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user9763887

Reputation: 71

How to parse an array of json object using jq

I need to parse a Json file which have a lot of arrays.

This is the json source:

{
"iabVersion": "IAB_V2",
"categories": [{
    "categories": [{
        "categories": [{
            "id": "1.1.1",
            "name": "Commercial Trucks"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.2",
            "name": "Convertible"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.3",
            "name": "Coupe"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.4",
            "name": "Crossover"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.5",
            "name": "Hatchback"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.6",
            "name": "Microcar"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.7",
            "name": "Minivan"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.8",
            "name": "Off-Road Vehicles"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.9",
            "name": "Pickup Trucks"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.10",
            "name": "Sedan"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.11",
            "name": "Station Wagon"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.12",
            "name": "SUV"
        },
        {
            "id": "1.1.13",
            "name": "Van"
        }],
        "id": "1.1",
        "name": "Auto Body Styles"
    }
  }
}

This is the json requred:

{
"id": "1.1.1",
"name": "Commercial Trucks"
}
{
"id": "1.1.2",
"name": "Convertible"
}

How can I parse it via jq?

10x:)

Upvotes: 4

Views: 35451

Answers (2)

peak
peak

Reputation: 116730

Assuming the JSON input has been corrected, the following jq filter seems to meet the requirements, such as they are:

.categories[].categories[].categories[]

This produces a stream of JSON objects, beginning:

{
  "id": "1.1.1",
  "name": "Commercial Trucks"
}
{
  "id": "1.1.2",
  "name": "Convertible"
}

Upvotes: 8

oliv
oliv

Reputation: 13249

Given that you fix the malformed JSON data by closing arrays like this:

          ...
          "id": "1.1",
          "name": "Auto Body Styles"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

you can use the following jq script:

$ jq '.categories[0].categories[0].categories[0],.categories[0].categories[0].categories[1]' file
{
  "id": "1.1.1",
  "name": "Commercial Trucks"
}
{
  "id": "1.1.2",
  "name": "Convertible"
}

The jq statement selects the first and second array element in these nested arrays.

Upvotes: 2

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