sjl - Simple JSON Loader

This tool responds to a simple need: load an object from a file containing its JSON representation, or use a default JSON document if that file is not found.

Installation

npm install sjl

Usage

sjl(filePath, defaults, [options])
.then(...)
.catch(...);

An example:

var sjl = require('sjl');
 
sjl('simple.json', {})
.then(function(data)
{
    console.log('Loaded the following data: %s', JSON.stringify(data));
})
.catch(function(err)
{
    console.log(err.toString());
});

Options

Two options are provided, silent and autoreload, both are booleans.
The first one tells sjl whether or not to stay silent about files not being present and defaults being loaded instead.
The second one triggers the autoreload feature [see below].

Reloading on file changes

When autoreload is set to true an event is thrown upon file contents changes, making it possible to reload data automatically.
This feature can be used like this:

sjl('simple.json', {}, {'autoreload': true})
.then(function(data)
{
    data.on('change', function(newData)
    {
        console.log('New data: %s', JSON.stringify(newData));
    });
    
    // Also generic errors are thrown:
    data.on('error', function(err)
    {
        console.log('Could not auto-reload. %s', err);
    });
});