toon-to-json

Convert TOON to JSON, from the command line or from TypeScript/JavaScript.

CLI

toon-to-json -i input.toon                  # file → stdout (pretty, colored on a terminal)
toon-to-json -i input.toon -o output.json   # file → file
cat input.toon | toon-to-json               # stdin → stdout
toon-to-json < input.toon                   # redirected stdin → stdout
toon-to-json -t 'tags[2]: a,b'              # inline TOON → stdout
toon-to-json                                # paste TOON, then press Ctrl+D
toon-to-json -i input.toon --copy           # also copy the JSON to the clipboard

| Option | Description | | --- | --- | | -i, --input <file> | Read TOON from a file (- reads stdin) | | -t, --text <toon> | Convert TOON given directly as an argument | | -o, --output <file> | Write the JSON to a file instead of stdout | | -c, --copy | Also copy the JSON to the clipboard | | --indent <n> | Spaces per indentation level (0-10), or tab. Default: 2 | | --compact | Print JSON on a single line (same as --indent 0) | | --no-color | Disable syntax highlighting (NO_COLOR is honored too) | | -v, --version | Print the version number | | -h, --help | Show help |

Library

import { parseToon, toonToJson, ToonParser } from "toon-to-json";

parseToon("tags[2]: a,b");                // { tags: ["a", "b"] }
toonToJson("name: Ada");                  // '{\n  "name": "Ada"\n}'
toonToJson("name: Ada", { indent: 0 });   // '{"name":"Ada"}'
new ToonParser().convert("name: Ada");    // { name: "Ada" }

Both functions throw an Error with the line number when the input is malformed.