3 files changed, 51 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Json/Converters/GuidConverter.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Json/Converters/GuidConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3081e12ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Json/Converters/GuidConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using System;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Json.Converters
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converts a GUID object or value to/from JSON.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class GuidConverter : JsonConverter<Guid>
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override Guid Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+            => new Guid(reader.GetString());
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, Guid value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+            => writer.WriteStringValue(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Json/JsonDefaults.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Json/JsonDefaults.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ba0d5a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Json/JsonDefaults.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Json.Converters;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Json
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Helper class for having compatible JSON throughout the codebase.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class JsonDefaults
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default <see cref="JsonSerializerOptions" /> options.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The default <see cref="JsonSerializerOptions" /> options.</returns>
+        public static JsonSerializerOptions GetOptions()
+        {
+            var options = new JsonSerializerOptions()
+            {
+                ReadCommentHandling = JsonCommentHandling.Disallow,
+                WriteIndented = false
+            };
+
+            options.Converters.Add(new GuidConverter());
+            options.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter());
+
+            return options;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
index 1a40f5ea2..dc1c967cd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers" Version="2.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="4.6.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>