JSON decode block

Purpose

Convert text into a JSON object or hold static data in a JSON format.

Most often used to hold static data.

Input

• Execute
  Executes when a truthy value is set.

• Value
  Takes a text representation of a JSON object. If not connected, press the 'Edit default' button to create a default object with static data. The object can be as simple as just text, a number, a boolean or completely empty.

Output

• Object
  Outputs an object.

Example

I have a single line text representation of my object. I cannot use the 'Get data' block on a single line of text. Therefore I need to convert it to an object first.

Text:

{ "node": { "id": "something unique", "type": "soda", "price": 3}}

The conversion:

graph LR
A(Button) --Execute--> D(JSON decode)
B([Text]) --Value--> D
D --Value--> C([Object])

Caveats

If the object only has one value and not wrapped in {}, it will output the value as it's data type and not an object. E.g. if the JSON decode block only contains this

"Here's a string of text"

The output type will be TEXT.