ufo_data/bin/parse_json.py
2024-07-12 22:25:19 -04:00

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import json
def parse_and_write_json(input_file, output_file):
# Read the JSON file into memory using utf-8-sig to handle BOM
with open(input_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8-sig') as f:
data = json.load(f)
# Extract the "Majestic Timeline" field
majestic_timeline = data.get("Majestic Timeline", [])
# Prepare the output content
output_content = ""
for idx, entry in enumerate(majestic_timeline):
basic_date = entry.get("basic_date", "")
desc = entry.get("desc", "")
ref = entry.get("ref", "")
source = entry.get("source", "")
source_id = entry.get("source_id", "")
entry_type = entry.get("type", "")
location = entry.get("location", "")
time = entry.get("time", "")
attributes = entry.get("attributes", [])
# Handle "ref" field which can be a single string or an array of strings
if isinstance(ref, list):
ref = "; ".join(ref)
# Handle "location" field which can be a single string or an array of strings
if isinstance(location, list):
location = "; ".join(location)
# Handle "attributes" field which can be an array of strings
if isinstance(attributes, list):
attributes = "; ".join(attributes)
output_content += (
f"** Event {idx} **\n"
f"Date: {basic_date}\n"
f"Description: {desc}\n"
f"Reference: {ref}\n"
f"Source: {source}\n"
f"Source ID: {source_id}\n"
)
if entry_type:
output_content += f"Type: {entry_type}\n"
if location:
output_content += f"Location: {location}\n"
if attributes:
output_content += f"Attributes: {attributes}\n"
if time:
output_content += f"Time: {time}\n"
output_content += "\n"
# Write the output content to a UTF-8 text file
with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
f.write(output_content)
# Example usage
input_file = 'majestic.json' # Replace with the path to your input JSON file
output_file = 'majestic.txt' # Replace with the desired output file path
parse_and_write_json(input_file, output_file)