Is that possible to insert a whole json file ?

[aTewan]

Hello,
I was wondering if it was possible to insert a whole .json file

Cordially,

[victorleblais]

Hello,

If your data inside your JSON is like this (array of items):

[
  {
    'name': 'Earth,
    'inhabited': true
  },
  {
    'name': 'Mars',
    'inhabited': false
  },
  // ...
]

then simply do:

// Load your JSON, here I'm just hardcoding it
var myJson = "[ { 'name': 'Earth, 'inhabited': true }, { 'name': 'Mars', 'inhabited': false }]"
var myData = JSON.parse(myJson)
// Insert into your database
db.insert(myData, function (err) {
  // you have 2 items in your db
})

[SheridanLGrant]

What if you don't want to hardcode it? What if it's in a huge file? I can't find the answer to this question anywhere...

[JamesMGreene]

That would be because it realistically has nothing to do with NeDB. You just get your data and then insert it. 🤷‍♂️

If you are using Node.js, for example, you could load the file with fs.readFileSync, fs.readFile, or fs.createReadStream and then JSON.parse the text, or even just require the JSON file (which will automatically parse it).

If you are operating in the browser, you would probably request the file via XMLHttpRequest or fetch.