Jsonwidget
An automatic form generator/editor for JSON
The jsonwidget libraries are a set of libraries for doing the following:
- Implementing a form interface for editing arbitrary JSON files.
- Validating JSON against a schema
- Other utility functions
Primary use:
- JsonData - MediaWiki extension which integrates Jsonwidget editing.
Other implementations:
- jsonwidget-python: A terminal window implementation suitable for editing forms via ssh or in a local terminal window.
- jsonwidget-javascript: A client-side Javascript library generates a basic HTML form interface in the browser. This is an older version, and is deprecated. A newer version can be found included in JsonData.
Application designers using these libraries have the option of providing a schema, limiting the input to a subset of valid JSON compatible with whatever application is actually consuming the JSON, or using a provided permissive schema that allows any valid JSON. The libraries are capable of dynamically generating a form is dynamically generated using nothing more than a schema and a JSON file as input.
News
- 2012-05-28 - JsonData extension for MediaWiki now supports a subset of JSON schema draft-03
License
The libraries are licensed under a BSD-style license, making the licensing very flexible for many different applications.
Mailing list
For help on using either of these, send mail to the jsonwidget@lists.robla.net mailing list. I don't anticipate much (any?) traffic here, but posting there is one way of getting my attention. Or just contact me directly at robla@robla.net.
Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Rob Lanphier
