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Transform with JMESPath

Transform with JMESPath

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Interactively transform JSON in VSCode using JMESPath.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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json-transform-vscode

Transform JSON in Visual Studio Code

Use JMESPath to evaluate an expression against selected JSON to transform it into an output channel.

To learn more about JMESPath, check out the JMESPath Tutorial and JMESPath Examples.

Example

Expression:

locations[?state == 'WA'].name | sort(@) | {WashingtonCities: join(', ', @)}

Sample JSON:

{
  "locations": [
    {"name": "Seattle", "state": "WA"},
    {"name": "New York", "state": "NY"},
    {"name": "Bellevue", "state": "WA"},
    {"name": "Olympia", "state": "WA"}
  ]
}

Result:

{
  "WashingtonCities": "Bellevue, Olympia, Seattle"
}

Known Issues

None.

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release of JSONTransform

1.0.5

Changed .json extension required to json/jsonc language type required (works in unsafed file now) Updated the output window name to JMESPath Output Added error on incoorect language type to the console

Initial release of JSONTransform

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2021 Andrew Yahner

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