jmd 0.1.1

Streaming JSON to Markdown converter

jmd - JSON to Markdown

Streaming JSON to Markdown converter using blockquote syntax.

Installation

pip install jmd

Usage

CLI

# Pipe JSON
cat data.json | jmd

# From file
jmd data.json

# JSONL
cat records.jsonl | jmd

# With head (streaming)
cat huge.json | jmd | head -20

# With key filtering
jq '.items[]' data.json | jmd

Python API

from jmd import to_markdown, to_markdown_from_str, stream_json_to_md

# From Python object
md = to_markdown({"name": "Alice", "items": [1, 2, 3]})

# From JSON string
md = to_markdown_from_str('{"key": "value"}')

# Streaming from file
with open("data.json") as f:
    for line in stream_json_to_md(f):
        print(line)

Format

Unstable, subject to change.

JSON	Markdown
{"key": "value"}	> key: value
{"key": "has: colon"}	> key: + > > has: colon
{"# list": [...]}	> # list: + items
{"bad key": v}	> <q>bad key</q>: v
[], {}, ""	[], {}, "" (inline)
Array items	Separated by >
Multiline strings	depth+1, no separator

Example

{"name": "Gilbert", "wins": [["straight\nwin", "7♣"], {"Test": ["8"]}]}

> name: Gilbert  
> # wins:  
> > > > straight  
> > > > win  
>  
> > > 7♣  
>  
> > > # Test:  
> > > > > 8  

Features

• Streaming: O(chunk + max_string + depth) memory
• C-accelerated: Uses json.decoder.scanstring
• JSONL support: Multiple JSON values
• Pipe-friendly: Handles | head gracefully