Json-easy-strip NPM

json-easy-strip

Load and strip JS-type comments from JSON file, easy and fast!

Works with all JS-type comments
File caching functionality
Optional access to strip method only
Super easy and fast
999 bytes, 44 lines of code (with comments!)

Install

$ npm install json-easy-strip

Usage

sweet.json:

{
	/*
	 * Sweet section
	 */
	"fruit": "Watermelon", // Yes, watermelons is sweet!
	"dessert": /* Yummy! */ "Cheesecake",
	// And finally
	"drink": "Milkshake - /* strawberry */ or // chocolate!" // Mmm...
}

index.js:

const requireJSON = require('json-easy-strip');
const obj = requireJSON('./sweet.json');
console.log(obj);

//  {
//    fruit: 'Watermelon',
//    dessert: 'Cheesecake',
//    drink: 'Milkshake - /* strawberry */ or // chocolate!'
//  }

Caching

Enabled by default, but you always can flush it

const path = require('path');
const requireJSON = require('json-easy-strip');

// Loads, strips and parse sweet.json, puts it
// in the cache, and then returns a JSON object
const obj = requireJSON('./sweet.json');

// Returns a JSON object from cache
const obj2 = requireJSON('./sweet.json');

// Flushes the cache as in the standard require() function
delete requireJSON.cache[path.resolve('./sweet.json')];

// Again loads, strips and parse sweet.json and
// puts it in the cache
const obj3 = requireJSON('./sweet.json');

Access to strip method only

If you don't need to load file, only strip method is avaliable

const requireJSON = require('json-easy-strip');

const jsonString = `{
	/*
	 * Sweet section
	 */
	"fruit": "Watermelon", // Yes, watermelons is sweet!
	"dessert": /* Yummy! */ "Cheesecake",
	// And finally
	"drink": "Milkshake - /* strawberry */ or // chocolate!" // Mmm...
}`;

const obj = requireJSON.strip(jsonString);
console.log(obj);

//  {
//    fruit: 'Watermelon',
//    dessert: 'Cheesecake',
//    drink: 'Milkshake - /* strawberry */ or // chocolate!'
//  }