# jsontools
  
  Handy command line tools for dealing with json data.
  
  ## Tools
  
  - **pp_json** - pretty prints json
  - **is_json** - returns true if valid json; false otherwise
  - **urlencode_json** - returns a url encoded string for the given json 
  - **urldecode_json** - returns decoded json for the given url encoded string
  
  ## Usage
  Usage is simple...just take your json data and pipe it into the appropriate jsontool.
  ```sh
  <json data> | <jsontools tool>
  ```
  ## Examples
  
  ##### pp_json
  
  ```sh
  # curl json data and pretty print the results
  curl https://coderwall.com/bobwilliams.json | pp_json
  ```
  
  ##### is_json
  ```sh
  # pretty print the contents of an existing json file
  less data.json | is_json
  ```
  
  ##### urlencode_json
  ```sh
  # json data directly from the command line
  echo '{"b":2, "a":1}' | urlencode_json
  ```
  
  ##### urldecode_json
  ```sh
  # url encoded string to decode
  echo '%7B%22b%22:2,%20%22a%22:1%7D%0A' | urldecode_json
  ```