json-pointer

What is json-pointer?

The json-pointer npm package provides utilities for manipulating JSON data using JSON Pointers, which are strings that reference specific locations within a JSON document. This package allows you to get, set, and remove values in JSON objects using these pointers.

What are json-pointer's main functionalities?

Get Value

This feature allows you to retrieve a value from a JSON object using a JSON Pointer string.

const jsonPointer = require('json-pointer');
const obj = { foo: { bar: 'baz' } };
const value = jsonPointer.get(obj, '/foo/bar');
console.log(value); // Output: 'baz'

Set Value

This feature allows you to set a value in a JSON object at the location specified by a JSON Pointer string.

const jsonPointer = require('json-pointer');
const obj = { foo: { bar: 'baz' } };
jsonPointer.set(obj, '/foo/bar', 'qux');
console.log(obj); // Output: { foo: { bar: 'qux' } }

Remove Value

This feature allows you to remove a value from a JSON object at the location specified by a JSON Pointer string.

const jsonPointer = require('json-pointer');
const obj = { foo: { bar: 'baz' } };
jsonPointer.remove(obj, '/foo/bar');
console.log(obj); // Output: { foo: {} }

Other packages similar to json-pointer

jsonpath

The jsonpath package provides a way to query JSON documents using JSONPath expressions, which are similar to XPath expressions for XML. Unlike json-pointer, which uses a simpler pointer syntax, jsonpath offers more complex querying capabilities, such as filtering and recursive searches.

json-query

The json-query package allows you to query JSON objects using a simple query language. It supports nested queries, filtering, and joins. Compared to json-pointer, json-query offers more advanced querying features but may be more complex to use for simple get/set operations.

lodash

Lodash is a utility library that provides a wide range of functions for manipulating JavaScript objects, including deep property access and modification. While it is not specifically focused on JSON Pointers, it offers similar functionality through methods like _.get, _.set, and _.unset.

README

json-pointer

Some utilities for JSON pointers described by RFC 6901

Provides some additional stuff i needed but is not included in node-jsonpointer

Installation

node.js

$ npm install json-pointer

API

var pointer = require('json-pointer');

.get(object, pointer)

Looks up a JSON pointer in an object.

Array of reference tokens, e.g. returned by api.parse, can be passed as a pointer to .get, .set and .remove methods.

var obj = {
    example: {
        bla: 'hello'
    }
};
pointer.get(obj, '/example/bla');

.set(object, pointer, value)

Sets a new value on object at the location described by pointer.

var obj = {};
pointer.set(obj, '/example/bla', 'hello');

.remove(object, pointer)

Removes an attribute of object referenced by pointer.

var obj = {
    example: 'hello'
};
pointer.remove(obj, '/example');
// obj -> {}

.dict(object)

Creates a dictionary object (pointer -> value).

var obj = {
    hello: {bla: 'example'}
};
pointer.dict(obj);

// Returns:
// {
//    '/hello/bla': 'example'
// }

.walk(object, iterator)

Just like:

each(pointer.dict(obj), iterator);

.has(object, pointer)

Tests if an object has a value for a JSON pointer.

var obj = {
    bla: 'hello'
};

pointer.has(obj, '/bla');               // -> true
pointer.has(obj, '/non/existing');      // -> false

.escape(str)

Escapes a reference token.

pointer.escape('hello~bla');            // -> 'hello~0bla'
pointer.escape('hello/bla');            // -> 'hello~1bla'

.unescape(str)

Unescape a reference token.

pointer.unescape('hello~0bla');         // -> 'hello~bla'
pointer.unescape('hello~1bla');         // -> 'hello/bla'

.parse(str)

Converts a JSON pointer into an array of reference tokens.

pointer.parse('/hello/bla');            // -> ['hello', 'bla']

.compile(array)

Builds a json pointer from an array of reference tokens.

pointer.compile(['hello', 'bla']);      // -> '/hello/bla'

pointer(object, [pointer, [value]])

Convenience wrapper around the api.

pointer(object)                 // bind object
pointer(object, pointer)        // get
pointer(object, pointer, value) // set

The wrapper supports chainable object oriented style.

var obj = {anything: 'bla'};
var objPointer = pointer(obj);
objPointer.set('/example', 'bla').dict();