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dat-json
read & write dat.json files. Uses toiletdb under the hood.
Install
npm install dat-json
Usage
var DatJSON = require('dat-json')
var datjson = DatJSON(archive)
await datjson.create({title: 'a dat', description: 'exciting'})
console.log(await datjson.read())Write to a dat.json on the file system also:
var DatJSON = require('dat-json')
var datjson = DatJSON(archive, {file: path.join(dat.path, 'dat.json')})
await datjson.create({title: 'a dat', description: 'exciting'})TODO: replace file option with hyperdrive indexing
API
var datjson = DatJSON(archive, [opts])
create a new datJson db
Options:
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opts.file- dat.json file path, updates will be written to file system and archive
await datjson.create([data])
Create a new dat.json file in the archive with the default keys (url, title, description). Pass in any additional data to add on initial create.
await datjson.write(key, val) or await datjson.write(data)
Write a single key and value or an object, data, to the dat.json file. Use file option above to also update the file on the file system.
await datjson.delete(key)
Delete a key from the dat.json file.
await datjson.read()
Read the current dat.json.