format-json-stream v0.1.5

format-json-stream

Formats a JSON stream to make it more readable by adding proper indentation and newlines.

As Commandline Tool

# default indent 2
curl https://raw.github.com/thlorenz/format-json-stream/master/package.json | format-json-stream | head -n 20

# indent 8
curl https://raw.github.com/thlorenz/format-json-stream/master/package.json | format-json-stream --indent 8 | head -n 20

# indent 4
curl https://raw.github.com/thlorenz/format-json-stream/master/package.json | format-json-stream -i 4 | head -n 20

As Library

var format = require('format-json-stream')

// formats with indent 2
process.stdin.pipe(format()).pipe(process.stdout);

// formats with indent 4
process.stdin.pipe(format(4)).pipe(process.stdout);

Installation

npm install format-json-stream

# or as cli tool

npm install -g format-json-stream