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Jackson is tailored towards parsing larger files. According to cited benchmarks it is slower than GSON with large files and much slower with small files.

Although Jackson is slower in parsing in all use cases, we have a specific use case in which Jackson parser excels due to its ability to acknowledge the data type which it is parsing. For example in CpsDataPersistenceImpl.java in the toDataNode method, we use the Jackson Object mapper to parse fragment entity attributes to a map of objects. CPS-591 implemented a bug fix to change the parser from GSON to Jackson as GSON was reading integer values as Doubles https://gerrit.onap.org/r/c/cps/+/123682. 

It is also widely known as the most popular JSON parsing library.

GSON

GSON is faster than Jackson parsermapper. However, as mentioned in the use case above, GSON is not capable of parsing well when it does not know the data type which it is parsingmapping. It is possible to cast the incoming data to the correct datatype but it is not useful in the case where we do not know the incoming datatype. As such, in the use case mentioned above it is more practical to use the Jackson parser.

Resolution

It would make the most sense to use GSON as much as possible as it is the faster than Jackson. However the practicality of Jacksons parsing cannot be overlooked. Therefore it would make sense to use the Jackson parser in this scenario. We also don't want to have or create a Jackson parser and GSON parser object in the same file however as the memory cost is quite high.

• GSON parser should solely be used in a class where possible.
• In the case where the Jackson parser is necessary, the Jackson parser should be used in the whole class so that there is only one parser object created for a class. 

CPS

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Legacy Code

The cited article also shows benchmarks from 2017 in which Jackson parser was out performing GSON in the large file category. We can surmise that there is a constant battle between these objectMappers and Jackson may begin out performing GSON again in the future. For example this article from 2019 with new benchmarks states that the difference between the different mappers is negligible, with Jackson mapper having a slight lead with larger files.

Test Results

Consensus

Current Team Consensus is to use the Jackson Parser mainly due to the benefit of being able to parse numerical objects to the correct type and because the magnitude difference between the two parsers is in microseconds.

CPS-NCMP

• CpsDataPersistenceServiceImpl.java is using two mapper objects, GSON and Jackson, should be just Jackson

Independent Testing Output

TEST 1
Row Length:         20
Amount of Rows:     2
Total Characters:40
Sample 1 of 1000 for context:
{
"shtejaotq":743274541,
"kgemtnjax":835572493
}

Parsing Jackson
Jackson Total Execution Time for 1000 Samples:    7488 milliseconds
Average Execution Time per Sample:    7.488 microseconds
Parsing GSON
GSON Total Execution Time for 1000 Samples:    509 milliseconds
Average Execution Time per Sample:    0.509 microseconds
COMPARISON
JACKSON                    GSON
{"yawjfhvyp":372757483    {"yawjfhvyp":3.72757483E8
"ylldgoxat":969019115}    "ylldgoxat":9.69019115E8}

TEST 2
Row Length:         20
Amount of Rows:     5
Total Characters:100
Sample 1 of 1000 for context:
{
"ghnnxacwg":627166312,
"weexbqxxz":187860979,
"vnazlwjxw":888464657,
"lefllbkav":680153916,
"qwwmuullq":956680572
}

Parsing Jackson
Jackson Total Execution Time for 1000 Samples:    10520 milliseconds
Average Execution Time per Sample:    10.52 microseconds
Parsing GSON
GSON Total Execution Time for 1000 Samples:    850 milliseconds
Average Execution Time per Sample:    0.85 microseconds
COMPARISON
JACKSON                    GSON
{"lyfxouunw":236275535    {"lyfxouunw":2.36275535E8
"okhwigzvc":585267299    "okhwigzvc":5.85267299E8
"nahwamzec":104464991    "nahwamzec":1.04464991E8
"ijmlmqira":780085959    "ijmlmqira":7.80085959E8
"othqkndmv":960833419}    "othqkndmv":9.60833419E8}

TEST 3
Row Length:         20
Amount of Rows:     50
Total Characters:1000
Sample 1 of 1000 for context:
{
"wptqxblfb":553507548,
"nbaxtredu":324083139,
"vqijoaziu":144390721,
"nrwxqbgas":306788077,
"ogbdryyoj":104971927,
"gkfbdrkbk":537378619,
"lshdskcve":236309228,
"wtbpnxjew":554359094,
"uhmaenhuy":322770800,
"ysiwzhxiu":989652357,
"qpvpcbrvd":158784720,
"qzljjisii":855712766,
"ifcyebeni":770824879,
"mwjwjmwer":626375442,
"etbqaeboc":294862340,
"wwddrycum":747061501,
"ugahmwclb":382668205,
"hwgxefgfq":423926323,
"qrpzsnpxq":332204537,
"diltsosly":127063694,
"ojsnimjad":759601613,
"yvfldgicy":756794624,
"zpqlhzosx":861493871,
"opyuujuct":836421890,
"oezsrutkj":800198261,
"yohdudboz":145523060,
"wvzxkcrhm":690445487,
"nuykqqjaf":646580393,
"fmyuzacqr":321286835,
"cqvwhippk":361635443,
"ntkyveeyv":444123298,
"vkzeyelky":640545391,
"cqxvhhpzl":745212950,
"iywlqqrpl":466710234,
"owxlxezzx":325644550,
"cxtuhlccj":538982643,
"qriscgyzx":528896083,
"atgeacdce":134644427,
"ieiiysmej":992409710,
"rlfgmhqvw":975947788,
"nlywhmjfu":670148981,
"yhjndhnzn":889909995,
"scfkrsbxz":198224877,
"tuyfyfxmv":383221605,
"gnhazathn":405891282,
"hyhucemxu":324333145,
"wkicvnnhr":785344246,
"kkodozrmr":241548242,
"hjprcgaul":229512854,
"tpmydsvvj":725765670
}

Parsing Jackson
Jackson Total Execution Time for 1000 Samples:    52106 milliseconds
Average Execution Time per Sample:    52.106 microseconds
Parsing GSON
GSON Total Execution Time for 1000 Samples:    8499 milliseconds
Average Execution Time per Sample:    8.499 microseconds
COMPARISON
JACKSON                    GSON
{"kvpbkfjhc":909199666    {"kvpbkfjhc":9.09199666E8
"zfhxzemfw":636239367    "zfhxzemfw":6.36239367E8
"ljxducldl":489368253    "ljxducldl":4.89368253E8
"zpdpwotfl":591944248    "zpdpwotfl":5.91944248E8
"wjiooqzia":482992080    "wjiooqzia":4.8299208E8
"iochjfkus":332831284    "iochjfkus":3.32831284E8
"uxnfdjojz":938890734    "uxnfdjojz":9.38890734E8
"xbltjaqew":299425690    "xbltjaqew":2.9942569E8
"hkjdmxxmb":962254859    "hkjdmxxmb":9.62254859E8
"fjmcgobhn":547992639    "fjmcgobhn":5.47992639E8
"orwzpzzmu":820807822    "orwzpzzmu":8.20807822E8
"rfdbekjcx":275097929    "rfdbekjcx":2.75097929E8
"uxxozjoih":338627736    "uxxozjoih":3.38627736E8
"cjlkfjjcq":448937027    "cjlkfjjcq":4.48937027E8
"uqnnirliu":276864552    "uqnnirliu":2.76864552E8
"lxceqgufg":689678773    "lxceqgufg":6.89678773E8
"adjltrxoz":822406043    "adjltrxoz":8.22406043E8
"rnwctlvde":489461099    "rnwctlvde":4.89461099E8
"ajyeaqtpm":736075494    "ajyeaqtpm":7.36075494E8
"enrwfbntn":315084877    "enrwfbntn":3.15084877E8
"nvwhgxcxw":823902435    "nvwhgxcxw":8.23902435E8
"ejjxpccwz":908806150    "ejjxpccwz":9.0880615E8
"veazdvefx":718686888    "veazdvefx":7.18686888E8
"eleirpwya":811890070    "eleirpwya":8.1189007E8
"pgexoohtk":447322823    "pgexoohtk":4.47322823E8
"mxhfkpqen":871899106    "mxhfkpqen":8.71899106E8
"iifipqvuw":139827220    "iifipqvuw":1.3982722E8
"fvnltlqqz":651683652    "fvnltlqqz":6.51683652E8
"wtizegpgx":912094992    "wtizegpgx":9.12094992E8
"xtunumvys":521832782    "xtunumvys":5.21832782E8
"qofahiuca":177980881    "qofahiuca":1.77980881E8
"ddwgkqroa":563486320    "ddwgkqroa":5.6348632E8
"khgummffv":566546040    "khgummffv":5.6654604E8
"embvwgzxc":622414218    "embvwgzxc":6.22414218E8
"twjmhskgi":464054761    "twjmhskgi":4.64054761E8
"zntblffps":297389465    "zntblffps":2.97389465E8
"csdabfnfd":830710612    "csdabfnfd":8.30710612E8
"miofuwofz":386871027    "miofuwofz":3.86871027E8
"zgkzlkncq":675690367    "zgkzlkncq":6.75690367E8
"ghysxtjcm":499019987    "ghysxtjcm":4.99019987E8
"yixisblvx":287911842    "yixisblvx":2.87911842E8
"cvzmszwrj":880215017    "cvzmszwrj":8.80215017E8
"ghxqtrkaj":569935571    "ghxqtrkaj":5.69935571E8
"xnqnpdlzv":654646769    "xnqnpdlzv":6.54646769E8
"mujytcjkn":695265416    "mujytcjkn":6.95265416E8
"queybotdd":507165384    "queybotdd":5.07165384E8
"ikboejdrj":492564702    "ikboejdrj":4.92564702E8
"mlcicbvki":909981316    "mlcicbvki":9.09981316E8
"kakwtlukw":839042731    "kakwtlukw":8.39042731E8
"dacnlsxxc":636897263}    "dacnlsxxc":6.36897263E8}