dotnet-installer/package_tool/scripts/extract_json_value.py
2015-10-15 16:16:58 -07:00

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#!/usr/bin/python
# Extract Json Value
#
# Very simple tool to ease extracting json values from the cmd line.
import os
import sys
import json
def print_usage():
print """
Usage: extract_json_value.py [json file path] [key of value to extract]
For nested keys, use . separator
"""
def help_and_exit(msg=None):
print msg
print_usage()
sys.exit(1)
def parse_and_validate_args():
if len(sys.argv) < 3:
help_and_exit(msg="Error: Invalid Args")
json_path = sys.argv[1]
json_key = sys.argv[2]
if not os.path.isfile(json_path):
help_and_exit("Error: Invalid json file path")
return json_path, json_key
def extract_key(json_path, json_key):
json_data = None
with open(json_path, 'r') as json_file:
json_data = json.load(json_file)
nested_keys = json_key.split('.')
json_context = json_data
for key in nested_keys:
json_context = json_context.get(key, None)
if json_context is None:
help_and_exit("Error: Invalid json key")
return str(json_context)
def execute():
json_path, json_key = parse_and_validate_args()
value = extract_key(json_path, json_key)
return value
if __name__ == "__main__":
print execute()