
  AppConfig(
    name: "My App",
    features: ["auth", "logging"], // Comments work!
  )
`);

console.log(config.name); // "My App"

Python

import rson

config = rson.loads("""
  # Python-style comments too!
  AppConfig(
    name: "My App", 
    debug: true,
  )
""")

print(config.name)  # "My App"

🛠️ Developer Tools

🎨 Editor Support

Editor	Extension	Features
VSCode	RSON Language Support	Syntax highlighting, formatting, validation
JetBrains	RSON Plugin	IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm support
Vim/Neovim	`vim-rson`	Syntax highlighting, indentation
Emacs	`rson-mode`	Major mode for RSON

⚙️ Command Line Tools

# Install RSON CLI tools
cargo install rsonc

# Convert JSON to RSON
rsonc convert input.json --to-rson > output.rson

# Validate RSON files
rsonc validate config.rson

# Format RSON (like rustfmt)
rsonc format --inplace *.rson

# Convert between text and binary
rsonc convert config.rson --to-binary > config.rsonb

🌐 Web Playground

Visit rson.org/playground to:

Try RSON syntax interactively
Convert between JSON and RSON
Validate RSON files online
Share RSON snippets

📊 Performance

RSON is designed to be faster than JSON in many scenarios:

Metric	JSON	RSON Text	RSON Binary
Parse Speed	Baseline	~90%	~300%
File Size	Baseline	~95%	~60%
Memory Usage	Baseline	~100%	~70%

Benchmarks on typical configuration files. Results may vary.

🚀 Performance Benefits:

Text Mode: Comparable to JSON with richer type information
Binary Mode: 3x faster parsing, 40% smaller files
Streaming: Built-in support for large data processing
Memory Efficient: Minimal allocation overhead

🌍 Project Structure

This repository contains the complete RSON ecosystem:

RSON/
├── 🦀 rson-core/          # Core Rust parser/serializer
├── 📦 serde_rson/         # Serde integration for Rust
├── ⚙️  rson-cli/          # Command-line tools (rsonc)
├── 🌐 rson-js/            # JavaScript/TypeScript library  
├── 🐍 rson-python/        # Python library
├── 📱 rson-wasm/          # WebAssembly bindings
├── 📜 rson-schema/        # Schema validation
├── 🎨 vscode-extension/   # VSCode language support
├── 🌐 website/            # rson.org website & docs
└── 📊 system-integration/ # OS-level integration

🎯 Roadmap to Global Adoption

✅ Phase 1: Core Foundation (Completed)

RSON specification v1.0
Rust reference implementation
CLI tools and VSCode extension
WebAssembly parser for browsers

🚧 Phase 2: Language Libraries (In Progress)

📋 Phase 3: Ecosystem Integration (Planned)

Framework plugins (Express, Django, Spring Boot)
Database support (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
Cloud platform support (AWS, GCP, Azure)

🎖️ Phase 4: Standardization (2025-2025)

IETF RFC submission
Browser native support proposal
Industry adoption by major projects
Conference presentations and advocacy

📈 Success Metrics

🎯 6-Month Goals:

1,000+ GitHub stars ⭐
JavaScript library on NPM 📦
Python library on PyPI 🐍
10+ production projects using RSON 🏢
Official website with playground 🌐

🏆 1-Year Vision:

10,000+ developers using RSON globally 👥
Native browser support (RSON.parse()) 🌐
Database integration (RSON columns) 🗄️
IETF RFC for standardization 📜

🤝 Community & Contributing

🌟 Join the Movement

⭐ Star this repository to show support
💬 Join our Discord for real-time collaboration
🐦 Follow @rson_format for updates
📱 Join r/rson for discussions

🔧 How to Contribute

Language Libraries - Help build RSON support for more languages
Documentation - Write guides, tutorials, and examples
Tools & Integrations - IDE plugins, framework support
Testing & Feedback - Try RSON in real projects
Evangelism - Blog posts, talks, social media

📖 Read our Contributing Guide →

💼 Early Adopters & Sponsors

Interested in early access or sponsoring RSON development?

🏢 Enterprise Support - Priority features and consulting
🎯 Custom Integrations - Tailored solutions for your stack
📈 Technical Advisory - Influence RSON's roadmap

Contact: [email protected]

📚 Documentation

📖 Quick Links

Getting Started Guide - Learn RSON in 5 minutes
RSON Specification - Complete syntax reference
API Documentation - Language-specific guides
Migration Guide - JSON → RSON migration
Examples - Real-world RSON files

🎓 Learning Resources

Interactive Playground - Try RSON online
Video Tutorials - Step-by-step guides
Blog Posts - Deep dives and use cases
Conference Talks - Presentations and demos

🛡️ Security & Stability

🔒 Security First

No code execution - RSON is purely declarative data
Safe parsing - Protection against malicious input
Memory safety - Built on Rust's safety guarantees
Audit ready - Open source with transparent development

📋 Stability Promise

Semantic versioning - Predictable compatibility
Comprehensive tests - 100% test coverage goal
Backward compatibility - JSON support maintained
Long-term support - Committed to stability

📄 License

MIT License - Open source and free for commercial use.

See LICENSE file for full details.

🎉 Recognition

🏅 Core Team

Dedan Okware - Creator & Lead Maintainer
Contributors Welcome! - Join the team →

🙏 Special Thanks

Rust Community - For the inspiration and foundation
JSON - For proving that simple formats can change the world
Early Adopters - For believing in RSON's vision

🚀 Ready to Start?

🌐 Try the Playground - Experiment with RSON online
📖 Read the Docs - Learn RSON syntax and features
💻 Install Tools - Get started with your language
🤝 Join Community - Connect with other developers
⭐ Star the Repo - Show your support!

🦀 Built with Rust • 🌍 Made for Everyone • ✨ The Future of Data

Website • Documentation • Community • Contributing

Together, we're making RSON the global standard for data serialization.

⭐ Star us on GitHub to support the mission! ⭐

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