flexi-json

Flexi::Json is a versatile Ruby gem designed for manipulating JSON data. With functionalities for searching, generating new JSON, and transforming existing structures.

Installation

You can install the gem using RubyGems:

gem install flexi-json

or add it to your Gemfile

gem 'flexi-json'

and then run:

bundle install

Usage

require 'flexi/json'

# Load a raw json data
flexi_json = Flexi::Json.new("{\"name\":\"John\",\"address\":\"Sydney Australia\"}")
# => <Flexi::Json:0x0000ffffa0f5fc58 @datasets=[#<Flexi::Json::Dataset:0x0000ffffa0f5f668 @address="Sydney Australia", @attributes={:name=>"John", :address=>"Sydney Australia"}, @name="John", @searchable_fields=["name", "address"]>]>

# Load a json data from a local file
flexi_json = Flexi::Json.new("some/path/to/file.json")

# Load a json data from a url
flexi_json = Flexi::Json.new("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GD-Personal/flexi-json/main/spec/data/dataset.json")

# Search for data
flexi_json.search("john")
# => [#<Flexi::Json::Dataset:0x0000ffffa0f5f668 @address="Sydney Australia", @attributes={:name=>"John", :address=>"Sydney Australia"}, @name="John", @searchable_fields=["name", "address"]>]

# Or filter it by your chosen key e.g first_name
flexi_json.search("john", "first_name")
flexi_json.search("john", "first_name,email")

# Find duplicate emails
flexi_json.find_duplicates("email")
flexi_json.find_duplicates("email,full_name")

Advanced search

search_query = {first_name: "john", address: "sydney"}
flexi_json.search(
  search_query, 
  options: {matched_all: true, exact_match: false}
)
# => [#<Flexi::Json::Dataset:0x0000ffffa0f5f668 @address="Sydney Australia", @attributes={:name=>"John", :address=>"Sydney Australia"}, @name="John", @searchable_fields=["name", "address"]>]

Configuration

Flexi::Json.configure do |config|
  config.exact_match_search = true
  config.match_all_fields = true
end

TODOS

• Generate results in json, csv, txt, or output in the console
• Add CRUD support to the dataset
• Optimise the search function by implementing indeces
• Optimise the loader by chunking the data

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions for improvements or new features, feel free to fork the repository and create a pull request. Please ensure your code adheres to the project's coding standards and includes tests for new features.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/GD-Personal/flexi-json. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.