jsonselect
v0.0.1
Published
Filter out JSON field using Mongoose's select syntax.
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Install
npm install jsonselect;
Usage
select(obj, options)
Options:
only
: string|array - List of whitespace delimited paths (returned object will only contain those paths)except
: string|array - List of whitespace delimited paths (returned object will not contain those paths)
Options can also be a string. See examples.
Paths can be (almost) any JSONPath.
Examples
var select = require('jsonselect');
var a = select(obj, 'username email name.first friends -friends.password');
// equivalent to
var a2 = select(obj, { only: 'username email name.first friends', except: 'friends.password'} );
var b = select(obj, '-password'); // everything except password
// equivalent to
var b2 = select(obj, { except: '-password' });
Using with Mongoose
Coming soon!
TODO
- better parser for normalized paths
- properly delete array element using splice/concat