# safe-r-json > A convenient JSON file reader. Latest version **1.0.8** (published 2025-02-14) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads ## Install ```sh npm install safe-r-json pnpm add safe-r-json yarn add safe-r-json bun add safe-r-json ``` ## Health **Score 25/100 (F)** — status: maintenance-mode. Positive: no vulnerabilities. Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support. Negative: stale; low maintenance score. ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Version | 1.0.8 | | Published | 2025-02-14 | | First published | 2016-12-05 | | Weekly downloads | 0 | | License | MIT | | TypeScript types | none | | Module format | CommonJS | | Dependencies | 1 | | Unpacked size | 7.3 KB | | Known vulnerabilities | 0 | | Install scripts | no | | GitHub stars | 2 | | Author | Ionică Bizău | | Maintainers | ionicabizau | | Keywords | safe, r, json, a, convenient, file, reader | ## Links - npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/safe-r-json - Repository: https://github.com/IonicaBizau/safe-r-json - Homepage: https://github.com/IonicaBizau/safe-r-json#readme - Issues: https://github.com/IonicaBizau/safe-r-json/issues - npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/safe-r-json ## Dependencies (1) - [r-json](https://npm.io/package/r-json.md) ^1.2.5 ## Alternatives - [@mapbox/jsonlint-lines-primitives](https://npm.io/package/@mapbox/jsonlint-lines-primitives.md) — 5.3M weekly downloads - [reftools](https://npm.io/package/reftools.md) — 3.5M weekly downloads - [@hey-api/openapi-ts](https://npm.io/package/@hey-api/openapi-ts.md) — 3.5M weekly downloads - [@mapbox/geojson-rewind](https://npm.io/package/@mapbox/geojson-rewind.md) — 2.4M weekly downloads - [turbo-stream](https://npm.io/package/turbo-stream.md) — 1.7M weekly downloads ## Recent versions - 1.0.8 (latest) — 2025-02-14 - 1.0.7 — 2020-08-09 - 1.0.6 — 2019-01-03 - 1.0.5 — 2017-12-25 - 1.0.4 — 2017-09-08 - 1.0.3 — 2017-03-23 - 1.0.2 — 2017-03-20 - 1.0.1 — 2016-12-05 - 1.0.0 — 2016-12-05 ## README # safe-r-json [![Support me on Patreon][badge_patreon]][patreon] [![Buy me a book][badge_amazon]][amazon] [![PayPal][badge_paypal_donate]][paypal-donations] [![Ask me anything](https://img.shields.io/badge/ask%20me-anything-1abc9c.svg)](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/ama) [![Version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/safe-r-json.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/safe-r-json) [![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/safe-r-json.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/safe-r-json) [![Get help on Codementor](https://cdn.codementor.io/badges/get_help_github.svg)](https://www.codementor.io/@johnnyb?utm_source=github&utm_medium=button&utm_term=johnnyb&utm_campaign=github) Buy Me A Coffee > A convenient JSON file reader. ## :cloud: Installation ```sh # Using npm npm install --save safe-r-json # Using yarn yarn add safe-r-json ``` ## :clipboard: Example ```js const safeRJson = require("safe-r-json"); console.log(safeRJson("path/to/a/file/that/does/not/exist")); // => {} // If you expect an array, simply pass it there console.log(safeRJson("path/to/a/file/that/does/not/exist", [])); // => [] safeRJson("path/to/a/file/that/does/not/exist", [], (err, data) => { console.log(err || data); // => [] }); safeRJson(`${__dirname}/data.json`, (err, data) => { console.log(data); // => { hello: 'world' } }); ``` ## :question: Get Help There are few ways to get help: 1. 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