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eadmaster

Reputation: 1457

list all json pointers with xidel

Is it possible to list/generate all the JSON Pointers from a file using xidel or another command line tool?

I've tried with

xidel test.json -e '$json()'

But it only lists the top-level fields, while i want a recursive listing like the one i get with xmlstarlet el -a.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 319

Answers (1)

BeniBela
BeniBela

Reputation: 16917

You can declare a recursive function for that:

xidel test.json -e '
      declare function escape ($s) { replace(replace($s, "~", "~0"), "/", "~1") };
      declare function enum($v, $pointer) {
        typeswitch ($v) 
          case array()  return $v() ! enum(., $pointer || "/" || string(position() - 1))
          case object() return $v() ! enum($v(.), $pointer || "/" || escape(.))
          default       return $pointer
      };
      enum($json, "")
'

Upvotes: 1

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