SOsoheilpro·Apr 15, 2022
My main problem with jq was finding the paths to the nodes, so I wrote catj (https://github.com/soheilpro/catj) to help with that.
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catj
Displays JSON files in a flat format.
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Another way to display JSON files in a more readable format is catj (https://github.com/soheilpro/catj)
In The Pretty JSON RevolutionCatj is worth a mention. Similar, but written in node.js.
https://github.com/soheilpro/catj
In Gron – Make JSON GreppableAlso, catj - Displays JSON files in a flat, concise format.
https://github.com/soheilpro/catj
In Show HN: Jqview, a simple native GUI for inspecting JSON with jqMy very own pgcmd [1]. I usually pipe the output to jq [2] or catj [3] for further processing.
[1] https://github.com/soheilpro/pgcmd
[2] https://stedolan.github.io/jq
[3] https://github.com/soheilpro/catj
In Ask HN: What PostgreSQL client do you use?Looks like a good tool, but can everyone reading this please plus-one the thumbs up here to get the reverse operation implanted?
https://github.com/soheilpro/catj/issues/7
In Illustrated Jq TutorialShameless plug: If you use jq a lot, catj (https://github.com/soheilpro/catj) can really help you with writing query expressions.
In Illustrated Jq TutorialShow HN: Catj – A new way to display JSON files
388 points · Open discussionI have written a similar tool called catj [1]. I mostly use it when I need to construct JSON expressions when working with jq.
[1] https://github.com/soheilpro/catj
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