[PHOENIX-5789] try to standardize on a JSON library

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 5.1.0, 4.16.0
• Component/s: core
• Assignee: Istvan Toth
• Reporter: Istvan Toth
• Created: 20/Mar/20 10:07
• Updated: 15/Jan/21 12:12
• Resolved: 09/Jul/20 19:04

Description

Phoenix uses at least the following JSON libraries:

• gson
• jackson
• jettison

Of these, only the jackson usage is performance critical, as it is used during bulk loading. 

Try to standardize on a single one to reduce dependency hell.

Issue Links

• links to: PR for 4.x addendum