json-db Core

The core module of json-db that can be used independently of the json-db Editor.

The module supports the following:

• CLI tools for exporting data and renaming collections and collection properties.
• Programmatically interaction with a json-db database, supporting the same features as the editor such as creating, editing and searching entries.

CLI Tools

The json-db core module includes a set of CLI tools for exporting data and altering the database schema. All CLI tools can be executed using npx.

Each CLI tool includes a -h / --help command that prints all required and optional arguments and options.

Example

npx @chcaa/json-db@latest json-db export -h

To get a list of all available commands and global options run:

npx @chcaa/json-db@latest json-db -h

Exporting Entries

Export entries from the database in ndjson format with the possibility of searching and populating relational entries.

Example - general usage

npx @chcaa/json-db@latest json-db export "/path/to/db/root-dir" "collectionName" "/dest/path/entries.ndjson" -q "query" -p "populateField1,populateField12"

Example - export "books" with "authors"

npx @chcaa/json-db@latest json-db export "/path/to/books-db books" "/desktop/books.ndjson" -p "authors"

Example - export "books" including files

npx @chcaa/json-db@latest json-db export "/path/to/books-db books" "/desktop/books" -f

Renaming a Collection

Rename a collection and all references to the collection in the database schema.

Example - general usage

npx @chcaa/json-db@latest json-db rename-collection "/path/to/db/root-dir" "currentPluralName" "newPluralName" "newSingularName"

Example - rename the collection "books" to "works"

npx @chcaa/json-db@latest json-db rename-collection "/path/to/books-db" "books" "works" "work"

Renaming a Collection Field

Rename a collection field and all references to the field both in the schema and in entries of the collection.

Example - general usage

npx @chcaa/json-db@latest json-db rename-collection-field "/path/to/db/root-dir" "collectionPluralName" "fieldPath" "newPropName" "newPropTitle"

Example - rename the "author" field in the "books" collection to "writers"

npx @chcaa/json-db@latest json-db rename-collection-field "/path/to/books-db" "books" "authors" "writers" "Writers"

Bulk Updating Entries

Currently, the CLI tools do not support bulk updates on entries such as updating the property of all entries where a specific condition is met.

But jq should is most cases be able to carry out the required task.

Install jq from https://jqlang.org/download/

E.g., to rename the genre of all books where the current genre is "classics" to "must-read" the following jq expression can be used.

jq '.entries |= map(if .genre == "classics" then .genre = "must-read" else . end)' books.json > books-new.json

Verify that the content of the books-new.json is correct and overwrite the current file (mv books-new.json books.json).

Experiment with jq at https://play.jqlang.org/.