Deprecate scala.util.parsing.json

#99

Author: janekdb

shared/src/main/scala/scala/util/parsing/json/JSON.scala

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ package util.parsing.json
  *
  * @author Derek Chen-Becker <"java"+@+"chen-becker"+"."+"org">
  */
+@deprecated("Use The Scala Library Index to find alternatives: https://index.scala-lang.org/", "1.0.6")
 object JSON extends Parser {
 
   /**

shared/src/main/scala/scala/util/parsing/json/package.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package scala.util.parsing
+
+/**
+  * This package was never intended for production use; it's really more of a code sample demonstrating how to use parser combinators.
+  *
+  * Use [[https://index.scala-lang.org/ The Scala Library Index]] to find alternative JSON parsing libraries.
+  */
+package object json {}