.JSON-E File Extension
Declarative Data-Structure Template
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What is a JSON-E file?
A JSON-E file is a declarative template used by JSON-e to generate a data structure from a template and a separate set of input data called a context. JSON-e is a data-structure templating system that works with objects, arrays, strings, numbers, Boolean values, and other JSON data types. JSON-E templates may include variables, conditional logic, and other instructions that determine how the resulting data structure is generated.
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JSON-e templates are typically written as JSON or YAML data. Unlike text-based template systems that generate text by replacing placeholders, JSON-e operates on the underlying data structure. This lets developers create different versions of a data structure from the same template by supplying different context data, while keeping the output structured.
JSON-e is available as libraries for several programming languages, including JavaScript, Python, Go, and Rust, as well as through a .NET implementation. Software, such as Taskcluster, uses JSON-e to generate task definitions from JSON-shaped input data, while other applications can use it to generate customized configuration and other structured data.
NOTE: Taskcluster is a division of Mozilla.
How to open a JSON-E file
You can open JSON-E files with any text editor or source-code editor, such as Microsoft Visual Studio Code, since the template is stored as structured text. However, simply opening the file displays the template rather than the data it produces.