This library enables JSONPath queries on the Play JsValue.
Explanation of JSONPath can be found here: http://goessner.net/articles/JsonPath/
Here are the versions of this plugin compatible with the Play JSON library
| Plugin version | Play version | Scala version |
|---|---|---|
| 2.6.0 | 2.6.x | 2.11.x |
| 2.5.0 | 2.5.x | 2.11.x |
| 2.4.0 | 2.4.x | [2.10.x, 2.11.x] |
| 2.3.0 | [2.2.x, 2.3.x] | [2.10.x, 2.11.x] |
libraryDependencies += "com.josephpconley" %% "play-jsonpath" % "2.4.0"
val json = Json.parse("""
{
"id": 1,
"name": "Joe",
"tags": ["programmer", "husband", "father", "golfer"],
"address": [
{"id": 2, "street": "123 Main St.", "city": "Springfield", "state": "PA"},
{"id": 3, "street": "456 Main St.", "city": "Sea Isle City", "state": "NJ", "beach": true}
]
}
"""
import com.josephpconley.jsonpath.JSONPath
JSONPath.query("$.id", json) //JsNumber(1)
JSONPath.query("$..id", json) //JsArray(JsNumber(1), JsNumber(2), JsNumber(3))
JSONPath.query("$.address[*].city", json) //JsArray(JsString("Springfield"), JsString("Sea Isle City"))
JSONPath.query("$.address[?(@.beach)]", json) //JsArray(JsObject(Seq("id" -> JsNumber(3), "street" -> JsString("456 Main St."), "city" -> JsString("Sea Isle City"), "state" -> JsString("NJ"), "beach" -> JsBoolean(true)))You can read more about the library here