rjson

a jq like library for golang that helps parse nested json

go get github.com/BatteredBunny/rjson

Parse nested json without any anonymous structs

type Out struct {
	One     string      `rjson:"uwu.nya"`           // "123"
	Two     int         `rjson:"one.two.three.num"` // 1
	Three   []string    `rjson:"one.arr"`           // ["a","b"]
    Four    string      `rjson:"one.arr[0]"`        // "a"
}

{
    "uwu": {
        "nya": "123"
    },
    "one": {
        "two": {
            "three": {
                "num": 1
            }
        },
        "arr": [
            "a",
            "b"
        ]
    }
}

For a more complete example have a look at tag_test.go

Helpful

Debugging

If the json isnt parsing as expected try enabling the rjson.Debug variable. rjson.Debug = true

Jetbrains

For quickly parsing json, in jetbrains IDE you can directly copy the json pointer and paste it into rjson field tag

copied value: onResponseReceivedActions[0].appendContinuationItemsAction.continuationItems[76].playlistVideoRenderer.thumbnail.thumbnails

Syntax explanation

Path seperator: "."

• Dot symbol is used as path seperator, e.g one.two.three

Array index: [0]

• You can index slices/array like you would normally, e.g arr[0], arr[1]

Last value: [-]

• You can access the last value of an slices/array using this, e.g arr[-]

Value iterator: []

• e.g arr[].text

  Input

  {
      "arr": [
          {
              "text": "1",
              "num": 1
          },
          {
              "text": "2",
              "num": 2
          },
          {
              "no_commons": "this object has no common fields, so it wont be included"
          }
      ]
  }

  Output

  [
      {
          "text": "1",
      },
      {
          "text": "2",
      }
  ]