diff --git a/core-kotlin/pom.xml b/core-kotlin/pom.xml
index 24bfb302cf..1dd804eedd 100644
--- a/core-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/core-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -98,13 +98,18 @@
             <version>${assertj.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
+            <artifactId>klaxon</artifactId>
+            <version>${klaxon.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
-                <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+                <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${kotlin-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
@@ -200,20 +205,22 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <kotlin-maven-plugin.version>1.2.31</kotlin-maven-plugin.version>
-        <kotlin-test-junit.version>1.2.31</kotlin-test-junit.version>
-        <kotlin-stdlib.version>1.2.31</kotlin-stdlib.version>
-        <kotlin-reflect.version>1.2.31</kotlin-reflect.version>
-        <kotlinx.version>0.15</kotlinx.version>
+        <kotlin-maven-plugin.version>1.2.41</kotlin-maven-plugin.version>
+        <kotlin-test-junit.version>1.2.41</kotlin-test-junit.version>
+        <kotlin-stdlib.version>1.2.41</kotlin-stdlib.version>
+        <kotlin-reflect.version>1.2.41</kotlin-reflect.version>
+        <kotlinx.version>0.22.5</kotlinx.version>
         <mockito-kotlin.version>1.5.0</mockito-kotlin.version>
         <kodein.version>4.1.0</kodein.version>
+        <klaxon.version>3.0.4</klaxon.version>
+        <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
         <khttp.version>0.1.0</khttp.version>
         <commons-math3.version>3.6.1</commons-math3.version>
-        <junit.jupiter.version>5.0.0</junit.jupiter.version>
-        <junit.platform.version>1.0.0</junit.platform.version>
-        <junit.vintage.version>4.12.0</junit.vintage.version>
+        <junit.jupiter.version>5.2.0</junit.jupiter.version>
+        <junit.platform.version>1.2.0</junit.platform.version>
+        <junit.vintage.version>5.2.0</junit.vintage.version>
         <junit4.version>4.12</junit4.version>
-        <assertj.version>3.9.1</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.10.0</assertj.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
diff --git a/core-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/CustomProduct.kt b/core-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/CustomProduct.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc46c65f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/CustomProduct.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.baeldung.klaxon
+
+import com.beust.klaxon.Json
+
+class CustomProduct(
+        @Json(name = "productName")
+        val name: String,
+        @Json(ignored = true)
+        val id: Int)
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diff --git a/core-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/Product.kt b/core-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/Product.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09bcbc8722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/Product.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package com.baeldung.klaxon
+
+class Product(val name: String)
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diff --git a/core-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/ProductData.kt b/core-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/ProductData.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f30f26ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/ProductData.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package com.baeldung.klaxon
+
+data class ProductData(val name: String, val capacityInGb: Int)
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diff --git a/core-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/KlaxonUnitTest.kt b/core-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/KlaxonUnitTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a7d44a163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/klaxon/KlaxonUnitTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+package com.baeldung.klaxon
+
+import com.beust.klaxon.JsonArray
+import com.beust.klaxon.JsonObject
+import com.beust.klaxon.JsonReader
+import com.beust.klaxon.Klaxon
+import com.beust.klaxon.Parser
+import com.beust.klaxon.PathMatcher
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
+import org.assertj.core.api.SoftAssertions.assertSoftly
+import org.junit.Assert
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import java.io.StringReader
+import java.util.regex.Pattern
+
+class KlaxonUnitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun giveProduct_whenSerialize_thenGetJsonString() {
+        val product = Product("HDD")
+        val result = Klaxon().toJsonString(product)
+
+        assertThat(result).isEqualTo("""{"name" : "HDD"}""")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun giveJsonString_whenDeserialize_thenGetProduct() {
+        val result = Klaxon().parse<Product>("""
+            {
+                "name" : "RAM"
+            }
+        """)
+
+        assertThat(result?.name).isEqualTo("RAM")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun giveCustomProduct_whenSerialize_thenGetJsonString() {
+        val product = CustomProduct("HDD", 1)
+        val result = Klaxon().toJsonString(product)
+
+        assertThat(result).isEqualTo("""{"productName" : "HDD"}""")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun giveJsonArray_whenStreaming_thenGetProductArray() {
+        val jsonArray = """
+        [
+            { "name" : "HDD", "capacityInGb" : 512 },
+            { "name" : "RAM", "capacityInGb" : 16 }
+        ]"""
+        val expectedArray = arrayListOf(ProductData("HDD", 512),
+                ProductData("RAM", 16))
+        val klaxon = Klaxon()
+        val productArray = arrayListOf<ProductData>()
+        JsonReader(StringReader(jsonArray)).use { reader ->
+            reader.beginArray {
+                while (reader.hasNext()) {
+                    val product = klaxon.parse<ProductData>(reader)
+                    productArray.add(product!!)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        assertThat(productArray).hasSize(2).isEqualTo(expectedArray)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun giveJsonString_whenParser_thenGetJsonObject() {
+        val jsonString = StringBuilder("""
+            {
+                "name" : "HDD",
+                "capacityInGb" : 512,
+                "sizeInInch" : 2.5
+            }
+        """)
+        val parser = Parser()
+        val json = parser.parse(jsonString) as JsonObject
+
+        assertThat(json).hasSize(3).containsEntry("name", "HDD").containsEntry("capacityInGb", 512).containsEntry("sizeInInch", 2.5)
+    }
+
+    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+    @Test
+    fun giveJsonStringArray_whenParser_thenGetJsonArray() {
+        val jsonString = StringBuilder("""
+        [
+            { "name" : "SDD" },
+            { "madeIn" : "Taiwan" },
+            { "warrantyInYears" : 5 }
+        ]""")
+        val parser = Parser()
+        val json = parser.parse(jsonString) as JsonArray<JsonObject>
+
+        assertSoftly({ softly ->
+            softly.assertThat(json).hasSize(3)
+            softly.assertThat(json[0]["name"]).isEqualTo("SDD")
+            softly.assertThat(json[1]["madeIn"]).isEqualTo("Taiwan")
+            softly.assertThat(json[2]["warrantyInYears"]).isEqualTo(5)
+        })
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun givenJsonString_whenStreaming_thenProcess() {
+        val jsonString = """
+        {
+             "name" : "HDD",
+             "madeIn" : "Taiwan",
+             "warrantyInYears" : 5
+             "hasStock" : true
+             "capacitiesInTb" : [ 1, 2 ],
+             "features" : { "cacheInMb" : 64, "speedInRpm" : 7200 }
+        }"""
+
+        JsonReader(StringReader(jsonString)).use { reader ->
+            reader.beginObject {
+                while (reader.hasNext()) {
+                    val readName = reader.nextName()
+                    when (readName) {
+                        "name" -> assertThat(reader.nextString()).isEqualTo("HDD")
+                        "madeIn" -> assertThat(reader.nextString()).isEqualTo("Taiwan")
+                        "warrantyInYears" -> assertThat(reader.nextInt()).isEqualTo(5)
+                        "hasStock" -> assertThat(reader.nextBoolean()).isEqualTo(true)
+                        "capacitiesInTb" -> assertThat(reader.nextArray()).contains(1, 2)
+                        "features" -> assertThat(reader.nextObject()).containsEntry("cacheInMb", 64).containsEntry("speedInRpm", 7200)
+                        else -> Assert.fail("Unexpected name: $readName")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun givenDiskInventory_whenRegexMatches_thenGetTypes() {
+        val jsonString = """
+    {
+       "inventory" : {
+           "disks" : [
+               {
+                   "type" : "HDD",
+                   "sizeInGb" : 1000
+               },
+               {
+                   "type" : "SDD",
+                   "sizeInGb" : 512
+               }
+           ]
+       }
+    }"""
+        val pathMatcher = object : PathMatcher {
+            override fun pathMatches(path: String) = Pattern.matches(".*inventory.*disks.*type.*", path)
+
+            override fun onMatch(path: String, value: Any) {
+                when (path) {
+                    "$.inventory.disks[0].type" -> assertThat(value).isEqualTo("HDD")
+                    "$.inventory.disks[1].type" -> assertThat(value).isEqualTo("SDD")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Klaxon().pathMatcher(pathMatcher).parseJsonObject(StringReader(jsonString))
+    }
+}
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