Java based JSON manipulations

Question

Is anyone aware of a JSON-XPath style library that allows data manipulation; update, delete, create, etc...

JsonPath.write(json, "$.store.book[*].author", value);

I've looked into the following, but none allow altering the content.

This implementation of JsonPath for Java seems fine: github.com/nebhale/JsonPath — Alexis Dufrenoy
– Alexis Dufrenoy, Commented Apr 17, 2013 at 15:58
@AlexisDufrenoy Can you reply as an answer and show how this implementation (com.nebhale.jsonpath) has modification/write capabilities? — FabienB
– FabienB, Commented Aug 15, 2014 at 13:38

Mario Eis · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-21 12:34:03Z

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JsonPath (im using 2.2.0) now allows the manipulation of JSON data. e.g.

    String jsonData = "{\"drink\":\"juice\"}";
    JsonPath.parse(jsonData).set("$.drink", "beer").jsonString();

results in {"drink":"beer"}

answered Jun 21, 2016 at 12:34

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Gilbert Le Blanc · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-29 17:05:32Z

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JSON was not meant to be a database.

If you want to store your data in the JSON format;

You'd be better off using an actual database, relational or NoSQL, to store your data, and write JSON records when they're needed.

answered Mar 29, 2013 at 17:05

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b_habegger · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-07 09:18:23Z

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You might want to have a look at this library I developped to be able to use XML libraries to manipulate JSON: https://github.com/bhabegger/json-n-xml/

It parses JSON to a DOM structure which you can manipulate with standard XML tools and then allows you to serialize back to json.

(JSON may not be meant to be a database but you do have occasions where you just want simple modifications.)

Hope it helps.

answered Apr 7, 2013 at 9:18

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