jid

Json Incremental Digger

It's a very simple tool.
You can drill down JSON interactively by using filtering queries like jq.

Suggestion and Auto completion of this tool will provide you a very comfortable JSON drill down.

Demo

Installation

With homebrew (for Mac)
Simply use "jid" command
Build

With homebrew (for Mac)

brew install jid

Simply use "jid" command

If you simply want to use jid command, please download binary from below.

https://github.com/simeji/jid/releases

Build

go get -u github.com/simeji/jid/cmd/jid

Usage

simple json example

Please execute the below command.

echo '{"aa":"2AA2","bb":{"aaa":[123,"cccc",[1,2]],"c":321}}'| jid

then, jid will be running.

You can dig JSON data incrementally.

When you enter .bb.aaa[2], you will see the following.

[Filter]> .bb.aaa[2]
[
  1,
  2
]

Then, you press Enter key and output [1,2] and exit.

simple json example2

This json is used by demo section.

echo '{"info":{"date":"2016-10-23","version":1.0},"users":[{"name":"simeji","uri":"https://github.com/simeji","id":1},{"name":"simeji2","uri":"https://example.com/simeji","id":2},{"name":"simeji3","uri":"https://example.com/simeji3","id":3}],"userCount":3}}'|jid

With a initial query

First argument of jid is initial query. (Use JSON same as Demo)

with curl

Sample for using RDAP data.

curl -s http://rdg.afilias.info/rdap/domain/example.info | jid

Load JSON from a file

jid < file.json

Keymaps

key	description
`TAB` / `CTRL` + `I`	Show available items and choice them
`CTRL` + `W`	Delete from the cursor to the start of the word
`CTRL` + `U`	Delete whole query
`CTRL` + `F` / Right Arrow (:arrow_right:)	Move cursor a character to the right
`CTRL` + `B` / Left Arrow (:arrow_left:)	Move cursor a character to the left
`CTRL` + `A`	To the first character of the 'Filter'
`CTRL` + `E`	To the end of the 'Filter'
`CTRL` + `J`	Scroll json buffer 1 line downwards
`CTRL` + `K`	Scroll json buffer 1 line upwards
`CTRL` + `L`	Change view mode whole json or keys (only object)

Option

First argument: Initial query

-q : Print query (for jq)

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