Serializers

Serializers are used to convert structured data between different formats.

Text Components

Prefer using the Serialize methods on Component for serialization.

• ComponentJsonSerializer
  • Converts Text Component to Json or Json to Text Component.
• ComponentLegacySerializer
  • Converts Text Component to Legacy string or Legacy string to Text Component.
• ComponentNbtSerializer
  • Converts Text Component to Nbt or Nbt to Text Component.

NBT

Helpful to convert Json or Snbt to Nbt and vice versa.

• NbtJsonSerializer
  • Converts Nbt to Json or Json to Nbt.
• NbtStringSerializer
  • Converts Nbt to Snbt or Snbt to Nbt.

Prefer deserializing from Snbt

JSON can’t guarantee numeric types. In JSON, {"value": 1} leaves the number’s type unspecified.

{
    "value": 1
}

In SNBT, value: 1b explicitly sets it as a byte.

{
    value: 1b
}