https://github.com/tsmx/json-traverse
Traverse and manipulate JSON objects.
https://github.com/tsmx/json-traverse
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Traverse and manipulate JSON objects.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tsmx/json-traverse
- Owner: tsmx
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-09-29T10:40:35.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-17T20:09:50.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-01T10:52:22.028Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: json, traverse
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 708 KB
- Stars: 7
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# [**@tsmx/json-traverse**](https://github.com/tsmx/json-traverse)
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> Traverse and manipulate JSON objects.
## Usage
### Basic usage
```js
const jt = require('@tsmx/json-traverse');
const callbacks = {
processValue: (key, value, level, path, isObjectRoot, isArrayElement, cbSetValue) => {
/* your logic here */
},
enterLevel: (level, path) => {
/* your logic here */
},
exitLevel: (level, path) => {
/* your logic here */
}
};
var obj = { /* your JSON object */ };
jt.traverse(obj, callbacks);
```
### Example 1: print out a simple object
```js
var simpleObj = {
MyValue: 'test',
OtherValue: 'zzz',
NumberValue: 311,
MyArray: [1, 2, 3, 50, 60, 70]
};
const callbacks = {
processValue: (key, value, level, path, isObjectRoot, isArrayElement, cbSetValue) => {
console.log(level + ' ' + (path.length > 0 ? (path.join('.') + '.') : '') + key + ' = ' + value);
}
};
const jt = require('@tsmx/json-traverse');
jt.traverse(simpleObj, callbacks);
// 0 MyValue = test
// 0 OtherValue = xxx
// 0 NumberValue = 311
// 0 MyArray._0 = 1
// 0 MyArray._1 = 2
// 0 MyArray._2 = 3
// 0 MyArray._3 = 50
// 0 MyArray._4 = 60
// 0 MyArray._5 = 70
// flat array-mode: flattenArray = true (arrays are treated as one value)
jt.traverse(simpleObj, callbacks, true);
// 0 MyValue = test
// 0 OtherValue = xxx
// 0 NumberValue = 311
// 0 MyArray = 1,2,3,50,60,70
```
### Example 2: change values of an object
```js
var simpleObj = {
MyValue: 'test',
OtherValue: 'zzz',
NumberValue: 311,
MyArray: [1, 2, 3, 50, 60, 70]
};
const callbacks = {
processValue: (key, value, level, path, isObjectRoot, isArrayElement, cbSetValue) => {
// change values of properties starting with 'My' and
// multiply all numeric array values greater then 50 by 100
if (key.startsWith('My')) {
cbSetValue('MyNew-' + value);
}
if (isArrayElement && parseInt(value) > 50) {
cbSetValue(100 * parseInt(value));
}
}
};
const jt = require('@tsmx/json-traverse');
jt.traverse(simpleObj, callbacks);
// {
// MyValue : "MyNew-test",
// OtherValue: "xxx",
// NumberValue: 311,
// MyArray: [ 1, 2, 3, 50, 6000, 7000 ]
// }
```
### Example 3: convert a more complex object to a collapsible HTML list
```js
var htmlObj = {
MyArray: [0, 0],
ArrayInArray: [0, 1, ['two', 'three', [4, 5, 6]]],
MyNumber: 123,
MyString: 'test',
Child: {
ChildVal: 1,
SubChild: {
SubChildVal: 777
},
ChildArray: [1, 2, 66, 9, 900]
},
TrailingValue: 'testtesttest'
}
const callbacksHtmlList = {
processValue: (key, value, level, path, isObjectRoot, isArrayElement, cbSetValue) => {
if (isObjectRoot) {
console.log((' ').repeat(level) + '
}
else {
console.log((' ').repeat(level) + '
};
},
enterLevel: (level, path) => {
if (level == 0) {
console.log('
- ');
- Key: MyArray, Value: 0,0
- Key: ArrayInArray, Value: 0,1,two,three,4,5,6
- Key: MyNumber, Value: 123
- Key: MyString, Value: test
- Key: Child
- Key: ChildVal, Value: 1
- Key: SubChild
- Key: SubChildVal, Value: 777
- Key: ChildArray, Value: 1,2,66,9,900
- Key: TrailingValue, Value: testtesttest
}
else {
console.log((' ').repeat(level) + '
- ');
};
},
exitLevel: (level, path) => { console.log((' ').repeat(level) + '
};
const jt = require('@tsmx/json-traverse');
jt.traverse(htmlObj, callbacksHtmlList, true);
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```
## Key-features
- Define your callbacks for the following events:
- `processValue`: processing a traversed value
- `enterLevel`: entering a new nesting level
- `exitLevel`: leaving nesting level
- For every inspected value you will get rich meta-data
- key name
- level of nesting
- `isObjectRoot` flag to indicate if it's an object root (root of a nested object)
- `isArrayElement` flag to indicate if it's an array item
- full path to the key as an array of path elements
- Provides `cbSetValue` function to change any value in-place (directly in the traversed object)
- Supports deep inspection of
- Subobjects
- Arrays
- Arrays-in-Arrays
- Subobjects-in-Arrays
- Optional array flattening (treat arrays as flat values)
## API
### traverse(obj, callbacks = null, flattenArray = false)
Traverse the `obj` and apply the defined callbacks while traversing.
#### obj
Type: `Object`
The object to be traversed.
#### callbacks
Type: `Object`
Default: `null`
An Object containing the callback functions that should be applied while traversing `obj`. Every callback is optional. The expected form is:
```js
callbacks = {
processValue: (key, value, level, path, isObjectRoot, isArrayElement, cbSetValue) => {
/* your logic here */
},
enterLevel: (level, path) => {
/* your logic here */
},
exitLevel: (level, path) => {
/* your logic here */
}
};
```
##### processValue(key, value, level, path, isObjectRoot, isArrayElement, cbSetValue)
Defined callback function that is executed on each value when traversing the object. Receives the following input parameters:
###### key
Type: `String`
The key of the current value that is processed. If an array is deep-inspected the key for each processed item is `_ + Index` (`_0`, `_1`, `_2`,...).
###### value
Type: `String`
The actual value for `key`.
###### level
Type: `Number`
The nesting level. `0` indicates the first level.
###### path
Type: `Array`
An array containing all keys that where passed to reach the current key/value pair. Example:
```js
{
child: {
subchild: {
myvalue: 123;
}
}
}
```
When processing the value `123` with key `myvalue`, path would be `['child', 'subchild' ]`.
For deep-inspected arrays the path would contain the name of the array itself whereas the key would be the index of the processed value. Example:
```js
{
child: {
subchild: {
myvalues: [1, 2, 3]
}
}
}
```
When processing the array the keys would be `_0`, `_1` and `_2` and the path would always be `['child', 'subchild', 'myvalues']`.
###### isObjectRoot
Type: `Boolean`
`true` if the currently processed key is the root of another sub-object. In our example:
```js
{
child: {
subchild: {
myvalue: 123;
}
}
}
```
`isObjectRoot` would be `true` for the keys `child` and `subchild`.
###### isArrayElement
Type: `Boolean`
`true` if the currently processed key is an item of an array.
###### cbSetValue(newValue)
Type: `Function`
Callback function receiving the `newValue` that should replace the currently traversed `value`.
**Note:** Setting a new value directly changes the traversed object! So if you need the original later on be sure to create a copy of the object first.
##### enterLevel(level, path)
Defined callback function that is executed on entering a new nesting level when traversing the object. Receives the following input parameters:
###### level
Type: `Number`
0-based index of the nesting level that is entered.
###### path
Type: `Array`
An array containing all keys that where passed to reach the current level that is entered.
##### exitLevel(level, path)
Defined callback function that is executed on leaving a nesting level when traversing the object. Receives the following input parameters:
###### level
Type: `Number`
0-based index of the nesting level that is exited.
###### path
Type: `Array`
An array containing all keys that where passed to reach the current level that is exited.
#### flattenArray
Type: `Boolean`
Default: `false`
If set to `true` arrays will not be iterated but treated as one single value. The default is `false`, where arrays are iterated and each entry is processed separately including deep-inspection, e.g. if the entry is an object or another array.