https://github.com/svenvc/ston

STON - Smalltalk Object Notation - A lightweight text-based, human-readable data interchange format for class-based object-oriented languages like Smalltalk.
https://github.com/svenvc/ston

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STON - Smalltalk Object Notation - A lightweight text-based, human-readable data interchange format for class-based object-oriented languages like Smalltalk.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/svenvc/ston
• Owner: svenvc
• License: mit
• Created: 2012-04-28T19:21:51.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-18T08:56:24.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-02T07:09:25.407Z (10 days ago)
• Topics: data-exchange, data-format, pharo, serialization, smalltalk
• Language: Smalltalk
• Size: 561 KB
• Stars: 138
• Watchers: 16
• Forks: 32
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: license.txt

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README

        
# STON - Smalltalk Object Notation

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A lightweight text-based, human-readable data interchange format 

for class-based object-oriented languages like Smalltalk.

It can be used to serialize domain level objects, 

either for persistency or network transport. 

As its name suggests, it is based on JSON (Javascript Object Notation). 

It adds symbols as a primitive value, class tags for object values and references. 

Implementations for Pharo Smalltalk, Squeak and Gemstone Smalltalk are available.

## Installation

```Smalltalk

Metacello new

	baseline: 'Ston';

	repository: 'github://svenvc/ston/repository';

	load

 ```

## Documentation

The original [Smalltalk Object Notation](https://github.com/svenvc/ston/blob/master/ston-paper.md) paper

The Pharo Enterprise book [STON](https://ci.inria.fr/pharo-contribution/job/EnterprisePharoBook/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/book-result/STON/STON.html) chapter

The most formal description is [The STON Specification](https://github.com/svenvc/ston/blob/master/ston-spec.md)

*Sven Van Caekenberghe* 

[MIT Licensed](https://github.com/svenvc/ston/blob/master/license.txt)

## Dependency

Add the following code to your Metacello baseline or configuration

```

spec 

   baseline: 'Ston' 

   with: [ spec repository: 'github://svenvc/ston/repository' ]

```