JSONPath for Dart
import 'dart:convert';
import 'package:json_path/json_path.dart';
void main() {
final json = jsonDecode('''
{
"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
}
}
}
''');
final prices = JsonPath(r'$..price');
print('All prices in the store:');
/// The following code will print:
///
/// $['store']['book'][0]['price']: 8.95
/// $['store']['book'][1]['price']: 12.99
/// $['store']['book'][2]['price']: 8.99
/// $['store']['book'][3]['price']: 22.99
/// $['store']['bicycle']['price']: 19.95
prices
.read(json)
.map((match) => '${match.path}:\t${match.value}')
.forEach(print);
}Limitations
This library is intended to match the original implementations, although filtering expressions (like $..book[?(@.price < 10)])
support is limited and may not always produce the results that you expect. The reason is the
difference between the type systems of Dart and JavaScript/PHP. Dart is strictly typed and does not support eval(),
so the expressions have to be parsed and evaluated by the library itself. Implementing complex logic this way would
create a performance overhead which I prefer to avoid.
Callback filters
If there is a real need for complex filtering, you may use Dart-native callbacks. The syntax, which is of course my own invention and has nothing to do with the "official" JSONPath, is the following:
/// Selects all elements with price under 20
final path = JsonPath(r'$.store..[?discounted]', filters: {
'discounted': (match) =>
match.value is Map && match.value['price'] is num && match.value['price'] < 20
});The filtering callbacks may be passed to the JSONPath constructor or to the .read() method. The callback name
must be specified in the square brackets and prefixed by ?. It also must be alphanumeric.
Data manipulation
Each JsonPathMatch produced by the .read() method contains the .pointer property which is a valid JSON Pointer
and can be used to write/append/remove the referenced value. If you're looking for data manipulation only,
take a look at this JSON Pointer implementation.