JSON Formatter#

A simple JSON formatting, validation, and conversion tool.

Features#

• Format/Beautify - Make JSON readable with proper indentation
• Compress/Minify - Remove whitespace for compact JSON
• Validate - Check JSON syntax and report errors
• Convert - JSON ↔ YAML conversion

Usage#

bash

python3 skills/json-formatter/scripts/json_formatter.py <action> [options]

Actions#

ActionDescriptionformatFormat JSON with indentationcompressMinify JSON (remove whitespace)validateValidate JSON syntaxto-yamlConvert JSON to YAMLfrom-yamlConvert YAML to JSON

Options#

OptionTypeDefaultDescription--inputstring-Input string or file path--indentint2Indentation spaces (for format)--fileboolfalseTreat input as file path

Examples#

bash

# Format JSON
python3 skills/json-formatter/scripts/json_formatter.py format --input '{"name":"test","value":123}'

# Compress JSON
python3 skills/json-formatter/scripts/json_formatter.py compress --input '{"name": "test", "value": 123}'

# Validate JSON
python3 skills/json-formatter/scripts/json_formatter.py validate --input '{"name":"test"}'

# Convert to YAML
python3 skills/json-formatter/scripts/json_formatter.py to-yaml --input '{"name":"test","items":[1,2,3]}'

# From YAML to JSON
python3 skills/json-formatter/scripts/json_formatter.py from-yaml --input 'name: test'

Use Cases#

1. Debug API responses - Format and inspect JSON data
2. Reduce file size - Compress JSON for storage/transmission
3. Validate config files - Check JSON syntax before deployment
4. Convert formats - Switch between JSON and YAML for different tools

Current Status#

In development.