Acts as library for other shortcuts, allowing them to parse JSON files using JSON Path expressions.

This is useful when you have a large JSON file or response from an API and need to pull out a specific piece of information.

Usage

Pass a dictionary with the following keys:

• json: the JSON file to parse
• expression: the JSONPath query

JSONPath documentation

JSONPath documentation and examples can be found here:

JSONPath - XPath for JSON

Example implementation

The shortcut example examines the JSON object below and displays the title of any book with a price greater than $10.

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
        }
    }
}

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