ljharb / ljharb/json-stable-stringify
key alignment option?
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
I would really like to see a new option that aligns the keys for even more readability when pretty printing... e.g.
```js
stringify({"a": 5, "foo": true, "glue": "hello"}, {space: ' ', alignKeys: true});
```
produces something like
```
{
"a" : 5,
"foo" : true,
"glue" : "hello"
}
```
Should be an easy option to add. Maybe I'll submit a PR if I get less lazy...
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Research direction
Start at the stringify entry point and inspect how the space option formats object keys. Add coverage for the alignKeys option using the example object and expected aligned output, then verify existing formatting remains unchanged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100