json-minify 1.1.2

json-minify

A command-line utility to help developers minify JSON files by removing whitespace and formatting, reducing file size (typically 30%) for production use.

Run json-minify in your favorite console window.

Features

• Minify a single JSON file or all JSON files in a folder
• Outputs minified files with .min.json extension
• Specify a custom target folder for output files
• Validates JSON syntax during minification

Installation

Install globally using the .NET CLI:

dotnet tool install --global json-minify

To update the tool:

dotnet tool update --global json-minify 

Usage

USAGE:
    json-minify <FILEPATH> [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]

ARGUMENTS:
    <FILEPATH>    The fully qualified file path for the target json file to minify

OPTIONS:
    -h, --help             Prints help information
    -t, --target-folder    The target folder where the minified file will be written. Defaults to the current folder

COMMANDS:
    file <FILEPATH>        Default command that minifies the specified json file
    folder <FOLDERPATH>    Command that minifies all of the json files in the specified folder

File Command Options

USAGE:
    json-minify file <FILEPATH> [OPTIONS]

ARGUMENTS:
    <FILEPATH>    The fully qualified file path for the target json file to minify

OPTIONS:
    -h, --help                       Prints help information
    -t, --target-folder <FOLDER>     The target folder where the minified file will be written.
                                     Defaults to the current folder.

Folder Command Options

USAGE:
    json-minify folder <FOLDERPATH> [OPTIONS]

ARGUMENTS:
    <FOLDERPATH>    The fully qualified target directory/folder path to search for json files to minify

OPTIONS:
    -h, --help                       Prints help information
    -t, --target-folder <FOLDER>     The target folder where the minified files will be written.
                                     Defaults to the current folder.

Examples

Minify a single JSON file (file is the default command used when no command is specified):

json-minify .\config.json

Minify a JSON file and output to a specific folder:

json-minify file .\config.json --target-folder .\dist

Minify all JSON files in a folder:

json-minify folder .\data

Minify all JSON files in a folder and output to a build directory:

json-minify folder .\data -t .\build\output

Output

• Input: config.json → Output: config.min.json
• Input: data.json → Output: data.min.json

Feedback

If you use this tool and have any feedback, bugs, or suggestions, please file them in the Issues section of this repository.