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ShortJson.groovy

@Grab(group = 'org.fusesource.jansi', module = 'jansi', version = '1.17')
import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi
import org.fusesource.jansi.AnsiConsole

@CompileStatic
class ShortJson {

    private static final String INDENT = '  '
    private static final int MAX_LINE = 200

    public static final String HIDE = Ansi.ansi().fg(Ansi.Color.BLACK)
    public static final String RESET = Ansi.ansi().reset()

    public static final LC = "${HIDE}{${RESET}"
    public static final RC = "${HIDE}}${RESET}"

    public static final LB = "${HIDE}[${RESET}"
    public static final RB = "${HIDE}]${RESET}"
    public static final COMMA = "${HIDE},${RESET}"
    public static final LK = Ansi.ansi().fgBright(Ansi.Color.BLUE).a('"')
    public static final QUOT = '"'

    static String printValue(def v, int offset = 0) {
        def sw = new StringWriter()
        if (v instanceof String) {
            sw.print "${INDENT * offset}\"$v\""
        } else if (v instanceof Number) {
            sw.print Ansi.ansi().a(INDENT * offset).fgBright(Ansi.Color.YELLOW).a(v).reset()
        } else if (v instanceof List) {
            def innerList = writeList(v, offset)
            if (pLen(trim(innerList)) < MAX_LINE - offset * INDENT.size() && !innerList.contains("{")) {
                sw.print trim(innerList)
            } else {
                sw.print innerList
            }
        } else if (v instanceof Map) {
            def innerMap = writeMap(v, offset)
            if (pLen(trim(innerMap)) < MAX_LINE - offset * INDENT.size()) {
                sw.print trim(innerMap)
            } else {
                sw.print innerMap
            }
        } else if (v instanceof Boolean) {
            sw.print Ansi.ansi().a(INDENT * offset).fgBright(Ansi.Color.GREEN).a(v).reset()
        } else if (v == null) {
            sw.print Ansi.ansi().a(INDENT * offset).fgBright(Ansi.Color.RED).a(v).reset()
        }
        sw.toString()
    }

    private static int pLen(String input) {
        plain(input).length()
    }

    static String plain(String input) {
        input.replace(HIDE, '').
                replace(Ansi.ansi().fgBright(Ansi.Color.GREEN).toString(), '').
                replace(Ansi.ansi().fgBright(Ansi.Color.RED).toString(), '').
                replace(Ansi.ansi().fgBright(Ansi.Color.BLUE).toString(), '').
                replace(Ansi.ansi().fgBright(Ansi.Color.YELLOW).toString(), '').
                replace(RESET, '')
    }

    private static String writeList(List list, int offset) {
        def sw = new StringWriter()
        sw.println LB
        offset++
        int index = 0
        list.each { v ->
            if (index++) {
                sw.println COMMA
            }
            sw.print printValue(v, offset)
        }
        offset--
        sw.println ""
        sw.print "${INDENT * offset}${RB}"
        sw.toString()
    }

    private static String trim(String innerList) {
        innerList.
                replaceAll(/\n/, ' ').
                replaceAll(/([^ ]) +/, '$1 ').
                replace("$LC $RC", "${HIDE}{}${RESET}").
                replace("$LB $RB", "${HIDE}[]${RESET}").
                replace("$LB $LB", "${HIDE}[[${RESET}").
                replace("$RB $RB", "${HIDE}]]${RESET}").
                replace("$LB $LC", "${HIDE}[{${RESET}").
                replace("$RC $RB", "${HIDE}}]${RESET}").
                replace("$QUOT $RC", "$QUOT$RC").
                replace("$LC $LK", "${LC}$LK").
                replace("$LC $QUOT", "${LC}$QUOT").
                replace("$QUOT $RB", "$QUOT$RB").
                replace("$LB $LK", "${LB}$LK").
                replace("$LB $QUOT", "${LB}$QUOT").
                replace("$RC $RC", "${HIDE}}}${RESET}").
                replace("$RB $RC", "${HIDE}]}${RESET}")
    }

    private static String writeMap(Map<String, Object> map, int offset) {
        def sw = new StringWriter()
        sw.println "${INDENT * offset}$LC"
        offset += 1
        int index = 0
        map.each { k, v ->
            if (index++) {
                sw.println COMMA
            }
            sw.print Ansi.ansi().a(INDENT * offset).fgBright(Ansi.Color.BLUE).a('"').a(k).a('": ').reset()
            sw.print printValue(v, offset).replaceFirst(/^ +/, '')
        }
        offset -= 1
        sw.println ""
        sw.print "${INDENT * offset}$RC"
        sw.toString()
    }

    static void main(String[] args) {
        AnsiConsole.systemInstall()
        def reader = args[0] == '-' ? System.in.newReader() : new File(args[0]).newReader()
        def json = new JsonSlurper().parse(reader)

        println printValue(json, 0)
    }
}

ShortJsonSpec.groovy

import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
@Grab('org.spockframework:spock-core:1.1-groovy-2.4')
import spock.lang.Specification

import static ShortJson.printValue
import static ShortJson.plain

class ShortJsonSpec extends Specification {

    void "primitive arrays should be flattened"() {
        expect:
        plain(printValue([1, 2, 3])) == '[ 1, 2, 3 ]'
    }

    void "hash arrays should not be flattened"() {
        expect:
        plain(printValue([[:], [:]])) == '''\
            [
              {},
              {}
            ]'''.stripIndent()
    }

    void "simple maps should be flattened"() {
        expect:
        plain(printValue([first: 'Rahul', last: 'Somasunderam'])) == '{"first": "Rahul", "last": "Somasunderam"}'
    }

    void "complex json regression"() {
        def str = '''\
                {
                  "_args": [["[email protected]", "/Users/rahul/src/hubot-api-ai-poc"]],
                  "_from": "[email protected]",
                  "_id": "[email protected]",
                  "_inBundle": false,
                  "_integrity": "sha1-/tocf3YXkScyspv4zyYlKiC57s0=",
                  "_location": "/compressible",
                  "_phantomChildren": {},
                  "_requested": {"type": "version", "registry": true, "raw": "[email protected]", "name": "compressible", "escapedName": "compressible", "saveSpec": null, "fetchSpec": "2.0.10"},
                  "_requiredBy": [],
                  "_resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compressible/-/compressible-2.0.10.tgz",
                  "_spec": "2.0.10",
                  "_where": "/Users/rahul/src/hubot-api-ai-poc",
                  "bugs": {"url": "https://github.com/jshttp/compressible/issues"},
                  "contributors": [
                    {"name": "Douglas Christopher Wilson", "email": "[email protected]"},
                    {"name": "Jonathan Ong", "email": "[email protected]", "url": "http://jongleberry.com"},
                    {"name": "Jeremiah Senkpiel", "email": "[email protected]", "url": "https://searchbeam.jit.su"}
                  ],
                  "dependencies": {"mime-db": ">= 1.27.0 < 2"},
                  "description": "Compressible Content-Type / mime checking",
                  "devDependencies": {
                    "eslint": "3.18.0",
                    "eslint-config-standard": "7.1.0",
                    "eslint-plugin-markdown": "1.0.0-beta.4",
                    "eslint-plugin-promise": "3.5.0",
                    "eslint-plugin-standard": "2.1.1",
                    "istanbul": "0.4.5",
                    "mocha": "~1.21.5"
                  },
                  "engines": {"node": ">= 0.6"},
                  "files": ["HISTORY.md", "LICENSE", "README.md", "index.js"],
                  "homepage": "https://github.com/jshttp/compressible#readme",
                  "keywords": ["compress", "gzip", "mime", "content-type"],
                  "license": "MIT",
                  "name": "compressible",
                  "repository": {"type": "git", "url": "git+https://github.com/jshttp/compressible.git"},
                  "scripts": {
                    "lint": "eslint --plugin markdown --ext js,md .",
                    "test": "mocha --reporter spec --bail --check-leaks test/",
                    "test-cov": "istanbul cover node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha -- --reporter dot --check-leaks",
                    "test-travis": "istanbul cover node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha --report lcovonly -- --reporter dot --check-leaks"
                  },
                  "version": "2.0.10"
                }'''.stripIndent()
        expect:
        plain(printValue(new JsonSlurper().parseText(str))) == str
    }

}