5.0.0

See also:

• this Wiki page on how to update your code to be compatible with this release.
• The full Changelog.

Summary:

• The library is now thread safe.
• Split json_module into multiple files.
• Added new initialize(), failed(), print_error_message(), check_to_errors(), and clear_exceptions() to the json_file class.
• The number of spaces for indenting can now be user specified.
• Updates for Visual Studio project .
• Added a validate() method for validating JSON linked lists.
• Added some additional error checks for malformed JSON linked lists.
• Added a new routine is_child_of to check if one json_value is a descendant of another.
• Added new options for case-insensitive searching of names/paths, as well as the option to consider trailing space significant.
• Added a routine to enable swapping of elements in a json_value linked list.
• Rename parameters RK, IK, LK, CK, and CDK using less generic names (json_RK, json_IK, json_LK, json_CK, and json_CDK).
• Calling the initialize() method (which is now in json_core and json_file) is no longer mandatory.
• Added a rename() method for renaming a json_value variable.
• Added some compiler directives so that workarounds for Gfortran bugs are not used for other compilers.
• Added option for strict typing for get routines.
• Various cosmetic changes and renaming of some of the dummy arguments in some procedures.
• Added checks to avoid unnecessary looping when traversing arrays if an exception is thrown.
• Added a new get_child method to get the first child.
• Added some additional error checks for unassociated pointers.
• Ensure null pointers are returned for some error cases.
• Fixed a bug in the traverse() routine, where the finished output flag was not being correctly checked.