How to convert objects to array with jq

Question

I would like to transform with jq this JSON

[
  {
    "one": 37,
    "two": "2017-09-15T19:31:55"
  }
]

to this one

[
  {
    "one": 37
  },
  {
    "two": "2017-09-15T19:31:55"
  }
]

How to do it?

Thank you

peak · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-17 16:57:15Z

1

When it comes to manipulations involving the keys of JSON objects, to_entries (and its friend, with_entries) are your friends:

map(to_entries[] | {(.key): .value})

Note also the parentheses around .key.

answered Feb 17, 2018 at 16:57

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Thank you, I'm becoming mad, because I had no idea of (.key) to print the value of key as key of output object. Thank you very much