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# Integration
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There are several ways to add this header-only library to a C++ project. The following flowchart summarizes how to
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pick one:
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```mermaid
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flowchart TD
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A[Add the library to a C++ project] --> B{Already using CMake?}
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B -- no --> C{Using pkg-config or plain Makefiles?}
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C -- yes --> D[pkg-config]
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C -- no --> E[Copy the single header]
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B -- yes --> F{Library installed system-wide?}
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F -- yes --> G["find_package()"]
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F -- no --> H{Use a package manager?}
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H -- yes --> I[Package manager]
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H -- no --> J["add_subdirectory() or FetchContent"]
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```
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- **Copy the single header**, as described [below](#header-only) — no build-system integration required.
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- **CMake**: use [`find_package()`](cmake.md#external) if the library is already installed,
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[`add_subdirectory()`](cmake.md#embedded) to embed the source tree, or [`FetchContent`](cmake.md#fetchcontent) to
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download it at configure time; see [CMake](cmake.md).
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- **Package managers**: install the library with a package manager such as Homebrew, Conan, or vcpkg; see
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[Package Managers](package_managers.md).
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- **pkg-config**: if you use bare Makefiles instead of CMake, [pkg-config](pkg-config.md) can supply the include flags
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for an already-installed library.
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Once the library is integrated, see the [Migration Guide](migration_guide.md) for how to keep your code future-proof
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across releases.
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## Header only
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[`json.hpp`](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/blob/develop/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp) is the single required
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file in `single_include/nlohmann` or [released here](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/releases). You need to add
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```cpp
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#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
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// for convenience
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using json = nlohmann::json;
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```
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to the files you want to process JSON and set the necessary switches to enable C++11 (e.g., `-std=c++11` for GCC and
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Clang).
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You can further use file
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[`single_include/nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp`](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/blob/develop/single_include/nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp)
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for forward declarations, and file
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[`single_include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp`](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/blob/develop/single_include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp)
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for the user-defined string literals if you define
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[`JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`](../api/macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md).
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