json-truncate

A way to truncate a json object. Useful for circular referenced objects.

Status

Install

npm install json-truncate --save

Usage

// You can add this as a static function on JSON.
JSON.truncate = require('json-truncate');

console.log(JSON.truncate(SomeDeepObject, 10));

//OR specify a replacement string for truncated values

console.log(JSON.truncate(SomeDeepObject, 10, {replace: '[Truncated]'}));

Returns

You will get a proper truncated object that can now be written to a file if needed.

Arguments

• obj - The Object that will be truncated.
• maxDepth - (optional) The depth at which to stop building the valid json. Defaults to 10.
• options - (optional) An option object to customize the behavior of the utility. Defaults to {}.

Current Option Properties

Option	Description
replace	A string value that is used to replace all truncated values. If this value is not a string then all truncated values will be replaced with undefined

Licence

MIT