Flatito: Grep for YAML and JSON files

A kind of grep for YAML and JSON files. It allows you to search for a key and get the value and the line number where it is located.

Meaning

Esperanto: singular past nominal passive participle of flati.

Installation

Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:

$ bundle add flatito

If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:

$ gem install flatito

Usage

Usage:    flatito PATH [options]
Example:  flatito . -k "search string" -e "json,yaml"
Example:  cat file.yaml | flatito -k "search string"

    -h, --help                       Prints this help
    -V, --version                    Show version
    -k, --search-key=SEARCH          Search string
        --no-color                   Disable color output
    -e, --extensions=EXTENSIONS      File extensions to search, separated by comma, default: (json,yaml,yaml)
        --no-skipping                Do not skip hidden files

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake test to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/ceritium/flatito. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the Flatito project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.