jq Live View (JSON selector)

Use jq to process a .json file, updating the preview as you save your file.

update-file-demo

select-command-demo

This extension will keep a history of the commands that you run

command-history-demo

Configuration

This extension can be configured in User Settings or Workspace settings.

Setting	Type	Description
`customCommand`	`string`	See Running jq with command line options
`strictMode`	`boolean`	See Strict Mode

For your convenience, customCommand replaces the following variables:

$$user_filter is replaced with the filter you typed

$$file_path is replaced with the current file path

An example, using modules:

{
  "jq.customCommand": "jq -L /my/modules/path 'include \"items\"; $$user_filter' $$file_path"
}

By default, this extension only works with files with a json file identifier. Turn this off if you want to use it with any file type.

Alternatively, you can modify VSCode's files.associations in your User Settings:

"files.associations": {
    "*.log.a.txt": "json"
},

Strict Mode may, in the future, include other checks that you will always be able to turn off.

v0.4.1
- Fix #18 (file save issue)
v0.4.0
- Add history of commands on a per-open-file basis
v0.3.0
- Add strictMode configuration option (do not check for json language identifier)
- Fix escaping input box (no longer opens a live view)
v0.2.0
- Deprecate jqArgs,jqPrefix, jqPostfix and replaces its functionality with customCommand
v0.1.0
- Add configuration options jqArgs,jqPrefix, jqPostfix to run jq qith command line options
v0.0.1
- Initial Public Release