Shadowgraph

Tech stack & purpose

query-json is a command-line JSON query language written in OCaml that provides faster, simpler, and more portable functionality than jq. Built with OCaml, Menhir parser generator, and sedlex lexer, the project delivers native compilation for high performance alongside a modernized language design featuring snake_case naming, stricter null handling, and improved error messages. The project is maintained by an individual author (davesnx) and compiles to both native binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows as well as JavaScript for browser and Node.js use, with comprehensive benchmarks demonstrating 1.5–4.5× performance improvements over jq across various file sizes and operations.