JSON Serialization Attributes

Here’s the list of attributes that affect JSON serialization. They should be properly supported by all target languages.

Attribute	Type	Inheritance	Target	Description	Default
json.enabled	bool	scope	module, type	generate JSON serialization code for target language See Enabling Serialization Format	false
json.ignore	bool		record field	exclude record field from JSON serialization	false
json.field_notation	Notation	scope	module, type, record field enum field	Notation used for name translation of record and enum field names into JSON strings	none
json.notation	Notation	scope	module, type, service	Notation used for name translation of service functions and exception names into JSON strings	none
json.key	string		enum field, record field	Override record and enum field names (and ignore notation)
json.number	bool		module enum	Serialize enums as numbers instead of strings	false
json.nulls	bool	scope	module record	Include unset optional field values as nulls
patch_record	bool		record	See Patch Records	false