JSON Toolkit

A powerful and lightweight JSON formatting, minification, and manipulation plugin for Obsidian.

Supports both standard strict JSON and flexible formats (comments, trailing commas, unquoted keys, hexadecimals) using dynamic parsing engines (JSONC and JSON5).

Features

• Dynamic Engine Switching:
  • JSONC (jsonc-parser): VS Code's parser that performs surgical AST-based formatting, preserving single-line (//) and multi-line (/* */) comments as well as trailing commas.
  • JSON5 (json5): Serializes relaxed JSON5 syntax including unquoted keys, single-quoted strings, hexadecimals, and trailing commas.
• Selection & Block Formatting:
  • JSON: Format Selection: Formats the selected text in the active note.
  • JSON: Format Block under Cursor: Automatically detects the surrounding ```json, ```jsonc, or ```json5 code block and formats its inner content while preserving Markdown fence delimiters.
• Minification:
  • JSON: Minify Selection / Block: Strips whitespace and comments, producing compact machine-readable payloads. Supports selection or cursor-targeted block fallback.
• Detailed Syntax Error Reporting:
  • Syntax errors display informative notifications with exact line and column numbers.
• Customizable Formatting:
  • Configurable indent size (2 spaces, 4 spaces).
  • Tab indentation support.
  • Alphabetical key sorting (Sort Keys).
  • Optional success notifications.
• High Performance & Mobile Ready:
  • Zero native Node dependencies; 100% compatible with Obsidian Desktop and Mobile (iOS/Android).
  • Bundle size < 60 KB.

Engine Comparison

Commands

• JSON: Format Selection: Formats selected JSON text.
• JSON: Format Block under Cursor: Locates the enclosing Markdown JSON code block and formats it.
• JSON: Minify Selection / Block: Minifies selected JSON or the code block under the cursor.

Settings

Open Settings -> Community Plugins -> JSON Toolkit:

• Active parser engine: Select default engine (JSONC or JSON5).
• Indent size: 2 or 4 spaces.
• Use tabs: Toggle tab-based indentation.
• Sort keys: Toggle recursive alphabetical key sorting.
• Notify on success: Toggle success notices.

Development & Testing

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run tests
npm test

# Run tests with coverage
npm run test:coverage

# Build production bundle
npm run build

# Run complete quality checks
npm run check

License

MIT