JsonPathAccess

This library converts JSONPath expressions into Access list. This is really useful when you want to use it with get_in/2, drop_in/2, etc.

Example

Assuming we have this JSON:

{
  "store": {
    "book": [
      {
        "category": "reference",
        "author": "Nigel Rees",
        "title": "Sayings of the Century",
        "price": 8.95
      },
      {
        "category": "fiction",
        "author": "Evelyn Waugh",
        "title": "Sword of Honour",
        "price": 12.99
      },
      {
        "category": "fiction",
        "author": "Herman Melville",
        "title": "Moby Dick",
        "isbn": "0-553-21311-3",
        "price": 8.99
      },
      {
        "category": "fiction",
        "author": "J. R. R. Tolkien",
        "title": "The Lord of the Rings",
        "isbn": "0-395-19395-8",
        "price": 22.99
      }
    ],
    "bicycle": {
      "color": "red",
      "price": 19.95
    }
  }
}

You could access some fields using JSONPath selectors:

json_path = JsonPathAccess.to_access("$.store.bicycle.price")
get_in(json, json_path)

json_path = JsonPathAccess.to_access("$.store.book[1]['category']")
get_in(json, json_path)

Installation

If available in Hex, the package can be installed by adding json_path_access to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [
    {:json_path_access, "~> 0.1.0"}
  ]
end

Documentation can be generated with ExDoc and published on HexDocs. Once published, the docs can be found at https://hexdocs.pm/json_path_access.

TODO

This library attempts to implement this version of the spec: https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-jsonpath-base-05.html

• Root Selector
• Dot Selector
• Dot Wildcard Selector
• Index Selector
• Index Wildcard Selector
• Array Slice Selector
  • Note: Currently there is no support for negative steps.
• Filter Selector
• Descendant Selector
• List Selector