Format my JSON

[Chuck Herrick]

Is there a way to provoke Notepad++ to validate my JSON? Here’s an example of a site that does this:
https://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com/

[Ekopalypse]

@Chuck-Herrick

my way is to use python script plugin and call json.loads(editor.getText()) but what about using
JSON VIewer and JSTool plugin? Do those help in this case?

[Michael Vincent]

@Chuck-Herrick

I do what @Ekopalypse does to some extent - I use an external program jq to validate JSON. I have JSTool installed and while good, it does not validate JSON, it can format it nicely and provides a tree viewer though.

Cheers.

[Michael Vincent]

@Michael-Vincent
I should clarify, when I say “external” - I use an NppExec script called “compile” that based on the extension runs an external program. In this case, .json launches the jq command on the current file.

Cheers.

[Chuck Herrick]

These look great but I would love to have a pull-down that would do the validation … more than the formatting.

[Alan Kilborn]

@Chuck-Herrick

I would love to have a pull-down that would do the validation

If that’s a feature request, I don’t think you’ll ever see that type of thing inside of Notepad++. But, if you work with some of the earlier suggestions, you can possibly create something that you could tie to perhaps a toolbar button or a keycombo or a menu entry…