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go-jsonfast

A zero-allocation JSON builder and scanner for Go, tailored for fixed schemas and ultra-high-throughput pipelines.

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Features

  • Zero-allocation Builder with Acquire / Release pool and WarmPool for pre-seeding.
  • Pre-computed FieldKey for static field names (typed string, literal-constructible).
  • io.Writer / io.WriterTo on both Builder and BatchWriter for pipeline interop.
  • NDJSON BatchWriter with pool, pre-seed, and write sinks.
  • SWAR-accelerated string escape and scanner (SkipValueAt, SkipStringAt, SkipBracedAt).
  • Direct-scan FindField, IterateFields, IterateArray, IterateStringArray (zero-alloc borrow).
  • FlattenObject / AddFlattenedMapField for dot-notation flattening.
  • RFC 3339 time formatting without time.Format allocations, UTC-normalised.
  • RFC 8259 compliance: invalid UTF-8 → U+FFFD; NaN / ±Inf → null.
  • IsStructuralJSON single-pass validator for untrusted payloads.
  • testing.AllocsPerRun CI gate: every hot path is asserted zero-alloc.
  • Native Go fuzzers for every scanner and validator.
  • Profile-guided optimisation: default.pgo tracked; make pgo regenerates.

Requires Go 1.25+.

Quick start

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "time"

    "github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
    b := jsonfast.Acquire()
    defer jsonfast.Release(b)

    b.BeginObject()
    b.AddStringField("message", "hello world")
    b.AddIntField("severity", 3)
    b.AddTimeRFC3339Field("timestamp", time.Now())
    b.EndObject()

    fmt.Println(string(b.Bytes()))
}
Reuse without allocation
b := jsonfast.New(512)

b.BeginObject()
b.AddStringField("k", "v1")
b.EndObject()
process(b.Bytes())

b.Reset() // ready for reuse, no allocation
b.BeginObject()
b.AddStringField("k", "v2")
b.EndObject()
process(b.Bytes())
NDJSON batching
bw := jsonfast.AcquireBatchWriter()
defer jsonfast.ReleaseBatchWriter(bw)

b := jsonfast.Acquire()
defer jsonfast.Release(b)

for _, msg := range messages {
    b.Reset()
    b.BeginObject()
    b.AddStringField("msg", msg)
    b.EndObject()
    bw.Append(b.Bytes())
}

// bw.Bytes() is the NDJSON payload; stream via io.WriterTo:
if _, err := bw.WriteTo(conn); err != nil {
    return err
}
Pre-computed field keys

Static field names known at init time can be lifted to FieldKey to eliminate the per-call quoting. Construct via NewFieldKey or as a typed string literal:

var (
    keyMessage  = jsonfast.NewFieldKey("message")
    keySeverity = jsonfast.NewFieldKey("severity")

    // Equivalent literal form (matching the documented layout):
    keyVersion jsonfast.FieldKey = `,"version":`
)

b := jsonfast.Acquire()
b.BeginObject()
b.AddStringFieldKey(keyMessage, "hello world")
b.AddIntFieldKey(keySeverity, 3)
b.AddIntFieldKey(keyVersion, 1)
b.EndObject()
jsonfast.Release(b)
Warm-up before the hot path

Pre-seed the pools to smooth tail latency at start-up:

jsonfast.WarmPool(128)
jsonfast.WarmBatchWriterPool(32)
Map flattening
nested := map[string]map[string]string{
    "sd@123": {"key1": "val1", "key2": "val2"},
}
flat := jsonfast.FlattenMap(nested, nil)
// flat["sd@123.key1"] == "val1"
Structural validation
if !jsonfast.IsStructuralJSON(payload) {
    return fmt.Errorf("not a structurally valid JSON object/array")
}

API overview

See the package documentation for the full godoc.

Builder
Function Description
New(capacity int) *Builder New builder with initial capacity (default 256).
Acquire() *Builder Take a builder from the pool.
Release(*Builder) Return a builder to the pool.
WarmPool(n int) Pre-seed the pool with n builders.
(*Builder).Reset() Clear for reuse; buffer retained.
(*Builder).Bytes() []byte Current payload (aliases internal buffer).
(*Builder).Len() int Current byte length.
(*Builder).Grow(n int) Ensure n spare bytes of capacity.
(*Builder).Write(p []byte) (int, error) io.Writer: append p unchanged.
(*Builder).WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) io.WriterTo: flush payload.
Field methods (string-keyed)
Method Output
BeginObject() / EndObject() { / }
BeginObjectField(name) / EndObjectField() "name":{ / }, manages inner separator state
AddStringField(name, value) "name":"value" with escaping
AddStringArrayField(name, values) "name":["v1","v2",...] with escaping
AddIntField(name, v int) "name":123
AddInt64Field(name, v int64) "name":123
AddFloat64Field(name, v float64) "name":3.14 — NaN/±Inf → null
AddBoolField(name, v bool) "name":true / "name":false
AddNullField(name) "name":null
AddTimeRFC3339Field(name, t time.Time) "name":"YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss[.fffffffff]Z"
AddRawJSONField(name, rawJSON []byte) "name":<raw> — no escaping; rawJSON must already be valid JSON (caller verifies).
AddNestedStringMapField(name, m) "name":{outer:{inner:"v",...},...}, sorted
AddStringMapObject(m, rawJSONKey) Writes m as a standalone JSON object (no field name), keys sorted. The entry whose key equals rawJSONKey is emitted as raw JSON when IsStructuralJSON accepts the value, otherwise as a regular string field.
AddStringMapObjectField(name, m, rawJSONKey) "name":{...} form of AddStringMapObject.
AddTimeRFC3339OffsetField(name, t time.Time) "name":"YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss[.fffffffff]<±HH:MM|Z>" — preserves t's offset.
AddFlattenedMapField(m) flat "outer.inner":"value" fields, sorted

Field name requirement: safe ASCII (no escaping required). For untrusted names, escape via EscapeString or compose via AppendEscapedString + AppendRawString.

AddRawJSONField and AppendRaw do not inspect their payload. For untrusted bytes, validate first with IsStructuralJSON (or encoding/json.Valid).

Pre-computed FieldKey methods

Each entry has the same output as the corresponding string-keyed Add*Field method; the only difference is that the ,"name": prefix is emitted from the cached FieldKey instead of being escaped per call.

Function Notes
type FieldKey string Typed string holding ,"name":
NewFieldKey(name string) FieldKey Factory; call at init time
AddStringFieldKey / AddStringArrayFieldKey String / string-array
AddIntFieldKey / AddInt64FieldKey / AddUint64FieldKey Integers
AddFloat64FieldKey / AddBoolFieldKey / AddNullFieldKey Other scalars
AddRawJSONFieldKey Raw JSON value (caller verifies validity)
AddTimeRFC3339FieldKey / AddTimeRFC3339OffsetFieldKey UTC / offset-preserving
BeginObjectFieldKey Open a nested object; pair with EndObjectField
Raw appenders
Method Description
AppendRaw([]byte) Append raw bytes, no escaping or framing
AppendRawString(string) Append raw string, no escaping or framing
AppendEscapedString(string) Append with JSON escaping, zero-alloc
AddRawBytesField(name, value []byte) "name":<value> with name as raw bytes
Scanner
Function Description
IterateFields(data []byte, fn) bool Callback for each "key":value pair.
IterateFieldsString(s string, fn) bool Same, string input.
FindField(data []byte, key string) ([]byte, bool) Direct lookup without callback.
FindFieldString(s, key string) ([]byte, bool) Same, string input.
IterateArray(data []byte, fn) bool Callback for each element.
IterateArrayString(s string, fn) bool Same, string input.
IterateStringArray(data []byte, fn func(val string) bool) bool Zero-alloc borrow; see lifetime note.
IterateStringArrayString(s string, fn) bool Same, string input.
FlattenObject(b *Builder, data []byte) bool Recursive flatten into builder (≤ 64 levels).
SkipWS / SkipValueAt / SkipStringAt / SkipBracedAt Low-level SWAR scanners.
IsStructuralJSON(s string) bool Single-pass grammar validator with trailing-content rejection.
EscapeString(s string) string Returns s unchanged if already safe; allocates only when escape needed.

IterateStringArray passes a zero-allocation string view aliasing the input data. The view is only valid for the duration of the callback — clone via strings.Clone to retain.

Scalar decoders

The scanners surface raw JSON bytes; these helpers convert one such slice into the corresponding Go value. They are typically composed with FindField or with the per-field callback of IterateFields.

Function Description
DecodeString(raw []byte) (string, bool) Decodes a quoted JSON string, resolving escapes and surrogate pairs.
DecodeBool(raw []byte) (value, ok bool) Decodes the literal true / false.
DecodeInt64(raw []byte) (int64, bool) Strict integer: rejects fractional, exponent, leading +, and leading-zero forms (only 0 and -0 accepted).
DecodeUint64(raw []byte) (uint64, bool) Same rules as DecodeInt64, plus rejects negative input.
DecodeFloat64(raw []byte) (float64, bool) Any RFC 8259 number; overflow returns ok=false. 
v, ok := jsonfast.FindField(data, "severity")
if !ok { return errMissing }
sev, ok := jsonfast.DecodeInt64(v)
if !ok { return errBadType }
BatchWriter (NDJSON)
Function Description
NewBatchWriter(capacity int) *BatchWriter New writer with initial capacity (default 4096).
AcquireBatchWriter() / ReleaseBatchWriter(*BatchWriter) Pool API.
WarmBatchWriterPool(n int) Pre-seed the pool.
(*BatchWriter).Append([]byte) / .AppendString(string) Record + newline.
(*BatchWriter).Write(p []byte) (int, error) io.Writer: one record per call.
(*BatchWriter).WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) io.WriterTo: flush payload.
(*BatchWriter).Bytes() / .Len() / .Count() / .Reset() / .Grow(n) Buffer management.
FlattenMap
Function Description
FlattenMap(m, dst map[string]string) map[string]string Materialise a flat map; pass dst to avoid re-allocating.
Out-of-scope

This package deliberately omits:

  • a generic JSON-to-DOM decoder (no map[string]any / []any decoder);
  • a generic any-encoder for the Builder;
  • a whitespace compaction helper.

Fixed-schema callers should use Iterate*/FindField and the typed Add*Field methods directly. Callers who legitimately need to handle arbitrary dynamic data should reach for encoding/json:

data, err := json.Marshal(v) // arbitrary `any`
if err != nil { … }
b.AppendRaw(data)            // splice straight into the Builder

For whitespace compaction use the standard library's encoding/json.Compact.

Benchmarks

Measured on a 32-core x86-64 server, Go 1.25.9, with default.pgo enabled.

BenchmarkBuilder_FullSyslogObject-32             160 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkBuilder_FullSyslogObject_FieldKey-32    150 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkBuilder_EscapeString_PureASCII-32        34 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkBuilder_NestedStringMapField-32         378 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkBuilder_AcquireRelease-32                32 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkIterateFields-32                        140 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkFindField-32                            104 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkIterateArray_Strings100-32             1300 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkParallel_FindField-32                   7.4 ns/op  11 GB/s      0 allocs/op
BenchmarkParallel_EscapeString_PureASCII-32      1.9 ns/op  60 GB/s      0 allocs/op

Run with:

make bench        # sequential benchmarks
make parallel     # RunParallel benchmarks across CPU counts

Testing and gates

make test       # all tests with race detector
make alloc      # zero-allocation assertions (AllocsPerRun)
make fuzz       # native Go fuzzing, 30s per target (override with FUZZTIME=10m)
make cover      # HTML coverage report
make lint       # staticcheck -checks=all + golangci-lint (0 issues, 0 nolint for complexity)
make pgo        # regenerate default.pgo
make ci         # vet + lint + test + alloc + cover + bench

Operational limits

Parameter Value Rationale
Builder pool max retained capacity 256 KiB Bounds per-instance retention.
BatchWriter pool max retained capacity 4 MiB Bounds per-instance retention for batch sinks.
FlattenObject maximum depth 64 Defends against pathological nesting.
AddNestedStringMapField stack buffer 8 keys (both levels) Zero-alloc path; larger maps get one heap buffer per oversized map.
AddFlattenedMapField stack buffer 16 total entries Zero-alloc path; larger maps get one heap buffer.
EscapeString stack buffer 506 bytes after escape margin Zero-alloc for the common case.

Design principles

  1. Zero-alloc is a constraint, not a goal. Every hot path is gated by testing.AllocsPerRun; a regression fails CI.
  2. Fixed schemas only. This is not a general-purpose JSON encoder.
  3. Deterministic output. Keys are sorted wherever the caller may dedupe or cache the output.
  4. No dependencies. Pure Go, no cgo, no code generation.
  5. The buffer is the API. All writes land in []byte; no intermediate representations.

Project layout

go-jsonfast/
├── jsonfast.go        # Builder: pool, field methods, escape, time, integer formatting
├── scan.go            # Scanner: Skip*, Iterate*, FindField, FlattenObject, IsStructuralJSON
├── swar.go            # SWAR constants and byte-classification helpers
├── flatten.go         # FlattenMap and AddFlattenedMapField
├── ndjson.go          # BatchWriter: pool, append, io.Writer / io.WriterTo
├── doc.go             # Package documentation
├── alloc_test.go      # Zero-allocation CI gate (testing.AllocsPerRun)
├── parallel_test.go   # RunParallel benchmarks for pool-contention profiling
├── io_test.go         # io.Writer / io.WriterTo interface contract
├── fuzz_test.go       # Native Go fuzzers for scanners and validators
├── *_test.go          # Unit tests, example tests
├── default.pgo        # Profile-guided optimisation profile
├── .golangci.yml      # Strict linter configuration
└── Makefile           # test, bench, fuzz, lint, cover, pgo, ci

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md. For security issues, see SECURITY.md.

Versioning

We use SemVer. Releases are tracked in the repository tags.

Authors

See also the list of contributors.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Support

If go-jsonfast is useful for your pipelines, consider supporting the work:

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Documentation

Overview

Package jsonfast is a zero-allocation JSON builder and scanner for fixed schemas.

Usage 

b := jsonfast.Acquire()
b.BeginObject()
b.AddStringField("message", "hello")
b.AddIntField("severity", 3)
b.AddTimeRFC3339Field("timestamp", time.Now())
b.EndObject()
data := b.Bytes()
jsonfast.Release(b)

Pre-computed keys 

var keyMessage = jsonfast.NewFieldKey("message")
b.AddStringFieldKey(keyMessage, "hello")

Field names passed to Add*Field are JSON-escaped on output, so any Go string is safe. NewFieldKey caches the prefix verbatim and therefore requires a safe-ASCII name (printable ASCII excluding '"' and '\\').

Scanning

IterateFields, FindField, IterateArray, IterateStringArray parse JSON structurally without building a DOM. The *String variants take a string input and alias its backing memory; slices/strings passed to callbacks must not outlive the call (clone via strings.Clone to retain).

Raw JSON value bytes returned by the scanners can be promoted to Go values via DecodeString, DecodeBool, DecodeInt64, DecodeUint64, and DecodeFloat64. Each returns ok=false on malformed input; the integer decoders also reject fractional, exponent, leading '+', and leading-zero forms.

Out-of-scope

jsonfast intentionally omits a generic JSON-to-DOM decoder (map[string]any / []any), a generic any-encoder for Builder, and a whitespace-compacting helper. Fixed-schema callers should use the Iterate* / FindField scanners and the typed Add*Field methods directly. When dynamic data is genuinely required, encode it with encoding/json and splice the result via Builder.AppendRaw or Builder.AddRawJSONField; for whitespace compaction use encoding/json.Compact.

NDJSON

BatchWriter appends JSON records separated by '\n' and implements io.Writer (one record per Write) and io.WriterTo.

Index

Examples

Constants

This section is empty.

Variables

This section is empty.

Functions

func DecodeBool added in v0.2.0 

func DecodeBool(raw []byte) (value, ok bool)

DecodeBool decodes "true" or "false".

func DecodeFloat64 added in v0.2.0 

func DecodeFloat64(raw []byte) (float64, bool)

DecodeFloat64 decodes any RFC 8259 number into a float64. NaN and Inf are rejected.

func DecodeInt64 added in v0.2.0 

func DecodeInt64(raw []byte) (int64, bool)

DecodeInt64 decodes a JSON integer. Rejects fractional forms, exponents, leading '+' and leading zeros (except "0" and "-0").

func DecodeString added in v0.2.0 

func DecodeString(raw []byte) (string, bool)

DecodeString decodes a JSON string (including surrounding quotes) into its Go form. The returned string is a fresh allocation.

func DecodeUint64 added in v0.2.0 

func DecodeUint64(raw []byte) (uint64, bool)

DecodeUint64 decodes a non-negative JSON integer. Same rejection rules as DecodeInt64.

func EscapeString 

func EscapeString(s string) string

EscapeString returns s with JSON escaping. If s is already safe ASCII it is returned unchanged (zero allocation). Invalid UTF-8 bytes are replaced with U+FFFD.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	escaped := jsonfast.EscapeString(`She said "hello" and left`)
	fmt.Println(escaped)
}

Output:
She said \"hello\" and left

func FindField 

func FindField(data []byte, key string) ([]byte, bool)

FindField returns the raw value bytes for the first top-level field matching key, or (nil, false) if not found. Keys with JSON escape sequences are decoded on the fly.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	data := []byte(`{"hostname":"fw01","severity":4,"message":"ok"}`)
	if val, ok := jsonfast.FindField(data, "severity"); ok {
		fmt.Printf("severity=%s\n", val)
	}
}

Output:
severity=4

func FindFieldString added in v0.0.2 

func FindFieldString(s, key string) ([]byte, bool)

FindFieldString is FindField with a string input. The returned slice aliases s and must not be mutated.

func FlattenMap 

func FlattenMap(m map[string]map[string]string, dst map[string]string) map[string]string

FlattenMap flattens a nested map into outer.inner → value form. If dst is nil a new map is allocated sized to the total entry count.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	m := map[string]map[string]string{
		"host": {"name": "fw01", "ip": "10.0.0.1"},
	}
	flat := jsonfast.FlattenMap(m, nil)
	fmt.Println(flat["host.name"])
	fmt.Println(flat["host.ip"])
}

Output:
fw01
10.0.0.1

func FlattenObject 

func FlattenObject(b *Builder, data []byte) bool

FlattenObject recursively flattens a JSON object's leaves into b (up to 64 levels deep). Non-object input is skipped silently.

func IsStructuralJSON added in v0.1.0 

func IsStructuralJSON(s string) bool

IsStructuralJSON reports whether s is a grammar-valid JSON object or array (every nested value checked) with no trailing content. Duplicate keys are not rejected; invalid UTF-8 bytes are passed through.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	fmt.Println(jsonfast.IsStructuralJSON(`{"key":"value"}`))
	fmt.Println(jsonfast.IsStructuralJSON(`not json`))
	fmt.Println(jsonfast.IsStructuralJSON(`{not json}`))
}

Output:
true
false
false

func IterateArray added in v0.0.2 

func IterateArray(data []byte, fn func(element []byte) bool) bool

IterateArray calls fn for each element. element is the raw JSON bytes of the value.

func IterateArrayString added in v0.0.2 

func IterateArrayString(s string, fn func(element []byte) bool) bool

IterateArrayString is IterateArray with a string input.

func IterateFields 

func IterateFields(data []byte, fn func(key, value []byte) bool) bool

IterateFields calls fn for each top-level field. key includes the surrounding quotes; value is the raw JSON bytes.

func IterateFieldsString 

func IterateFieldsString(s string, fn func(key, value []byte) bool) bool

IterateFieldsString is IterateFields with a string input. The slices passed to fn alias s and must not be mutated.

func IterateStringArray added in v0.0.2 

func IterateStringArray(data []byte, fn func(val string) bool) bool

IterateStringArray calls fn for each string element. val aliases the input and is only valid for the duration of the callback; use strings.Clone to retain. Non-string elements abort the iteration.

func IterateStringArrayString added in v0.0.2 

func IterateStringArrayString(s string, fn func(val string) bool) bool

IterateStringArrayString is IterateStringArray with a string input.

func Release 

func Release(b *Builder)

Release returns b to the pool. Buffers larger than 256 KB are discarded.

func ReleaseBatchWriter 

func ReleaseBatchWriter(bw *BatchWriter)

ReleaseBatchWriter returns bw to the pool. Buffers larger than 4 MB are discarded.

func SkipBracedAt 

func SkipBracedAt(data []byte, i int, opener, closer byte) (int, bool)

SkipBracedAt skips a balanced opener/closer pair starting at data[i].

func SkipStringAt 

func SkipStringAt(data []byte, i int) (int, bool)

SkipStringAt skips a JSON string starting at data[i] (which must be '"') and returns the index past the closing quote. Raw control bytes (< 0x20) are rejected.

func SkipValueAt 

func SkipValueAt(data []byte, i int) (int, bool)

SkipValueAt skips one JSON value starting at data[i] and returns the index past it.

func SkipWS 

func SkipWS(data []byte, i int) int

SkipWS returns the index of the first non-whitespace byte at or after i.

func WarmBatchWriterPool added in v0.1.0 

func WarmBatchWriterPool(n int)

WarmBatchWriterPool pre-allocates n BatchWriters and returns them to the pool.

func WarmPool added in v0.1.0 

func WarmPool(n int)

WarmPool pre-allocates n Builders and returns them to the pool.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	jsonfast.WarmPool(128)

	b := jsonfast.Acquire()
	b.BeginObject()
	b.AddStringField("warmed", "yes")
	b.EndObject()
	fmt.Println(string(b.Bytes()))
	jsonfast.Release(b)
}

Output:
{"warmed":"yes"}

Types

type BatchWriter 

type BatchWriter struct {
	// contains filtered or unexported fields
}

BatchWriter accumulates newline-delimited JSON records. Not safe for concurrent use.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	bw := jsonfast.NewBatchWriter(256)
	bw.Append([]byte(`{"line":1}`))
	bw.Append([]byte(`{"line":2}`))

	fmt.Print(string(bw.Bytes()))
}

Output:
{"line":1}
{"line":2}

func AcquireBatchWriter 

func AcquireBatchWriter() *BatchWriter

AcquireBatchWriter returns a BatchWriter from the pool.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	bw := jsonfast.AcquireBatchWriter()
	defer jsonfast.ReleaseBatchWriter(bw)

	bw.Append([]byte(`{"pooled":true}`))
	fmt.Print(string(bw.Bytes()))
}

Output:
{"pooled":true}

func NewBatchWriter 

func NewBatchWriter(capacity int) *BatchWriter

NewBatchWriter returns a BatchWriter with the given initial capacity. Non-positive capacities are clamped to 4096.

func (*BatchWriter) Append 

func (w *BatchWriter) Append(record []byte)

Append writes record followed by '\n'.

func (*BatchWriter) AppendString 

func (w *BatchWriter) AppendString(record string)

AppendString writes record followed by '\n'.

func (*BatchWriter) Bytes 

func (w *BatchWriter) Bytes() []byte

Bytes returns the accumulated payload. The slice aliases the internal buffer.

func (*BatchWriter) Count 

func (w *BatchWriter) Count() int

Count returns the number of records in the batch.

func (*BatchWriter) Grow 

func (w *BatchWriter) Grow(n int)

Grow ensures at least n bytes of spare capacity.

func (*BatchWriter) Len 

func (w *BatchWriter) Len() int

Len returns the current byte length.

func (*BatchWriter) Reset 

func (w *BatchWriter) Reset()

Reset clears the batch contents while retaining the backing array.

func (*BatchWriter) Write added in v0.1.0 

func (w *BatchWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error)

Write implements io.Writer by appending p as one NDJSON record.

func (*BatchWriter) WriteTo added in v0.1.0 

func (w *BatchWriter) WriteTo(target io.Writer) (int64, error)

WriteTo implements io.WriterTo. The batch state is unchanged.

type Builder 

type Builder struct {
	// contains filtered or unexported fields
}

Builder appends JSON into a reusable byte slice. Not safe for concurrent use.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	b := jsonfast.New(256)
	b.BeginObject()
	b.AddStringField("message", "Hello, World!")
	b.AddIntField("severity", 5)
	b.AddBoolField("active", true)
	b.EndObject()

	fmt.Println(string(b.Bytes()))
}

Output:
{"message":"Hello, World!","severity":5,"active":true}
Example (WithTimestamp) 
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"time"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	b := jsonfast.New(256)
	ts := time.Date(2024, 3, 15, 14, 30, 45, 0, time.UTC)

	b.BeginObject()
	b.AddStringField("msg", "test")
	b.AddTimeRFC3339Field("ts", ts)
	b.EndObject()

	fmt.Println(string(b.Bytes()))
}

Output:
{"msg":"test","ts":"2024-03-15T14:30:45Z"}

func Acquire 

func Acquire() *Builder

Acquire returns a Builder from the pool, ready for use.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	b := jsonfast.Acquire()
	defer jsonfast.Release(b)

	b.BeginObject()
	b.AddStringField("source", "pool")
	b.EndObject()

	fmt.Println(string(b.Bytes()))
}

Output:
{"source":"pool"}

func New 

func New(capacity int) *Builder

New returns a Builder with the given initial capacity. Non-positive capacities are clamped to 256.

func (*Builder) AddBoolField 

func (b *Builder) AddBoolField(name string, v bool)

AddBoolField adds "name":true or "name":false.

func (*Builder) AddBoolFieldKey 

func (b *Builder) AddBoolFieldKey(k FieldKey, v bool)

AddBoolFieldKey adds "name":true or "name":false using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AddFlattenedMapField 

func (b *Builder) AddFlattenedMapField(m map[string]map[string]string)

AddFlattenedMapField emits nested map data as sorted "outer.inner":"value" fields into the current object. Up to 16 total entries fit in a stack buffer; larger maps allocate once.

func (*Builder) AddFloat64Field 

func (b *Builder) AddFloat64Field(name string, v float64)

AddFloat64Field adds "name":<float64>. NaN and ±Inf are emitted as null.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	b := jsonfast.New(64)
	b.BeginObject()
	b.AddFloat64Field("pi", 3.14159)
	b.EndObject()

	fmt.Println(string(b.Bytes()))
}

Output:
{"pi":3.14159}

func (*Builder) AddFloat64FieldKey 

func (b *Builder) AddFloat64FieldKey(k FieldKey, v float64)

AddFloat64FieldKey adds "name":<float64> using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AddInt64Field 

func (b *Builder) AddInt64Field(name string, v int64)

AddInt64Field adds "name":<int64>.

func (*Builder) AddInt64FieldKey 

func (b *Builder) AddInt64FieldKey(k FieldKey, v int64)

AddInt64FieldKey adds "name":<int64> using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AddIntField 

func (b *Builder) AddIntField(name string, v int)

AddIntField adds "name":<int>.

func (*Builder) AddIntFieldKey 

func (b *Builder) AddIntFieldKey(k FieldKey, v int)

AddIntFieldKey adds "name":<int> using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AddNestedStringMapField 

func (b *Builder) AddNestedStringMapField(name string, m map[string]map[string]string)

AddNestedStringMapField adds "name":{outer:{inner:"v"}}, keys sorted at both levels.

func (*Builder) AddNullField 

func (b *Builder) AddNullField(name string)

AddNullField adds "name":null.

func (*Builder) AddNullFieldKey 

func (b *Builder) AddNullFieldKey(k FieldKey)

AddNullFieldKey adds "name":null using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AddRawBytesField 

func (b *Builder) AddRawBytesField(name, value []byte)

AddRawBytesField adds "name":<value> where name and value are copied verbatim.

func (*Builder) AddRawJSONField 

func (b *Builder) AddRawJSONField(name string, rawJSON []byte)

AddRawJSONField adds "name":<raw> without escaping. rawJSON must be well-formed JSON.

func (*Builder) AddRawJSONFieldKey 

func (b *Builder) AddRawJSONFieldKey(k FieldKey, rawJSON []byte)

AddRawJSONFieldKey adds "name":<raw> using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AddStringArrayField added in v0.2.0 

func (b *Builder) AddStringArrayField(name string, values []string)

AddStringArrayField adds "name":["v1","v2",...] with value escaping.

func (*Builder) AddStringArrayFieldKey added in v0.2.0 

func (b *Builder) AddStringArrayFieldKey(k FieldKey, values []string)

AddStringArrayFieldKey adds "name":["v1",...] using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AddStringField 

func (b *Builder) AddStringField(name, value string)

AddStringField adds "name":"value" with value escaping.

func (*Builder) AddStringFieldKey 

func (b *Builder) AddStringFieldKey(k FieldKey, value string)

AddStringFieldKey adds "name":"value" using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AddStringMapObject 

func (b *Builder) AddStringMapObject(m map[string]string, rawJSONKey string)

AddStringMapObject writes m as a standalone JSON object (no name, no leading comma). Keys are sorted. If rawJSONKey is non-empty, values for that key are embedded as raw JSON when IsStructuralJSON accepts them.

func (*Builder) AddStringMapObjectField added in v0.2.0 

func (b *Builder) AddStringMapObjectField(name string, m map[string]string, rawJSONKey string)

AddStringMapObjectField adds "name":{...} with m encoded as a JSON object. Semantics match AddStringMapObject.

func (*Builder) AddTimeRFC3339Field 

func (b *Builder) AddTimeRFC3339Field(name string, t time.Time)

AddTimeRFC3339Field adds "name":"<RFC3339>" in UTC. Years are clamped to [0, 9999]; pre-epoch timestamps are clamped to the epoch.

func (*Builder) AddTimeRFC3339FieldKey 

func (b *Builder) AddTimeRFC3339FieldKey(k FieldKey, t time.Time)

AddTimeRFC3339FieldKey adds "name":"<RFC3339>" in UTC using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AddTimeRFC3339OffsetField added in v0.2.0 

func (b *Builder) AddTimeRFC3339OffsetField(name string, t time.Time)

AddTimeRFC3339OffsetField adds "name":"<RFC3339>" preserving the input timezone offset (Z, +HH:MM, or -HH:MM).

func (*Builder) AddTimeRFC3339OffsetFieldKey added in v0.2.0 

func (b *Builder) AddTimeRFC3339OffsetFieldKey(k FieldKey, t time.Time)

AddTimeRFC3339OffsetFieldKey adds "name":"<RFC3339>" preserving the timezone offset, using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AddUint64FieldKey 

func (b *Builder) AddUint64FieldKey(k FieldKey, v uint64)

AddUint64FieldKey adds "name":<uint64> using a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) AppendEscapedString 

func (b *Builder) AppendEscapedString(s string)

AppendEscapedString appends s with JSON escaping (no surrounding quotes).

func (*Builder) AppendRaw 

func (b *Builder) AppendRaw(p []byte)

AppendRaw appends raw bytes.

func (*Builder) AppendRawString 

func (b *Builder) AppendRawString(s string)

AppendRawString appends a raw string.

func (*Builder) BeginObject 

func (b *Builder) BeginObject()

BeginObject writes '{' and resets the field separator state.

func (*Builder) BeginObjectField added in v0.2.0 

func (b *Builder) BeginObjectField(name string)

BeginObjectField opens a nested object as "name":{, ready for inner Add*Field calls. Pair with EndObjectField.

func (*Builder) BeginObjectFieldKey added in v0.2.0 

func (b *Builder) BeginObjectFieldKey(k FieldKey)

BeginObjectFieldKey opens a nested object with a pre-computed key.

func (*Builder) Bytes 

func (b *Builder) Bytes() []byte

Bytes returns the accumulated bytes. The slice aliases the internal buffer and must not be used after Reset or Release.

func (*Builder) EndObject 

func (b *Builder) EndObject()

EndObject writes '}'.

func (*Builder) EndObjectField added in v0.2.0 

func (b *Builder) EndObjectField()

EndObjectField closes a nested object opened by BeginObjectField or BeginObjectFieldKey and restores the outer separator state.

func (*Builder) Grow 

func (b *Builder) Grow(n int)

Grow ensures at least n bytes of spare capacity.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	b := jsonfast.New(16)
	b.Grow(1024)
	b.BeginObject()
	b.AddStringField("k", "v")
	b.EndObject()

	fmt.Println(string(b.Bytes()))
}

Output:
{"k":"v"}

func (*Builder) Len 

func (b *Builder) Len() int

Len returns the current buffer length.

func (*Builder) Reset 

func (b *Builder) Reset()

Reset clears the buffer contents while retaining the backing array.

func (*Builder) Write added in v0.1.0 

func (b *Builder) Write(p []byte) (int, error)

Write implements io.Writer. It never returns an error.

func (*Builder) WriteTo added in v0.1.0 

func (b *Builder) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error)

WriteTo implements io.WriterTo. The Builder state is unchanged.

type FieldKey 

type FieldKey string

FieldKey is a pre-computed field prefix in the form `,"name":`.

func NewFieldKey 

func NewFieldKey(name string) FieldKey

NewFieldKey returns a FieldKey for the given safe-ASCII name.

Example 
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ubyte-source/go-jsonfast"
)

func main() {
	var keyLevel = jsonfast.NewFieldKey("level")

	b := jsonfast.New(64)
	b.BeginObject()
	b.AddIntFieldKey(keyLevel, 3)
	b.EndObject()

	fmt.Println(string(b.Bytes()))
}

Output:
{"level":3}

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