Create posts from json source

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1

Hi,

I have a json source like,
{
“values”: [
[“content”, “title link”, “image link”, “title name”],
[“content”, “title link”, “image link”, “title name”],
[“content”, “title link”, “image link”, “title name”],
[“content”, “title link”, “image link”, “title name”],

]

}

Can I make normal Jekyll posts from this, if yes please explain. Thanks.

2

What do you mean by normal Jekyll posts?

If the question is can I access data stored in JSON (or YAML, or CSV) files, the answer is yes.

See https://jekyllrb.com/docs/datafiles/#the-data-folder

3

you could access it from the data file in an existing page, but just putting that in the data folder would not create a new page/post.

You could use JS for that though. Not uncommon to use jekyll to create a json file and then have JS handle the display of it. If you already have the json file you are already half way there.

4

If the JSON source is data exported from a widely used blogging platform (e.g. tumblr), a plugin called jekyll-import might help you out. Take a look at available *importers" and how to use them.

Otherwise, you’d have to write a custom Ruby script that would create the files for you.
For example, the following script will create “drafts” within a _drafts directory.

require 'fileutils'
require 'json'

# Load JSON data from source
# (Assuming the data source is a json file on your file system)
data = JSON.parse(File.read(your_json_source.json))

# Proceed to create post files if the value array is not empty
array = data["values"]
if array && !array.empty?
  # create the `_drafts` directory if it doesn't exist already
  drafts_dir = File.expand_path('./_drafts', __dir__)
  FileUtils.mkdir_p(posts_dir) unless Dir.exist?(drafts_dir)

  # iterate through the array and generate draft-files for each entry
  # where entry.first will be the "content" and entry.last the "title"
  array.each do |entry|
    File.open(File.join(drafts_dir, entry.last), 'wb') do |draft|
      draft.puts("---\n---\n\n#{entry.first}"
    end
  end
end
5

@ashmaroli Can you please explain a littile bit more. In which filename and where should I save your given code and how to run it. My source is not from available importers. My source is https://script.google.com/macros/s/AKfycbyHFt1Yz96q91-D6eP4uWtRCcF_lzG2WM-sjrpZIr3s02HrICBQ/exec

@rdyar Please explain how to create posts using javascript

6

Simply copy that code into a new file with .rb extension somwhere in your source directory e.g., _scripts/import.rb, and then run it with Ruby:

ruby _scripts/import.rb

This will create a _drafts folder with draft files from the values array in the JSON data source from OP. Simply build your Jekyll site with the --drafts switch to render those drafts

bundle exec jekyll build --drafts

# (or)

bundle exec jekyll serve --drafts
7

Thanks, can you tell me how to load json from the link to file?

8

@ashmaroli, At present my code is
require ‘fileutils’
require ‘json’
require ‘open-uri’

# Load JSON data from source
# (Assuming the data source is a json file on your file system)
data = JSON.load(open('https://script.google.com/macros/s/AKfycbyHFt1Yz96q91-D6eP4uWtRCcF_lzG2WM-sjrpZIr3s02HrICBQ/exec'))

# Proceed to create post files if the value array is not empty
array = data["user"]
if array && !array.empty?
  # create the `_drafts` directory if it doesn't exist already
  drafts_dir = File.expand_path('./_drafts', __dir__)
  FileUtils.mkdir_p(drafts_dir) unless Dir.exist?(drafts_dir)

  # iterate through the array and generate draft-files for each entry
  # where entry.first will be the "content" and entry.last the "title"
  array.each do |entry|
    File.open(File.join(drafts_dir, entry.last), 'wb') do |draft|
      draft.puts("---\n---\n\n#{entry.first}")
    end
  end
end

I have an error

2: from _scripts/import.rb:18:in `<main>'
	1: from _scripts/import.rb:18:in `each'
_scripts/import.rb:19:in `block in <main>': undefined method `last' for #<Hash:0x00005601afba0598> (NoMethodError)

Edit: I changed JSON.load to JSON.parse. Now I have error like

3: from _scripts/import.rb:7:in `<main>'
    2: from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/json/common.rb:156:in `parse'
    1: from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/json/common.rb:156:in `new'
    /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/json/common.rb:156:in `initialize': no implicit conversion of StringIO into String (TypeError)
9

fixed by using entry['name']