jcon-parser v1.0.1

Summary

JCON is a configuration format that keeps the familiarity of JSON, but requires less syntax -- making it easier to read and write.

JCON Home Page

Features

• Separation by line breaks, not commas.
• No quotation marks for strings or keys.
• Support for line comments.
• Support for multi-line strings.
• Small footprint (~ 7k). No dependencies.

At a Glance

{
    // this is a comment
    myKey: {

        key: this is a string
        boolean: true
        number: 123

        list: [
            this is item 1
            this is item 2
        ]
        
        multiline: `
            This is a
            multiline
            string
        `
    }
}

Install

npm install jcon-parser

Usage

let jcon = require('jcon-parser');

jcon.parseFile('yourFile.jcon', (config)=>{
      console.log(config);
});
   
// or...
  
let config = jcon.parse(jconString);