JSON Ops
A VS Code / Cursor extension providing a comprehensive suite of JSON utilities — all accessible from the command palette or the right-click context menu.
Features
In-place operations
These commands replace the selected text (or the entire document if nothing is selected).
| Command |
Description |
| JSON Ops: Format (Pretty Print) |
Indent JSON using the editor's configured tab size |
| JSON Ops: Minify |
Strip all whitespace into a compact single line |
| JSON Ops: Sort Keys |
Recursively sort all object keys alphabetically |
| JSON Ops: Flatten |
Convert nested JSON to dot-notation keys — {"a":{"b":1}} → {"a.b":1} |
| JSON Ops: Unflatten |
Restore dot-notation keys back to nested JSON |
| JSON Ops: Remove Nulls / Empty Values |
Recursively strip null, "", [], and {} |
| JSON Ops: Stringify |
Escape JSON into a string literal |
| JSON Ops: Minify + Stringify |
Minify then escape in one step |
| JSON Ops: Parse (unescape string) |
Unescape a JSON string literal back to JSON |
| JSON Ops: Validate |
Check if the JSON is valid — shows a ✓ or an error message |
Opens result in a new document
These commands open their output in a new untitled document so your original file is unchanged.
| Command |
Description |
| JSON Ops: CSV to JSON |
Convert CSV to a JSON array of objects |
| JSON Ops: JSON to YAML |
Convert JSON to YAML |
| JSON Ops: YAML to JSON |
Convert YAML to JSON |
| JSON Ops: JSONPath Query |
Prompt for a JSONPath expression and show matching results |
| JSON Ops: Generate TypeScript Interface |
Infer a TypeScript interface from JSON |
| JSON Ops: Generate JSON Schema |
Generate a JSON Schema (draft-07) from JSON |
Usage
Command Palette
Open with Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) and type JSON Ops.
Right-click anywhere in a JSON, YAML, or CSV file (or on a selection) and choose JSON Ops from the menu.
Selection-aware
All commands operate on the selected text if a selection exists, otherwise they act on the entire document.
Examples
Flatten / Unflatten
// Input
{
"user": {
"name": "Alice",
"address": {
"city": "SF"
}
}
}
// After: JSON Ops: Flatten
{
"user.name": "Alice",
"user.address.city": "SF"
}
Remove Nulls / Empty Values
// Input
{ "name": "Alice", "age": null, "tags": [], "meta": {} }
// After: JSON Ops: Remove Nulls / Empty Values
{ "name": "Alice" }
JSONPath Query
Prompts for an expression — supports:
$.key — property access$.array[0] — index access$.array[*] — all elements$..key — recursive descent
Expression: $.users[*].name
Result: ["Alice", "Bob"]
Generate TypeScript Interface
// Input
{ "id": 1, "name": "Alice", "active": true }
// Output
interface Root {
id: number;
name: string;
active: boolean;
}
Generate JSON Schema
// Input
{ "id": 1, "name": "Alice" }
// Output
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"title": "Root",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "number" },
"name": { "type": "string" }
},
"required": ["id", "name"],
"additionalProperties": false
}
Requirements
VS Code 1.85.0 or later (also compatible with Cursor).
License
Copyright 2026 Gaurav Mathur (mail.gauravmathur@gmail.com). All rights reserved.
