Show HN: Derulo, a tool for manipulating JSON files

  ~ ❯❯❯ derulo hello
  Entering Derulo interactive JSON builder.
  prompt: key:  foo
  prompt: value:  bar
  prompt: key:  %
  ~ ❯❯❯ cat hello.json
  {}%

Re: Show HN: Derulo, a tool for manipulating JSON files

#9

Post by sethhochberg » Sun, Aug 03, 2014, 8:27 PM UTC

dm2 wrote: post #7

evertonfuller wrote: post #4

This is the funnest thing I've seen in weeks in regards to tech. Nice job. And looks like a nice tool too.

Why is everyone saying this is funny? I don't get it.

Jason Derulo is a successful pop musician right now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Derulo

The wordplay is Jason -> JSON.

Re: Show HN: Derulo, a tool for manipulating JSON files

#10

Post by lavelle » Sun, Aug 03, 2014, 8:42 PM UTC

rane wrote: post #8

How are you supposed to exit the REPL? I end up with empty braces in the file. ~ ❯❯❯ derulo hello Entering Derulo interactive JSON builder. prompt: key: foo prompt: value: bar prompt: key: % ~ ❯❯❯ cat hello.json {}%

Yeah, as a quick hack I made it so typing 'end' for a key or value exits it. This is obviously a valid key or value though, so something else is needed.

Maybe some control sequence would work? Not sure how you handle those in Node.