Docassemble JsonLoader

A Python package for loading and manipulating Docassemble-generated JSON files.

Installation

• From within Docassemble, select Package Management from the dropdown menu.
• In GitHub URL, enter the url for this repository: https://github.com/hzerrad/docassemble-jsonloader
• Select master as branch, and hit Update.

Clone

• Clone this repo to your local machine using https://github.com/hzerrad/docassemble-jsonloader
• Select master as branch, and hit Update.

Setup

• Once installed, you can start using JsonLoader in your docassemble by importing it:

update and install this package first

from jsonloader import JsonLoader

Features

• Loads and parses Docassemble-generated JSON files into Python objects.
• Ability to access each element using Python conventions
  • Accessing third collection:

  myjson.collections[2]

  • Getting a specific attribute from a form:

  myjson.collections[0].title # or
  myjson.collections[0]['title']

• Manipulate record information (add, update, remove).
• Save as new raw JSON file.

Usage

Import package

from jsonloader import JsonLoader

Load JSON file

myjson = JsonLoader('path/to/file.json')

Extract and manipulate records

# Get all forms
forms = myjson.forms

# Get number of forms available
forms.size()

# Get sectionSelector of a record
for c in myjson.collections:
    print(c.sectionSelector)

# Get collections by their sectionSelector
evidences = myjson.collections.filter('evidence')


# Add a new record
evidences[1].myrecord = 'My record'
# or evidences[1]['myrecord'] = 'My record'

# Update a record
evidences[0].myrecord = 'My New Record'
# or evidences[0]['myrecord'] = 'My New Record'

# Delete a record
del evidences[0].myrecord
# or del evidences[0]['myrecord'] 

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License

• MIT license
• Copyright 2020 © Houssem Eddine Zerrad