Configuration

INFO

It will check for jqlite.json file in the root folder. If it exists, it will be used to override the default config.

Options

Option	Description	Type	Default
loadFile	The path to json file to load.	string	null
fetchUrl	The url to fetch the json from.	string	null
fallback	The fallback value to use	string	null
quotedArguments	Specify whether to use quotes in string arguments	boolean	true
conditionFormat	The return format from conditions	"array", "object"	"array"

loadFile

Used when no argument is passed in data.load() function. If path is neither specified in config nor in function, it will throw an error.

fetchUrl

Used when no argument is passed in data.fetch() function. If URL is neither specified in config nor in function, it will throw an error.

fallback

If the key is not found in the json file, the fallback value will be used.

INFO

The fallback value provided in query has higher priority, and will overwrite the fallback value from config.

quotedArguments

Specifies whether to use quotes in string arguments.

If set to false, you can pass arguments without quotes.

query.run("$.user.name.#contains(a)") // Valid
query.run("$.user.name.#contains('a')") // Valid

If set to true, you must pass arguments with quotes.

query.run("$.user.name.#contains(a)") // Invalid (throws error)
query.run("$.user.name.#contains('a')") // Valid

conditionFormat

Specifies the return format from conditions.

If set to array, the return value will be an array of objects.

query.run("$.friends[?(@.age >= 18)]")
/*
  [
    {
      name: "Jane",
      age: 20
    },
    {
      name: "John",
      age: 25
    }
  ]
*/

If set to object, the return value will be an object

query.run("$.friends[?(@.age >= 18)]")
/*
  {
    name: ["Jane", "John"],
    age: [20, 25]
  }
*/