read-json-safe

Read JSON files without try catch.

If I should maintain this repo, please ⭐️

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Returns undefined on errors, for example if the file does not exist.

Installation

yarn add read-json-safe

npm install read-json-safe

pnpm add read-json-safe

Usage

Read a JSONValue:

import { readJSON, readJSONSync, JSONValue } from "read-json-safe";

readJSON("file.json"); // Promise<JSONValue | undefined>
readJSONSync("file.json"); // JSONValue | undefined

Read a JSONObject:

import { readJSONObject, readJSONObjectSync, JSONObject } from "read-json-safe";

readJSONObject("file.json"); // Promise<JSONObject | undefined>
readJSONObjectSync("file.json"); // JSONObject | undefined

Read a JSONArray:

import { readJSONArray, readJSONArraySync, JSONArray } from "read-json-safe";

readJSONArray("file.json"); // Promise<JSONArray | undefined>
readJSONArraySync("file.json"); // JSONArray | undefined

Dependencies

• parse-json-object: Parse a typed JSON object
• read-file-safe: Read files without try catch

Dev Dependencies

• @types/mock-fs: TypeScript definitions for mock-fs
• @types/node: TypeScript definitions for Node.js
• autorepo: Autorepo abstracts away your dev dependencies, providing a single command to run all of your scripts.
• mock-fs: A configurable mock file system. You know, for testing.

License

MIT

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