JSON Hero: Enhanced JSON structure visualization

If we're talking JSON document visualization, it's essential to point out this brilliant page:

https://altearius.github.io/tools/json/index.html

Was formerly hosted at http://chris.photobooks.com/json

I love JSON but wish it had comments

I guess I can just add an object

See also jsoncrack [1] which visualises JSON as n-ary tree data-structures.

This project takes a different approach, in that it handles the displaying of JSON node leaf data in a more human way. E.g for hex colours showing a colour picker or a date picker for dates.

What sets this tool apart however is the static analysis of the JSON data, which in doing so can uncover divergences or outliers in the data. E.g a single null value somewhere, or supposedly data which deviates from the majority data-type (i.e a number where every other value is a string).

I think there's value proposition in just edge case detection. Datasets can be massive, with something like JSON there exists no formal type verification. Although to be honest, I don't see a valid reason to use JSON as a backend given graph based databases with type-safe schemas exist.

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32626873

Forking perfectly functional browser-based web app into Electron apps is an irritating trend with very limited benefits. Some apps exist as Electron apps because they require native OS access, this app does not, therefore there is no reason to do so.

Porting to Electron would be trivial but in doing so you incur the following ramifications:

- the user has yet another instance of Chromium running on their device.

- they can't interact with browser based UIs easily any longer (bookmarking, retaining in history, copying the URL, different cookie/login jars, etc...).

- might fragment the users workflow even more if they have to interleave between electron apps and their browser

- lack of user extensions and some important accessibility features

In Chrome you can create a shortcut for the page and select "open in a new window" which by-in-large emulates the workflow you request. I'm sure there's a similar process for Firefox.

I think at least forking and hosting it yourself if a good middle ground between forking into an Electron app.

Who wants a tool they rely on to one day update with spyware, HTTP 404, or filled with ads (like Toptal did with keycode.info)?