Online doc error
Closed this issue · 3 comments
https://httpie.io/docs/cli/non-string-json-fields
hobbies:='["http", "pies"]' \ # Raw JSON — Array
In my test (PyPI ver.), it should be
hobbies='["http", "pies"]'
instead of
hobbies:='["http", "pies"]'
The linked docs section talks about embedding raw JSON. The :=
notation achieves that. It embeds the JSON snippet as is, here resulting in a nested array:
$ http --offline pie.dev/post hobbies:='["http", "pies"]'
{
"hobbies": [
"http",
"pies"
]
}
Here, however, we use =
, which embeds the value as a string:
$ http --offline pie.dev/post hobbies='["http", "pies"]'
{
"hobbies": "[\"http\", \"pies\"]"
}
Therefore, the docs is correct.
Please note there’s also explicit syntax for constructing nested JSON structures: https://httpie.io/docs/cli/nested-json
The linked docs section talks about embedding raw JSON. The
:=
notation achieves that. It embeds the JSON snippet as is, here resulting in a nested array:$ http --offline pie.dev/post hobbies:='["http", "pies"]'
{ "hobbies": [ "http", "pies" ] }Here, however, we use
=
, which embeds the value as a string:$ http --offline pie.dev/post hobbies='["http", "pies"]'
{ "hobbies": "[\"http\", \"pies\"]" }Therefore, the docs is correct.
Please note there’s also explicit syntax for constructing nested JSON structures: https://httpie.io/docs/cli/nested-json
Sorry, but when I run the command
http --offline pie.dev/post hobbies:='["http", "pie"]'
It gives me an error
error:
'hobbies:=': Expecting value: line 1 column 2 (char 1)
Did I do something wrong? THX
The linked docs section talks about embedding raw JSON. The
:=
notation achieves that. It embeds the JSON snippet as is, here resulting in a nested array:$ http --offline pie.dev/post hobbies:='["http", "pies"]'
{ "hobbies": [ "http", "pies" ] }Here, however, we use
=
, which embeds the value as a string:$ http --offline pie.dev/post hobbies='["http", "pies"]'
{ "hobbies": "[\"http\", \"pies\"]" }Therefore, the docs is correct.
Please note there’s also explicit syntax for constructing nested JSON structures: https://httpie.io/docs/cli/nested-jsonSorry, but when I run the command
http --offline pie.dev/post hobbies:='["http", "pie"]'
It gives me an error
error: 'hobbies:=': Expecting value: line 1 column 2 (char 1)
Did I do something wrong? THX
Update:
Try to run this code on my Debian VM, everything goes well
$ http --offline pie.dev/post hobbies:='["http", "pie"]'
POST /post HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json, */*;q=0.5
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Length: 28
Content-Type: application/json
Host: pie.dev
User-Agent: HTTPie/3.2.1
{
"hobbies": [
"http",
"pie"
]
}
So it's might be an issue just relate to the Windows Powershell.