# Install jrsonnet with Homebrew, Nix Rust implementation of Jsonnet language. Version 0.4.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jrsonnet ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jrsonnet ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#jrsonnet ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jr/jrsonnet/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jrsonnet - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.4.2 - **Source summary:** Rust implementation of Jsonnet language - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T16:53:43+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - jrsonnet (cli) - jrsonnet (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.4.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/deltarocks/jrsonnet - Upstream latest detected: v0.4.2 (current) ## Project history and usage jrsonnet is a Rust implementation of Jsonnet, the data-templating language used to generate JSON and configuration data. It packages both a Jsonnet library and a command-line executable, positioning itself as an alternative to the original C++ implementation and the Go and Scala implementations. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in May 2020 under CertainLach's project namespace and later appeared under the deltarocks organization while retaining redirects from the original URL. The README describes the project as an experiment in implementing Jsonnet in Rust, with additional syntax experiments and bindings beyond the CLI. ### Adoption history Adoption is niche and mostly package-manager driven: the README documents NixOS packaging, Homebrew packaging on macOS, release binaries for Windows and Linux, crates.io publication, and language bindings including Python and WebAssembly/JSR. Homebrew packages the 0.4.2 release from the GitHub tag archive. ### How it is used Users reach for jrsonnet when they want a Rust-native Jsonnet evaluator, a drop-in-style libjsonnet shared library, or bindings that expose Jsonnet evaluation inside other Rust, Python, JavaScript, or C/C++ environments. ### Why package nerds care jrsonnet matters to package-tooling people because Jsonnet is common in infrastructure configuration, and alternative implementations change the performance, embedding, and distribution story. A Rust Jsonnet implementation with crates.io, Nix, Homebrew, Python, and WebAssembly surfaces is exactly the sort of cross-ecosystem packaging knot that nerds notice. ### Timeline - 2020: Public GitHub repository created for the Rust Jsonnet implementation. - 2022: Pre-release builds in the v0.5.0 series began appearing on GitHub releases. - 2026: Homebrew packaged jrsonnet 0.4.2 from the GitHub tag archive. ### Related projects - Related projects include Google's original Jsonnet implementation, go-jsonnet, sjsonnet, rsjsonnet, and rjsonnet-py, the Python bindings built on jrsonnet. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** jrsonnet - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - jrsonnet: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jr/jrsonnet/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go-jsonnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-jsonnet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration, configuration-language, developer-tools, json. - [jsonnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jsonnet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration, configuration-language, developer-tools, json. - [pkl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration, configuration-language, developer-tools. - [config-file-validator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/config-file-validator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration, developer-tools, json. - [dhall-json](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dhall-json/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration, developer-tools, json. - [dotter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dotter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration, developer-tools, rust. - [dyff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dyff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration, developer-tools, json. - [fblog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fblog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, json, rust. - [jaq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jaq/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, json, language. - [jrsonnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cargo/jrsonnet/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jrsonnet.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/jrsonnet.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph