use json-smart to parse the query

[jochenberger]

As I see it, the JsonProvider is only responsible to read the data, not the query.
See also #305, #275, but also #274.

[jochenberger]

I guess, `JsonNode' shouldn't use the provider at all.

[jochenberger]

This reverts parts of #101

[kallestenflo]

Is this the only reason for JsonSmart to be a mandatory dependency?

[jochenberger]

IMHO, Using json-smart as the default provider makes it a mandatory dependency, otherwise we ship a broken default config, don't we?

[jochenberger]

In the build.gradle, the dependency is mandatory already. I must admit though that I don't know anything about the whole OSGi topic.

[kallestenflo]

I think it's common to exlude JsonSmart in some scenarios like Android. The main reason for this has been the ASM issues in JsonSmart. That should not be an issue now?

[jochenberger]

Yes, that should be dealt with in #334.
But excluding the dependency and marking the classes as optional in the OSGi manifest are two different things. I'm just not away of the effects of the latter.