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## Description

WPILib switched from FasterXML Jackson to Avaje Jsonb for speed reasons
in https://github.com/wpilibsuite/allwpilib/pull/8721. This does the
same for PhotonVision. Some temporary Jackson adapters are present to
allow compatibility with alpha-4 ahead of updating Photon's WPILib
version. A few old backwards compatibility migrations were also dropped
if they were difficult to port to Avaje Jsonb or otherwise complicated
the code.

## Meta

Merge checklist:
- [x] Pull Request title is [short, imperative
summary](https://cbea.ms/git-commit/) of proposed changes
- [x] The description documents the _what_ and _why_, including events
that led to this PR
- [ ] If this PR changes behavior or adds a feature, user documentation
is updated
- [ ] If this PR touches photon-serde, all messages have been
regenerated and hashes have not changed unexpectedly
- [ ] If this PR touches configuration, this is backwards compatible
with all settings going back to the previous seasons's last release
(seasons end after champs ends)
- [ ] If this PR touches pipeline settings or anything related to data
exchange, the frontend typing is updated
- [ ] If this PR addresses a bug, a regression test for it is added
- [ ] If this PR adds a dependency, the license has been checked for
compatibility and steps taken to follow it

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Co-authored-by: samfreund <samf.236@proton.me>
Co-authored-by: Matt Morley <matthew.morley.ca@gmail.com>
2026-05-24 17:05:10 +00:00

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# PhotonVision
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PhotonVision is the free, fast, and easy-to-use computer vision solution for the *FIRST* Robotics Competition. You can read an overview of our features [on our website](https://photonvision.org). You can find our comprehensive documentation [here](https://docs.photonvision.org).
The latest release of platform-specific jars and images is found [here](https://github.com/PhotonVision/photonvision/releases).
If you are interested in contributing code or documentation to the project, please [read our getting started page for contributors](https://docs.photonvision.org/en/latest/docs/contributing/index.html) and **[join the Discord](https://discord.gg/wYxTwym) to introduce yourself!** We hope to provide a welcoming community to anyone who is interested in helping.
## Documentation
- Our main documentation page: [docs.photonvision.org](https://docs.photonvision.org)
- Photon UI demo: [demo.photonvision.org](https://demo.photonvision.org)
- Javadocs: [javadocs.photonvision.org](https://javadocs.photonvision.org)
- C++ Doxygen: [cppdocs.photonvision.org](https://cppdocs.photonvision.org)
## Authors
<a href="https://github.com/PhotonVision/photonvision/graphs/contributors">
<img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=PhotonVision/photonvision" />
</a>
## Building
Gradle is used for all C++ and Java code, and pnpm is used for the web UI. Instructions to compile PhotonVision yourself can be found [in our docs](https://docs.photonvision.org/en/latest/docs/contributing/building-photon.html#compiling-instructions).
You can run one of the many built in examples straight from the command line, too! They contain a fully featured robot project, and some include simulation support. The projects can be found inside the [`photonlib-java-examples`](photonlib-java-examples) and [`photonlib-cpp-examples`](photonlib-cpp-examples) subdirectories, respectively. Instructions for running these examples directly from the repo are found [in the docs](https://docs.photonvision.org/en/latest/docs/contributing/building-photon.html#running-examples).
## Gradle Arguments
Note that these are case sensitive!
* `-PArchOverride=foobar`: builds for a target system other than your current architecture. [Valid overrides](https://github.com/wpilibsuite/wpilib-tool-plugin/blob/main/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/tools/NativePlatforms.java) are:
* winx64
* winarm64
* macx64
* macarm64
* linuxx64
* linuxarm64
* linuxathena
- `-PtgtIP`: Specifies where `./gradlew deploy` should try to copy the fat JAR to
- `-PtgtUser`: Specifies custom username for `./gradlew deploy` to SSH into
- `-PtgtPw`: Specifies custom password for `./gradlew deploy` to SSH into
- `-Pprofile`: enables JVM profiling
- `-PwithSanitizers`: On Linux, enables `-fsanitize=address,undefined,leak`
If you're cross-compiling, you'll need the WPILib toolchain installed. This must be done via Gradle: for example `./gradlew installArm64Toolchain` or `./gradlew installSystemCoreToolchain`
## Out-of-Source Dependencies
PhotonVision uses the following additional out-of-source repositories for building code.
- Base system images for supported coprocessors: https://github.com/PhotonVision/photon-image-modifier
- C++ driver for Raspberry Pi CSI cameras: https://github.com/PhotonVision/photon-libcamera-gl-driver
- JNI code for [mrcal](https://mrcal.secretsauce.net/): https://github.com/PhotonVision/mrcal-java
- JNI code for RKNN: https://github.com/PhotonVision/rknn_jni
- JNI code for Rubik Pi NPU: https://github.com/PhotonVision/rubik_jni
## Acknowledgments
PhotonVision was forked from [Chameleon Vision](https://github.com/Chameleon-Vision/chameleon-vision/). Thank you to everyone who worked on the original project.
* [WPILib](https://github.com/wpilibsuite) - Specifically [allwpilib](https://github.com/wpilibsuite/allwpilib) and [their build of OpenCV](https://github.com/wpilibsuite/thirdparty-opencv).
* [Apache Commons](https://commons.apache.org/) - Specifically [Commons IO](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-io/), and [Commons CLI](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-cli/)
* [diozero](https://www.diozero.com/)
* [EJML](https://github.com/lessthanoptimal/ejml)
* [Javalin](https://javalin.io/)
* [JSON](https://json.org)
* [Avaje](https://avaje.io) - Specifically [jsonb](https://avaje.io/jsonb/)
* [MessagePack for Java](https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-java)
* [OSHI](https://github.com/oshi/oshi)
* [QuickBuffers](https://github.com/HebiRobotics/QuickBuffers)
* [SQLite JDBC](https://github.com/xerial/sqlite-jdbc)
* [ZT ZIP](https://github.com/zeroturnaround/zt-zip)
## License
PhotonVision is licensed under the [GNU General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html).
## Meeting Notes
Our [meeting notes](https://github.com/PhotonVision/photonvision/wiki/PhotonVision-Meeting-Notes) can be found in the wiki section of this repository.