macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install jsonnetlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install jsonnetMacPorts ports tree · devel/jsonnet/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install jsonnet with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Domain specific configuration language for defining JSON data. Version 0.22.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add jsonnetAlpine Linux edge package indexes · jsonnet · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install jsonnetDebian stable package indexes · jsonnet · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install jsonnetFedora Rawhide package metadata · jsonnet · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#jsonnetnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/js/jsonnet/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install golang-github-google-jsonnetopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · golang-github-google-jsonnet · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Domain specific configuration language for defining JSON data
Project links
Commands and aliases
- jsonnet
- jsonnetfmt
history
Project history and usage
Jsonnet is a data templating language for generating JSON, YAML, INI, and similar configuration data. It is one of the better-known examples of a configuration DSL that deliberately extends JSON while adding functions, object-oriented composition, imports, a standard library, formatting, and a formal specification.
Project history
The Jsonnet website says the language began in early 2014 as a Google 20 percent project and launched on August 6. The same page explains that its design was influenced by internal Google configuration languages and experience configuring large systems, while also stating that Jsonnet is not an official Google product.
The public google/jsonnet repository's first commit was made on 2014-08-06. A Google Open Source Blog post on 2015-04-20 described Jsonnet as a simple but rich configuration language that had been quietly released a few months earlier and emphasized that valid JSON is also valid Jsonnet.
The original implementation lives in the google/jsonnet repository. The README points users to the Jsonnet website for documentation and names go-jsonnet, the Go implementation, as a faster option for some use cases.
Adoption history
Jsonnet's adoption grew around infrastructure and configuration workflows where plain JSON was too repetitive but teams still wanted deterministic data generation. The official site describes use by many companies and projects, and the GitHub README documents packaging through Homebrew, MSYS2, PyPI bindings, and vcpkg.
How it is used
Users run `jsonnet` on a file or expression to emit JSON, use `jsonnetfmt` to reformat source, and use manifests to generate non-JSON output. The language is side-effect free and designed for modular configuration data rather than general application programming.
Why package nerds care
Jsonnet matters to package nerds because it created a recognizable ecosystem: interpreters, bindings, formatters, package-manager formulas, and Jsonnet-specific dependency tools such as jsonnet-bundler. It is also a useful reference point in debates about JSON-compatible configuration languages versus general-purpose code generation.
Timeline
- 2014: Jsonnet began in early 2014 as a Google 20 percent project.
- 2014-08-06: Jsonnet launched and the public GitHub repository received its initial commit.
- 2015-04-20: Google Open Source Blog introduced Jsonnet as a richer language for composing JSON.
- 2026-03-24: v0.22.0 release published.
Related projects
- Jsonnet is directly related to go-jsonnet, jsonnet-bundler, Jsonnet language bindings, jsonnetfmt, and configuration ecosystems that consume generated JSON or YAML.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/google/jsonnet
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jsonnet
- https://github.com/google/jsonnet
- https://github.com/google/jsonnet/commit/55002bc60e4679800958828ff1c2da6de7db5007
- https://github.com/google/jsonnet/releases/tag/v0.22.0
- https://jsonnet.org/
- https://jsonnet.org/articles/design.html
- https://jsonnet.org/learning/getting_started.html
- https://opensource.googleblog.com/2015/04/jsonnet-more-elegant-language-for.html
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
jsonnet | cli | global executable | |
jsonnetfmt | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.22.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.22.0
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:jsonnet |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.22.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jsonnet |
| Homepage | https://jsonnet.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/google/jsonnet |
| Upstream docs | https://jsonnet.org/learning |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/google/jsonnet/archive/refs/tags/v0.22.0.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | jsonnet |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Conflicts With |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
jsonnet 0.20.0+ds-3.1
data templating language
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo apt install jsonnet- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
Debian apt95%
libjsonnet-dev 0.20.0+ds-3.1
data templating language (devel)
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo apt install libjsonnet-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
Debian apt95%
libjsonnet0 0.20.0+ds-3.1
data templating language (lib)
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo apt install libjsonnet0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
Debian apt95%
python3-jsonnet 0.20.0+ds-3.1
data templating language (Python)
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo apt install python3-jsonnet- Section: python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
Nix95%
jsonnet
nix profile install nixpkgs#jsonnet- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
Ubuntu apt95%
jsonnet 0.20.0+ds-1build2
data templating language
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo apt install jsonnet- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
Ubuntu apt95%
libjsonnet-dev 0.20.0+ds-1build2
data templating language (devel)
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo apt install libjsonnet-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
Ubuntu apt95%
libjsonnet0 0.20.0+ds-1build2
data templating language (lib)
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo apt install libjsonnet0- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-jsonnet 0.20.0+ds-1build2
data templating language (Python)
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo apt install python3-jsonnet- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
apk95%
jsonnet 0.21.0-r0
The data templating language
sudo apk add jsonnet- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
apk95%
jsonnet-dev 0.21.0-r0
The data templating language (development files)
sudo apk add jsonnet-dev- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
apk95%
jsonnet-libs 0.21.0-r0
The data templating language (libraries)
sudo apk add jsonnet-libs- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
dnf95%
jsonnet 0.22.0-13.fc45
A data templating language based on JSON
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo dnf install jsonnet- License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT AND CC0-1.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
dnf95%
jsonnet-devel 0.22.0-13.fc45
Development Headers for jsonnet
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo dnf install jsonnet-devel- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
dnf95%
jsonnet-doc 0.22.0-13.fc45
Documentation for jsonnet
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo dnf install jsonnet-doc- License: Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-2.5
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
dnf95%
jsonnet-libs 0.22.0-13.fc45
Shared Libraries for jsonnet
https://github.com/google/jsonnet
sudo dnf install jsonnet-libs- License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT AND CC0-1.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jsonnet
- 7 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jsonnet
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