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For exploring large files I released a program called "JSONSmash" that runs a shell which lets you browse the data as if it was a filesystem. https://blog.tedi

• ficklepickle 7y ago
  What an interesting idea! On my last contract, I had to deal with 100mb+ JSON responses from a barely-documented API. This would have come in handy when I was figuring it out. I've used JSONExplorer for this purpose, but it is web based and doesn't handle files this large. Extending the filesystem metaphor to JSON data and re-using the same commands strikes me as a great idea. Did another project inspire you, or did you come up with the concept yourself? Have you done a Show HN yet?
  • tedivm 7y ago
    I came up with this idea on my own when dealing with the AWS Bulk API files. I did make a "Show HN" but it got a total of four upvotes.
    • mkesper 7y ago
      HN is very sensitive to timing, afaik the moderators allow resubmissions when that seems to be the case.
• rahimnathwani 7y ago
  This looks cool! I'm curious: did you consider using FUSE for this, instead of taking a shell? Using FUSE might make installation harder for less technical users, but the upside is that they could use their choice of file manager (shell commands, curses-based or GUI). As you've already implemented most relevant commands (cd, ls, cat), it would probably be easy to make a FUSE version using fs-fuse / fuse-bindings