If you have ever had a need to read a raw JSON string, you probably noticed that it aint that much human-readable…
What is JSON painter?
This simple jQuery plugin will reformat and colorize any valid JSON, and you eyes will be forever gratefull for it 
Here are the highlighs:
- Formats the JSON
- Syntax highlight
- Open / close individual object whitin
- One js file (3.1Kb) + one line of code
- Handles both JSON strings and objects
- Customize the style via CSS to fit your needs
See it in action
I beleive that there is no need to describe this plugin in more details, but if you are intrigued – here is a online demo with code snippets.
The How to guide
Step 1:
Download the script and place wherever you place the java scripts.
Step 2:
Include the jQuery and the JSON painter script in the <head> tag of your document, like this:
<head>
<!-- additional header content -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.jsonPainter-1.0.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
</head>
Note that if you already have jQuery plugin included, you do not need to include it twice.
Step 3:
Create an element in the document that will hold the painted JSON
<div id="json"></div>
Step 4:
Have fun
<script type="text/javascript">
// Transform the data within the element (no params passed)
$('#json').jsonPainter();
// Show painted JSON from a atring
var str = '{ node: "value", list: [ 1, 3, 4 ] }';
$('#json').jsonPainter(str);
// Show painter JSON from an object
var obj = { node: "value", list: [ 1, 3, 4 ] };
$('#json').jsonPainter(obg);
</script>
Step 5:
If you are familiar with CSS, you can easily define your own styles.
Simply customize the snipper below add it to the <head> tag of your HTML document.
<style>
/** Define gloval style, like font size and family */
jsonpainter { }
/** Define how the key will be show */
jsonpainter-key { }
/** Define style for each variable type */
jsonpainter-value { }
jsonpainter-value-url { }
jsonpainter-value-null { }
jsonpainter-value-number { }
jsonpainter-value-string { }
jsonpainter-value-boolean { }
jsonpainter-value-boolean-true { }
jsonpainter-value-boolean-false { }
</style>
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