:mega: kotlinx.serialization `0.20.0` has been rel...

# serialization

[sandwwraith]

📣 kotlinx.serialization 0.20.0 has been released! This release is compatible only with Kotlin 1.3.70. It is focused on giving a library its final and stable API shape, so we took the liberty to introduce minor breaking changes in order to give users the better, more convenient API. Highlights:
• Some declarations were deprecated because they are going to be replaced with others, e.g. top-level IntSerializer object was replaced with Int.serializer() extension function for consistency.
• Json's strictMode flag is deprecated and replaced with 3 other flags, thus allowing to fine-tune settings.
• Protobuf, Cbor and Mapper were extracted to separate artifacts to keep the core API lightweight.
• A lot of bugs fixed and a lot of entities documented
• Shiny new feature — json-specific transofrming serializers: instead of manipulating calls to Encoder and Decoder directly, one can write serializer using pure JSON AST manipulations. Learn more here: https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization/blob/master/docs/json_transformations.md
Full release note with a list of deprecations, migration guides and fixed bugs is available in changelog: https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#0200--2020-03-04

[turansky]

inline classes serialization - next release?

[gildor]

Protobuf, Cbor and Mapper were extracted to separate artifacts to keep the core API lightweight

Very good decision 👍
But probably It should be also done for Json and keep real core artifact of serialization