jq-node-bindings

This is a library for Node.js that provides C bindings to the jq library. It allows you to use jq to extract and manipulate data from JSON objects in Node.js.

Requirements

To use this library, you must have node-gyp installed on your system. and the following libraries

1. node-gyp

   npm install -g node-gyp

2. XCode on Mac, gcc on unix Mac

   xcode-select --install

   Yum

   sudo yum install gcc g++

   apt-get

   sudo apt-get gcc g++

3. The following C\C++ toolchains autoconf make libtool automake Homebrew

   brew install autoconf make automake libtool

   Yum

   sudo apt-get install -y autoconf make libtool automake

   apt-get

   sudo apt-get install -y autoconf make libtool automake

Installation

npm install @port-labs/jq-node-bindings

Usage

Here's an example of how to use the library:

import { exec } from '@port-labs/jq-node-bindings';

const json = { foo: 'bar' };
const input = '.foo';

const result = exec(json, input);

console.log(result); // outputs "bar"

The exec function takes two arguments: a JSON object and a jq input string. It returns the result of running the jq program on the JSON object. The result can be of any type supported by jq: object, array, string, number, boolean, or null.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

MIT