javimosch json5 Plugin
Convert JSON5 to standard JSON with comments and trailing comma support.
Commands
Convert
json5 convert to-json— Convert JSON5 to JSON (stdout output)json5 convert to-file— Convert JSON5 to JSON (file output)
Usage Examples
- "Convert a JSON5 file to JSON"
- "Parse JSON5 with comments"
- "Convert JSON5 config to standard JSON"
Installation
brew tap yosuke-furukawa/json5
brew install json5
Examples
# Convert to stdout
json5 -c config.json5
# Convert to file
json5 -c config.json5 -o config.json
# Pipe to jq
json5 -c data.json5 | jq '.items[]'
# Use in scripts
json5 -c package.json5 > package.json
Key Features
- JSON5 to JSON conversion
- Supports JSON5 features:
- Single and multi-line comments
- Trailing commas
- Unquoted object keys
- Single-quoted strings
- Multi-line strings
- Hexadecimal numbers
- Leading decimal points
- Simple CLI with minimal flags
- Stdin/stdout compatible