Java: JSON to Map

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We can construct a Map<String, Object> from a JSON string with the help of reflect:

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import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;

 var mapType = new TypeToken<Map<String, Object>>() {
 }.getType();
 Map<String, Object> myMap = new Gson().fromJson(jsonString, mapType);