JSON Essential Training

Get a one-stop introduction to JSON, the most common format for data interchange on the web.

Introduction

• The essentials of using JSON
• What you should know
• Set up your environment
• Work with the GitHub repo

1. Understanding JSON

• What is JSON?
• Understand objects in programming
• Structure JSON by following the rules
• Build a basic JSON structure
• Build a nested JSON structure
• Challenge: Debug a JSON structure and create your own
• Solution: Debug a JSON structure and create your own

2. Processing JSON Data

• Process JSON with language tools and libraries
• Convert JSON to an object or array
• Convert an object or array to JSON
• Challenge: Process JSON data
• Solution: Process JSON data

3. Using JSON Data

• How to send and receive JSON data
• Create an HTTP request
• Work with an HTTP response
• Convert between JSON and other data formats
• Make sense of JSON-P
• Challenge: Examine JSON data used by websites
• Solution: Examine JSON data used by websites

4. Applying Techniques for Working with JSON

• Prevent data reuse
• Return readable JSON
• Test for an empty object

5. Working with JSON Schema

• What is JSON Schema?
• Create a basic schema with JSON Schema
• Validate JSON data against a schema
• Specify required properties with JSON Schema
• Work with schema generators
• Challenge: Work with JSON Schema
• Solution: Work with JSON Schema

6. Structuring Data with JSON-LD

• What is JSON-LD?
• Implement predefined key names
• Map a data structure with JSON-LD
• Work with JSON-LD generators
• Add a JSON-LD snippet to a web page
• Challenge: Structure data with JSON-LD
• Solution: Structure data with JSON-LD

Conclusion

• Next steps