[TIKA-1311] Centralize JSON handling of Metadata

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.6
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Tim Allison
• Created: 28/May/14 14:39
• Updated: 29/Oct/19 15:52
• Resolved: 05/Jun/14 01:48

Description

When json was initially added to TIKA CLI (TIKA-213), there was a recommendation to centralize JSON handling of Metadata, potentially putting it in core. On a recent bug fix (TIKA-1291), the same recommendation was repeated especially noting that we now handle JSON/Metadata differently in CLI and server.

Let's centralize JSON handling in core and use GSON. We should add a serializer and a deserializer so that users don't have to reinvent that wheel.