How to get object name when it contains DOTs, CURLY BRACES and HASHTAGs on JSONPath? - json

Question

I have the following JSON structure, generated by Zabbix Discovery key, with the following data:
[{
"{#SERVICE.NAME}": ".WindowsService1",
"{#SERVICE.DISPLAYNAME}": ".WindowsService1 - Testing",
"{#SERVICE.DESCRIPTION}": "Application Test 1 - Master",
"{#SERVICE.STATE}": 0,
"{#SERVICE.STATENAME}": "running",
"{#SERVICE.PATH}": "E:\\App\\Test\\bin\\testingApp.exe",
"{#SERVICE.USER}": "LocalSystem",
"{#SERVICE.STARTUPTRIGGER}": 0,
"{#SERVICE.STARTUP}": 1,
"{#SERVICE.STARTUPNAME}": "automatic delayed"
},
{
"{#SERVICE.NAME}": ".WindowsService2",
"{#SERVICE.DISPLAYNAME}": ".WindowsService2 - Testing",
"{#SERVICE.DESCRIPTION}": "Application Test 2 - Slave",
"{#SERVICE.STATE}": 0,
"{#SERVICE.STATENAME}": "running",
"{#SERVICE.PATH}": "E:\\App\\Test\\bin\\testingApp.exe",
"{#SERVICE.USER}": "LocalSystem",
"{#SERVICE.STARTUPTRIGGER}": 0,
"{#SERVICE.STARTUP}": 1,
"{#SERVICE.STARTUPNAME}": "automatic delayed"
}]
So, what i want to do is: Use JSONPath to get ONLY the object that {#SERVICE.NAME} == WindowsService1...
The problem is, i am trying to create the JSONPath but it's giving me a couple of errors.
Here's what i tried, and what i discovered so far:
JSONPath:
$.[?(#.{#SERVICE.NAME} == '.WindowsService1')]
Error output:
jsonPath: Unexpected token '{': _$_v.{#SERVICE.NAME} ==
'.WindowsService1'
I also tried doing the following JSONPath, to match Regular Expression:
$.[?(#.{#SERVICE.NAME} =~ '^(.WindowsService1$)')]
It gave me the same error - So the problem is not after the == or =~ ...
What i discovered is, if i REMOVE the curly braces {}, the hashtag # and replace the dot . in "Service name" with _ (Underline), in JSONPath and in JSON data, it works, like this:
Data without # {} . :
[{
"SERVICE_NAME": ".WindowsService1",
[...]
JSONPath following new data structure:
$.[?(#.SERVICE_NAME == '.WindowsService1')]
But the real problem is, i need to maintain the original strucutre, with the curly braces, dots, and hashtags...
How can i escape those and stop seeing this error?
Thank you...

Answer 1

$.[?(#['{#SERVICE.NAME}'] == '.WindowsService1')]