Improve CPU performance by using json-iterator instead of encoding/json

.travis.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 language: go
 sudo: false
 go:
-  - 1.4
+  - 1.9
   - tip
 
 script:

hal.go

@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
 package hal
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 )
 
+var json = jsoniter.ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary
+
 type (
 	Entry map[string]interface{}
 

hal_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package hal
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestResourceMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestResourceMarshallWithMapper(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func TestRegisterCurie(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func TestRegisterMultipleCuries(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestAddNewLink(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func TestAddNewLinkTwice(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func TestAddLinkCollection(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func TestAddLinkCollectionToLink(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestEmbed(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given: %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func TestEmbedTwice(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TestAddResourceCollection(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func TestAddResourceCollectionToResource(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if string(jr) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", r, jr, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), jr, expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -353,6 +353,6 @@ func TestOmitEmptyReflection(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("%s", err)
 	}
 	if string(res) != expected {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", r, res, expected)
+		t.Errorf("Wrong Resource struct: %s\n- Given:    %s\n- Expected: %s", fmt.Sprint(r), res, expected)
 	}
 }