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@axync/extract-json

v1.0.2

Published

An utility to extract JSON object and array from a string.

Downloads

298

Readme

@axync/extract-json

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Overview

@axync/extract-json is a utility for extracting JSON objects and arrays from a raw string. This package is particularly useful when dealing with large or malformed JSON data where you need to extract valid JSON objects or arrays from a larger text.

This package only extracts Objects and Arrays from string.

Installation

You can install the package using npm:

npm install @axync/extract-json

Usage

The primary function provided by this package is extractJson, which allows you to extract JSON objects and arrays from a raw string.

Example

import { extractJson } from '@axync/extract-json';

const rawString = `
  Here is some text before a JSON object: {"key": "value"} 
  and another one: {"anotherKey": 123} and here is an array: [1, 2, 3]
`;

const jsonObjects = await extractJson(rawString);

console.log(jsonObjects);
// Output: [{ "key": "value" }, { "anotherKey": 123 }, [1, 2, 3]]

Extract with Limit

You can also specify a limit to control the number of JSON objects or arrays extracted:

const jsonObjects = await extractJson(rawString, 2);

console.log(jsonObjects);
// Output: [{ "key": "value" }, { "anotherKey": 123 }]

API

extractJson(rawString: string, limit?: number): Promise<any[]>

  • rawString: The string containing potential JSON objects or arrays.
  • limit: (Optional) The maximum number of JSON objects/arrays to extract. Defaults to Infinity.

Returns: A Promise that resolves to an array of extracted JSON objects and arrays.

How It Works

  1. Direct Parsing: The JsonExtractor class first attempts to directly parse the entire string as JSON.

  2. Finding Start Indexes: If direct parsing fails, it scans the string for potential start indexes of JSON objects ({, [) and arrays.

  3. Parsing Substrings: The class then attempts to parse substrings starting from each identified index, searching for valid JSON objects and arrays.

  4. Extraction: The method returns an array containing all successfully extracted JSON objects and arrays.

Limitations

  • This package only extracts JSON objects ({}) and arrays ([]). It does not extract other JSON data types like strings, numbers, or booleans.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.