requirejson

Require JSON files with a file extension other than .json.

Install

$ npm install @chharvey/requirejson

Use

Asynchronously

const {requireJSON} = require('@chharvey/requirejson');

requireJSON('./my-file.jsonld').then((my_json_object) => {
    console.log(my_json_object['@type']);
});

Synchronously

const {requireJSONSync} = require('@chharvey/requirejson');

const my_json_object = requireJSONSync('./my-file.jsonld');
console.log(my_json_object['@type']);

API

import {
    requireJSON,
    requireJSONSync,
    JSONValue,
    JSONObject,
    JSONArray,
    JSONPrimitive,
} from '@chharvey/requirejson';

const my_json_object: Promise<JSONValue> = requireJSON('./my-file.jsonld');
const my_json_object_sync: JSONValue = requireJSONSync('./my-file.jsonld');

Functions

requireJSON(filepath: string): Promise<JSONValue>

Asynchronously returns a JSON value that is the result of parsing the file contents.

Parameters:

• filepath: the path of the file to read, relative to current working directory

Returns:

A Promise resolving to a JSON value parsed from the file contents.

requireJSONSync(filepath: string): JSONValue

Synchronously returns a JSON value that is the result of parsing the file contents.

Parameters:

• filepath: the path of the file to read, relative to current working directory

Returns:

A JSON value parsed from the file contents.

Types

type name	definition	description
JSONValue	JSONObject or JSONArray or JSONPrimitive	Any valid JSON value.
JSONObject	{[key: string]?: JSONValue}	A general JSON object, with string keys and JSONValue values.
JSONArray	JSONValue[]	A JSON array, with JSONValue entries.
JSONPrimitive	string or number or boolean or null	A JSON primitive.