simplicity

Converts ReStructuredText into JSON.

Sections are JSON list dictionary elements
Section Headers become list titles.
Field definitions become key/value representations.
Directives are ignored.

Example

Input

Python
------
:age: 22
:typing: dynamic, strong

Java
----
:age: 18
:typing: static, strong

Output

[
    {"title": "Python", "age": 22, "typing": "dynamic, strong"}
    {"title": "Java", "age": 18, "typing": "static, strong"}
]

Usage

$ git clone git@github.com:pydanny/simplicity.git
$ cd simplicity/
$ python simplicity.py sample.rst
[
    {
        "description": "A fun programming language.\n\nUsed to build simplicity!",
        "title": "Python",
        "price": 0.0,
        "typing": "dynamic, strong",
        "age": 22,
        "mascot": "snake"
    },
    {
        "age": 18,
        "typing": "static, strong",
        "mascot": "???",
        "title": "Java"
    },
    {
        "url": "https://github.com",
        "mascot": "Octocat",
        "title": "GitHub"
    }
]

Best Used With

Simplicity is designed to be used with these packages:

Complexity: A refreshingly simple static site generator, for those who like to work in HTML.
redis-py: Redis Python Client

Know of any other good uses for Simplicity? Let me know and I’ll add it to the list!

Examples

https://github.com/pydanny/simplicity-complexity-example

History

0.6.4 (2014-01-29)

Handle case where the key is not in the dict (thanks @greatdesignisnotenough)

0.6.3 (2013-11-12)

Handles RST directives gracefully (ignores them)

0.6.2 (2013-07-25)

Fixes the problem with normal text after field definitions.

0.6.1 (2013-07-23)

Better multi-line string support

Fixed some Python 3 issues

Added tests!

0.6.0 (2013-07-19)

Support for multi-line strings

0.5.1 (2013-07-16)

Fighting poorly documented setup.py issues. :P

0.5.0 (2013-07-16)

API Change for easier-to-navigate result data

0.4.2 (2013-07-15)

Fix console script entry point

0.4.1 (2013-07-15)

History update

0.4.0 (2013-07-15)

added type converter

0.3.0 (2013-07-15)

Accepts command-line argument

0.2.0 (2013-07-15)

Working prototype

0.1.0 (2013-07-15)

Pain point

Inspiration

Release files for simplicity 0.6.4

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Source distribution (sdist)

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