json_ploy.py

Simple plotting of JSON lines from a file or stdin

Installation

pip:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Debian/Ubuntu/etc:

apt-get install python-matplotlib python-numpy

Usage:

Data can be plotted using an input file:

python plot_json.py parents children --input JSON_FILE

Or piped from stdin:

echo <JSON_DATA> | python plot_json.py foo,bar a,b

Use the help message for additional arguments and information:

python plot_json.py --help

Example:

This will plot random data points for parents foo and bar with children a and b on most *nix systems:

for x in {foo,bar}; do
  for y in {0..9}; do
    printf "{\"2000-01-01 12:34:0${y}\": {\"${x}\": {\"a\":$RANDOM,\"b\":$RANDOM}}}\n";
  done;
done | python plot_json.py foo,bar a,b