How to Parse a .json File in /tmp/ Directory to Use Data as a Variable?

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I have a .json file in my /tmp/ directory that I would like to parse so I can use the data as a variable, how do I do this?

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To parse a .json file located in your /tmp/ directory and use the data as a variable, you can follow this Node.js example. This code reads the JSON file, parses it, and returns the parsed object so you can use it as a variable in your Pipedream workflow. import fs from "fs"; export default defineComponent({ async run({ steps, $ }) { // Replace 'your-file.json' with the actual name of your JSON file const filePath = '/tmp/your-file.json'; const fileContents = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath, 'utf8'); const jsonData = JSON.parse(fileContents); // Now jsonData holds the parsed JSON object, and you can use it as needed return jsonData; } }); This code uses the fs module to asynchronously read the file from the /tmp/ directory. It then parses the file contents from a JSON string into a JavaScript object using JSON.parse(). The parsed data is stored in the jsonData variable, which you can then use throughout your component or return it to use in subsequent steps of your workflow.

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holy moly it worked

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thank you pi