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json-tidy: Format, Validate, and Transform JSON from Your Terminal

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json-tidy: Format, Validate, and Transform JSON from Your Terminal

JSON is everywhere — config files, API responses, data exports. But raw JSON can be a nightmare to read and work with. json-tidy is a zero-fuss CLI tool that makes JSON beautiful.

Installation 

npm install -g json-tidy-pro
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Quick Start

Format a JSON File 

json-tidy-pro format messy.json -o pretty.json
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Validate JSON 

json-tidy-pro validate config.json
# ✅ Valid JSON!
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Minify (for production) 

json-tidy-pro minify data.json -o data.min.json
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Convert CSV to JSON 

json-tidy-pro convert data.csv -o data.json
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Why json-tidy?

  • Simple - One command does it all
  • Fast - Handles large JSON files instantly
  • Reliable - Strict validation catches malformed JSON
  • No config - Works out of the box

Example Workflow 

# Download API response, validate, format, extract
curl https://api.example.com/data | json-tidy-pro validate
curl https://api.example.com/data | json-tidy-pro format > formatted.json
json-tidy-pro minify formatted.json -o production.json
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Links

💻 GitHub: github.com/lb1192176991-lab/json-tidy-pro

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