Zhersh JSON Parser

Overview

Zhersh JSON Parser is a simple command-line JSON parser written in Rust. It validates JSON files based on a custom grammar and outputs the file content if the structure is correct.

Technical Description

The parser uses Pest for parsing JSON files. It follows basic JSON grammar rules for strings, numbers, arrays, objects, booleans, and null values. The parser checks the structure of JSON files for validity and provides error messages if the format is incorrect.

Usage

cargo run -- my_json.json       # Parses the specified JSON file
cargo run -- --help                 # Displays help information
cargo run -- --credits              # Shows project credits

Building the Project

Run the following command to build the project:

cargo build

Running the project

To run the project use this command:

cargo run -- <file.json>

For example:

cargo run -- my_json.json

Example of output:

JSON is valid!
Contents of the file:
{
  "name": "zhersh_json_parser",
  "version": "1.0",
  "is_active": true,
...

Displaying help:

cargo run -- --help

Output:

Usage:
  json_parser zhersh_json.json   Parses the specified JSON file.
  json_parser --help        Displays this help information.
  json_parser --credits     Shows credits for this project.

Displaying credits:

cargo run -- --credits

Output:

JSON Parser Project
Author: Maksym Zhersh (AM-3)
Repository: https://github.com/Tutt1Frutty/my_json_parser.git

JSON grammar

The JSON parser follows a simplified grammar:

object: { "key": value, ... }
array: [value, ...]
string: "text"
number: 123, -123, 3.14
boolean: true or false
null: null

Makefile commands

This project includes a Makefile. Common commands:

make run file=<file>: Run the parser with a specified JSON file.
make test: Run all unit tests.
make format: Format the code with cargo fmt.
make lint: Lint the code with cargo clippy.
make check: Run all checks before committing.

Tests

Unit tests are included in the tests/json_parser_tests.rs file. To run the tests:

cargo test