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Projektlinks

• Homepage
• Upstream-Dokumentation
• Paketmanager-Seite

Befehle und Aliase

• jaq

Projektgeschichte

The GitHub repository was created in December 2020. The README says jaq was originally motivated by the startup time of jq 1.6 and later kept its focus on correctness, performance, and a small implementation that is easier to audit and contribute to.

The project expanded beyond JSON-only jq compatibility. The README and manual document YAML, CBOR, TOML, XML, CSV, TSV, byte strings, non-string object keys, in-place replacement, and explicit documentation of divergences from jq. Release notes for the 3.0 line describe multi-format support as a major shift, effectively making jaq a structured-data transformation tool rather than only a jq clone.

Adoptionsgeschichte

jaq spread through Rust and package-manager channels: the README links crates.io/docs.rs badges for `jaq-core`, binary releases for Linux, macOS, and Windows, Homebrew install commands, and a Repology packaging badge. Homebrew API data available during this enrichment recorded 2,232 installs over 365 days.

The project also gained formal support and review. The README credits NLnet and NGI0 funding, and its security section records Radically Open Security audits tied to NLnet grants, with audit findings addressed and fuzzing targets added.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users can treat `jaq` as a drop-in `jq` replacement for many filters, use it to transform JSON and other structured formats, or embed `jaq-core` in Rust programs. The manual covers the CLI, jq core language, standard library, advanced features, supported formats, examples, and documented compatibility differences.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

jaq matters to package nerds because it is a modern reimplementation of a beloved Unix data-filter language with a Rust library boundary, strong benchmarking culture, audit notes, and multi-format ambitions. It is the kind of package users install when they care about jq semantics, startup cost, embedding, and structured-data plumbing.

Zeitleiste

• 2020: GitHub repository created for the Rust jq clone.
• 2024: v2.0.1 release notes focused on command-line flag behavior such as `--null-input`, `--slurpfile`, and `--from-file`.
• 2025: v2.2.0 release notes recorded path-related language work and noted that jaq-core had been audited by Radically Open Security.
• 2025: v3.0.0-alpha release notes introduced a new manual and support for YAML, CBOR, TOML, and XML under NLnet-backed work.
• 2026: v3.0.0 release notes described multi-format support for YAML, CBOR, TOML, XML, CSV, TSV, and JSON.
• 2026: v3.1.0 release notes added jq's `input_filename` filter and compatibility fixes.

Related projects

• jaq is directly related to jq, gojq, the jq language specification work linked from its manual, and Rust crates such as `jaq-core`, `jaq-json`, `jaq-all`, and `jaq-fmts`. The README also mentions hifijson as a related parser project with fuzzing history.

Quellen

• https://api.github.com/repos/01mf02/jaq
• https://api.github.com/repos/01mf02/jaq/releases?per_page=10
• https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/jaq.json
• https://gedenkt.at/jaq/manual/
• https://github.com/01mf02/jaq
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/01mf02/jaq/main/README.md