Fix: Support Java record accessors in JSONObject

Author: Abhineshhh

src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java

@@ -1885,7 +1885,8 @@ private static Method[] getMethods(Class<?> klass) {
     }
 
     private static boolean isValidMethodName(String name) {
-        return !"getClass".equals(name) && !"getDeclaringClass".equals(name);
+        return !"getClass".equals(name) 
+                && !"getDeclaringClass".equals(name);
     }
 
     private static String getKeyNameFromMethod(Method method) {
@@ -1909,6 +1910,32 @@ private static String getKeyNameFromMethod(Method method) {
         } else if (name.startsWith("is") && name.length() > 2) {
             key = name.substring(2);
         } else {
+            // Check if this is a record-style accessor (no prefix)
+            // Record accessors are simple method names that match field names
+            // They must start with a lowercase letter and should be declared in the class itself
+            // (not inherited from Object, Enum, Number, or any java.* class)
+            // Also exclude common Object/bean method names
+            Class<?> declaringClass = method.getDeclaringClass();
+            if (name.length() > 0 && Character.isLowerCase(name.charAt(0)) 
+                    && !"get".equals(name)
+                    && !"is".equals(name)
+                    && !"set".equals(name)
+                    && !"toString".equals(name)
+                    && !"hashCode".equals(name)
+                    && !"equals".equals(name)
+                    && !"clone".equals(name)
+                    && !"notify".equals(name)
+                    && !"notifyAll".equals(name)
+                    && !"wait".equals(name)
+                    && declaringClass != null
+                    && declaringClass != Object.class
+                    && !Enum.class.isAssignableFrom(declaringClass)
+                    && !Number.class.isAssignableFrom(declaringClass)
+                    && !declaringClass.getName().startsWith("java.")
+                    && !declaringClass.getName().startsWith("javax.")) {
+                // This is a record-style accessor - return the method name as-is
+                return name;
+            }
             return null;
         }
         // if the first letter in the key is not uppercase, then skip.

src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONObjectTest.java

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 import org.json.junit.data.MyNumber;
 import org.json.junit.data.MyNumberContainer;
 import org.json.junit.data.MyPublicClass;
+import org.json.junit.data.PersonRecord;
 import org.json.junit.data.RecursiveBean;
 import org.json.junit.data.RecursiveBeanEquals;
 import org.json.junit.data.Singleton;
@@ -796,6 +797,25 @@ public void jsonObjectByBean3() {
         Util.checkJSONObjectMaps(jsonObject);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * JSONObject built from a Java record.
+     * Records use accessor methods without get/is prefixes (e.g., name() instead of getName()).
+     * This test verifies that JSONObject correctly handles record types.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void jsonObjectByRecord() {
+        PersonRecord person = new PersonRecord("John Doe", 30, true);
+        JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(person);
+        
+        // validate JSON
+        Object doc = Configuration.defaultConfiguration().jsonProvider().parse(jsonObject.toString());
+        assertTrue("expected 3 top level items", ((Map<?,?>)(JsonPath.read(doc, "$"))).size() == 3);
+        assertTrue("expected name field", "John Doe".equals(jsonObject.query("/name")));
+        assertTrue("expected age field", Integer.valueOf(30).equals(jsonObject.query("/age")));
+        assertTrue("expected active field", Boolean.TRUE.equals(jsonObject.query("/active")));
+        Util.checkJSONObjectMaps(jsonObject);
+    }
+
     /**
      * A bean is also an object. But in order to test the JSONObject
      * ctor that takes an object and a list of names, 

src/test/java/org/json/junit/data/PersonRecord.java

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package org.json.junit.data;
+
+/**
+ * A test class that mimics Java record accessor patterns.
+ * Records use accessor methods without get/is prefixes (e.g., name() instead of getName()).
+ * This class simulates that behavior to test JSONObject's handling of such methods.
+ */
+public class PersonRecord {
+    private final String name;
+    private final int age;
+    private final boolean active;
+
+    public PersonRecord(String name, int age, boolean active) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.age = age;
+        this.active = active;
+    }
+
+    // Record-style accessors (no "get" or "is" prefix)
+    public String name() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public int age() {
+        return age;
+    }
+
+    public boolean active() {
+        return active;
+    }
+}