diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index 2fc56c5c7dd18fc24a6128f7368ffc333ff921c6..4ddcfc7f0f4845abcf3fd7ebdb025036cdab2dda 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ Public domain except as listed below:
    From Apache HttpClient 4.4.1 and HttpCore 4.4.1
    See licenses/LICENSE-Apache2.0.txt
 
-   json-simple 1.1.1
+   json-simple 2.3.0
    (not included in most distribution packages)
+   Copyright 2016 Clifton Labs
    See licenses/LICENSE-Apache2.0.txt
 
    Noise library:
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Error.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Error.java
index 9dd81c75b9098bed8c1bf97ba16a1e5b1832d623..dceb9c39af2727470334fb1cf4bf19ce5922953e 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Error.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Error.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.thetransactioncompany.jsonrpc2;
 
 
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.json.simple.JsonObject;
 
 
 /** 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public class JSONRPC2Error extends Exception {
 	 * @see #toJSONObject
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
-	public JSONObject toJSON() {
+	public JsonObject toJSON() {
 	
 		return toJSONObject();
 	}
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ public class JSONRPC2Error extends Exception {
 	 *
 	 * @return A JSON object representing this error object.
 	 */
-	public JSONObject toJSONObject() {
+	public JsonObject toJSONObject() {
 	
-		JSONObject out = new JSONObject();
+		JsonObject out = new JsonObject();
 		
 		out.put("code", code);
 		out.put("message", super.getMessage());
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Message.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Message.java
index 71cd416df7c3de2bb4f2df6706f958a960021ef5..53bb8b53169b08a88a806437a69aaa5c251cfaf2 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Message.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Message.java
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.json.simple.JSONAware;
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.json.simple.JsonObject;
 
 
 /**
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
  * 
  * @author Vladimir Dzhuvinov
  */
-public abstract class JSONRPC2Message implements JSONAware {
+public abstract class JSONRPC2Message {
 
 
 	/**
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ public abstract class JSONRPC2Message implements JSONAware {
 	 *
 	 * @return The JSON object.
 	 */
-	public abstract JSONObject toJSONObject();
+	public abstract JsonObject toJSONObject();
 	
 	
 	/**
@@ -246,6 +245,6 @@ public abstract class JSONRPC2Message implements JSONAware {
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		
-		return toJSONObject().toString();
+		return toJSONObject().toJson();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Notification.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Notification.java
index ae2d66b4d13462df69ebd2ff6b0ec70d48dac294..8e896ee938c91b370170ac72ef0ffa2c047fc31d 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Notification.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Notification.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package com.thetransactioncompany.jsonrpc2;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.json.simple.JsonObject;
 
 
 /** 
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ public class JSONRPC2Notification extends JSONRPC2Message {
 	
 	
 	@Override
-	public JSONObject toJSONObject() {
+	public JsonObject toJSONObject() {
 	
-		JSONObject notf = new JSONObject();
+		JsonObject notf = new JsonObject();
 		
 		notf.put("method", method);
 		
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Parser.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Parser.java
index 4f1a26640c8e99d7d07724024f9c90bb2381955a..c27524ca990e09b5f001836e1a30d3898da4ca32 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Parser.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Parser.java
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ package com.thetransactioncompany.jsonrpc2;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.json.simple.parser.ContainerFactory;
-import org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser;
-import org.json.simple.parser.ParseException;
+import org.json.simple.Jsoner;
+import org.json.simple.DeserializationException;
 
 
 /**
@@ -56,12 +55,6 @@ import org.json.simple.parser.ParseException;
 public class JSONRPC2Parser {
 
 
-	/**
-	 * Reusable JSON parser. Not thread-safe!
-	 */
-	private final JSONParser parser;
-	
-	
 	/**
 	 * If {@code true} the order of the parsed JSON object members must be
 	 * preserved.
@@ -153,10 +146,7 @@ public class JSONRPC2Parser {
 	public JSONRPC2Parser(final boolean preserveOrder, 
 		              final boolean ignoreVersion, 
 		              final boolean parseNonStdAttributes) {
-	
-		// Numbers parsed as long/double, requires JSON Smart 1.0.9+
-		parser = new JSONParser();
-		
+
 		this.preserveOrder = preserveOrder;
 		this.ignoreVersion = ignoreVersion;
 		this.parseNonStdAttributes = parseNonStdAttributes;
@@ -189,13 +179,9 @@ public class JSONRPC2Parser {
 		
 		// Parse the JSON string
 		try {
-			//if (preserveOrder)
-			//	json = parser.parse(jsonString, ContainerFactory.FACTORY_ORDERED);
-
-			//else
-				json = parser.parse(jsonString);
+			json = Jsoner.deserialize(jsonString);
 				
-		} catch (ParseException e) {
+		} catch (DeserializationException e) {
 
 			// Terse message, do not include full parse exception message
 			throw new JSONRPC2ParseException("Invalid JSON", 
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Request.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Request.java
index e687b47cbf921a05a0f9459fcd4309c56be14f5d..31695d837feea2544c912d4c3e3a8f6ef1a107fb 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Request.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Request.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package com.thetransactioncompany.jsonrpc2;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.json.simple.JsonObject;
 
 
 /** 
@@ -472,9 +472,9 @@ public class JSONRPC2Request extends JSONRPC2Message {
 	
 	
 	@Override
-	public JSONObject toJSONObject() {
+	public JsonObject toJSONObject() {
 	
-		JSONObject req = new JSONObject();
+		JsonObject req = new JsonObject();
 		
 		req.put("method", method);
 		
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Response.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Response.java
index 5ef94fb0524162d9af10c7da6ded95dbfe023f51..ec58883b8c8ba4bb08ea5a1576c5ded5e7968333 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Response.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/com/thetransactioncompany/jsonrpc2/JSONRPC2Response.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.thetransactioncompany.jsonrpc2;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.json.simple.JsonObject;
 
 
 /** 
@@ -384,9 +384,9 @@ public class JSONRPC2Response extends JSONRPC2Message {
 	
 	
 	@Override
-	public JSONObject toJSONObject() {
+	public JsonObject toJSONObject() {
 		
-		JSONObject out = new JSONObject();
+		JsonObject out = new JsonObject();
 		
 		// Result and error are mutually exclusive
 		if (error != null) {
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/SocketController.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/SocketController.java
index b2e5ca5d07561538864f2b8241b84f5b838d7406..bd518491c8397ec0c0e1675888707c3e81fb068f 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/SocketController.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/SocketController.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ import net.i2p.util.I2PSSLSocketFactory;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
 import net.i2p.util.PortMapper;
 
-import org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser;
-import org.json.simple.parser.ParseException;
+import org.json.simple.Jsoner;
+import org.json.simple.DeserializationException;
 
 import net.i2p.i2pcontrol.security.KeyStoreProvider;
 import net.i2p.i2pcontrol.security.SecurityManager;
@@ -194,13 +194,12 @@ public class SocketController implements RouterApp {
         public void run() {
             try {
                 final BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(s.getInputStream(), "UTF-8"));
-                final JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
                 while (true) {
-                    Object o = parser.parse(reader);
+                    Object o = Jsoner.deserialize(reader);
                     // TODO
                     System.out.println("i2pcontrol got: " + o);
                 }
-            } catch (ParseException pe) {
+            } catch (DeserializationException pe) {
                 _log.error("i2pcontrol handler", pe);
                 return;
             } catch (IOException ioe) {
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/AuthenticateHandler.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/AuthenticateHandler.java
index a7f2f60a6a3587f0f5998019f659f3c3da9a4eea..a8259f4eff1d0f0283bb7e8883516cd261f9a27d 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/AuthenticateHandler.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/AuthenticateHandler.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class AuthenticateHandler implements RequestHandler {
 
         Integer apiVersion;
         try {
-            apiVersion = ((Long) api).intValue();
+            apiVersion = ((Number) api).intValue();
         } catch (ClassCastException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
             return JSONRPC2ExtendedError.UNSPECIFIED_API_VERSION;
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/GetRateHandler.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/GetRateHandler.java
index a484ce38d26db57ae6ea2fff10b9f9de7d1d9782..db07855e0817b496205c409a3b7acc74d1c13ad4 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/GetRateHandler.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/GetRateHandler.java
@@ -56,12 +56,10 @@ public class GetRateHandler implements RequestHandler {
             if (input == null) {
                 return new JSONRPC2Response(JSONRPC2Error.INVALID_PARAMS, req.getID());
             }
-            long period;
-            try {
-                period = (Long) inParams.get("Period");
-            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            Number p = (Number) inParams.get("Period");
+            if (p == null)
                 return new JSONRPC2Response(JSONRPC2Error.INVALID_PARAMS, req.getID());
-            }
+            long period = p.longValue();
 
             RateStat rateStat = I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext().statManager().getRate(input);
 
diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/JSONRPC2ExtendedError.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/JSONRPC2ExtendedError.java
index 43de081726f47badd5849834ba7e715d1b66a89f..e4f2b5f855a1d16ce9aa4a8581d32199d8457ebb 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/JSONRPC2ExtendedError.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/JSONRPC2ExtendedError.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package net.i2p.i2pcontrol.servlets.jsonrpc2handlers;
 
 import com.thetransactioncompany.jsonrpc2.JSONRPC2Error;
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
 
 /*
  *  Copyright 2011 hottuna (dev@robertfoss.se)
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/com/vuze/plugins/mlab/MLabRunner.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/com/vuze/plugins/mlab/MLabRunner.java
index d1c13cb2ce4e9066e65e0b7d371cbd4963aa56cc..858b5289915e78398d9bb4013802f8a9abde3fa7 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/com/vuze/plugins/mlab/MLabRunner.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/com/vuze/plugins/mlab/MLabRunner.java
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 import edu.internet2.ndt.Tcpbw100;
 
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
-import org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser;
-import org.json.simple.parser.ParseException;
+import org.json.simple.JsonObject;
+import org.json.simple.Jsoner;
 
 import net.i2p.I2PAppContext;
 import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
@@ -153,10 +152,9 @@ public class MLabRunner {
                                 int code = eepget.getStatusCode();
                                 if (code != 200)
                                     throw new IOException("ns fetch failed: " + code);
-                                JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
                                 byte[] b = baos.toByteArray();
                                 String s = new String(b, "ISO-8859-1");
-                                JSONObject map = (JSONObject) parser.parse(s);
+                                JsonObject map = (JsonObject) Jsoner.deserialize(s);
                                 if (map == null) {
                                     throw new IOException("no map");
                                 }
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/edu/internet2/ndt/JSONUtils.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/edu/internet2/ndt/JSONUtils.java
index 267e66d342e8ff5c4d20b48624b6e0e7376164b1..c386414c1b8b71f42e3f1c65e9e4af6bf36a67e0 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/edu/internet2/ndt/JSONUtils.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/edu/internet2/ndt/JSONUtils.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package edu.internet2.ndt;
 
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
-import org.json.simple.JSONValue;
+import org.json.simple.JsonObject;
+import org.json.simple.Jsoner;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ public class JSONUtils {
 	 * @return {int} obtained value from JSON map
 	 */
 	public static String getValueFromJsonObj(String jsonTxt, String key) {
-		JSONValue jsonParser = new JSONValue();
-		Map json = (Map)jsonParser.parse(new String(jsonTxt));
+		Map json = (Map)Jsoner.deserialize(new String(jsonTxt), (JsonObject)null);
 		if (json == null)
 			return null;
 		Iterator iter = json.entrySet().iterator();
@@ -49,11 +48,12 @@ public class JSONUtils {
 	 * @return {String} json object with added value.
 	 */
 	public static String addValueToJsonObj(String jsonTxt, String key, String value) {
-		JSONValue jsonParser = new JSONValue();
-		JSONObject json = (JSONObject)jsonParser.parse(new String(jsonTxt));
+		JsonObject json = Jsoner.deserialize(new String(jsonTxt), (JsonObject)null);
+		if (json == null)
+			json = new JsonObject();
 		json.put(key, value);
 
-		return json.toJSONString();
+		return json.toJson();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ public class JSONUtils {
 	 * @return {byte[]} json object represented by jsontext and encodes into a sequence of bytes
 	 */
 	public static byte[] createJsonObj(byte[] msg) {
-		JSONObject obj = new JSONObject();
+		JsonObject obj = new JsonObject();
 		obj.put("msg", new String(msg));
 
-		return obj.toJSONString().getBytes();
+		return obj.toJson().getBytes();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ public class JSONUtils {
 	 * @since 0.9.45
 	 */
 	public static byte[] createJsonLoginObj(byte[] msg, byte tests) {
-		JSONObject obj = new JSONObject();
+		JsonObject obj = new JsonObject();
 		obj.put("msg", new String(msg));
 		obj.put("tests", Integer.toString(tests & 0xff));
-		return obj.toJSONString().getBytes();
+		return obj.toJson().getBytes();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 1dc6aa5f1ffffc28d171793dee11bc01928a0a77..09721827de3d9c6942eddf5e9ad3fd17962fa160 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@
             additionalparam="-notimestamp"
             doctitle="I2P Javadocs for Release ${release.number} Build ${i2p.build.number}${build.extra}"
             windowtitle="I2P Anonymous Network - Java Documentation - Version ${release.number}">
-            <group title="Core SDK (i2p.jar)" packages="net.i2p:net.i2p.*:net.i2p.client:net.i2p.client.*:net.i2p.internal:net.i2p.internal.*:freenet.support.CPUInformation:gnu.crypto.*:gnu.getopt:gnu.gettext:com.nettgryppa.security:org.apache.http.conn.ssl:org.apache.http.conn.util:org.apache.http.util:org.json.simple:org.json.simple.*:com.southernstorm.noise.crypto.x25519:com.southernstorm.noise.crypto.chacha20" />
+            <group title="Core SDK (i2p.jar)" packages="net.i2p:net.i2p.*:net.i2p.client:net.i2p.client.*:net.i2p.internal:net.i2p.internal.*:freenet.support.CPUInformation:gnu.crypto.*:gnu.getopt:gnu.gettext:com.nettgryppa.security:org.apache.http.conn.ssl:org.apache.http.conn.util:org.apache.http.util:org.json.simple:org.json.simple:com.southernstorm.noise.crypto.x25519:com.southernstorm.noise.crypto.chacha20" />
             <group title="Streaming Library" packages="net.i2p.client.streaming:net.i2p.client.streaming.impl" />
             <group title="Router" packages="net.i2p.router:net.i2p.router.*:net.i2p.data.i2np:net.i2p.data.router:org.cybergarage:org.cybergarage.*:org.freenetproject:org.xlattice.crypto.filters:com.maxmind.*:com.southernstorm.noise.*" />
             <group title="Router Console" packages="net.i2p.router.web:net.i2p.router.web.*:net.i2p.router.update:net.i2p.router.sybil:edu.internet2.ndt:net.i2p.router.news:com.vuze.*" />
@@ -2876,8 +2876,8 @@
             <file name="../i2p-${Extended.Version}/settings.gradle" />
             <fileset dir="../i2p-${Extended.Version}/core/java/src/gnu/gettext" />
             <fileset dir="../i2p-${Extended.Version}/core/java/src/gnu/getopt" />
-            <fileset dir="../i2p-${Extended.Version}/core/java/src/org/json" />
           <!--
+            <fileset dir="../i2p-${Extended.Version}/core/java/src/org/json" />
             <fileset dir="../i2p-${Extended.Version}/core/java/src/org/apache/http" />
            -->
             <file name="../i2p-${Extended.Version}/installer/resources/geoip.txt" />
diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/DNSOverHTTPS.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/DNSOverHTTPS.java
index b3dcf1ac71cb6994965ef2eb9a049b67cba2b2c0..94b56a8cba6a3752079c327562e55422a2ade009 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/DNSOverHTTPS.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/DNSOverHTTPS.java
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import gnu.getopt.Getopt;
 
-import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
-import org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser;
+import org.json.simple.JsonArray;
+import org.json.simple.JsonObject;
+import org.json.simple.Jsoner;
 
 import net.i2p.I2PAppContext;
 import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
 public class DNSOverHTTPS implements EepGet.StatusListener {
     private final I2PAppContext ctx;
     private final Log _log;
-    private final JSONParser parser;
     private final ByteArrayOutputStream baos;
     private SSLEepGet.SSLState state;
     private long fetchStart;
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ public class DNSOverHTTPS implements EepGet.StatusListener {
         _log = ctx.logManager().getLog(DNSOverHTTPS.class);
         state = sslState;
         baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(512);
-        parser = new JSONParser();
     }
 
     public enum Type { V4_ONLY, V6_ONLY, V4_PREFERRED, V6_PREFERRED }
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ public class DNSOverHTTPS implements EepGet.StatusListener {
             byte[] b = baos.toByteArray();
             try {
                 String s = new String(b, "ISO-8859-1");
-                JSONObject map = (JSONObject) parser.parse(s);
+                JsonObject map = (JsonObject) Jsoner.deserialize(s);
                 if (map == null) {
                     log("No map");
                     return null;
@@ -273,7 +271,7 @@ public class DNSOverHTTPS implements EepGet.StatusListener {
                     log("Bad status: " + status);
                     return null;
                 }
-                JSONArray list = (JSONArray) map.get("Answer");
+                JsonArray list = (JsonArray) map.get("Answer");
                 if (list == null || list.isEmpty()) {
                     log("No answer");
                     return null;
@@ -282,7 +280,7 @@ public class DNSOverHTTPS implements EepGet.StatusListener {
                 String hostAnswer = host + '.';
                 for (Object o : list) {
                     try {
-                        JSONObject a = (JSONObject) o;
+                        JsonObject a = (JsonObject) o;
                         String data = (String) a.get("data");
                         if (data == null) {
                             log("no data");
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/DeserializationException.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/DeserializationException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f215cdec133726529c766a1f5aba8a9445c87daf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/DeserializationException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/* Copyright 2016-2017 Clifton Labs
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License. */
+package org.json.simple;
+
+/** DeserializationException explains how and where the problem occurs in the source JSON text during deserialization.
+ * @since 2.0.0 */
+public class DeserializationException extends Exception{
+	/** The kinds of exceptions that can trigger a DeserializationException. */
+	public enum Problems{
+		@SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
+		DISALLOWED_TOKEN,
+		/** @since 2.3.0 to consolidate exceptions that occur during deserialization. */
+		IOEXCEPTION,
+		@SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
+		UNEXPECTED_CHARACTER,
+		@SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
+		UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION,
+		@SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
+		UNEXPECTED_TOKEN;
+	}
+
+	private static final long	serialVersionUID	= 1L;
+	private final int			position;
+	private final Problems		problemType;
+	private final Object		unexpectedObject;
+
+	/** Instantiates a DeserializationException without assumptions.
+	 * @param position where the exception occurred.
+	 * @param problemType how the exception occurred.
+	 * @param unexpectedObject what caused the exception. */
+	public DeserializationException(final int position, final Problems problemType, final Object unexpectedObject){
+		this.position = position;
+		this.problemType = problemType;
+		this.unexpectedObject = unexpectedObject;
+		if(Problems.IOEXCEPTION.equals(problemType) || Problems.UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION.equals(problemType)){
+			if(unexpectedObject instanceof Throwable){
+				this.initCause((Throwable)unexpectedObject);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getMessage(){
+		final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+		switch(this.problemType){
+			case DISALLOWED_TOKEN:
+				sb.append("The disallowed token (").append(this.unexpectedObject).append(") was found at position ").append(this.position).append(". If this is in error, try again with a parse that allows the token instead. Otherwise, fix the parsable string and try again.");
+				break;
+			case IOEXCEPTION:
+				sb.append("An IOException was encountered, ensure the reader is properly instantiated, isn't closed, or that it is ready before trying again.\n").append(this.unexpectedObject);
+				break;
+			case UNEXPECTED_CHARACTER:
+				sb.append("The unexpected character (").append(this.unexpectedObject).append(") was found at position ").append(this.position).append(". Fix the parsable string and try again.");
+				break;
+			case UNEXPECTED_TOKEN:
+				sb.append("The unexpected token ").append(this.unexpectedObject).append(" was found at position ").append(this.position).append(". Fix the parsable string and try again.");
+				break;
+			case UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION:
+				sb.append("Please report this to the library's maintainer. The unexpected exception that should be addressed before trying again occurred at position ").append(this.position).append(":\n").append(this.unexpectedObject);
+				break;
+			default:
+				sb.append("Please report this to the library's maintainer. An error at position ").append(this.position).append(" occurred. There are no recovery recommendations available.");
+				break;
+		}
+		return sb.toString();
+	}
+
+	/** Helps debug the location of a problem.
+	 * @return an index of the string character the error type occurred at. */
+	public int getPosition(){
+		return this.position;
+	}
+
+	/** Helps find an appropriate solution for a problem.
+	 * @return the enumeration for how the exception occurred. */
+	public Problems getProblemType(){
+		return this.problemType;
+	}
+
+	/** Helps identify the problem.
+	 * @return a representation of what caused the exception. */
+	public Object getUnexpectedObject(){
+		return this.unexpectedObject;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/ItemList.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/ItemList.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a9504f058cb1b158283b7c370d4afd3f75b65221..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/ItemList.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,147 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * $Id: ItemList.java,v 1.1 2006/04/15 14:10:48 platform Exp $
- * Created on 2006-3-24
- */
-package org.json.simple;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.StringTokenizer;
-
-/**
- * |a:b:c| =&gt; |a|,|b|,|c|
- * |:| =&gt; ||,||
- * |a:| =&gt; |a|,||
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- */
-public class ItemList {
-	private String sp=",";
-	List items=new ArrayList();
-	
-	
-	public ItemList(){}
-	
-	
-	public ItemList(String s){
-		this.split(s,sp,items);
-	}
-	
-	public ItemList(String s,String sp){
-		this.sp=s;
-		this.split(s,sp,items);
-	}
-	
-	public ItemList(String s,String sp,boolean isMultiToken){
-		split(s,sp,items,isMultiToken);
-	}
-	
-	public List getItems(){
-		return this.items;
-	}
-	
-	public String[] getArray(){
-		return (String[])this.items.toArray();
-	}
-	
-	public void split(String s,String sp,List append,boolean isMultiToken){
-		if(s==null || sp==null)
-			return;
-		if(isMultiToken){
-			StringTokenizer tokens=new StringTokenizer(s,sp);
-			while(tokens.hasMoreTokens()){
-				append.add(tokens.nextToken().trim());
-			}
-		}
-		else{
-			this.split(s,sp,append);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public void split(String s,String sp,List append){
-		if(s==null || sp==null)
-			return;
-		int pos=0;
-		int prevPos=0;
-		do{
-			prevPos=pos;
-			pos=s.indexOf(sp,pos);
-			if(pos==-1)
-				break;
-			append.add(s.substring(prevPos,pos).trim());
-			pos+=sp.length();
-		}while(pos!=-1);
-		append.add(s.substring(prevPos).trim());
-	}
-	
-	public void setSP(String sp){
-		this.sp=sp;
-	}
-	
-	public void add(int i,String item){
-		if(item==null)
-			return;
-		items.add(i,item.trim());
-	}
-
-	public void add(String item){
-		if(item==null)
-			return;
-		items.add(item.trim());
-	}
-	
-	public void addAll(ItemList list){
-		items.addAll(list.items);
-	}
-	
-	public void addAll(String s){
-		this.split(s,sp,items);
-	}
-	
-	public void addAll(String s,String sp){
-		this.split(s,sp,items);
-	}
-	
-	public void addAll(String s,String sp,boolean isMultiToken){
-		this.split(s,sp,items,isMultiToken);
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * @param i 0-based
-	 * @return the value
-	 */
-	public String get(int i){
-		return (String)items.get(i);
-	}
-	
-	public int size(){
-		return items.size();
-	}
-
-	public String toString(){
-		return toString(sp);
-	}
-	
-	public String toString(String sp){
-		StringBuffer sb=new StringBuffer();
-		
-		for(int i=0;i<items.size();i++){
-			if(i==0)
-				sb.append(items.get(i));
-			else{
-				sb.append(sp);
-				sb.append(items.get(i));
-			}
-		}
-		return sb.toString();
-
-	}
-	
-	public void clear(){
-		items.clear();
-	}
-	
-	public void reset(){
-		sp=",";
-		items.clear();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONArray.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONArray.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e484d9e2288ed37c653e10e55589f9c8f83fb375..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONArray.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * $Id: JSONArray.java,v 1.1 2006/04/15 14:10:48 platform Exp $
- * Created on 2006-4-10
- */
-package org.json.simple;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.Writer;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-
-
-/**
- * A JSON array. JSONObject supports java.util.List interface.
- * 
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- */
-public class JSONArray extends ArrayList implements List, JSONAware, JSONStreamAware {
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = 3957988303675231981L;
-
-    /**
-     * Encode a list into JSON text and write it to out. 
-     * If this list is also a JSONStreamAware or a JSONAware, JSONStreamAware and JSONAware specific behaviours will be ignored at this top level.
-     * 
-     * @see org.json.simple.JSONValue#writeJSONString(Object, Writer)
-     * 
-     * @param list
-     * @param out
-     */
-	public static void writeJSONString(List list, Writer out) throws IOException{
-		if(list == null){
-			out.write("null");
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		boolean first = true;
-		Iterator iter=list.iterator();
-		
-        out.write('[');
-		while(iter.hasNext()){
-            if(first)
-                first = false;
-            else
-                out.write(',');
-            
-			Object value=iter.next();
-			if(value == null){
-				out.write("null");
-				continue;
-			}
-			
-			JSONValue.writeJSONString(value, out);
-		}
-		out.write(']');
-	}
-	
-	public void writeJSONString(Writer out) throws IOException{
-		writeJSONString(this, out);
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Convert a list to JSON text. The result is a JSON array. 
-	 * If this list is also a JSONAware, JSONAware specific behaviours will be omitted at this top level.
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.json.simple.JSONValue#toJSONString(Object)
-	 * 
-	 * @param list
-	 * @return JSON text, or "null" if list is null.
-	 */
-	public static String toJSONString(List list){
-		if(list == null)
-			return "null";
-		
-        boolean first = true;
-        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
-		Iterator iter=list.iterator();
-        
-        sb.append('[');
-		while(iter.hasNext()){
-            if(first)
-                first = false;
-            else
-                sb.append(',');
-            
-			Object value=iter.next();
-			if(value == null){
-				sb.append("null");
-				continue;
-			}
-			sb.append(JSONValue.toJSONString(value));
-		}
-        sb.append(']');
-		return sb.toString();
-	}
-
-	public String toJSONString(){
-		return toJSONString(this);
-	}
-	
-	public String toString() {
-		return toJSONString();
-	}
-
-	
-		
-}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONAware.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONAware.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b92771113e7a9660a1bcb9d34763858e8d45ef3c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONAware.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-package org.json.simple;
-
-/**
- * Beans that support customized output of JSON text shall implement this interface.  
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- */
-public interface JSONAware {
-	/**
-	 * @return JSON text
-	 */
-	String toJSONString();
-}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONObject.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONObject.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 60eeecbb2c18865313b0d85553700469e2e0b0fe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONObject.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * $Id: JSONObject.java,v 1.1 2006/04/15 14:10:48 platform Exp $
- * Created on 2006-4-10
- */
-package org.json.simple;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.Writer;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-/**
- * A JSON object. Key value pairs are unordered. JSONObject supports java.util.Map interface.
- * 
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- */
-public class JSONObject extends HashMap implements Map, JSONAware, JSONStreamAware{
-	
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = -503443796854799292L;
-	
-	
-	public JSONObject() {
-		super();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Allows creation of a JSONObject from a Map. After that, both the
-	 * generated JSONObject and the Map can be modified independently.
-	 * 
-	 * @param map
-	 */
-	public JSONObject(Map map) {
-		super(map);
-	}
-
-
-    /**
-     * Encode a map into JSON text and write it to out.
-     * If this map is also a JSONAware or JSONStreamAware, JSONAware or JSONStreamAware specific behaviours will be ignored at this top level.
-     * 
-     * @see org.json.simple.JSONValue#writeJSONString(Object, Writer)
-     * 
-     * @param map
-     * @param out
-     */
-	public static void writeJSONString(Map map, Writer out) throws IOException {
-		if(map == null){
-			out.write("null");
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		boolean first = true;
-		Iterator iter=map.entrySet().iterator();
-		
-        out.write('{');
-		while(iter.hasNext()){
-            if(first)
-                first = false;
-            else
-                out.write(',');
-			Map.Entry entry=(Map.Entry)iter.next();
-            out.write('\"');
-            out.write(escape(String.valueOf(entry.getKey())));
-            out.write('\"');
-            out.write(':');
-			JSONValue.writeJSONString(entry.getValue(), out);
-		}
-		out.write('}');
-	}
-
-	public void writeJSONString(Writer out) throws IOException{
-		writeJSONString(this, out);
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Convert a map to JSON text. The result is a JSON object. 
-	 * If this map is also a JSONAware, JSONAware specific behaviours will be omitted at this top level.
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.json.simple.JSONValue#toJSONString(Object)
-	 * 
-	 * @param map
-	 * @return JSON text, or "null" if map is null.
-	 */
-	public static String toJSONString(Map map){
-		if(map == null)
-			return "null";
-		
-        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
-        boolean first = true;
-		Iterator iter=map.entrySet().iterator();
-		
-        sb.append('{');
-		while(iter.hasNext()){
-            if(first)
-                first = false;
-            else
-                sb.append(',');
-            
-			Map.Entry entry=(Map.Entry)iter.next();
-			toJSONString(String.valueOf(entry.getKey()),entry.getValue(), sb);
-		}
-        sb.append('}');
-		return sb.toString();
-	}
-	
-	public String toJSONString(){
-		return toJSONString(this);
-	}
-	
-	private static String toJSONString(String key,Object value, StringBuffer sb){
-		sb.append('\"');
-        if(key == null)
-            sb.append("null");
-        else
-            JSONValue.escape(key, sb);
-		sb.append('\"').append(':');
-		
-		sb.append(JSONValue.toJSONString(value));
-		
-		return sb.toString();
-	}
-	
-	public String toString(){
-		return toJSONString();
-	}
-
-	public static String toString(String key,Object value){
-        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
-		toJSONString(key, value, sb);
-        return sb.toString();
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Escape quotes, \, /, \r, \n, \b, \f, \t and other control characters (U+0000 through U+001F).
-	 * It's the same as JSONValue.escape() only for compatibility here.
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.json.simple.JSONValue#escape(String)
-	 * 
-	 * @param s
-	 * @return the value
-	 */
-	public static String escape(String s){
-		return JSONValue.escape(s);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONStreamAware.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONStreamAware.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 29e3ce9bfa6b3c920cd3cab87b22cc655e944d87..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONStreamAware.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-package org.json.simple;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.Writer;
-
-/**
- * Beans that support customized output of JSON text to a writer shall implement this interface.  
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- */
-public interface JSONStreamAware {
-	/**
-	 * write JSON string to out.
-	 */
-	void writeJSONString(Writer out) throws IOException;
-}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONValue.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONValue.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a236401b721adc0c275a0dd5212f172dc236066a..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JSONValue.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,272 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * $Id: JSONValue.java,v 1.1 2006/04/15 14:37:04 platform Exp $
- * Created on 2006-4-15
- */
-package org.json.simple;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.Reader;
-import java.io.StringReader;
-import java.io.Writer;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser;
-import org.json.simple.parser.ParseException;
-
-
-/**
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- */
-public class JSONValue {
-	/**
-	 * Parse JSON text into java object from the input source. 
-	 * Please use parseWithException() if you don't want to ignore the exception.
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser#parse(Reader)
-	 * @see #parseWithException(Reader)
-	 * 
-	 * @param in
-	 * @return Instance of the following:
-	 *	org.json.simple.JSONObject,
-	 * 	org.json.simple.JSONArray,
-	 * 	java.lang.String,
-	 * 	java.lang.Number,
-	 * 	java.lang.Boolean,
-	 * 	null
-	 * 
-	 */
-	public static Object parse(Reader in){
-		try{
-			JSONParser parser=new JSONParser();
-			return parser.parse(in);
-		}
-		catch(Exception e){
-			return null;
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public static Object parse(String s){
-		StringReader in=new StringReader(s);
-		return parse(in);
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Parse JSON text into java object from the input source.
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser
-	 * 
-	 * @param in
-	 * @return Instance of the following:
-	 * 	org.json.simple.JSONObject,
-	 * 	org.json.simple.JSONArray,
-	 * 	java.lang.String,
-	 * 	java.lang.Number,
-	 * 	java.lang.Boolean,
-	 * 	null
-	 * 
-	 * @throws IOException
-	 * @throws ParseException
-	 */
-	public static Object parseWithException(Reader in) throws IOException, ParseException{
-		JSONParser parser=new JSONParser();
-		return parser.parse(in);
-	}
-	
-	public static Object parseWithException(String s) throws ParseException{
-		JSONParser parser=new JSONParser();
-		return parser.parse(s);
-	}
-	
-    /**
-     * Encode an object into JSON text and write it to out.
-     * <p>
-     * If this object is a Map or a List, and it's also a JSONStreamAware or a JSONAware, JSONStreamAware or JSONAware will be considered firstly.
-     * <p>
-     * DO NOT call this method from writeJSONString(Writer) of a class that implements both JSONStreamAware and (Map or List) with 
-     * "this" as the first parameter, use JSONObject.writeJSONString(Map, Writer) or JSONArray.writeJSONString(List, Writer) instead. 
-     * 
-     * @see org.json.simple.JSONObject#writeJSONString(Map, Writer)
-     * @see org.json.simple.JSONArray#writeJSONString(List, Writer)
-     * 
-     * @param value
-     * @param out
-     */
-	public static void writeJSONString(Object value, Writer out) throws IOException {
-		if(value == null){
-			out.write("null");
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if(value instanceof String){		
-            out.write('\"');
-			out.write(escape((String)value));
-            out.write('\"');
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if(value instanceof Double){
-			if(((Double)value).isInfinite() || ((Double)value).isNaN())
-				out.write("null");
-			else
-				out.write(value.toString());
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if(value instanceof Float){
-			if(((Float)value).isInfinite() || ((Float)value).isNaN())
-				out.write("null");
-			else
-				out.write(value.toString());
-			return;
-		}		
-		
-		if(value instanceof Number){
-			out.write(value.toString());
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if(value instanceof Boolean){
-			out.write(value.toString());
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if((value instanceof JSONStreamAware)){
-			((JSONStreamAware)value).writeJSONString(out);
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if((value instanceof JSONAware)){
-			out.write(((JSONAware)value).toJSONString());
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if(value instanceof Map){
-			JSONObject.writeJSONString((Map)value, out);
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		if(value instanceof List){
-			JSONArray.writeJSONString((List)value, out);
-            return;
-		}
-		
-		out.write(value.toString());
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Convert an object to JSON text.
-	 * <p>
-	 * If this object is a Map or a List, and it's also a JSONAware, JSONAware will be considered firstly.
-	 * <p>
-	 * DO NOT call this method from toJSONString() of a class that implements both JSONAware and Map or List with 
-	 * "this" as the parameter, use JSONObject.toJSONString(Map) or JSONArray.toJSONString(List) instead. 
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.json.simple.JSONObject#toJSONString(Map)
-	 * @see org.json.simple.JSONArray#toJSONString(List)
-	 * 
-	 * @param value
-	 * @return JSON text, or "null" if value is null or it's an NaN or an INF number.
-	 */
-	public static String toJSONString(Object value){
-		if(value == null)
-			return "null";
-		
-		if(value instanceof String)
-			return "\""+escape((String)value)+"\"";
-		
-		if(value instanceof Double){
-			if(((Double)value).isInfinite() || ((Double)value).isNaN())
-				return "null";
-			else
-				return value.toString();
-		}
-		
-		if(value instanceof Float){
-			if(((Float)value).isInfinite() || ((Float)value).isNaN())
-				return "null";
-			else
-				return value.toString();
-		}		
-		
-		if(value instanceof Number)
-			return value.toString();
-		
-		if(value instanceof Boolean)
-			return value.toString();
-		
-		if((value instanceof JSONAware))
-			return ((JSONAware)value).toJSONString();
-		
-		if(value instanceof Map)
-			return JSONObject.toJSONString((Map)value);
-		
-		if(value instanceof List)
-			return JSONArray.toJSONString((List)value);
-		
-		return value.toString();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Escape quotes, \, /, \r, \n, \b, \f, \t and other control characters (U+0000 through U+001F).
-	 * @param s
-	 * @return the value
-	 */
-	public static String escape(String s){
-		if(s==null)
-			return null;
-        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
-        escape(s, sb);
-        return sb.toString();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param s - Must not be null.
-     * @param sb
-     */
-    static void escape(String s, StringBuffer sb) {
-		for(int i=0;i<s.length();i++){
-			char ch=s.charAt(i);
-			switch(ch){
-			case '"':
-				sb.append("\\\"");
-				break;
-			case '\\':
-				sb.append("\\\\");
-				break;
-			case '\b':
-				sb.append("\\b");
-				break;
-			case '\f':
-				sb.append("\\f");
-				break;
-			case '\n':
-				sb.append("\\n");
-				break;
-			case '\r':
-				sb.append("\\r");
-				break;
-			case '\t':
-				sb.append("\\t");
-				break;
-			case '/':
-				sb.append("\\/");
-				break;
-			default:
-                //Reference: http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.1.0/
-				if((ch>='\u0000' && ch<='\u001F') || (ch>='\u007F' && ch<='\u009F') || (ch>='\u2000' && ch<='\u20FF')){
-					String ss=Integer.toHexString(ch);
-					sb.append("\\u");
-					for(int k=0;k<4-ss.length();k++){
-						sb.append('0');
-					}
-					sb.append(ss.toUpperCase());
-				}
-				else{
-					sb.append(ch);
-				}
-			}
-		}//for
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JsonArray.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JsonArray.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..57615d6a315be7fd4c869e2d56b08956364f7edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JsonArray.java
@@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+/* Copyright 2016-2017 Clifton Labs
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License. */
+package org.json.simple;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.io.Writer;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/** JsonArray is a common non-thread safe data format for a collection of data. The contents of a JsonArray are only
+ * validated as JSON values on serialization. Meaning all values added to a JsonArray must be recognized by the Jsoner
+ * for it to be a true 'JsonArray', so it is really a JsonableArrayList that will serialize to a JsonArray if all of
+ * its contents are valid JSON.
+ * @see Jsoner
+ * @since 2.0.0 */
+public class JsonArray extends ArrayList<Object> implements Jsonable{
+	/** The serialization version this class is compatible
+	 * with. This value doesn't need to be incremented if and only if the only changes to occur were updating comments,
+	 * updating javadocs, adding new
+	 * fields to the class, changing the fields from static to non-static, or changing the fields from transient to non
+	 * transient. All other changes require this number be incremented. */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+	/** Instantiates an empty JsonArray. */
+	public JsonArray(){
+		super();
+	}
+
+	/** Instantiate a new JsonArray using ArrayList's constructor of the same type.
+	 * @param collection represents the elements to produce the JsonArray with. */
+	public JsonArray(final Collection<?> collection){
+		super(collection);
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes every element of the JsonArray is castable to T before adding it to a
+	 * collection of Ts.
+	 * @param <T> represents the type that all of the elements of the JsonArray should be cast to and the type the
+	 *        collection will contain.
+	 * @param destination represents where all of the elements of the JsonArray are added to after being cast to the
+	 *        generic type
+	 *        provided.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the unchecked cast of an element to T fails. */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T> void asCollection(final Collection<T> destination){
+		for(final Object o : this){
+			destination.add((T)o);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a BigDecimal, Number, or String at the given index. If a Number or
+	 * String is there it is used to construct a new BigDecimal.
+	 * @param index representing where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key or the default provided if the key doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return types.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal.
+	 * @see BigDecimal
+	 * @see Number#doubleValue() */
+	public BigDecimal getBigDecimal(final int index){
+		Object returnable = this.get(index);
+		if(returnable instanceof BigDecimal){
+			/* Success there was a BigDecimal. */
+		}else if(returnable instanceof Number){
+			/* A number can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal(returnable.toString());
+		}else if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A number can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return (BigDecimal)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Boolean or String value at the given index.
+	 * @param index represents where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value at the index provided cast to a boolean.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray. */
+	public Boolean getBoolean(final int index){
+		Object returnable = this.get(index);
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			returnable = Boolean.valueOf((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return (Boolean)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given index.
+	 * @param index represents where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value at the index provided cast to a byte.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray.
+	 * @see Number */
+	public Byte getByte(final int index){
+		Object returnable = this.get(index);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).byteValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Collection value at the given index.
+	 * @param <T> the kind of collection to expect at the index. Note unless manually added, collection values will be a
+	 *        JsonArray.
+	 * @param index represents where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value at the index provided cast to a Collection.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray.
+	 * @see Collection */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Collection<?>> T getCollection(final int index){
+		/* The unchecked warning is suppressed because there is no way of guaranteeing at compile time the cast will
+		 * work. */
+		return (T)this.get(index);
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given index.
+	 * @param index represents where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value at the index provided cast to a double.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray.
+	 * @see Number */
+	public Double getDouble(final int index){
+		Object returnable = this.get(index);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).doubleValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a String value at the given index representing a fully qualified name
+	 * in dot notation of an enum.
+	 * @param index representing where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @param <T> the Enum type the value at the index is expected to belong to.
+	 * @return the enum based on the string found at the index, or null if the value at the index was null.
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the element was a String but the declaring enum type couldn't be determined
+	 *         with it.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the element at the index was not a String or if the fully qualified enum name is of
+	 *         the wrong type.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an enum type was dynamically determined but it doesn't define an enum with
+	 *         the dynamically determined name.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray.
+	 * @see Enum#valueOf(Class, String)
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 Jsoner deprecated automatically serializing enums as Strings. */
+	@Deprecated
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Enum<T>> T getEnum(final int index) throws ClassNotFoundException{
+		/* Supressing the unchecked warning because the returnType is dynamically identified and could lead to a
+		 * ClassCastException when returnType is cast to Class<T>, which is expected by the method's contract. */
+		T returnable;
+		final String element;
+		final String[] splitValues;
+		final int numberOfValues;
+		final StringBuilder returnTypeName;
+		final StringBuilder enumName;
+		final Class<T> returnType;
+		/* Make sure the element at the index is a String. */
+		element = this.getString(index);
+		if(element == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		/* Get the package, class, and enum names. */
+		splitValues = element.split("\\.");
+		numberOfValues = splitValues.length;
+		returnTypeName = new StringBuilder();
+		enumName = new StringBuilder();
+		for(int i = 0; i < numberOfValues; i++){
+			if(i == (numberOfValues - 1)){
+				/* If it is the last split value then it should be the name of the Enum since dots are not allowed in
+				 * enum names. */
+				enumName.append(splitValues[i]);
+			}else if(i == (numberOfValues - 2)){
+				/* If it is the penultimate split value then it should be the end of the package/enum type and not need
+				 * a dot appended to it. */
+				returnTypeName.append(splitValues[i]);
+			}else{
+				/* Must be part of the package/enum type and will need a dot appended to it since they got removed in
+				 * the split. */
+				returnTypeName.append(splitValues[i]);
+				returnTypeName.append(".");
+			}
+		}
+		/* Use the package/class and enum names to get the Enum<T>. */
+		returnType = (Class<T>)Class.forName(returnTypeName.toString());
+		returnable = Enum.valueOf(returnType, enumName.toString());
+		return returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given index.
+	 * @param index represents where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value at the index provided cast to a float.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray.
+	 * @see Number */
+	public Float getFloat(final int index){
+		Object returnable = this.get(index);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).floatValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given index.
+	 * @param index represents where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value at the index provided cast to a int.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray.
+	 * @see Number */
+	public Integer getInteger(final int index){
+		Object returnable = this.get(index);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).intValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given index.
+	 * @param index represents where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value at the index provided cast to a long.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray.
+	 * @see Number */
+	public Long getLong(final int index){
+		Object returnable = this.get(index);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).longValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Map value at the given index.
+	 * @param <T> the kind of map to expect at the index. Note unless manually added, Map values will be a JsonObject.
+	 * @param index represents where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value at the index provided cast to a Map.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray.
+	 * @see Map */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Map<?, ?>> T getMap(final int index){
+		/* The unchecked warning is suppressed because there is no way of guaranteeing at compile time the cast will
+		 * work. */
+		return (T)this.get(index);
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given index.
+	 * @param index represents where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value at the index provided cast to a short.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray.
+	 * @see Number */
+	public Short getShort(final int index){
+		Object returnable = this.get(index);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).shortValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Boolean, Number, or String value at the given index.
+	 * @param index represents where the value is expected to be at.
+	 * @return the value at the index provided cast to a String.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is outside of the range of element indexes in the JsonArray. */
+	public String getString(final int index){
+		Object returnable = this.get(index);
+		if(returnable instanceof Boolean){
+			returnable = returnable.toString();
+		}else if(returnable instanceof Number){
+			returnable = returnable.toString();
+		}
+		return (String)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.json.simple.Jsonable#asJsonString() */
+	@Override
+	public String toJson(){
+		final StringWriter writable = new StringWriter();
+		try{
+			this.toJson(writable);
+		}catch(final IOException caught){
+			/* See java.io.StringWriter. */
+		}
+		return writable.toString();
+	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.json.simple.Jsonable#toJsonString(java.io.Writer) */
+	@Override
+	public void toJson(final Writer writable) throws IOException{
+		boolean isFirstElement = true;
+		final Iterator<Object> elements = this.iterator();
+		writable.write('[');
+		while(elements.hasNext()){
+			if(isFirstElement){
+				isFirstElement = false;
+			}else{
+				writable.write(',');
+			}
+			writable.write(Jsoner.serialize(elements.next()));
+		}
+		writable.write(']');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JsonKey.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JsonKey.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..46fb3a70850a45a5c1ba995b356e842778c0b342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JsonKey.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package org.json.simple;
+
+/** Should be implemented by Enums so that keys are easily maintained.
+ * @since 2.3.0 */
+public interface JsonKey{
+	/** The json-simple library uses a String for its keys.
+	 * @return a String representing the JsonKey. */
+	public String getKey();
+
+	/** A reasonable value for the key; such as a valid default, error value, or null.
+	 * @return an Object representing a reasonable general case value for the key. */
+	public Object getValue();
+}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JsonObject.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JsonObject.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba1478b519e2fc055b49b3c48e9ddb5f0e11fcb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/JsonObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,1337 @@
+/* Copyright 2016-2017 Clifton Labs
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License. */
+package org.json.simple;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.io.Writer;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/** JsonObject is a common non-thread safe data format for string to data mappings. The contents of a JsonObject are
+ * only validated as JSON values on serialization. Meaning all values added to a JsonObject must be recognized by the
+ * Jsoner for it to be a true 'JsonObject', so it is really a JsonableHashMap that will serialize to a JsonObject if all of
+ * its contents are valid JSON.
+ * @see Jsoner
+ * @since 2.0.0 */
+public class JsonObject extends HashMap<String, Object> implements Jsonable{
+	/** The serialization version this class is compatible
+	 * with. This value doesn't need to be incremented if and only if the only changes to occur were updating comments,
+	 * updating javadocs, adding new
+	 * fields to the class, changing the fields from static to non-static, or changing the fields from transient to non
+	 * transient. All other changes require this number be incremented. */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 2L;
+
+	/** Instantiates an empty JsonObject. */
+	public JsonObject(){
+		super();
+	}
+
+	/** Instantiate a new JsonObject by accepting a map's entries, which could lead to de/serialization issues of the
+	 * resulting JsonObject since the entry values aren't validated as JSON values.
+	 * @param map represents the mappings to produce the JsonObject with. */
+	public JsonObject(final Map<String, ?> map){
+		super(map);
+	}
+	
+	/** Ensures the given keys are present.
+	 * @param keys represents the keys that must be present.
+	 * @throws NoSuchElementException if any of the given keys are missing.
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to ensure critical keys are in the JsonObject. */
+	public void requireKeys(final JsonKey... keys){
+		/* Track all of the missing keys. */
+		final Set<JsonKey> missing = new HashSet<>();
+		for(final JsonKey k : keys){
+			if(!this.containsKey(k.getKey())){
+				missing.add(k);
+			}
+		}
+		if(!missing.isEmpty()){
+			/* Report any missing keys in the exception. */
+			final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+			for(final JsonKey k : missing){
+				sb.append(k.getKey()).append(", ");
+			}
+			sb.setLength(sb.length() - 2);
+			final String s = missing.size() > 1 ? "s" : "";
+			throw new NoSuchElementException("A JsonObject is missing required key" + s + ": " + sb.toString());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a BigDecimal, Number, or String at the given key. If a Number is
+	 * there its Number#toString() is used to construct a new BigDecimal(String). If a String is there it is used to
+	 * construct a new BigDecimal(String).
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a BigDecimal representing the value paired with the key.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see BigDecimal
+	 * @see Number#toString()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public BigDecimal getBigDecimal(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		if(returnable instanceof BigDecimal){
+			/* Success there was a BigDecimal or it defaulted. */
+		}else if(returnable instanceof Number){
+			/* A number can be used to construct a BigDecimal */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal(returnable.toString());
+		}else if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A number can be used to construct a BigDecimal */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return (BigDecimal)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a BigDecimal, Number, or String at the given key. If a Number is
+	 * there its Number#toString() is used to construct a new BigDecimal(String). If a String is there it is used to
+	 * construct a new BigDecimal(String).
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see BigDecimal
+	 * @see Number#toString()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getBigDecimal(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public BigDecimal getBigDecimal(final String key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key);
+		if(returnable instanceof BigDecimal){
+			/* Success there was a BigDecimal or it defaulted. */
+		}else if(returnable instanceof Number){
+			/* A number can be used to construct a BigDecimal */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal(returnable.toString());
+		}else if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A number can be used to construct a BigDecimal */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return (BigDecimal)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a BigDecimal, Number, or String at the given key. If a Number is
+	 * there its Number#toString() is used to construct a new BigDecimal(String). If a String is there it is used to
+	 * construct a new BigDecimal(String).
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a BigDecimal representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see BigDecimal
+	 * @see Number#toString()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public BigDecimal getBigDecimalOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof BigDecimal){
+			/* Success there was a BigDecimal or it defaulted. */
+		}else if(returnable instanceof Number){
+			/* A number can be used to construct a BigDecimal */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal(returnable.toString());
+		}else if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return (BigDecimal)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a BigDecimal, Number, or String at the given key. If a Number is
+	 * there its Number#toString() is used to construct a new BigDecimal(String). If a String is there it is used to
+	 * construct a new BigDecimal(String).
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key or the default provided if the key doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return types.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see BigDecimal
+	 * @see Number#toString()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getBigDecimalOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public BigDecimal getBigDecimalOrDefault(final String key, final BigDecimal defaultValue){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof BigDecimal){
+			/* Success there was a BigDecimal or it defaulted. */
+		}else if(returnable instanceof Number){
+			/* A number can be used to construct a BigDecimal */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal(returnable.toString());
+		}else if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return (BigDecimal)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Boolean or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Boolean representing the value paired with the key.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Boolean getBoolean(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			returnable = Boolean.valueOf((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return (Boolean)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Boolean or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getBoolean(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Boolean getBoolean(final String key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key);
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			returnable = Boolean.valueOf((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return (Boolean)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Boolean or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Boolean representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Boolean getBooleanOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			returnable = Boolean.valueOf((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return (Boolean)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Boolean or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key or the default provided if the key doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getBooleanOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Boolean getBooleanOrDefault(final String key, final boolean defaultValue){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			returnable = Boolean.valueOf((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return (Boolean)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Byte representing the value paired with the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#byteValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Byte getByte(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).byteValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#byteValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getByte(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Byte getByte(final String key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).byteValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Byte representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present (which
+	 *         may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#byteValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Byte getByteOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).byteValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation) or the default provided if the key
+	 *         doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#byteValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getByteOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Byte getByteOrDefault(final String key, final byte defaultValue){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).byteValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Collection at the given key.
+	 * @param <T> the kind of collection to expect at the key. Note unless manually added, collection values will be a
+	 *        JsonArray.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Collection representing the value paired with the key.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Collection<?>> T getCollection(final JsonKey key){
+		/* The unchecked warning is suppressed because there is no way of guaranteeing at compile time the cast will
+		 * work. */
+		return (T)this.get(key.getKey());
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Collection at the given key.
+	 * @param <T> the kind of collection to expect at the key. Note unless manually added, collection values will be a
+	 *        JsonArray.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getCollection(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Collection<?>> T getCollection(final String key){
+		/* The unchecked warning is suppressed because there is no way of guaranteeing at compile time the cast will
+		 * work. */
+		return (T)this.get(key);
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Collection at the given key.
+	 * @param <T> the kind of collection to expect at the key. Note unless manually added, collection values will be a
+	 *        JsonArray.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Collection representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present..
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Collection<?>> T getCollectionOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		/* The unchecked warning is suppressed because there is no way of guaranteeing at compile time the cast will
+		 * work. */
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		return (T)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Collection at the given key.
+	 * @param <T> the kind of collection to expect at the key. Note unless manually added, collection values will be a
+	 *        JsonArray.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key or the default provided if the key doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getCollectionOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Collection<?>> T getCollectionOrDefault(final String key, final T defaultValue){
+		/* The unchecked warning is suppressed because there is no way of guaranteeing at compile time the cast will
+		 * work. */
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		return (T)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Double representing the value paired with the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#doubleValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Double getDouble(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).doubleValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#doubleValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getDouble(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Double getDouble(final String key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).doubleValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Double representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present (which
+	 *         may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#doubleValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Double getDoubleOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).doubleValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation) or the default provided if the key
+	 *         doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#doubleValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getDoubleOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Double getDoubleOrDefault(final String key, final double defaultValue){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).doubleValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a String value at the given key representing a fully qualified name
+	 * in dot notation of an enum.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @param <T> the Enum type the value at the key is expected to belong to.
+	 * @return an Enum representing the value paired with the key.
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the value was a String but the declaring enum type couldn't be determined with
+	 *         it.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the element at the index was not a String or if the fully qualified enum name is of
+	 *         the wrong type.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an enum type was determined but it doesn't define an enum with the determined
+	 *         name.
+	 * @see Enum#valueOf(Class, String)
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 Jsoner deprecated automatically serializing enums as Strings. */
+	@Deprecated
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Enum<T>> T getEnum(final JsonKey key) throws ClassNotFoundException{
+		/* Supressing the unchecked warning because the returnType is dynamically identified and could lead to a
+		 * ClassCastException when returnType is cast to Class<T>, which is acceptable by the method's contract. */
+		T returnable;
+		final String value;
+		final String[] splitValues;
+		final int numberOfSplitValues;
+		final StringBuilder returnTypeName;
+		final StringBuilder enumName;
+		final Class<T> returnType;
+		/* Make sure the value at the key is a String. */
+		value = this.getString(key);
+		if(value == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		/* Get the package, class, and enum names. */
+		splitValues = value.split("\\.");
+		numberOfSplitValues = splitValues.length;
+		returnTypeName = new StringBuilder();
+		enumName = new StringBuilder();
+		for(int i = 0; i < numberOfSplitValues; i++){
+			if(i == (numberOfSplitValues - 1)){
+				/* If it is the last split value then it should be the name of the Enum since dots are not allowed
+				 * in enum names. */
+				enumName.append(splitValues[i]);
+			}else if(i == (numberOfSplitValues - 2)){
+				/* If it is the penultimate split value then it should be the end of the package/enum type and not
+				 * need a dot appended to it. */
+				returnTypeName.append(splitValues[i]);
+			}else{
+				/* Must be part of the package/enum type and will need a dot appended to it since they got removed
+				 * in the split. */
+				returnTypeName.append(splitValues[i]);
+				returnTypeName.append(".");
+			}
+		}
+		/* Use the package/class and enum names to get the Enum<T>. */
+		returnType = (Class<T>)Class.forName(returnTypeName.toString());
+		returnable = Enum.valueOf(returnType, enumName.toString());
+		return returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a String value at the given key representing a fully qualified name
+	 * in dot notation of an enum.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param <T> the Enum type the value at the key is expected to belong to.
+	 * @return the enum based on the string found at the key, or null if the value paired with the provided key is null.
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the value was a String but the declaring enum type couldn't be determined with
+	 *         it.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the element at the index was not a String or if the fully qualified enum name is of
+	 *         the wrong type.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an enum type was determined but it doesn't define an enum with the determined
+	 *         name.
+	 * @see Enum#valueOf(Class, String)
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getEnum(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Enum<T>> T getEnum(final String key) throws ClassNotFoundException{
+		/* Supressing the unchecked warning because the returnType is dynamically identified and could lead to a
+		 * ClassCastException when returnType is cast to Class<T>, which is expected by the method's contract. */
+		T returnable;
+		final String value;
+		final String[] splitValues;
+		final int numberOfSplitValues;
+		final StringBuilder returnTypeName;
+		final StringBuilder enumName;
+		final Class<T> returnType;
+		/* Make sure the value at the key is a String. */
+		value = this.getStringOrDefault(key, "");
+		if(value == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		/* Get the package, class, and enum names. */
+		splitValues = value.split("\\.");
+		numberOfSplitValues = splitValues.length;
+		returnTypeName = new StringBuilder();
+		enumName = new StringBuilder();
+		for(int i = 0; i < numberOfSplitValues; i++){
+			if(i == (numberOfSplitValues - 1)){
+				/* If it is the last split value then it should be the name of the Enum since dots are not allowed
+				 * in enum names. */
+				enumName.append(splitValues[i]);
+			}else if(i == (numberOfSplitValues - 2)){
+				/* If it is the penultimate split value then it should be the end of the package/enum type and not
+				 * need a dot appended to it. */
+				returnTypeName.append(splitValues[i]);
+			}else{
+				/* Must be part of the package/enum type and will need a dot appended to it since they got removed
+				 * in the split. */
+				returnTypeName.append(splitValues[i]);
+				returnTypeName.append(".");
+			}
+		}
+		/* Use the package/class and enum names to get the Enum<T>. */
+		returnType = (Class<T>)Class.forName(returnTypeName.toString());
+		returnable = Enum.valueOf(returnType, enumName.toString());
+		return returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a String value at the given key representing a fully qualified name
+	 * in dot notation of an enum.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @param <T> the Enum type the value at the key is expected to belong to.
+	 * @return an Enum representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present.
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the value was a String but the declaring enum type couldn't be determined with
+	 *         it.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the element at the index was not a String or if the fully qualified enum name is of
+	 *         the wrong type.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an enum type was determined but it doesn't define an enum with the determined
+	 *         name.
+	 * @see Enum#valueOf(Class, String)
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 Jsoner deprecated automatically serializing enums as Strings. */
+	@Deprecated
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Enum<T>> T getEnumOrDefault(final JsonKey key) throws ClassNotFoundException{
+		/* Supressing the unchecked warning because the returnType is dynamically identified and could lead to a
+		 * ClassCastException when returnType is cast to Class<T>, which is acceptable by the method's contract. */
+		T returnable;
+		final String value;
+		final String[] splitValues;
+		final int numberOfSplitValues;
+		final StringBuilder returnTypeName;
+		final StringBuilder enumName;
+		final Class<T> returnType;
+		/* Check to make sure the key is there. */
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			/* Make sure the value at the key is a String. */
+			value = this.getStringOrDefault(key.getKey(), "");
+			if(value == null){
+				return null;
+			}
+			/* Get the package, class, and enum names. */
+			splitValues = value.split("\\.");
+			numberOfSplitValues = splitValues.length;
+			returnTypeName = new StringBuilder();
+			enumName = new StringBuilder();
+			for(int i = 0; i < numberOfSplitValues; i++){
+				if(i == (numberOfSplitValues - 1)){
+					/* If it is the last split value then it should be the name of the Enum since dots are not allowed
+					 * in enum names. */
+					enumName.append(splitValues[i]);
+				}else if(i == (numberOfSplitValues - 2)){
+					/* If it is the penultimate split value then it should be the end of the package/enum type and not
+					 * need a dot appended to it. */
+					returnTypeName.append(splitValues[i]);
+				}else{
+					/* Must be part of the package/enum type and will need a dot appended to it since they got removed
+					 * in the split. */
+					returnTypeName.append(splitValues[i]);
+					returnTypeName.append(".");
+				}
+			}
+			/* Use the package/class and enum names to get the Enum<T>. */
+			returnType = (Class<T>)Class.forName(returnTypeName.toString());
+			returnable = Enum.valueOf(returnType, enumName.toString());
+		}else{
+			/* It wasn't there and according to the method's contract we return the default value. */
+			returnable = (T)key.getValue();
+		}
+		return returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a String value at the given key representing a fully qualified name
+	 * in dot notation of an enum.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @param <T> the Enum type the value at the key is expected to belong to.
+	 * @return the enum based on the string found at the key, or the defaultValue provided if the key doesn't exist, or
+	 *         null if the value paired with provided key is null.
+	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the value was a String but the declaring enum type couldn't be determined with
+	 *         it.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the element at the index was not a String or if the fully qualified enum name is of
+	 *         the wrong type.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an enum type was determined but it doesn't define an enum with the determined
+	 *         name.
+	 * @see Enum#valueOf(Class, String)
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getEnumOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Enum<T>> T getEnumOrDefault(final String key, final T defaultValue) throws ClassNotFoundException{
+		/* Supressing the unchecked warning because the returnType is dynamically identified and could lead to a
+		 * ClassCastException when returnType is cast to Class<T>, which is expected by the method's contract. */
+		T returnable;
+		final String value;
+		final String[] splitValues;
+		final int numberOfSplitValues;
+		final StringBuilder returnTypeName;
+		final StringBuilder enumName;
+		final Class<T> returnType;
+		/* Check to make sure the key wasn't actually there and wasn't coincidentally the defaulted String as its
+		 * value. */
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			/* Make sure the value at the key is a String. */
+			value = this.getStringOrDefault(key, "");
+			if(value == null){
+				return null;
+			}
+			/* Get the package, class, and enum names. */
+			splitValues = value.split("\\.");
+			numberOfSplitValues = splitValues.length;
+			returnTypeName = new StringBuilder();
+			enumName = new StringBuilder();
+			for(int i = 0; i < numberOfSplitValues; i++){
+				if(i == (numberOfSplitValues - 1)){
+					/* If it is the last split value then it should be the name of the Enum since dots are not allowed
+					 * in enum names. */
+					enumName.append(splitValues[i]);
+				}else if(i == (numberOfSplitValues - 2)){
+					/* If it is the penultimate split value then it should be the end of the package/enum type and not
+					 * need a dot appended to it. */
+					returnTypeName.append(splitValues[i]);
+				}else{
+					/* Must be part of the package/enum type and will need a dot appended to it since they got removed
+					 * in the split. */
+					returnTypeName.append(splitValues[i]);
+					returnTypeName.append(".");
+				}
+			}
+			/* Use the package/class and enum names to get the Enum<T>. */
+			returnType = (Class<T>)Class.forName(returnTypeName.toString());
+			returnable = Enum.valueOf(returnType, enumName.toString());
+		}else{
+			/* It wasn't there and according to the method's contract we return the default value. */
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		return returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Float representing the value paired with the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#floatValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Float getFloat(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).floatValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#floatValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getFloat(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Float getFloat(final String key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).floatValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Float representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present (which
+	 *         may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#floatValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Float getFloatOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).floatValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation) or the default provided if the key
+	 *         doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#floatValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getFloatOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Float getFloatOrDefault(final String key, final float defaultValue){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).floatValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return an Integer representing the value paired with the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#intValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Integer getInteger(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).intValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#intValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getInteger(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Integer getInteger(final String key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).intValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return an Integer representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present
+	 *         (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#intValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Integer getIntegerOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).intValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation) or the default provided if the key
+	 *         doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#intValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getIntegerOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Integer getIntegerOrDefault(final String key, final int defaultValue){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).intValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Long representing the value paired with the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#longValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Long getLong(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).longValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#longValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getLong(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Long getLong(final String key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).longValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Long representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present (which
+	 *         may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#longValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Long getLongOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).longValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation) or the default provided if the key
+	 *         doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#longValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getLongOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Long getLongOrDefault(final String key, final long defaultValue){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).longValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Map at the given key.
+	 * @param <T> the kind of map to expect at the key. Note unless manually added, Map values will be a JsonObject.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Map representing the value paired with the key.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Map<?, ?>> T getMap(final JsonKey key){
+		/* The unchecked warning is suppressed because there is no way of guaranteeing at compile time the cast will
+		 * work. */
+		return (T)this.get(key.getKey());
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Map at the given key.
+	 * @param <T> the kind of map to expect at the key. Note unless manually added, Map values will be a JsonObject.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getMap(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Map<?, ?>> T getMap(final String key){
+		/* The unchecked warning is suppressed because there is no way of guaranteeing at compile time the cast will
+		 * work. */
+		return (T)this.get(key);
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Map at the given key.
+	 * @param <T> the kind of map to expect at the key. Note unless manually added, Map values will be a JsonObject.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Map representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Map<?, ?>> T getMapOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		/* The unchecked warning is suppressed because there is no way of guaranteeing at compile time the cast will
+		 * work. */
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		return (T)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Map at the given key.
+	 * @param <T> the kind of map to expect at the key. Note unless manually added, Map values will be a JsonObject.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key or the default provided if the key doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getMapOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public <T extends Map<?, ?>> T getMapOrDefault(final String key, final T defaultValue){
+		/* The unchecked warning is suppressed because there is no way of guaranteeing at compile time the cast will
+		 * work. */
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			returnable = defaultValue;
+		}
+		return (T)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Short representing the value paired with the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#shortValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Short getShort(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).shortValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#shortValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getShort(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Short getShort(final String key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key);
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).shortValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a Short representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present (which
+	 *         may involve rounding or truncation).
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#shortValue()
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public Short getShortOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).shortValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Number or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key (which may involve rounding or truncation) or the default provided if the key
+	 *         doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @throws NumberFormatException if a String isn't a valid representation of a BigDecimal or if the Number
+	 *         represents the double or float Infinity or NaN.
+	 * @see Number#shortValue()
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getShortOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public Short getShortOrDefault(final String key, final short defaultValue){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			return null;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof String){
+			/* A String can be used to construct a BigDecimal. */
+			returnable = new BigDecimal((String)returnable);
+		}
+		return ((Number)returnable).shortValue();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Boolean, Number, or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a String representing the value paired with the key.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public String getString(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		if(returnable instanceof Boolean){
+			returnable = returnable.toString();
+		}else if(returnable instanceof Number){
+			returnable = returnable.toString();
+		}
+		return (String)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Boolean, Number, or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getString(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public String getString(final String key){
+		Object returnable = this.get(key);
+		if(returnable instanceof Boolean){
+			returnable = returnable.toString();
+		}else if(returnable instanceof Number){
+			returnable = returnable.toString();
+		}
+		return (String)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Boolean, Number, or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be paired with.
+	 * @return a String representing the value paired with the key or JsonKey#getValue() if the key isn't present.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if the value didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @see JsonKey
+	 * @since 2.3.0 to utilize JsonKey */
+	public String getStringOrDefault(final JsonKey key){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key.getKey())){
+			returnable = this.get(key.getKey());
+		}else{
+			returnable = key.getValue();
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof Boolean){
+			returnable = returnable.toString();
+		}else if(returnable instanceof Number){
+			returnable = returnable.toString();
+		}
+		return (String)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes there is a Boolean, Number, or String value at the given key.
+	 * @param key representing where the value ought to be stored at.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what is returned when the key isn't in the JsonObject.
+	 * @return the value stored at the key or the default provided if the key doesn't exist.
+	 * @throws ClassCastException if there was a value but didn't match the assumed return type.
+	 * @deprecated 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #getStringOrDefault(JsonKey)} */
+	@Deprecated
+	public String getStringOrDefault(final String key, final String defaultValue){
+		Object returnable;
+		if(this.containsKey(key)){
+			returnable = this.get(key);
+		}else{
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+		if(returnable instanceof Boolean){
+			returnable = returnable.toString();
+		}else if(returnable instanceof Number){
+			returnable = returnable.toString();
+		}
+		return (String)returnable;
+	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.json.simple.Jsonable#asJsonString() */
+	@Override
+	public String toJson(){
+		final StringWriter writable = new StringWriter();
+		try{
+			this.toJson(writable);
+		}catch(final IOException caught){
+			/* See java.io.StringWriter. */
+		}
+		return writable.toString();
+	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.json.simple.Jsonable#toJsonString(java.io.Writer) */
+	@Override
+	public void toJson(final Writer writable) throws IOException{
+		/* Writes the map in JSON object format. */
+		boolean isFirstEntry = true;
+		final Iterator<Map.Entry<String, Object>> entries = this.entrySet().iterator();
+		writable.write('{');
+		while(entries.hasNext()){
+			if(isFirstEntry){
+				isFirstEntry = false;
+			}else{
+				writable.write(',');
+			}
+			final Map.Entry<String, Object> entry = entries.next();
+			writable.write(Jsoner.serialize(entry.getKey()));
+			writable.write(':');
+			writable.write(Jsoner.serialize(entry.getValue()));
+		}
+		writable.write('}');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Jsonable.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Jsonable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..198bc3bf4ffc9ebc06bbe67c91f59682efd44484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Jsonable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Copyright 2016 Clifton Labs
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License. */
+package org.json.simple;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Writer;
+
+/** Jsonables can be serialized in java script object notation (JSON). Deserializing a String produced by a Jsonable
+ * should represent the Jsonable in JSON form.
+ * @since 2.0.0 */
+public interface Jsonable{
+	/** Serialize to a JSON formatted string.
+	 * @return a string, formatted in JSON, that represents the Jsonable. */
+	public String toJson();
+
+	/** Serialize to a JSON formatted stream.
+	 * @param writable where the resulting JSON text should be sent.
+	 * @throws IOException when the writable encounters an I/O error. */
+	public void toJson(Writer writable) throws IOException;
+}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Jsoner.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Jsoner.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..827f5b62ec2bab89c928227b5460ea5200544295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Jsoner.java
@@ -0,0 +1,864 @@
+/* Copyright 2016 Clifton Labs
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License. */
+package org.json.simple;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.io.StringReader;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.io.Writer;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/** Jsoner provides JSON utilities for escaping strings to be JSON compatible, thread safe parsing (RFC 4627) JSON
+ * strings, and serializing data to strings in JSON format.
+ * @since 2.0.0 */
+public class Jsoner{
+	/** Flags to tweak the behavior of the primary deserialization method. */
+	private static enum DeserializationOptions{
+		/** Whether multiple JSON values can be deserialized as a root element. */
+		ALLOW_CONCATENATED_JSON_VALUES,
+		/** Whether a JsonArray can be deserialized as a root element. */
+		ALLOW_JSON_ARRAYS,
+		/** Whether a boolean, null, Number, or String can be deserialized as a root element. */
+		ALLOW_JSON_DATA,
+		/** Whether a JsonObject can be deserialized as a root element. */
+		ALLOW_JSON_OBJECTS;
+	}
+
+	/** Flags to tweak the behavior of the primary serialization method. */
+	private static enum SerializationOptions{
+		/** Instead of aborting serialization on non-JSON values that are Enums it will continue serialization with the
+		 * Enums' "${PACKAGE}.${DECLARING_CLASS}.${NAME}".
+		 * @see Enum
+		 * @deprecated 2.3.0 the enum should implement Jsonable instead. */
+		@Deprecated
+		ALLOW_FULLY_QUALIFIED_ENUMERATIONS,
+		/** Instead of aborting serialization on non-JSON values it will continue serialization by serializing the
+		 * non-JSON value directly into the now invalid JSON. Be mindful that invalid JSON will not successfully
+		 * deserialize. */
+		ALLOW_INVALIDS,
+		/** Instead of aborting serialization on non-JSON values that implement Jsonable it will continue serialization
+		 * by deferring serialization to the Jsonable.
+		 * @see Jsonable */
+		ALLOW_JSONABLES,
+		/** Instead of aborting serialization on non-JSON values it will continue serialization by using reflection to
+		 * best describe the value as a JsonObject.
+		 * @deprecated 2.3.0 there is no passive way to accomplish this contract and so will be abandoned. */
+		@Deprecated
+		ALLOW_UNDEFINEDS;
+	}
+
+	/** The possible States of a JSON deserializer. */
+	private static enum States{
+		/** Post-parsing state. */
+		DONE,
+		/** Pre-parsing state. */
+		INITIAL,
+		/** Parsing error, ParsingException should be thrown. */
+		PARSED_ERROR,
+		PARSING_ARRAY,
+		/** Parsing a key-value pair inside of an object. */
+		PARSING_ENTRY,
+		PARSING_OBJECT;
+	}
+
+	private Jsoner(){
+		/* Keeping it classy. */
+	}
+
+	/** Deserializes a readable stream according to the RFC 4627 JSON specification.
+	 * @param readableDeserializable representing content to be deserialized as JSON.
+	 * @return either a boolean, null, Number, String, JsonObject, or JsonArray that best represents the deserializable.
+	 * @throws DeserializationException if an unexpected token is encountered in the deserializable. To recover from a
+	 *         DeserializationException: fix the deserializable
+	 *         to no longer have an unexpected token and try again. */
+	public static Object deserialize(final Reader readableDeserializable) throws DeserializationException{
+		return Jsoner.deserialize(readableDeserializable, EnumSet.of(DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_ARRAYS, DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_OBJECTS, DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_DATA)).get(0);
+	}
+
+	/** Deserialize a stream with all deserialized JSON values are wrapped in a JsonArray.
+	 * @param deserializable representing content to be deserialized as JSON.
+	 * @param flags representing the allowances and restrictions on deserialization.
+	 * @return the allowable object best represented by the deserializable.
+	 * @throws DeserializationException if a disallowed or unexpected token is encountered in the deserializable. To
+	 *         recover from a DeserializationException: fix the
+	 *         deserializable to no longer have a disallowed or unexpected token and try again. */
+	private static JsonArray deserialize(final Reader deserializable, final Set<DeserializationOptions> flags) throws DeserializationException{
+		final Yylex lexer = new Yylex(deserializable);
+		Yytoken token;
+		States currentState;
+		int returnCount = 1;
+		final LinkedList<States> stateStack = new LinkedList<>();
+		final LinkedList<Object> valueStack = new LinkedList<>();
+		stateStack.addLast(States.INITIAL);
+		//System.out.println("//////////DESERIALIZING//////////");
+		do{
+			/* Parse through the parsable string's tokens. */
+			currentState = Jsoner.popNextState(stateStack);
+			token = Jsoner.lexNextToken(lexer);
+			switch(currentState){
+				case DONE:
+					/* The parse has finished a JSON value. */
+					if(!flags.contains(DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_CONCATENATED_JSON_VALUES) || Yytoken.Types.END.equals(token.getType())){
+						/* Break if concatenated values are not allowed or if an END token is read. */
+						break;
+					}
+					/* Increment the amount of returned JSON values and treat the token as if it were a fresh parse. */
+					returnCount += 1;
+					/* Fall through to the case for the initial state. */
+					//$FALL-THROUGH$
+				case INITIAL:
+					/* The parse has just started. */
+					switch(token.getType()){
+						case DATUM:
+							/* A boolean, null, Number, or String could be detected. */
+							if(flags.contains(DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_DATA)){
+								valueStack.addLast(token.getValue());
+								stateStack.addLast(States.DONE);
+							}else{
+								throw new DeserializationException(lexer.getPosition(), DeserializationException.Problems.DISALLOWED_TOKEN, token);
+							}
+							break;
+						case LEFT_BRACE:
+							/* An object is detected. */
+							if(flags.contains(DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_OBJECTS)){
+								valueStack.addLast(new JsonObject());
+								stateStack.addLast(States.PARSING_OBJECT);
+							}else{
+								throw new DeserializationException(lexer.getPosition(), DeserializationException.Problems.DISALLOWED_TOKEN, token);
+							}
+							break;
+						case LEFT_SQUARE:
+							/* An array is detected. */
+							if(flags.contains(DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_ARRAYS)){
+								valueStack.addLast(new JsonArray());
+								stateStack.addLast(States.PARSING_ARRAY);
+							}else{
+								throw new DeserializationException(lexer.getPosition(), DeserializationException.Problems.DISALLOWED_TOKEN, token);
+							}
+							break;
+						default:
+							/* Neither a JSON array or object was detected. */
+							throw new DeserializationException(lexer.getPosition(), DeserializationException.Problems.UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
+					}
+					break;
+				case PARSED_ERROR:
+					/* The parse could be in this state due to the state stack not having a state to pop off. */
+					throw new DeserializationException(lexer.getPosition(), DeserializationException.Problems.UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
+				case PARSING_ARRAY:
+					switch(token.getType()){
+						case COMMA:
+							/* The parse could detect a comma while parsing an array since it separates each element. */
+							stateStack.addLast(currentState);
+							break;
+						case DATUM:
+							/* The parse found an element of the array. */
+							JsonArray val = (JsonArray)valueStack.getLast();
+							val.add(token.getValue());
+							stateStack.addLast(currentState);
+							break;
+						case LEFT_BRACE:
+							/* The parse found an object in the array. */
+							val = (JsonArray)valueStack.getLast();
+							final JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
+							val.add(object);
+							valueStack.addLast(object);
+							stateStack.addLast(currentState);
+							stateStack.addLast(States.PARSING_OBJECT);
+							break;
+						case LEFT_SQUARE:
+							/* The parse found another array in the array. */
+							val = (JsonArray)valueStack.getLast();
+							final JsonArray array = new JsonArray();
+							val.add(array);
+							valueStack.addLast(array);
+							stateStack.addLast(currentState);
+							stateStack.addLast(States.PARSING_ARRAY);
+							break;
+						case RIGHT_SQUARE:
+							/* The parse found the end of the array. */
+							if(valueStack.size() > returnCount){
+								valueStack.removeLast();
+							}else{
+								/* The parse has been fully resolved. */
+								stateStack.addLast(States.DONE);
+							}
+							break;
+						default:
+							/* Any other token is invalid in an array. */
+							throw new DeserializationException(lexer.getPosition(), DeserializationException.Problems.UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
+					}
+					break;
+				case PARSING_OBJECT:
+					/* The parse has detected the start of an object. */
+					switch(token.getType()){
+						case COMMA:
+							/* The parse could detect a comma while parsing an object since it separates each key value
+							 * pair. Continue parsing the object. */
+							stateStack.addLast(currentState);
+							break;
+						case DATUM:
+							/* The token ought to be a key. */
+							if(token.getValue() instanceof String){
+								/* JSON keys are always strings, strings are not always JSON keys but it is going to be
+								 * treated as one. Continue parsing the object. */
+								final String key = (String)token.getValue();
+								valueStack.addLast(key);
+								stateStack.addLast(currentState);
+								stateStack.addLast(States.PARSING_ENTRY);
+							}else{
+								/* Abort! JSON keys are always strings and it wasn't a string. */
+								throw new DeserializationException(lexer.getPosition(), DeserializationException.Problems.UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
+							}
+							break;
+						case RIGHT_BRACE:
+							/* The parse has found the end of the object. */
+							if(valueStack.size() > returnCount){
+								/* There are unresolved values remaining. */
+								valueStack.removeLast();
+							}else{
+								/* The parse has been fully resolved. */
+								stateStack.addLast(States.DONE);
+							}
+							break;
+						default:
+							/* The parse didn't detect the end of an object or a key. */
+							throw new DeserializationException(lexer.getPosition(), DeserializationException.Problems.UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
+					}
+					break;
+				case PARSING_ENTRY:
+					switch(token.getType()){
+						/* Parsed pair keys can only happen while parsing objects. */
+						case COLON:
+							/* The parse could detect a colon while parsing a key value pair since it separates the key
+							 * and value from each other. Continue parsing the entry. */
+							stateStack.addLast(currentState);
+							break;
+						case DATUM:
+							/* The parse has found a value for the parsed pair key. */
+							String key = (String)valueStack.removeLast();
+							JsonObject parent = (JsonObject)valueStack.getLast();
+							parent.put(key, token.getValue());
+							break;
+						case LEFT_BRACE:
+							/* The parse has found an object for the parsed pair key. */
+							key = (String)valueStack.removeLast();
+							parent = (JsonObject)valueStack.getLast();
+							final JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
+							parent.put(key, object);
+							valueStack.addLast(object);
+							stateStack.addLast(States.PARSING_OBJECT);
+							break;
+						case LEFT_SQUARE:
+							/* The parse has found an array for the parsed pair key. */
+							key = (String)valueStack.removeLast();
+							parent = (JsonObject)valueStack.getLast();
+							final JsonArray array = new JsonArray();
+							parent.put(key, array);
+							valueStack.addLast(array);
+							stateStack.addLast(States.PARSING_ARRAY);
+							break;
+						default:
+							/* The parse didn't find anything for the parsed pair key. */
+							throw new DeserializationException(lexer.getPosition(), DeserializationException.Problems.UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
+					}
+					break;
+				default:
+					break;
+			}
+			//System.out.println("~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~");
+			//System.out.println(currentState);
+			//System.out.println(token);
+			//System.out.println(valueStack);
+			//System.out.println(stateStack);
+			/* If we're not at the END and DONE then do the above again. */
+		}while(!(States.DONE.equals(currentState) && Yytoken.Types.END.equals(token.getType())));
+		//System.out.println("!!!!!!!!!!DESERIALIZED!!!!!!!!!!");
+		return new JsonArray(valueStack);
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes a StringReader to deserialize a string.
+	 * @param deserializable representing content to be deserialized as JSON.
+	 * @return either a boolean, null, Number, String, JsonObject, or JsonArray that best represents the deserializable.
+	 * @throws DeserializationException if an unexpected token is encountered in the deserializable. To recover from a
+	 *         DeserializationException: fix the deserializable
+	 *         to no longer have an unexpected token and try again.
+	 * @see Jsoner#deserialize(Reader)
+	 * @see StringReader */
+	public static Object deserialize(final String deserializable) throws DeserializationException{
+		Object returnable;
+		StringReader readableDeserializable = null;
+		try{
+			readableDeserializable = new StringReader(deserializable);
+			returnable = Jsoner.deserialize(readableDeserializable);
+		}catch(final NullPointerException caught){
+			/* They both have the same recovery scenario.
+			 * See StringReader.
+			 * If deserializable is null, it should be reasonable to expect null back. */
+			returnable = null;
+		}finally{
+			if(readableDeserializable != null){
+				readableDeserializable.close();
+			}
+		}
+		return returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes a JsonArray must be deserialized.
+	 * @param deserializable representing content to be deserializable as a JsonArray.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what would be returned if deserializable isn't a JsonArray or an IOException,
+	 *        NullPointerException, or DeserializationException occurs during deserialization.
+	 * @return a JsonArray that represents the deserializable, or the defaultValue if there isn't a JsonArray that
+	 *         represents deserializable.
+	 * @see Jsoner#deserialize(Reader) */
+	public static JsonArray deserialize(final String deserializable, final JsonArray defaultValue){
+		StringReader readable = null;
+		JsonArray returnable;
+		try{
+			readable = new StringReader(deserializable);
+			returnable = Jsoner.deserialize(readable, EnumSet.of(DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_ARRAYS)).<JsonArray> getCollection(0);
+		}catch(NullPointerException | DeserializationException caught){
+			/* Don't care, just return the default value. */
+			returnable = defaultValue;
+		}finally{
+			if(readable != null){
+				readable.close();
+			}
+		}
+		return returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes a JsonObject must be deserialized.
+	 * @param deserializable representing content to be deserializable as a JsonObject.
+	 * @param defaultValue representing what would be returned if deserializable isn't a JsonObject or an IOException,
+	 *        NullPointerException, or DeserializationException occurs during deserialization.
+	 * @return a JsonObject that represents the deserializable, or the defaultValue if there isn't a JsonObject that
+	 *         represents deserializable.
+	 * @see Jsoner#deserialize(Reader) */
+	public static JsonObject deserialize(final String deserializable, final JsonObject defaultValue){
+		StringReader readable = null;
+		JsonObject returnable;
+		try{
+			readable = new StringReader(deserializable);
+			returnable = Jsoner.deserialize(readable, EnumSet.of(DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_OBJECTS)).<JsonObject> getMap(0);
+		}catch(NullPointerException | DeserializationException caught){
+			/* Don't care, just return the default value. */
+			returnable = defaultValue;
+		}finally{
+			if(readable != null){
+				readable.close();
+			}
+		}
+		return returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes multiple RFC 4627 JSON values (except numbers) have been concatenated together
+	 * for deserilization which will be collectively returned in a JsonArray wrapper.
+	 * There may be numbers included, they just must not be concatenated together as it is prone to
+	 * NumberFormatExceptions (thus causing a DeserializationException) or the numbers no longer represent their
+	 * respective values.
+	 * Examples:
+	 * "123null321" returns [123, null, 321]
+	 * "nullnullnulltruefalse\"\"{}[]" returns [null, null, null, true, false, "", {}, []]
+	 * "123" appended to "321" returns [123321]
+	 * "12.3" appended to "3.21" throws DeserializationException(NumberFormatException)
+	 * "123" appended to "-321" throws DeserializationException(NumberFormatException)
+	 * "123e321" appended to "-1" throws DeserializationException(NumberFormatException)
+	 * "null12.33.21null" throws DeserializationException(NumberFormatException)
+	 * @param deserializable representing concatenated content to be deserialized as JSON in one reader. Its contents
+	 *        may
+	 *        not contain two numbers concatenated together.
+	 * @return a JsonArray that contains each of the concatenated objects as its elements. Each concatenated element is
+	 *         either a boolean, null, Number, String, JsonArray, or JsonObject that best represents the concatenated
+	 *         content inside deserializable.
+	 * @throws DeserializationException if an unexpected token is encountered in the deserializable. To recover from a
+	 *         DeserializationException: fix the deserializable to no longer have an unexpected token and try again. */
+	public static JsonArray deserializeMany(final Reader deserializable) throws DeserializationException{
+		return Jsoner.deserialize(deserializable, EnumSet.of(DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_ARRAYS, DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_OBJECTS, DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_JSON_DATA, DeserializationOptions.ALLOW_CONCATENATED_JSON_VALUES));
+	}
+
+	/** Escapes potentially confusing or important characters in the String provided.
+	 * @param escapable an unescaped string.
+	 * @return an escaped string for usage in JSON; An escaped string is one that has escaped all of the quotes ("),
+	 *         backslashes (\), return character (\r), new line character (\n), tab character (\t),
+	 *         backspace character (\b), form feed character (\f) and other control characters [u0000..u001F] or
+	 *         characters [u007F..u009F], [u2000..u20FF] with a
+	 *         backslash (\) which itself must be escaped by the backslash in a java string. */
+	public static String escape(final String escapable){
+		final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+		final int characters = escapable.length();
+		for(int i = 0; i < characters; i++){
+			final char character = escapable.charAt(i);
+			switch(character){
+				case '"':
+					builder.append("\\\"");
+					break;
+				case '\\':
+					builder.append("\\\\");
+					break;
+				case '\b':
+					builder.append("\\b");
+					break;
+				case '\f':
+					builder.append("\\f");
+					break;
+				case '\n':
+					builder.append("\\n");
+					break;
+				case '\r':
+					builder.append("\\r");
+					break;
+				case '\t':
+					builder.append("\\t");
+					break;
+				case '/':
+					builder.append("\\/");
+					break;
+				default:
+					/* The many characters that get replaced are benign to software but could be mistaken by people
+					 * reading it for a JSON relevant character. */
+					if(((character >= '\u0000') && (character <= '\u001F')) || ((character >= '\u007F') && (character <= '\u009F')) || ((character >= '\u2000') && (character <= '\u20FF'))){
+						final String characterHexCode = Integer.toHexString(character);
+						builder.append("\\u");
+						for(int k = 0; k < (4 - characterHexCode.length()); k++){
+							builder.append("0");
+						}
+						builder.append(characterHexCode.toUpperCase());
+					}else{
+						/* Character didn't need escaping. */
+						builder.append(character);
+					}
+			}
+		}
+		return builder.toString();
+	}
+
+	/** Processes the lexer's reader for the next token.
+	 * @param lexer represents a text processor being used in the deserialization process.
+	 * @return a token representing a meaningful element encountered by the lexer.
+	 * @throws DeserializationException if an unexpected character is encountered while processing the text. */
+	private static Yytoken lexNextToken(final Yylex lexer) throws DeserializationException{
+		Yytoken returnable;
+		/* Parse through the next token. */
+		try{
+			returnable = lexer.yylex();
+		}catch(final IOException caught){
+			throw new DeserializationException(-1, DeserializationException.Problems.UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION, caught);
+		}
+		if(returnable == null){
+			/* If there isn't another token, it must be the end. */
+			returnable = new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.END, null);
+		}
+		return returnable;
+	}
+
+	/** Creates a new JsonKey that wraps the given string and value. This function should NOT be
+	 * used in favor of existing constants and enumerations to make code easier to maintain.
+	 * @param key represents the JsonKey as a String.
+	 * @param value represents the value the JsonKey uses.
+	 * @return a JsonKey that represents the provided key and value. */
+	public static JsonKey mintJsonKey(final String key, final Object value){
+		return new JsonKey(){
+			@Override
+			public String getKey(){
+				return key;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public Object getValue(){
+				return value;
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	/** Used for state transitions while deserializing.
+	 * @param stateStack represents the deserialization states saved for future processing.
+	 * @return a state for deserialization context so it knows how to consume the next token. */
+	private static States popNextState(final LinkedList<States> stateStack){
+		if(stateStack.size() > 0){
+			return stateStack.removeLast();
+		}else{
+			return States.PARSED_ERROR;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Formats the JSON string to be more easily human readable using tabs for indentation.
+	 * @param printable representing a JSON formatted string with out extraneous characters, like one returned from
+	 *        Jsoner#serialize(Object).
+	 * @return printable except it will have '\n' then '\t' characters inserted after '[', '{', ',' and before ']' '}'
+	 *         tokens in the JSON. It will return null if printable isn't a JSON string. */
+	public static String prettyPrint(final String printable){
+		return Jsoner.prettyPrint(printable, "\t");
+	}
+
+	/** Formats the JSON string to be more easily human readable using an arbitrary amount of spaces for indentation.
+	 * @param printable representing a JSON formatted string with out extraneous characters, like one returned from
+	 *        Jsoner#serialize(Object).
+	 * @param spaces representing the amount of spaces to use for indentation. Must be between 2 and 10.
+	 * @return printable except it will have '\n' then space characters inserted after '[', '{', ',' and before ']' '}'
+	 *         tokens in the JSON. It will return null if printable isn't a JSON string.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if spaces isn't between [2..10].
+	 * @see Jsoner#prettyPrint(String)
+	 * @since 2.2.0 to allow pretty printing with spaces instead of tabs. */
+	public static String prettyPrint(final String printable, final int spaces){
+		if((spaces > 10) || (spaces < 2)){
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Indentation with spaces must be between 2 and 10.");
+		}
+		final StringBuilder indentation = new StringBuilder("");
+		for(int i = 0; i < spaces; i++){
+			indentation.append(" ");
+		}
+		return Jsoner.prettyPrint(printable, indentation.toString());
+	}
+
+	/** Makes the JSON string more easily human readable using indentation of the caller's choice.
+	 * @param printable representing a JSON formatted string with out extraneous characters, like one returned from
+	 *        Jsoner#serialize(Object).
+	 * @param indentation representing the indentation used to format the JSON string.
+	 * @return printable except it will have '\n' then indentation characters inserted after '[', '{', ',' and before
+	 *         ']' '}'
+	 *         tokens in the JSON. It will return null if printable isn't a JSON string. */
+	private static String prettyPrint(final String printable, final String indentation){
+		final Yylex lexer = new Yylex(new StringReader(printable));
+		Yytoken lexed;
+		final StringBuilder returnable = new StringBuilder();
+		int level = 0;
+		try{
+			do{
+				lexed = Jsoner.lexNextToken(lexer);
+				switch(lexed.getType()){
+					case COLON:
+						returnable.append(":");
+						break;
+					case COMMA:
+						returnable.append(lexed.getValue());
+						returnable.append("\n");
+						for(int i = 0; i < level; i++){
+							returnable.append(indentation);
+						}
+						break;
+					case END:
+						break;
+					case LEFT_BRACE:
+					case LEFT_SQUARE:
+						returnable.append(lexed.getValue());
+						returnable.append("\n");
+						level++;
+						for(int i = 0; i < level; i++){
+							returnable.append(indentation);
+						}
+						break;
+					case RIGHT_BRACE:
+					case RIGHT_SQUARE:
+						returnable.append("\n");
+						level--;
+						for(int i = 0; i < level; i++){
+							returnable.append(indentation);
+						}
+						returnable.append(lexed.getValue());
+						break;
+					default:
+						if(lexed.getValue() instanceof String){
+							returnable.append("\"");
+							returnable.append(Jsoner.escape((String)lexed.getValue()));
+							returnable.append("\"");
+						}else{
+							returnable.append(lexed.getValue());
+						}
+						break;
+				}
+				//System.out.println(lexed);
+			}while(!lexed.getType().equals(Yytoken.Types.END));
+		}catch(final DeserializationException caught){
+			/* This is according to the method's contract. */
+			return null;
+		}
+		//System.out.println(printable);
+		//System.out.println(returnable);
+		//System.out.println(Jsoner.escape(returnable.toString()));
+		return returnable.toString();
+	}
+
+	/** A convenience method that assumes a StringWriter.
+	 * @param jsonSerializable represents the object that should be serialized as a string in JSON format.
+	 * @return a string, in JSON format, that represents the object provided.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the jsonSerializable isn't serializable in JSON.
+	 * @see Jsoner#serialize(Object, Writer)
+	 * @see StringWriter */
+	public static String serialize(final Object jsonSerializable){
+		final StringWriter writableDestination = new StringWriter();
+		try{
+			Jsoner.serialize(jsonSerializable, writableDestination);
+		}catch(final IOException caught){
+			/* See StringWriter. */
+		}
+		return writableDestination.toString();
+	}
+
+	/** Serializes values according to the RFC 4627 JSON specification. It will also trust the serialization provided by
+	 * any Jsonables it serializes and serializes Enums that don't implement Jsonable as a string of their fully
+	 * qualified name.
+	 * @param jsonSerializable represents the object that should be serialized in JSON format.
+	 * @param writableDestination represents where the resulting JSON text is written to.
+	 * @throws IOException if the writableDestination encounters an I/O problem, like being closed while in use.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the jsonSerializable isn't serializable in JSON. */
+	public static void serialize(final Object jsonSerializable, final Writer writableDestination) throws IOException{
+		Jsoner.serialize(jsonSerializable, writableDestination, EnumSet.of(SerializationOptions.ALLOW_JSONABLES, SerializationOptions.ALLOW_FULLY_QUALIFIED_ENUMERATIONS));
+	}
+
+	/** Serialize values to JSON and write them to the provided writer based on behavior flags.
+	 * @param jsonSerializable represents the object that should be serialized to a string in JSON format.
+	 * @param writableDestination represents where the resulting JSON text is written to.
+	 * @param replacement represents what is serialized instead of a non-JSON value when replacements are allowed.
+	 * @param flags represents the allowances and restrictions on serialization.
+	 * @throws IOException if the writableDestination encounters an I/O problem.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the jsonSerializable isn't serializable in JSON.
+	 * @see SerializationOptions */
+	private static void serialize(final Object jsonSerializable, final Writer writableDestination, final Set<SerializationOptions> flags) throws IOException{
+		if(jsonSerializable == null){
+			/* When a null is passed in the word null is supported in JSON. */
+			writableDestination.write("null");
+		}else if(((jsonSerializable instanceof Jsonable) && flags.contains(SerializationOptions.ALLOW_JSONABLES))){
+			/* Writes the writable as defined by the writable. */
+			writableDestination.write(((Jsonable)jsonSerializable).toJson());
+		}else if((jsonSerializable instanceof Enum) && flags.contains(SerializationOptions.ALLOW_FULLY_QUALIFIED_ENUMERATIONS)){
+			/* Writes the enum as a special case of string. All enums (unless they implement Jsonable) will be the
+			 * string literal "${DECLARING_CLASS_NAME}.${ENUM_NAME}" as their value. */
+			@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+			final Enum e = (Enum)jsonSerializable;
+			writableDestination.write('"');
+			writableDestination.write(e.getDeclaringClass().getName());
+			writableDestination.write('.');
+			writableDestination.write(e.name());
+			writableDestination.write('"');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof String){
+			/* Make sure the string is properly escaped. */
+			writableDestination.write('"');
+			writableDestination.write(Jsoner.escape((String)jsonSerializable));
+			writableDestination.write('"');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof Double){
+			if(((Double)jsonSerializable).isInfinite() || ((Double)jsonSerializable).isNaN()){
+				/* Infinite and not a number are not supported by the JSON specification, so null is used instead. */
+				writableDestination.write("null");
+			}else{
+				writableDestination.write(jsonSerializable.toString());
+			}
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof Float){
+			if(((Float)jsonSerializable).isInfinite() || ((Float)jsonSerializable).isNaN()){
+				/* Infinite and not a number are not supported by the JSON specification, so null is used instead. */
+				writableDestination.write("null");
+			}else{
+				writableDestination.write(jsonSerializable.toString());
+			}
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof Number){
+			writableDestination.write(jsonSerializable.toString());
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof Boolean){
+			writableDestination.write(jsonSerializable.toString());
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof Map){
+			/* Writes the map in JSON object format. */
+			boolean isFirstEntry = true;
+			@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+			final Iterator entries = ((Map)jsonSerializable).entrySet().iterator();
+			writableDestination.write('{');
+			while(entries.hasNext()){
+				if(isFirstEntry){
+					isFirstEntry = false;
+				}else{
+					writableDestination.write(',');
+				}
+				@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+				final Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry)entries.next();
+				Jsoner.serialize(entry.getKey(), writableDestination, flags);
+				writableDestination.write(':');
+				Jsoner.serialize(entry.getValue(), writableDestination, flags);
+			}
+			writableDestination.write('}');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof Collection){
+			/* Writes the collection in JSON array format. */
+			boolean isFirstElement = true;
+			@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+			final Iterator elements = ((Collection)jsonSerializable).iterator();
+			writableDestination.write('[');
+			while(elements.hasNext()){
+				if(isFirstElement){
+					isFirstElement = false;
+				}else{
+					writableDestination.write(',');
+				}
+				Jsoner.serialize(elements.next(), writableDestination, flags);
+			}
+			writableDestination.write(']');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof byte[]){
+			/* Writes the array in JSON array format. */
+			final byte[] writableArray = (byte[])jsonSerializable;
+			final int numberOfElements = writableArray.length;
+			writableDestination.write('[');
+			for(int i = 1; i <= numberOfElements; i++){
+				if(i == numberOfElements){
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+				}else{
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+					writableDestination.write(',');
+				}
+			}
+			writableDestination.write(']');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof short[]){
+			/* Writes the array in JSON array format. */
+			final short[] writableArray = (short[])jsonSerializable;
+			final int numberOfElements = writableArray.length;
+			writableDestination.write('[');
+			for(int i = 1; i <= numberOfElements; i++){
+				if(i == numberOfElements){
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+				}else{
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+					writableDestination.write(',');
+				}
+			}
+			writableDestination.write(']');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof int[]){
+			/* Writes the array in JSON array format. */
+			final int[] writableArray = (int[])jsonSerializable;
+			final int numberOfElements = writableArray.length;
+			writableDestination.write('[');
+			for(int i = 1; i <= numberOfElements; i++){
+				if(i == numberOfElements){
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+				}else{
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+					writableDestination.write(',');
+				}
+			}
+			writableDestination.write(']');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof long[]){
+			/* Writes the array in JSON array format. */
+			final long[] writableArray = (long[])jsonSerializable;
+			final int numberOfElements = writableArray.length;
+			writableDestination.write('[');
+			for(int i = 1; i <= numberOfElements; i++){
+				if(i == numberOfElements){
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+				}else{
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+					writableDestination.write(',');
+				}
+			}
+			writableDestination.write(']');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof float[]){
+			/* Writes the array in JSON array format. */
+			final float[] writableArray = (float[])jsonSerializable;
+			final int numberOfElements = writableArray.length;
+			writableDestination.write('[');
+			for(int i = 1; i <= numberOfElements; i++){
+				if(i == numberOfElements){
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+				}else{
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+					writableDestination.write(',');
+				}
+			}
+			writableDestination.write(']');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof double[]){
+			/* Writes the array in JSON array format. */
+			final double[] writableArray = (double[])jsonSerializable;
+			final int numberOfElements = writableArray.length;
+			writableDestination.write('[');
+			for(int i = 1; i <= numberOfElements; i++){
+				if(i == numberOfElements){
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+				}else{
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+					writableDestination.write(',');
+				}
+			}
+			writableDestination.write(']');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof boolean[]){
+			/* Writes the array in JSON array format. */
+			final boolean[] writableArray = (boolean[])jsonSerializable;
+			final int numberOfElements = writableArray.length;
+			writableDestination.write('[');
+			for(int i = 1; i <= numberOfElements; i++){
+				if(i == numberOfElements){
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+				}else{
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+					writableDestination.write(',');
+				}
+			}
+			writableDestination.write(']');
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof char[]){
+			/* Writes the array in JSON array format. */
+			final char[] writableArray = (char[])jsonSerializable;
+			final int numberOfElements = writableArray.length;
+			writableDestination.write("[\"");
+			for(int i = 1; i <= numberOfElements; i++){
+				if(i == numberOfElements){
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+				}else{
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+					writableDestination.write("\",\"");
+				}
+			}
+			writableDestination.write("\"]");
+		}else if(jsonSerializable instanceof Object[]){
+			/* Writes the array in JSON array format. */
+			final Object[] writableArray = (Object[])jsonSerializable;
+			final int numberOfElements = writableArray.length;
+			writableDestination.write('[');
+			for(int i = 1; i <= numberOfElements; i++){
+				if(i == numberOfElements){
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+				}else{
+					Jsoner.serialize(writableArray[i], writableDestination, flags);
+					writableDestination.write(",");
+				}
+			}
+			writableDestination.write(']');
+		}else{
+			/* It cannot by any measure be safely serialized according to specification. */
+			if(flags.contains(SerializationOptions.ALLOW_INVALIDS)){
+				/* Can be helpful for debugging how it isn't valid. */
+				writableDestination.write(jsonSerializable.toString());
+			}else{
+				/* Notify the caller the cause of failure for the serialization. */
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Encountered a: " + jsonSerializable.getClass().getName() + " as: " + jsonSerializable.toString() + "  that isn't JSON serializable.\n  Try:\n    1) Implementing the Jsonable interface for the object to return valid JSON. If it already does it probably has a bug.\n    2) If you cannot edit the source of the object or couple it with this library consider wrapping it in a class that does implement the Jsonable interface.\n    3) Otherwise convert it to a boolean, null, number, JsonArray, JsonObject, or String value before serializing it.\n    4) If you feel it should have serialized you could use a more tolerant serialization for debugging purposes.");
+			}
+		}
+		//System.out.println(writableDestination.toString());
+	}
+
+	/** Serializes like the first version of this library.
+	 * It has been adapted to use Jsonable for serializing custom objects, but otherwise works like the old JSON string
+	 * serializer. It
+	 * will allow non-JSON values in its output like the old one. It can be helpful for last resort log statements and
+	 * debugging errors in self generated JSON. Anything serialized using this method isn't guaranteed to be
+	 * deserializable.
+	 * @param jsonSerializable represents the object that should be serialized in JSON format.
+	 * @param writableDestination represents where the resulting JSON text is written to.
+	 * @throws IOException if the writableDestination encounters an I/O problem, like being closed while in use. */
+	public static void serializeCarelessly(final Object jsonSerializable, final Writer writableDestination) throws IOException{
+		Jsoner.serialize(jsonSerializable, writableDestination, EnumSet.of(SerializationOptions.ALLOW_JSONABLES, SerializationOptions.ALLOW_INVALIDS));
+	}
+
+	/** Serializes JSON values and only JSON values according to the RFC 4627 JSON specification.
+	 * @param jsonSerializable represents the object that should be serialized in JSON format.
+	 * @param writableDestination represents where the resulting JSON text is written to.
+	 * @throws IOException if the writableDestination encounters an I/O problem, like being closed while in use.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the jsonSerializable isn't serializable in raw JSON. */
+	public static void serializeStrictly(final Object jsonSerializable, final Writer writableDestination) throws IOException{
+		Jsoner.serialize(jsonSerializable, writableDestination, EnumSet.noneOf(SerializationOptions.class));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/Yylex.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Yylex.java
similarity index 88%
rename from core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/Yylex.java
rename to core/java/src/org/json/simple/Yylex.java
index 11be091922f1fed28ca182dbc8fba23596153dfe..db438aa562341c0a2f35c14e91cd78c03dc90637 100644
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/Yylex.java
+++ b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Yylex.java
@@ -1,688 +1,695 @@
-/* The following code was generated by JFlex 1.4.2 */
-
-package org.json.simple.parser;
-
-class Yylex {
-
-  /** This character denotes the end of file */
-  public static final int YYEOF = -1;
-
-  /** initial size of the lookahead buffer */
-  private static final int ZZ_BUFFERSIZE = 16384;
-
-  /** lexical states */
-  public static final int YYINITIAL = 0;
-  public static final int STRING_BEGIN = 2;
-
-  /**
-   * ZZ_LEXSTATE[l] is the state in the DFA for the lexical state l
-   * ZZ_LEXSTATE[l+1] is the state in the DFA for the lexical state l
-   *                  at the beginning of a line
-   * l is of the form l = 2*k, k a non negative integer
-   */
-  private static final int ZZ_LEXSTATE[] = { 
-     0,  0,  1, 1
-  };
-
-  /** 
-   * Translates characters to character classes
-   */
-  private static final String ZZ_CMAP_PACKED = 
-    "\11\0\1\7\1\7\2\0\1\7\22\0\1\7\1\0\1\11\10\0"+
-    "\1\6\1\31\1\2\1\4\1\12\12\3\1\32\6\0\4\1\1\5"+
-    "\1\1\24\0\1\27\1\10\1\30\3\0\1\22\1\13\2\1\1\21"+
-    "\1\14\5\0\1\23\1\0\1\15\3\0\1\16\1\24\1\17\1\20"+
-    "\5\0\1\25\1\0\1\26\uff82\0";
-
-  /** 
-   * Translates characters to character classes
-   */
-  private static final char [] ZZ_CMAP = zzUnpackCMap(ZZ_CMAP_PACKED);
-
-  /** 
-   * Translates DFA states to action switch labels.
-   */
-  private static final int [] ZZ_ACTION = zzUnpackAction();
-
-  private static final String ZZ_ACTION_PACKED_0 =
-    "\2\0\2\1\1\2\1\3\1\4\3\1\1\5\1\6"+
-    "\1\7\1\10\1\11\1\12\1\13\1\14\1\15\5\0"+
-    "\1\14\1\16\1\17\1\20\1\21\1\22\1\23\1\24"+
-    "\1\0\1\25\1\0\1\25\4\0\1\26\1\27\2\0"+
-    "\1\30";
-
-  private static int [] zzUnpackAction() {
-    int [] result = new int[45];
-    int offset = 0;
-    offset = zzUnpackAction(ZZ_ACTION_PACKED_0, offset, result);
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  private static int zzUnpackAction(String packed, int offset, int [] result) {
-    int i = 0;       /* index in packed string  */
-    int j = offset;  /* index in unpacked array */
-    int l = packed.length();
-    while (i < l) {
-      int count = packed.charAt(i++);
-      int value = packed.charAt(i++);
-      do result[j++] = value; while (--count > 0);
-    }
-    return j;
-  }
-
-
-  /** 
-   * Translates a state to a row index in the transition table
-   */
-  private static final int [] ZZ_ROWMAP = zzUnpackRowMap();
-
-  private static final String ZZ_ROWMAP_PACKED_0 =
-    "\0\0\0\33\0\66\0\121\0\154\0\207\0\66\0\242"+
-    "\0\275\0\330\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66"+
-    "\0\363\0\u010e\0\66\0\u0129\0\u0144\0\u015f\0\u017a\0\u0195"+
-    "\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66"+
-    "\0\u01b0\0\u01cb\0\u01e6\0\u01e6\0\u0201\0\u021c\0\u0237\0\u0252"+
-    "\0\66\0\66\0\u026d\0\u0288\0\66";
-
-  private static int [] zzUnpackRowMap() {
-    int [] result = new int[45];
-    int offset = 0;
-    offset = zzUnpackRowMap(ZZ_ROWMAP_PACKED_0, offset, result);
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  private static int zzUnpackRowMap(String packed, int offset, int [] result) {
-    int i = 0;  /* index in packed string  */
-    int j = offset;  /* index in unpacked array */
-    int l = packed.length();
-    while (i < l) {
-      int high = packed.charAt(i++) << 16;
-      result[j++] = high | packed.charAt(i++);
-    }
-    return j;
-  }
-
-  /** 
-   * The transition table of the DFA
-   */
-  private static final int ZZ_TRANS [] = {
-    2, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 6, 
-    2, 2, 7, 8, 2, 9, 2, 2, 2, 2, 
-    2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16, 16, 
-    16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 18, 16, 16, 16, 
-    16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 
-    16, 16, 16, 16, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, 4, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, 4, 19, 20, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 20, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, 5, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    21, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 22, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    23, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 
-    16, -1, -1, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 
-    16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 24, 25, 
-    26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    33, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 34, 35, -1, -1, 
-    34, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    36, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 37, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, 38, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, 39, -1, 39, -1, 39, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, 39, 39, -1, -1, -1, -1, 39, 
-    39, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, 33, -1, 20, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 20, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 35, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, 38, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 40, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, 41, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 42, -1, 42, -1, 42, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 42, 42, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, 42, 42, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, 43, -1, 43, -1, 43, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, 43, 43, -1, -1, -1, -1, 43, 43, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 44, 
-    -1, 44, -1, 44, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 44, 
-    44, -1, -1, -1, -1, 44, 44, -1, -1, -1, 
-    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
-  };
-
-  /* error codes */
-  private static final int ZZ_UNKNOWN_ERROR = 0;
-  private static final int ZZ_NO_MATCH = 1;
-  private static final int ZZ_PUSHBACK_2BIG = 2;
-
-  /* error messages for the codes above */
-  private static final String ZZ_ERROR_MSG[] = {
-    "Unkown internal scanner error",
-    "Error: could not match input",
-    "Error: pushback value was too large"
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * ZZ_ATTRIBUTE[aState] contains the attributes of state <code>aState</code>
-   */
-  private static final int [] ZZ_ATTRIBUTE = zzUnpackAttribute();
-
-  private static final String ZZ_ATTRIBUTE_PACKED_0 =
-    "\2\0\1\11\3\1\1\11\3\1\6\11\2\1\1\11"+
-    "\5\0\10\11\1\0\1\1\1\0\1\1\4\0\2\11"+
-    "\2\0\1\11";
-
-  private static int [] zzUnpackAttribute() {
-    int [] result = new int[45];
-    int offset = 0;
-    offset = zzUnpackAttribute(ZZ_ATTRIBUTE_PACKED_0, offset, result);
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  private static int zzUnpackAttribute(String packed, int offset, int [] result) {
-    int i = 0;       /* index in packed string  */
-    int j = offset;  /* index in unpacked array */
-    int l = packed.length();
-    while (i < l) {
-      int count = packed.charAt(i++);
-      int value = packed.charAt(i++);
-      do result[j++] = value; while (--count > 0);
-    }
-    return j;
-  }
-
-  /** the input device */
-  private java.io.Reader zzReader;
-
-  /** the current state of the DFA */
-  private int zzState;
-
-  /** the current lexical state */
-  private int zzLexicalState = YYINITIAL;
-
-  /** this buffer contains the current text to be matched and is
-      the source of the yytext() string */
-  private char zzBuffer[] = new char[ZZ_BUFFERSIZE];
-
-  /** the textposition at the last accepting state */
-  private int zzMarkedPos;
-
-  /** the current text position in the buffer */
-  private int zzCurrentPos;
-
-  /** startRead marks the beginning of the yytext() string in the buffer */
-  private int zzStartRead;
-
-  /** endRead marks the last character in the buffer, that has been read
-      from input */
-  private int zzEndRead;
-
-  /** number of newlines encountered up to the start of the matched text */
-  private int yyline;
-
-  /** the number of characters up to the start of the matched text */
-  private int yychar;
-
-  /**
-   * the number of characters from the last newline up to the start of the 
-   * matched text
-   */
-  private int yycolumn;
-
-  /** 
-   * zzAtBOL == true <=> the scanner is currently at the beginning of a line
-   */
-  private boolean zzAtBOL = true;
-
-  /** zzAtEOF == true <=> the scanner is at the EOF */
-  private boolean zzAtEOF;
-
-  /* user code: */
-private StringBuffer sb=new StringBuffer();
+/* The following code was generated by JFlex 1.4.3 on 8/30/16 5:50 PM */
+
+package org.json.simple;
+
+
+/**
+ * This class is a scanner generated by 
+ * <a href="http://www.jflex.de/">JFlex</a> 1.4.3
+ * on 8/30/16 5:50 PM from the specification file
+ * <tt>/home/davinloegering/cliftonlabs/workspace/json-simple/src/main/lex/jsonstrict.lex</tt>
+ */
+class Yylex {
+
+  /** This character denotes the end of file */
+  public static final int YYEOF = -1;
+
+  /** initial size of the lookahead buffer */
+  private static final int ZZ_BUFFERSIZE = 16384;
+
+  /** lexical states */
+  public static final int YYINITIAL = 0;
+  public static final int STRING_BEGIN = 2;
+
+  /**
+   * ZZ_LEXSTATE[l] is the state in the DFA for the lexical state l
+   * ZZ_LEXSTATE[l+1] is the state in the DFA for the lexical state l
+   *                  at the beginning of a line
+   * l is of the form l = 2*k, k a non negative integer
+   */
+  private static final int ZZ_LEXSTATE[] = { 
+     0,  0,  1, 1
+  };
+
+  /** 
+   * Translates characters to character classes
+   */
+  private static final String ZZ_CMAP_PACKED = 
+    "\11\0\1\7\1\7\2\0\1\7\22\0\1\7\1\0\1\11\10\0"+
+    "\1\6\1\31\1\2\1\4\1\12\12\3\1\32\6\0\4\1\1\5"+
+    "\1\1\24\0\1\27\1\10\1\30\3\0\1\22\1\13\2\1\1\21"+
+    "\1\14\5\0\1\23\1\0\1\15\3\0\1\16\1\24\1\17\1\20"+
+    "\5\0\1\25\1\0\1\26\uff82\0";
+
+  /** 
+   * Translates characters to character classes
+   */
+  private static final char [] ZZ_CMAP = zzUnpackCMap(ZZ_CMAP_PACKED);
+
+  /** 
+   * Translates DFA states to action switch labels.
+   */
+  private static final int [] ZZ_ACTION = zzUnpackAction();
+
+  private static final String ZZ_ACTION_PACKED_0 =
+    "\2\0\2\1\1\2\1\3\1\4\3\1\1\5\1\6"+
+    "\1\7\1\10\1\11\1\12\1\13\1\14\1\15\5\0"+
+    "\1\14\1\16\1\17\1\20\1\21\1\22\1\23\1\24"+
+    "\1\0\1\2\1\0\1\2\4\0\1\25\1\26\2\0"+
+    "\1\27";
+
+  private static int [] zzUnpackAction() {
+    int [] result = new int[45];
+    int offset = 0;
+    offset = zzUnpackAction(ZZ_ACTION_PACKED_0, offset, result);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  private static int zzUnpackAction(String packed, int offset, int [] result) {
+    int i = 0;       /* index in packed string  */
+    int j = offset;  /* index in unpacked array */
+    int l = packed.length();
+    while (i < l) {
+      int count = packed.charAt(i++);
+      int value = packed.charAt(i++);
+      do result[j++] = value; while (--count > 0);
+    }
+    return j;
+  }
+
+
+  /** 
+   * Translates a state to a row index in the transition table
+   */
+  private static final int [] ZZ_ROWMAP = zzUnpackRowMap();
+
+  private static final String ZZ_ROWMAP_PACKED_0 =
+    "\0\0\0\33\0\66\0\121\0\154\0\207\0\66\0\242"+
+    "\0\275\0\330\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66"+
+    "\0\363\0\u010e\0\66\0\u0129\0\u0144\0\u015f\0\u017a\0\u0195"+
+    "\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66\0\66"+
+    "\0\u01b0\0\u01cb\0\u01e6\0\u01e6\0\u0201\0\u021c\0\u0237\0\u0252"+
+    "\0\66\0\66\0\u026d\0\u0288\0\66";
+
+  private static int [] zzUnpackRowMap() {
+    int [] result = new int[45];
+    int offset = 0;
+    offset = zzUnpackRowMap(ZZ_ROWMAP_PACKED_0, offset, result);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  private static int zzUnpackRowMap(String packed, int offset, int [] result) {
+    int i = 0;  /* index in packed string  */
+    int j = offset;  /* index in unpacked array */
+    int l = packed.length();
+    while (i < l) {
+      int high = packed.charAt(i++) << 16;
+      result[j++] = high | packed.charAt(i++);
+    }
+    return j;
+  }
+
+  /** 
+   * The transition table of the DFA
+   */
+  private static final int ZZ_TRANS [] = {
+    2, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 6, 
+    2, 2, 7, 8, 2, 9, 2, 2, 2, 2, 
+    2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16, 16, 
+    16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 18, 16, 16, 16, 
+    16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 
+    16, 16, 16, 16, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, 4, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, 4, 19, 20, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 20, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, 5, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    21, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 22, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    23, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 
+    16, -1, -1, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 
+    16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 24, 25, 
+    26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    33, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 34, 35, -1, -1, 
+    34, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    36, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 37, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, 38, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, 39, -1, 39, -1, 39, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, 39, 39, -1, -1, -1, -1, 39, 
+    39, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, 33, -1, 20, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 20, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 35, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, 38, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 40, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, 41, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 42, -1, 42, -1, 42, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 42, 42, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, 42, 42, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, 43, -1, 43, -1, 43, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, 43, 43, -1, -1, -1, -1, 43, 43, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 44, 
+    -1, 44, -1, 44, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 44, 
+    44, -1, -1, -1, -1, 44, 44, -1, -1, -1, 
+    -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 
+  };
+
+  /* error codes */
+  private static final int ZZ_UNKNOWN_ERROR = 0;
+  private static final int ZZ_NO_MATCH = 1;
+  private static final int ZZ_PUSHBACK_2BIG = 2;
+
+  /* error messages for the codes above */
+  private static final String ZZ_ERROR_MSG[] = {
+    "Unkown internal scanner error",
+    "Error: could not match input",
+    "Error: pushback value was too large"
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * ZZ_ATTRIBUTE[aState] contains the attributes of state <code>aState</code>
+   */
+  private static final int [] ZZ_ATTRIBUTE = zzUnpackAttribute();
+
+  private static final String ZZ_ATTRIBUTE_PACKED_0 =
+    "\2\0\1\11\3\1\1\11\3\1\6\11\2\1\1\11"+
+    "\5\0\10\11\1\0\1\1\1\0\1\1\4\0\2\11"+
+    "\2\0\1\11";
+
+  private static int [] zzUnpackAttribute() {
+    int [] result = new int[45];
+    int offset = 0;
+    offset = zzUnpackAttribute(ZZ_ATTRIBUTE_PACKED_0, offset, result);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  private static int zzUnpackAttribute(String packed, int offset, int [] result) {
+    int i = 0;       /* index in packed string  */
+    int j = offset;  /* index in unpacked array */
+    int l = packed.length();
+    while (i < l) {
+      int count = packed.charAt(i++);
+      int value = packed.charAt(i++);
+      do result[j++] = value; while (--count > 0);
+    }
+    return j;
+  }
+
+  /** the input device */
+  private java.io.Reader zzReader;
+
+  /** the current state of the DFA */
+  private int zzState;
+
+  /** the current lexical state */
+  private int zzLexicalState = YYINITIAL;
+
+  /** this buffer contains the current text to be matched and is
+      the source of the yytext() string */
+  private char zzBuffer[] = new char[ZZ_BUFFERSIZE];
+
+  /** the textposition at the last accepting state */
+  private int zzMarkedPos;
+
+  /** the current text position in the buffer */
+  private int zzCurrentPos;
+
+  /** startRead marks the beginning of the yytext() string in the buffer */
+  private int zzStartRead;
+
+  /** endRead marks the last character in the buffer, that has been read
+      from input */
+  private int zzEndRead;
+
+  /** number of newlines encountered up to the start of the matched text */
+  private int yyline;
+
+  /** the number of characters up to the start of the matched text */
+  private int yychar;
+
+  /**
+   * the number of characters from the last newline up to the start of the 
+   * matched text
+   */
+  private int yycolumn;
+
+  /** 
+   * zzAtBOL == true <=> the scanner is currently at the beginning of a line
+   */
+  private boolean zzAtBOL = true;
+
+  /** zzAtEOF == true <=> the scanner is at the EOF */
+  private boolean zzAtEOF;
+
+  /** denotes if the user-EOF-code has already been executed */
+  private boolean zzEOFDone;
+
+  /* user code: */
+private StringBuilder sb=new StringBuilder();
 
 int getPosition(){
 	return yychar;
 }
 
-
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a new scanner
-   * There is also a java.io.InputStream version of this constructor.
-   *
-   * @param   in  the java.io.Reader to read input from.
-   */
-  Yylex(java.io.Reader in) {
-    this.zzReader = in;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a new scanner.
-   * There is also java.io.Reader version of this constructor.
-   *
-   * @param   in  the java.io.Inputstream to read input from.
-   */
-  Yylex(java.io.InputStream in) {
-    this(new java.io.InputStreamReader(in));
-  }
-
-  /** 
-   * Unpacks the compressed character translation table.
-   *
-   * @param packed   the packed character translation table
-   * @return         the unpacked character translation table
-   */
-  private static char [] zzUnpackCMap(String packed) {
-    char [] map = new char[0x10000];
-    int i = 0;  /* index in packed string  */
-    int j = 0;  /* index in unpacked array */
-    while (i < 90) {
-      int  count = packed.charAt(i++);
-      char value = packed.charAt(i++);
-      do map[j++] = value; while (--count > 0);
-    }
-    return map;
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Refills the input buffer.
-   *
-   * @return      <code>false</code>, iff there was new input.
-   * 
-   * @exception   java.io.IOException  if any I/O-Error occurs
-   */
-  private boolean zzRefill() throws java.io.IOException {
-
-    /* first: make room (if you can) */
-    if (zzStartRead > 0) {
-      System.arraycopy(zzBuffer, zzStartRead,
-                       zzBuffer, 0,
-                       zzEndRead-zzStartRead);
-
-      /* translate stored positions */
-      zzEndRead-= zzStartRead;
-      zzCurrentPos-= zzStartRead;
-      zzMarkedPos-= zzStartRead;
-      zzStartRead = 0;
-    }
-
-    /* is the buffer big enough? */
-    if (zzCurrentPos >= zzBuffer.length) {
-      /* if not: blow it up */
-      char newBuffer[] = new char[zzCurrentPos*2];
-      System.arraycopy(zzBuffer, 0, newBuffer, 0, zzBuffer.length);
-      zzBuffer = newBuffer;
-    }
-
-    /* finally: fill the buffer with new input */
-    int numRead = zzReader.read(zzBuffer, zzEndRead,
-                                            zzBuffer.length-zzEndRead);
-
-    if (numRead > 0) {
-      zzEndRead+= numRead;
-      return false;
-    }
-    // unlikely but not impossible: read 0 characters, but not at end of stream    
-    if (numRead == 0) {
-      int c = zzReader.read();
-      if (c == -1) {
-        return true;
-      } else {
-        zzBuffer[zzEndRead++] = (char) c;
-        return false;
-      }     
-    }
-
-	// numRead < 0
-    return true;
-  }
-
-    
-  /**
-   * Closes the input stream.
-   */
-  public final void yyclose() throws java.io.IOException {
-    zzAtEOF = true;            /* indicate end of file */
-    zzEndRead = zzStartRead;  /* invalidate buffer    */
-
-    if (zzReader != null)
-      zzReader.close();
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Resets the scanner to read from a new input stream.
-   * Does not close the old reader.
-   *
-   * All internal variables are reset, the old input stream 
-   * <b>cannot</b> be reused (internal buffer is discarded and lost).
-   * Lexical state is set to <code>ZZ_INITIAL</code>.
-   *
-   * @param reader   the new input stream 
-   */
-  public final void yyreset(java.io.Reader reader) {
-    zzReader = reader;
-    zzAtBOL  = true;
-    zzAtEOF  = false;
-    zzEndRead = zzStartRead = 0;
-    zzCurrentPos = zzMarkedPos = 0;
-    yyline = yychar = yycolumn = 0;
-    zzLexicalState = YYINITIAL;
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the current lexical state.
-   */
-  public final int yystate() {
-    return zzLexicalState;
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Enters a new lexical state
-   *
-   * @param newState the new lexical state
-   */
-  public final void yybegin(int newState) {
-    zzLexicalState = newState;
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the text matched by the current regular expression.
-   */
-  public final String yytext() {
-    return new String( zzBuffer, zzStartRead, zzMarkedPos-zzStartRead );
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the character at position <code>pos</code> from the 
-   * matched text. 
-   * 
-   * It is equivalent to yytext().charAt(pos), but faster
-   *
-   * @param pos the position of the character to fetch. 
-   *            A value from 0 to yylength()-1.
-   *
-   * @return the character at position pos
-   */
-  public final char yycharat(int pos) {
-    return zzBuffer[zzStartRead+pos];
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the length of the matched text region.
-   */
-  public final int yylength() {
-    return zzMarkedPos-zzStartRead;
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Reports an error that occured while scanning.
-   *
-   * In a wellformed scanner (no or only correct usage of 
-   * yypushback(int) and a match-all fallback rule) this method 
-   * will only be called with things that "Can't Possibly Happen".
-   * If this method is called, something is seriously wrong
-   * (e.g. a JFlex bug producing a faulty scanner etc.).
-   *
-   * Usual syntax/scanner level error handling should be done
-   * in error fallback rules.
-   *
-   * @param   errorCode  the code of the errormessage to display
-   */
-  private void zzScanError(int errorCode) {
-    String message;
-    try {
-      message = ZZ_ERROR_MSG[errorCode];
-    }
-    catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
-      message = ZZ_ERROR_MSG[ZZ_UNKNOWN_ERROR];
-    }
-
-    throw new Error(message);
-  } 
-
-
-  /**
-   * Pushes the specified amount of characters back into the input stream.
-   *
-   * They will be read again by then next call of the scanning method
-   *
-   * @param number  the number of characters to be read again.
-   *                This number must not be greater than yylength()!
-   */
-  public void yypushback(int number)  {
-    if ( number > yylength() )
-      zzScanError(ZZ_PUSHBACK_2BIG);
-
-    zzMarkedPos -= number;
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Resumes scanning until the next regular expression is matched,
-   * the end of input is encountered or an I/O-Error occurs.
-   *
-   * @return      the next token
-   * @exception   java.io.IOException  if any I/O-Error occurs
-   */
-  public Yytoken yylex() throws java.io.IOException, ParseException {
-    int zzInput;
-    int zzAction;
-
-    // cached fields:
-    int zzCurrentPosL;
-    int zzMarkedPosL;
-    int zzEndReadL = zzEndRead;
-    char [] zzBufferL = zzBuffer;
-    char [] zzCMapL = ZZ_CMAP;
-
-    int [] zzTransL = ZZ_TRANS;
-    int [] zzRowMapL = ZZ_ROWMAP;
-    int [] zzAttrL = ZZ_ATTRIBUTE;
-
-    while (true) {
-      zzMarkedPosL = zzMarkedPos;
-
-      yychar+= zzMarkedPosL-zzStartRead;
-
-      zzAction = -1;
-
-      zzCurrentPosL = zzCurrentPos = zzStartRead = zzMarkedPosL;
-  
-      zzState = ZZ_LEXSTATE[zzLexicalState];
-
-
-      zzForAction: {
-        while (true) {
-    
-          if (zzCurrentPosL < zzEndReadL)
-            zzInput = zzBufferL[zzCurrentPosL++];
-          else if (zzAtEOF) {
-            zzInput = YYEOF;
-            break zzForAction;
-          }
-          else {
-            // store back cached positions
-            zzCurrentPos  = zzCurrentPosL;
-            zzMarkedPos   = zzMarkedPosL;
-            boolean eof = zzRefill();
-            // get translated positions and possibly new buffer
-            zzCurrentPosL  = zzCurrentPos;
-            zzMarkedPosL   = zzMarkedPos;
-            zzBufferL      = zzBuffer;
-            zzEndReadL     = zzEndRead;
-            if (eof) {
-              zzInput = YYEOF;
-              break zzForAction;
-            }
-            else {
-              zzInput = zzBufferL[zzCurrentPosL++];
-            }
-          }
-          int zzNext = zzTransL[ zzRowMapL[zzState] + zzCMapL[zzInput] ];
-          if (zzNext == -1) break zzForAction;
-          zzState = zzNext;
-
-          int zzAttributes = zzAttrL[zzState];
-          if ( (zzAttributes & 1) == 1 ) {
-            zzAction = zzState;
-            zzMarkedPosL = zzCurrentPosL;
-            if ( (zzAttributes & 8) == 8 ) break zzForAction;
-          }
-
-        }
-      }
-
-      // store back cached position
-      zzMarkedPos = zzMarkedPosL;
-
-      switch (zzAction < 0 ? zzAction : ZZ_ACTION[zzAction]) {
-        case 11: 
-          { sb.append(yytext());
-          }
-        case 25: break;
-        case 4: 
-          { sb.delete(0, sb.length());yybegin(STRING_BEGIN);
-          }
-        case 26: break;
-        case 16: 
-          { sb.append('\b');
-          }
-        case 27: break;
-        case 6: 
-          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_RIGHT_BRACE,null);
-          }
-        case 28: break;
-        case 23: 
-          { Boolean val=Boolean.valueOf(yytext()); return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE, val);
-          }
-        case 29: break;
-        case 22: 
-          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE, null);
-          }
-        case 30: break;
-        case 13: 
-          { yybegin(YYINITIAL);return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE, sb.toString());
-          }
-        case 31: break;
-        case 12: 
-          { sb.append('\\');
-          }
-        case 32: break;
-        case 21: 
-          { Double val=Double.valueOf(yytext()); return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE, val);
-          }
-        case 33: break;
-        case 1: 
-          { throw new ParseException(yychar, ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR, new Character(yycharat(0)));
-          }
-        case 34: break;
-        case 8: 
-          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_RIGHT_SQUARE,null);
-          }
-        case 35: break;
-        case 19: 
-          { sb.append('\r');
-          }
-        case 36: break;
-        case 15: 
-          { sb.append('/');
-          }
-        case 37: break;
-        case 10: 
-          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_COLON,null);
-          }
-        case 38: break;
-        case 14: 
-          { sb.append('"');
-          }
-        case 39: break;
-        case 5: 
-          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_BRACE,null);
-          }
-        case 40: break;
-        case 17: 
-          { sb.append('\f');
-          }
-        case 41: break;
-        case 24: 
+
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new scanner
+   * There is also a java.io.InputStream version of this constructor.
+   *
+   * @param   in  the java.io.Reader to read input from.
+   */
+  Yylex(java.io.Reader in) {
+    this.zzReader = in;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new scanner.
+   * There is also java.io.Reader version of this constructor.
+   *
+   * @param   in  the java.io.Inputstream to read input from.
+   */
+  Yylex(java.io.InputStream in) {
+    this(new java.io.InputStreamReader(in));
+  }
+
+  /** 
+   * Unpacks the compressed character translation table.
+   *
+   * @param packed   the packed character translation table
+   * @return         the unpacked character translation table
+   */
+  private static char [] zzUnpackCMap(String packed) {
+    char [] map = new char[0x10000];
+    int i = 0;  /* index in packed string  */
+    int j = 0;  /* index in unpacked array */
+    while (i < 90) {
+      int  count = packed.charAt(i++);
+      char value = packed.charAt(i++);
+      do map[j++] = value; while (--count > 0);
+    }
+    return map;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Refills the input buffer.
+   *
+   * @return      <code>false</code>, iff there was new input.
+   * 
+   * @exception   java.io.IOException  if any I/O-Error occurs
+   */
+  private boolean zzRefill() throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    /* first: make room (if you can) */
+    if (zzStartRead > 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(zzBuffer, zzStartRead,
+                       zzBuffer, 0,
+                       zzEndRead-zzStartRead);
+
+      /* translate stored positions */
+      zzEndRead-= zzStartRead;
+      zzCurrentPos-= zzStartRead;
+      zzMarkedPos-= zzStartRead;
+      zzStartRead = 0;
+    }
+
+    /* is the buffer big enough? */
+    if (zzCurrentPos >= zzBuffer.length) {
+      /* if not: blow it up */
+      char newBuffer[] = new char[zzCurrentPos*2];
+      System.arraycopy(zzBuffer, 0, newBuffer, 0, zzBuffer.length);
+      zzBuffer = newBuffer;
+    }
+
+    /* finally: fill the buffer with new input */
+    int numRead = zzReader.read(zzBuffer, zzEndRead,
+                                            zzBuffer.length-zzEndRead);
+
+    if (numRead > 0) {
+      zzEndRead+= numRead;
+      return false;
+    }
+    // unlikely but not impossible: read 0 characters, but not at end of stream    
+    if (numRead == 0) {
+      int c = zzReader.read();
+      if (c == -1) {
+        return true;
+      } else {
+        zzBuffer[zzEndRead++] = (char) c;
+        return false;
+      }     
+    }
+
+	// numRead < 0
+    return true;
+  }
+
+    
+  /**
+   * Closes the input stream.
+   */
+  public final void yyclose() throws java.io.IOException {
+    zzAtEOF = true;            /* indicate end of file */
+    zzEndRead = zzStartRead;  /* invalidate buffer    */
+
+    if (zzReader != null)
+      zzReader.close();
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Resets the scanner to read from a new input stream.
+   * Does not close the old reader.
+   *
+   * All internal variables are reset, the old input stream 
+   * <b>cannot</b> be reused (internal buffer is discarded and lost).
+   * Lexical state is set to <tt>ZZ_INITIAL</tt>.
+   *
+   * @param reader   the new input stream 
+   */
+  public final void yyreset(java.io.Reader reader) {
+    zzReader = reader;
+    zzAtBOL  = true;
+    zzAtEOF  = false;
+    zzEOFDone = false;
+    zzEndRead = zzStartRead = 0;
+    zzCurrentPos = zzMarkedPos = 0;
+    yyline = yychar = yycolumn = 0;
+    zzLexicalState = YYINITIAL;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the current lexical state.
+   */
+  public final int yystate() {
+    return zzLexicalState;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Enters a new lexical state
+   *
+   * @param newState the new lexical state
+   */
+  public final void yybegin(int newState) {
+    zzLexicalState = newState;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the text matched by the current regular expression.
+   */
+  public final String yytext() {
+    return new String( zzBuffer, zzStartRead, zzMarkedPos-zzStartRead );
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the character at position <tt>pos</tt> from the 
+   * matched text. 
+   * 
+   * It is equivalent to yytext().charAt(pos), but faster
+   *
+   * @param pos the position of the character to fetch. 
+   *            A value from 0 to yylength()-1.
+   *
+   * @return the character at position pos
+   */
+  public final char yycharat(int pos) {
+    return zzBuffer[zzStartRead+pos];
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the length of the matched text region.
+   */
+  public final int yylength() {
+    return zzMarkedPos-zzStartRead;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Reports an error that occured while scanning.
+   *
+   * In a wellformed scanner (no or only correct usage of 
+   * yypushback(int) and a match-all fallback rule) this method 
+   * will only be called with things that "Can't Possibly Happen".
+   * If this method is called, something is seriously wrong
+   * (e.g. a JFlex bug producing a faulty scanner etc.).
+   *
+   * Usual syntax/scanner level error handling should be done
+   * in error fallback rules.
+   *
+   * @param   errorCode  the code of the errormessage to display
+   */
+  private void zzScanError(int errorCode) {
+    String message;
+    try {
+      message = ZZ_ERROR_MSG[errorCode];
+    }
+    catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+      message = ZZ_ERROR_MSG[ZZ_UNKNOWN_ERROR];
+    }
+
+    throw new Error(message);
+  } 
+
+
+  /**
+   * Pushes the specified amount of characters back into the input stream.
+   *
+   * They will be read again by then next call of the scanning method
+   *
+   * @param number  the number of characters to be read again.
+   *                This number must not be greater than yylength()!
+   */
+  public void yypushback(int number)  {
+    if ( number > yylength() )
+      zzScanError(ZZ_PUSHBACK_2BIG);
+
+    zzMarkedPos -= number;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Resumes scanning until the next regular expression is matched,
+   * the end of input is encountered or an I/O-Error occurs.
+   *
+   * @return      the next token
+   * @exception   java.io.IOException  if any I/O-Error occurs
+   */
+  public Yytoken yylex() throws java.io.IOException, DeserializationException {
+    int zzInput;
+    int zzAction;
+
+    // cached fields:
+    int zzCurrentPosL;
+    int zzMarkedPosL;
+    int zzEndReadL = zzEndRead;
+    char [] zzBufferL = zzBuffer;
+    char [] zzCMapL = ZZ_CMAP;
+
+    int [] zzTransL = ZZ_TRANS;
+    int [] zzRowMapL = ZZ_ROWMAP;
+    int [] zzAttrL = ZZ_ATTRIBUTE;
+
+    while (true) {
+      zzMarkedPosL = zzMarkedPos;
+
+      yychar+= zzMarkedPosL-zzStartRead;
+
+      zzAction = -1;
+
+      zzCurrentPosL = zzCurrentPos = zzStartRead = zzMarkedPosL;
+  
+      zzState = ZZ_LEXSTATE[zzLexicalState];
+
+
+      zzForAction: {
+        while (true) {
+    
+          if (zzCurrentPosL < zzEndReadL)
+            zzInput = zzBufferL[zzCurrentPosL++];
+          else if (zzAtEOF) {
+            zzInput = YYEOF;
+            break zzForAction;
+          }
+          else {
+            // store back cached positions
+            zzCurrentPos  = zzCurrentPosL;
+            zzMarkedPos   = zzMarkedPosL;
+            boolean eof = zzRefill();
+            // get translated positions and possibly new buffer
+            zzCurrentPosL  = zzCurrentPos;
+            zzMarkedPosL   = zzMarkedPos;
+            zzBufferL      = zzBuffer;
+            zzEndReadL     = zzEndRead;
+            if (eof) {
+              zzInput = YYEOF;
+              break zzForAction;
+            }
+            else {
+              zzInput = zzBufferL[zzCurrentPosL++];
+            }
+          }
+          int zzNext = zzTransL[ zzRowMapL[zzState] + zzCMapL[zzInput] ];
+          if (zzNext == -1) break zzForAction;
+          zzState = zzNext;
+
+          int zzAttributes = zzAttrL[zzState];
+          if ( (zzAttributes & 1) == 1 ) {
+            zzAction = zzState;
+            zzMarkedPosL = zzCurrentPosL;
+            if ( (zzAttributes & 8) == 8 ) break zzForAction;
+          }
+
+        }
+      }
+
+      // store back cached position
+      zzMarkedPos = zzMarkedPosL;
+
+      switch (zzAction < 0 ? zzAction : ZZ_ACTION[zzAction]) {
+        case 4: 
+          { sb = null; sb = new StringBuilder(); yybegin(STRING_BEGIN);
+          }
+        case 24: break;
+        case 11: 
+          { sb.append(yytext());
+          }
+        case 25: break;
+        case 5: 
+          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.LEFT_BRACE, null);
+          }
+        case 26: break;
+        case 16: 
+          { sb.append('\b');
+          }
+        case 27: break;
+        case 23: 
           { try{
-														int ch=Integer.parseInt(yytext().substring(2),16);
-														sb.append((char)ch);
-													}
-													catch(Exception e){
-														throw new ParseException(yychar, ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION, e);
-													}
-          }
-        case 42: break;
-        case 20: 
-          { sb.append('\t');
-          }
-        case 43: break;
-        case 7: 
-          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_SQUARE,null);
-          }
-        case 44: break;
-        case 2: 
-          { Long val=Long.valueOf(yytext()); return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE, val);
-          }
-        case 45: break;
-        case 18: 
-          { sb.append('\n');
-          }
-        case 46: break;
-        case 9: 
-          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_COMMA,null);
-          }
-        case 47: break;
-        case 3: 
-          { 
-          }
-        case 48: break;
-        default: 
-          if (zzInput == YYEOF && zzStartRead == zzCurrentPos) {
-            zzAtEOF = true;
-            return null;
-          } 
-          else {
-            zzScanError(ZZ_NO_MATCH);
-          }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-
-}
+			int ch=Integer.parseInt(yytext().substring(2),16);
+			sb.append((char)ch);
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			/* The lexer is broken if it can build a 4 byte character code and fail to append the character. */
+			throw new DeserializationException(yychar, DeserializationException.Problems.UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION, e);
+		}
+          }
+        case 28: break;
+        case 22: 
+          { Boolean val=Boolean.valueOf(yytext()); return new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.DATUM, val);
+          }
+        case 29: break;
+        case 12: 
+          { sb.append('\\');
+          }
+        case 30: break;
+        case 10: 
+          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.COLON, null);
+          }
+        case 31: break;
+        case 9: 
+          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.COMMA, null);
+          }
+        case 32: break;
+        case 21: 
+          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.DATUM, null);
+          }
+        case 33: break;
+        case 19: 
+          { sb.append('\r');
+          }
+        case 34: break;
+        case 15: 
+          { sb.append('/');
+          }
+        case 35: break;
+        case 2: 
+          { java.math.BigDecimal val= new java.math.BigDecimal(yytext()); return new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.DATUM, val);
+          }
+        case 36: break;
+        case 14: 
+          { sb.append('"');
+          }
+        case 37: break;
+        case 8: 
+          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.RIGHT_SQUARE, null);
+          }
+        case 38: break;
+        case 17: 
+          { sb.append('\f');
+          }
+        case 39: break;
+        case 1: 
+          { throw new DeserializationException(yychar, DeserializationException.Problems.UNEXPECTED_CHARACTER, new Character(yycharat(0)));
+          }
+        case 40: break;
+        case 6: 
+          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.RIGHT_BRACE, null);
+          }
+        case 41: break;
+        case 20: 
+          { sb.append('\t');
+          }
+        case 42: break;
+        case 7: 
+          { return new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.LEFT_SQUARE, null);
+          }
+        case 43: break;
+        case 18: 
+          { sb.append('\n');
+          }
+        case 44: break;
+        case 13: 
+          { yybegin(YYINITIAL);return new Yytoken(Yytoken.Types.DATUM, sb.toString());
+          }
+        case 45: break;
+        case 3: 
+          { 
+          }
+        case 46: break;
+        default: 
+          if (zzInput == YYEOF && zzStartRead == zzCurrentPos) {
+            zzAtEOF = true;
+            return null;
+          } 
+          else {
+            zzScanError(ZZ_NO_MATCH);
+          }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Yytoken.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Yytoken.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..72e503c02cad4d7d1baa8297c676998d77cc7fdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/Yytoken.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/* Copyright 2016 Clifton Labs
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License. */
+package org.json.simple;
+
+/** Represents structural entities in JSON.
+ * @since 2.0.0 */
+class Yytoken{
+	/** Represents the different kinds of tokens. */
+	enum Types{
+		/** Tokens of this type will always have a value of ":" */
+		COLON,
+		/** Tokens of this type will always have a value of "," */
+		COMMA,
+		/** Tokens of this type will always have a value that is a boolean, null, number, or string. */
+		DATUM,
+		/** Tokens of this type will always have a value of "" */
+		END,
+		/** Tokens of this type will always have a value of "{" */
+		LEFT_BRACE,
+		/** Tokens of this type will always have a value of "[" */
+		LEFT_SQUARE,
+		/** Tokens of this type will always have a value of "}" */
+		RIGHT_BRACE,
+		/** Tokens of this type will always have a value of "]" */
+		RIGHT_SQUARE;
+	}
+
+	private final Types		type;
+	private final Object	value;
+
+	/** @param type represents the kind of token the instantiated token will be.
+	 * @param value represents the value the token is associated with, will be ignored unless type is equal to
+	 *        Types.DATUM.
+	 * @see Types */
+	Yytoken(final Types type, final Object value){
+		/* Sanity check. Make sure the value is ignored for the proper value unless it is a datum token. */
+		switch(type){
+			case COLON:
+				this.value = ":";
+				break;
+			case COMMA:
+				this.value = ",";
+				break;
+			case END:
+				this.value = "";
+				break;
+			case LEFT_BRACE:
+				this.value = "{";
+				break;
+			case LEFT_SQUARE:
+				this.value = "[";
+				break;
+			case RIGHT_BRACE:
+				this.value = "}";
+				break;
+			case RIGHT_SQUARE:
+				this.value = "]";
+				break;
+			default:
+				this.value = value;
+				break;
+		}
+		this.type = type;
+	}
+
+	/** @return which of the Types the token is.
+	 * @see Types */
+	Types getType(){
+		return this.type;
+	}
+
+	/** @return what the token is.
+	 * @see Types */
+	Object getValue(){
+		return this.value;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString(){
+		final StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+		sb.append(this.type.toString()).append("(").append(this.value).append(")");
+		return sb.toString();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/package.html b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/package.html
index 0c028c5722fc2a66bc034ef0c90247ec9279feee..bd8e1ac5d0d864436dcd6f25ecdd6111677e4faf 100644
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/package.html
+++ b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/package.html
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <html>
 <body>
 <p>
-This is json-simple release 1.1.1 2012-02-19
+This is json-simple release 2.3.0 2017-10-04
 retrieved from <a href="https://github.com/cliftonlabs/json-simple">github</a>.
 </p><p>
+Only the new 2.0 API is included.
 Unmodified, except for javadoc fixes.
 Apache 2.
 </p>
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/ContainerFactory.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/ContainerFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ff4ce1727ca1ddcc64ac02ab5a2c0a17c43a4d1..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/ContainerFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package org.json.simple.parser;
-
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-/**
- * Container factory for creating containers for JSON object and JSON array.
- * 
- * @see org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser#parse(java.io.Reader, ContainerFactory)
- * 
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- */
-public interface ContainerFactory {
-	/**
-	 * @return A Map instance to store JSON object, or null if you want to use org.json.simple.JSONObject.
-	 */
-	Map createObjectContainer();
-	
-	/**
-	 * @return A List instance to store JSON array, or null if you want to use org.json.simple.JSONArray. 
-	 */
-	List creatArrayContainer();
-}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/ContentHandler.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/ContentHandler.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 36dcfd7bf8de2cabb768034581efa10cd83d492d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/ContentHandler.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-package org.json.simple.parser;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-/**
- * A simplified and stoppable SAX-like content handler for stream processing of JSON text. 
- * 
- * @see org.xml.sax.ContentHandler
- * @see org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser#parse(java.io.Reader, ContentHandler, boolean)
- * 
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- */
-public interface ContentHandler {
-	/**
-	 * Receive notification of the beginning of JSON processing.
-	 * The parser will invoke this method only once.
-     * 
-	 * @throws ParseException 
-	 * 			- JSONParser will stop and throw the same exception to the caller when receiving this exception.
-	 */
-	void startJSON() throws ParseException, IOException;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Receive notification of the end of JSON processing.
-	 * 
-	 * @throws ParseException
-	 */
-	void endJSON() throws ParseException, IOException;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Receive notification of the beginning of a JSON object.
-	 * 
-	 * @return false if the handler wants to stop parsing after return.
-	 * @throws ParseException
-     *          - JSONParser will stop and throw the same exception to the caller when receiving this exception.
-     * @see #endJSON
-	 */
-	boolean startObject() throws ParseException, IOException;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Receive notification of the end of a JSON object.
-	 * 
-	 * @return false if the handler wants to stop parsing after return.
-	 * @throws ParseException
-     * 
-     * @see #startObject
-	 */
-	boolean endObject() throws ParseException, IOException;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Receive notification of the beginning of a JSON object entry.
-	 * 
-	 * @param key - Key of a JSON object entry. 
-	 * 
-	 * @return false if the handler wants to stop parsing after return.
-	 * @throws ParseException
-     * 
-     * @see #endObjectEntry
-	 */
-	boolean startObjectEntry(String key) throws ParseException, IOException;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Receive notification of the end of the value of previous object entry.
-	 * 
-	 * @return false if the handler wants to stop parsing after return.
-	 * @throws ParseException
-     * 
-     * @see #startObjectEntry
-	 */
-	boolean endObjectEntry() throws ParseException, IOException;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Receive notification of the beginning of a JSON array.
-	 * 
-	 * @return false if the handler wants to stop parsing after return.
-	 * @throws ParseException
-     * 
-     * @see #endArray
-	 */
-	boolean startArray() throws ParseException, IOException;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Receive notification of the end of a JSON array.
-	 * 
-	 * @return false if the handler wants to stop parsing after return.
-	 * @throws ParseException
-     * 
-     * @see #startArray
-	 */
-	boolean endArray() throws ParseException, IOException;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Receive notification of the JSON primitive values:
-	 * 	java.lang.String,
-	 * 	java.lang.Number,
-	 * 	java.lang.Boolean
-	 * 	null
-	 * 
-	 * @param value - Instance of the following:
-	 * 			java.lang.String,
-	 * 			java.lang.Number,
-	 * 			java.lang.Boolean
-	 * 			null
-	 * 
-	 * @return false if the handler wants to stop parsing after return.
-	 * @throws ParseException
-	 */
-	boolean primitive(Object value) throws ParseException, IOException;
-		
-}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/JSONParser.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/JSONParser.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a32d81cc00860322cca7ed559ea6313ef13ad314..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/JSONParser.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,531 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * $Id: JSONParser.java,v 1.1 2006/04/15 14:10:48 platform Exp $
- * Created on 2006-4-15
- */
-package org.json.simple.parser;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.Reader;
-import java.io.StringReader;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
-import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
-
-
-/**
- * Parser for JSON text. Please note that JSONParser is NOT thread-safe.
- * 
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- */
-public class JSONParser {
-	public static final int S_INIT=0;
-	public static final int S_IN_FINISHED_VALUE=1;//string,number,boolean,null,object,array
-	public static final int S_IN_OBJECT=2;
-	public static final int S_IN_ARRAY=3;
-	public static final int S_PASSED_PAIR_KEY=4;
-	public static final int S_IN_PAIR_VALUE=5;
-	public static final int S_END=6;
-	public static final int S_IN_ERROR=-1;
-	
-	private LinkedList handlerStatusStack;
-	private Yylex lexer = new Yylex((Reader)null);
-	private Yytoken token = null;
-	private int status = S_INIT;
-	
-	private int peekStatus(LinkedList statusStack){
-		if(statusStack.size()==0)
-			return -1;
-		Integer status=(Integer)statusStack.getFirst();
-		return status.intValue();
-	}
-	
-    /**
-     *  Reset the parser to the initial state without resetting the underlying reader.
-     *
-     */
-    public void reset(){
-        token = null;
-        status = S_INIT;
-        handlerStatusStack = null;
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Reset the parser to the initial state with a new character reader.
-     * 
-     * @param in - The new character reader.
-     */
-	public void reset(Reader in){
-		lexer.yyreset(in);
-		reset();
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * @return The position of the beginning of the current token.
-	 */
-	public int getPosition(){
-		return lexer.getPosition();
-	}
-	
-	public Object parse(String s) throws ParseException{
-		return parse(s, (ContainerFactory)null);
-	}
-	
-	public Object parse(String s, ContainerFactory containerFactory) throws ParseException{
-		StringReader in=new StringReader(s);
-		try{
-			return parse(in, containerFactory);
-		}
-		catch(IOException ie){
-			/*
-			 * Actually it will never happen.
-			 */
-			throw new ParseException(-1, ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION, ie);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public Object parse(Reader in) throws IOException, ParseException{
-		return parse(in, (ContainerFactory)null);
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Parse JSON text into java object from the input source.
-	 * 	
-	 * @param in
-     * @param containerFactory - Use this factory to createyour own JSON object and JSON array containers.
-	 * @return Instance of the following:
-	 *  org.json.simple.JSONObject,
-	 * 	org.json.simple.JSONArray,
-	 * 	java.lang.String,
-	 * 	java.lang.Number,
-	 * 	java.lang.Boolean,
-	 * 	null
-	 * 
-	 * @throws IOException
-	 * @throws ParseException
-	 */
-	public Object parse(Reader in, ContainerFactory containerFactory) throws IOException, ParseException{
-		reset(in);
-		LinkedList statusStack = new LinkedList();
-		LinkedList valueStack = new LinkedList();
-		
-		try{
-			do{
-				nextToken();
-				switch(status){
-				case S_INIT:
-					switch(token.type){
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE:
-						status=S_IN_FINISHED_VALUE;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						valueStack.addFirst(token.value);
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_BRACE:
-						status=S_IN_OBJECT;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						valueStack.addFirst(createObjectContainer(containerFactory));
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_SQUARE:
-						status=S_IN_ARRAY;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						valueStack.addFirst(createArrayContainer(containerFactory));
-						break;
-					default:
-						status=S_IN_ERROR;
-					}//inner switch
-					break;
-					
-				case S_IN_FINISHED_VALUE:
-					if(token.type==Yytoken.TYPE_EOF)
-						return valueStack.removeFirst();
-					else
-						throw new ParseException(getPosition(), ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
-					
-				case S_IN_OBJECT:
-					switch(token.type){
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_COMMA:
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE:
-						if(token.value instanceof String){
-							String key=(String)token.value;
-							valueStack.addFirst(key);
-							status=S_PASSED_PAIR_KEY;
-							statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						}
-						else{
-							status=S_IN_ERROR;
-						}
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_RIGHT_BRACE:
-						if(valueStack.size()>1){
-							statusStack.removeFirst();
-							valueStack.removeFirst();
-							status=peekStatus(statusStack);
-						}
-						else{
-							status=S_IN_FINISHED_VALUE;
-						}
-						break;
-					default:
-						status=S_IN_ERROR;
-						break;
-					}//inner switch
-					break;
-					
-				case S_PASSED_PAIR_KEY:
-					switch(token.type){
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_COLON:
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE:
-						statusStack.removeFirst();
-						String key=(String)valueStack.removeFirst();
-						Map parent=(Map)valueStack.getFirst();
-						parent.put(key,token.value);
-						status=peekStatus(statusStack);
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_SQUARE:
-						statusStack.removeFirst();
-						key=(String)valueStack.removeFirst();
-						parent=(Map)valueStack.getFirst();
-						List newArray=createArrayContainer(containerFactory);
-						parent.put(key,newArray);
-						status=S_IN_ARRAY;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						valueStack.addFirst(newArray);
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_BRACE:
-						statusStack.removeFirst();
-						key=(String)valueStack.removeFirst();
-						parent=(Map)valueStack.getFirst();
-						Map newObject=createObjectContainer(containerFactory);
-						parent.put(key,newObject);
-						status=S_IN_OBJECT;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						valueStack.addFirst(newObject);
-						break;
-					default:
-						status=S_IN_ERROR;
-					}
-					break;
-					
-				case S_IN_ARRAY:
-					switch(token.type){
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_COMMA:
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE:
-						List val=(List)valueStack.getFirst();
-						val.add(token.value);
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_RIGHT_SQUARE:
-						if(valueStack.size()>1){
-							statusStack.removeFirst();
-							valueStack.removeFirst();
-							status=peekStatus(statusStack);
-						}
-						else{
-							status=S_IN_FINISHED_VALUE;
-						}
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_BRACE:
-						val=(List)valueStack.getFirst();
-						Map newObject=createObjectContainer(containerFactory);
-						val.add(newObject);
-						status=S_IN_OBJECT;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						valueStack.addFirst(newObject);
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_SQUARE:
-						val=(List)valueStack.getFirst();
-						List newArray=createArrayContainer(containerFactory);
-						val.add(newArray);
-						status=S_IN_ARRAY;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						valueStack.addFirst(newArray);
-						break;
-					default:
-						status=S_IN_ERROR;
-					}//inner switch
-					break;
-				case S_IN_ERROR:
-					throw new ParseException(getPosition(), ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
-				}//switch
-				if(status==S_IN_ERROR){
-					throw new ParseException(getPosition(), ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
-				}
-			}while(token.type!=Yytoken.TYPE_EOF);
-		}
-		catch(IOException ie){
-			throw ie;
-		}
-		
-		throw new ParseException(getPosition(), ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
-	}
-	
-	private void nextToken() throws ParseException, IOException{
-		token = lexer.yylex();
-		if(token == null)
-			token = new Yytoken(Yytoken.TYPE_EOF, null);
-	}
-	
-	private Map createObjectContainer(ContainerFactory containerFactory){
-		if(containerFactory == null)
-			return new JSONObject();
-		Map m = containerFactory.createObjectContainer();
-		
-		if(m == null)
-			return new JSONObject();
-		return m;
-	}
-	
-	private List createArrayContainer(ContainerFactory containerFactory){
-		if(containerFactory == null)
-			return new JSONArray();
-		List l = containerFactory.creatArrayContainer();
-		
-		if(l == null)
-			return new JSONArray();
-		return l;
-	}
-	
-	public void parse(String s, ContentHandler contentHandler) throws ParseException{
-		parse(s, contentHandler, false);
-	}
-	
-	public void parse(String s, ContentHandler contentHandler, boolean isResume) throws ParseException{
-		StringReader in=new StringReader(s);
-		try{
-			parse(in, contentHandler, isResume);
-		}
-		catch(IOException ie){
-			/*
-			 * Actually it will never happen.
-			 */
-			throw new ParseException(-1, ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION, ie);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public void parse(Reader in, ContentHandler contentHandler) throws IOException, ParseException{
-		parse(in, contentHandler, false);
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Stream processing of JSON text.
-	 * 
-	 * @see ContentHandler
-	 * 
-	 * @param in
-	 * @param contentHandler
-	 * @param isResume - Indicates if it continues previous parsing operation.
-     *                   If set to true, resume parsing the old stream, and parameter 'in' will be ignored. 
-	 *                   If this method is called for the first time in this instance, isResume will be ignored.
-	 * 
-	 * @throws IOException
-	 * @throws ParseException
-	 */
-	public void parse(Reader in, ContentHandler contentHandler, boolean isResume) throws IOException, ParseException{
-		if(!isResume){
-			reset(in);
-			handlerStatusStack = new LinkedList();
-		}
-		else{
-			if(handlerStatusStack == null){
-				isResume = false;
-				reset(in);
-				handlerStatusStack = new LinkedList();
-			}
-		}
-		
-		LinkedList statusStack = handlerStatusStack;	
-		
-		try{
-			do{
-				switch(status){
-				case S_INIT:
-					contentHandler.startJSON();
-					nextToken();
-					switch(token.type){
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE:
-						status=S_IN_FINISHED_VALUE;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						if(!contentHandler.primitive(token.value))
-							return;
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_BRACE:
-						status=S_IN_OBJECT;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						if(!contentHandler.startObject())
-							return;
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_SQUARE:
-						status=S_IN_ARRAY;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						if(!contentHandler.startArray())
-							return;
-						break;
-					default:
-						status=S_IN_ERROR;
-					}//inner switch
-					break;
-					
-				case S_IN_FINISHED_VALUE:
-					nextToken();
-					if(token.type==Yytoken.TYPE_EOF){
-						contentHandler.endJSON();
-						status = S_END;
-						return;
-					}
-					else{
-						status = S_IN_ERROR;
-						throw new ParseException(getPosition(), ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
-					}
-			
-				case S_IN_OBJECT:
-					nextToken();
-					switch(token.type){
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_COMMA:
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE:
-						if(token.value instanceof String){
-							String key=(String)token.value;
-							status=S_PASSED_PAIR_KEY;
-							statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-							if(!contentHandler.startObjectEntry(key))
-								return;
-						}
-						else{
-							status=S_IN_ERROR;
-						}
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_RIGHT_BRACE:
-						if(statusStack.size()>1){
-							statusStack.removeFirst();
-							status=peekStatus(statusStack);
-						}
-						else{
-							status=S_IN_FINISHED_VALUE;
-						}
-						if(!contentHandler.endObject())
-							return;
-						break;
-					default:
-						status=S_IN_ERROR;
-						break;
-					}//inner switch
-					break;
-					
-				case S_PASSED_PAIR_KEY:
-					nextToken();
-					switch(token.type){
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_COLON:
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE:
-						statusStack.removeFirst();
-						status=peekStatus(statusStack);
-						if(!contentHandler.primitive(token.value))
-							return;
-						if(!contentHandler.endObjectEntry())
-							return;
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_SQUARE:
-						statusStack.removeFirst();
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(S_IN_PAIR_VALUE));
-						status=S_IN_ARRAY;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						if(!contentHandler.startArray())
-							return;
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_BRACE:
-						statusStack.removeFirst();
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(S_IN_PAIR_VALUE));
-						status=S_IN_OBJECT;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						if(!contentHandler.startObject())
-							return;
-						break;
-					default:
-						status=S_IN_ERROR;
-					}
-					break;
-				
-				case S_IN_PAIR_VALUE:
-					/*
-					 * S_IN_PAIR_VALUE is just a marker to indicate the end of an object entry, it doesn't proccess any token,
-					 * therefore delay consuming token until next round.
-					 */
-					statusStack.removeFirst();
-					status = peekStatus(statusStack);
-					if(!contentHandler.endObjectEntry())
-						return;
-					break;
-					
-				case S_IN_ARRAY:
-					nextToken();
-					switch(token.type){
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_COMMA:
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_VALUE:
-						if(!contentHandler.primitive(token.value))
-							return;
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_RIGHT_SQUARE:
-						if(statusStack.size()>1){
-							statusStack.removeFirst();
-							status=peekStatus(statusStack);
-						}
-						else{
-							status=S_IN_FINISHED_VALUE;
-						}
-						if(!contentHandler.endArray())
-							return;
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_BRACE:
-						status=S_IN_OBJECT;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						if(!contentHandler.startObject())
-							return;
-						break;
-					case Yytoken.TYPE_LEFT_SQUARE:
-						status=S_IN_ARRAY;
-						statusStack.addFirst(new Integer(status));
-						if(!contentHandler.startArray())
-							return;
-						break;
-					default:
-						status=S_IN_ERROR;
-					}//inner switch
-					break;
-					
-				case S_END:
-					return;
-					
-				case S_IN_ERROR:
-					throw new ParseException(getPosition(), ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
-				}//switch
-				if(status==S_IN_ERROR){
-					throw new ParseException(getPosition(), ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
-				}
-			}while(token.type!=Yytoken.TYPE_EOF);
-		}
-		catch(IOException ie){
-			status = S_IN_ERROR;
-			throw ie;
-		}
-		catch(ParseException pe){
-			status = S_IN_ERROR;
-			throw pe;
-		}
-		catch(RuntimeException re){
-			status = S_IN_ERROR;
-			throw re;
-		}
-		catch(Error e){
-			status = S_IN_ERROR;
-			throw e;
-		}
-		
-		status = S_IN_ERROR;
-		throw new ParseException(getPosition(), ParseException.ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN, token);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/ParseException.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/ParseException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 39f95f61608a4557e50b73b12b13ed1f68410097..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/ParseException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-package org.json.simple.parser;
-
-/**
- * ParseException explains why and where the error occurs in source JSON text.
- * 
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- *
- */
-public class ParseException extends Exception {
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = -7880698968187728548L;
-	
-	public static final int ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR = 0;
-	public static final int ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN = 1;
-	public static final int ERROR_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION = 2;
-
-	private int errorType;
-	private Object unexpectedObject;
-	private int position;
-	
-	public ParseException(int errorType){
-		this(-1, errorType, null);
-	}
-	
-	public ParseException(int errorType, Object unexpectedObject){
-		this(-1, errorType, unexpectedObject);
-	}
-	
-	public ParseException(int position, int errorType, Object unexpectedObject){
-		this.position = position;
-		this.errorType = errorType;
-		this.unexpectedObject = unexpectedObject;
-	}
-	
-	public int getErrorType() {
-		return errorType;
-	}
-	
-	public void setErrorType(int errorType) {
-		this.errorType = errorType;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * @see org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser#getPosition()
-	 * 
-	 * @return The character position (starting with 0) of the input where the error occurs.
-	 */
-	public int getPosition() {
-		return position;
-	}
-	
-	public void setPosition(int position) {
-		this.position = position;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * @see org.json.simple.parser.Yytoken
-	 * 
-	 * @return One of the following base on the value of errorType:
-	 * 		   	ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR		java.lang.Character
-	 * 			ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN		org.json.simple.parser.Yytoken
-	 * 			ERROR_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION	java.lang.Exception
-	 */
-	public Object getUnexpectedObject() {
-		return unexpectedObject;
-	}
-	
-	public void setUnexpectedObject(Object unexpectedObject) {
-		this.unexpectedObject = unexpectedObject;
-	}
-	
-	public String toString(){
-		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
-		
-		switch(errorType){
-		case ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR:
-			sb.append("Unexpected character (").append(unexpectedObject).append(") at position ").append(position).append(".");
-			break;
-		case ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN:
-			sb.append("Unexpected token ").append(unexpectedObject).append(" at position ").append(position).append(".");
-			break;
-		case ERROR_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION:
-			sb.append("Unexpected exception at position ").append(position).append(": ").append(unexpectedObject);
-			break;
-		default:
-			sb.append("Unkown error at position ").append(position).append(".");
-			break;
-		}
-		return sb.toString();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/Yytoken.java b/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/Yytoken.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c8b3ca7e2604b8929888551aefa52d4ca838bb36..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/java/src/org/json/simple/parser/Yytoken.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * $Id: Yytoken.java,v 1.1 2006/04/15 14:10:48 platform Exp $
- * Created on 2006-4-15
- */
-package org.json.simple.parser;
-
-/**
- * @author FangYidong fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn
- */
-public class Yytoken {
-	public static final int TYPE_VALUE=0;//JSON primitive value: string,number,boolean,null
-	public static final int TYPE_LEFT_BRACE=1;
-	public static final int TYPE_RIGHT_BRACE=2;
-	public static final int TYPE_LEFT_SQUARE=3;
-	public static final int TYPE_RIGHT_SQUARE=4;
-	public static final int TYPE_COMMA=5;
-	public static final int TYPE_COLON=6;
-	public static final int TYPE_EOF=-1;//end of file
-	
-	public int type=0;
-	public Object value=null;
-	
-	public Yytoken(int type,Object value){
-		this.type=type;
-		this.value=value;
-	}
-	
-	public String toString(){
-		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
-		switch(type){
-		case TYPE_VALUE:
-			sb.append("VALUE(").append(value).append(")");
-			break;
-		case TYPE_LEFT_BRACE:
-			sb.append("LEFT BRACE({)");
-			break;
-		case TYPE_RIGHT_BRACE:
-			sb.append("RIGHT BRACE(})");
-			break;
-		case TYPE_LEFT_SQUARE:
-			sb.append("LEFT SQUARE([)");
-			break;
-		case TYPE_RIGHT_SQUARE:
-			sb.append("RIGHT SQUARE(])");
-			break;
-		case TYPE_COMMA:
-			sb.append("COMMA(,)");
-			break;
-		case TYPE_COLON:
-			sb.append("COLON(:)");
-			break;
-		case TYPE_EOF:
-			sb.append("END OF FILE");
-			break;
-		}
-		return sb.toString();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/debian-alt/bionic/control b/debian-alt/bionic/control
index ce9ca8117421c21bb7870906c1844cafb32695d4..46e0af8319670cef30e42be6910c4529b198a0f7 100644
--- a/debian-alt/bionic/control
+++ b/debian-alt/bionic/control
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9.20160709)
  ,bash-completion
  ,gettext
  ,libgetopt-java
- ,libjson-simple-java (<< 3)
+ ,libjson-simple-java (>= 2),libjson-simple-java (<< 3)
  ,libgmp-dev (>= 2:5.0.5)
  ,libservice-wrapper-java
  ,po-debconf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${java:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
  geoip-database,
  gettext-base,
  libgetopt-java,
- libjson-simple-java (<< 3),
+ libjson-simple-java (>= 2),libjson-simple-java (<< 3),
  libjetty9-java (>= 9.4),
  libtaglibs-standard-jstlel-java,
  libtomcat8-java,
diff --git a/debian-alt/xenial/control b/debian-alt/xenial/control
index 03b2552cb6c0fa5ee9b4696b6b57f158e531cfb9..d7bc542ef20abea838b40a4183f8d13135501b47 100644
--- a/debian-alt/xenial/control
+++ b/debian-alt/xenial/control
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~)
  ,bash-completion
  ,gettext
  ,libgetopt-java
- ,libjson-simple-java (<< 3)
  ,libgmp-dev (>= 2:5.0.2)
  ,libservice-wrapper-java
  ,hardening-wrapper
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${java:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
  geoip-database,
  gettext-base,
  libgetopt-java,
- libjson-simple-java (<< 3),
  famfamfam-flag-png
 Replaces: i2p ( << 0.8.6-5)
 Breaks: i2p (<< 0.8.6-5)
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 3ab225c38980d177a258f9f7cf61360afdeef56c..1cca4bbc5a5c1fe914076d7efe453c8a76843c42 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9.20160709)
  ,bash-completion
  ,gettext
  ,libgetopt-java
- ,libjson-simple-java (<< 3)
+ ,libjson-simple-java (>= 2),libjson-simple-java (<< 3)
  ,libgmp-dev (>= 2:5.0.5)
  ,libservice-wrapper-java
  ,po-debconf
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${java:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
  geoip-database,
  gettext-base,
  libgetopt-java,
- libjson-simple-java (<< 3),
+ libjson-simple-java (>= 2),libjson-simple-java (<< 3),
  libjetty9-java (>= 9.4),
  libtaglibs-standard-jstlel-java,
  libtomcat9-java,