FAQ

Why isn't support included for Maven, Gradle, or any other tools?

When this app was first written, there was not a single universally agreed upon build tool. This still seems to be the case. Periodically, Maven Repository releases are built and distributed here: http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.json/json

Why isn't ordering allowed in JSONObjects?

Support for ordering is one of the most popular requests, along with adding some type of build support. However, from the JSON spec RFC 7159: "An object is an unordered collection of zero or more name/value pairs". As a reference app, the design is required to stay as close to the spec as possible, so ordering in JSONObjects is not supported.

Will ordering ever be allowed in JSONObjects?

There are no current plans to support ordering. It is not expected that this will ever change.

Where are the unit tests?

The unit tests can be found in https://github.com/stleary/JSON-Java-unit-test, along with instructions for combining the tests with this app.