json.bash

https://github.com/h4l/json.bash

json.bash is a command-line tool and bash library that creates JSON.

$ jb name=json.bash creates=JSON dependencies:[,]=Bash,Grep
{"name":"json.bash","creates":"JSON","dependencies":["Bash","Grep"]}

json.bash's one thing is to get shell-native data (environment variables, files, program output) to somewhere else, using JSON encapsulate it robustly.

Creating JSON from the command line or a shell script can be useful when:

• You need some ad-hoc JSON to interact with a JSON-consuming application
• You need to bundle up some data to share or move elsewhere. JSON can a good alternative to base64-encoding or a file archive.