This is the fifth project in a 100 Projects Series to Super Master Golang. It’s a command-line tool written in Golang that reads and parses a JSON file, displaying specific fields (e.g., user details) from the parsed data. The project focuses on JSON handling and structured data processing.
- Learn JSON parsing in Golang using
encoding/json. - Practice unmarshaling JSON into structs.
- Build on file I/O skills for data processing.
- Beginner: Suitable for those with basic Golang and file handling knowledge.
- Language: Golang (using the standard library)
- Packages:
fmt: For output formatting.os: For file operations and CLI arguments.encoding/json: For JSON parsing.io/ioutil: For reading file contents.- Tools:
- Go compiler (version 1.21 or later recommended).
- Any text editor or IDE (e.g., GoLand).
- Go Installed: Verify with
go version. - Basic Terminal Knowledge: Ability to run commands and create files.
- Create the Project Directory:
mkdir json-parser
cd json-parser