fix: ignore unknown fields when deserializing for easier backwards compatability

Author: RedVortexDev

src/main/java/com/mcdiamondfire/proto/ModAPIUtility.java

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
  */
 public final class ModAPIUtility {
 
+	private static final JsonFormat.Parser JSON_PARSER = JsonFormat.parser().ignoringUnknownFields();
+	
 	private ModAPIUtility() {
 		// Prevent instantiation.
 	}
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ public static <T extends Message> T deserializeMessage(final String json, final
 			final String cleanedJson = jsonObject.toString();
 
 			final Message.Builder builder = (Message.Builder) clazz.getMethod("newBuilder").invoke(null);
-			JsonFormat.parser().merge(cleanedJson, builder);
+			JSON_PARSER.merge(cleanedJson, builder);
 			//noinspection unchecked -- on the caller to ensure the type is correct.
 			return (T) builder.build();
 		} catch (final NoSuchMethodException | IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) {