I suspect I've set myself an impossible task, and have made some small progress looking at similar questions posted on this forum, but this one has me stumped.
So here's my source JSON.
{"totalCount": "3","imdata": [ {"fvTenant": {"attributes": {"dn": "uni/tn-Tenant10","name": "Tenant10" },"children": [ {"fvAp": {"attributes": {"name": "2Tier_AP" },"children": [ {"fvAEPg": {"attributes": {"name": "WebServers_EPG" },"children": [ {"fvRsCons": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "AppServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-common/brc-AppServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } } ] } }, {"fvAEPg": {"attributes": {"name": "AppServers_EPG" },"children": [ {"fvRsProv": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "AppServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-common/brc-AppServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } } ] } } ] } } ] } }, {"fvTenant": {"attributes": {"dn": "uni/tn-Tenant18","name": "Tenant18" },"children": [ {"fvAp": {"attributes": {"name": "3Tier_AP" },"children": [ {"fvAEPg": {"attributes": {"name": "DBServers_EPG" },"children": [ {"fvRsCustQosPol": {"attributes": {} } }, {"fvRsBd": {"attributes": {},"children": [ {"fvSubnetBDDefCont": {"attributes": {"bddefDn": "uni/bd-[uni/tn-Tenant18/BD-App_BD]-isSvc-no","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } } ] } }, {"fvAEPg": {"attributes": {"name": "AppServers_EPG" },"children": [ {"fvRsCons": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "MgmtServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } }, {"fvRsCons": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "DBServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-common/brc-DBServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } }, {"fvRsProv": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "AppServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-AppServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } }, {"fvRsProv": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "MgmtServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } } ] } }, {"fvAEPg": {"attributes": {"name": "WebServers_EPG" },"children": [ {"fvRsCons": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "MgmtServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } }, {"fvRsCons": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "AppServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-AppServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } }, {"fvRsProv": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "MgmtServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } } ] } } ] } } ] } }, {"fvTenant": {"attributes": {"dn": "uni/tn-Tenant17","name": "Tenant17" },"children": [ {"fvAp": {"attributes": {"name": "2Tier_AP" },"children": [ {"fvAEPg": {"attributes": {"name": "WebServers_EPG" },"children": [ {"fvRsDomAtt": {"attributes": {"tDn": "uni/phys-T17:MappedVLANs_PhysDom" } } }, {"fvRsCustQosPol": {"attributes": {} } }, {"fvRsBd": {"attributes": {},"children": [ {"fvSubnetBDDefCont": {"attributes": {"bddefDn": "uni/bd-[uni/tn-Tenant17/BD-Web_BD]-isSvc-no","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } } ] } }, {"fvAEPg": {"attributes": {"name": "AppServers_EPG" },"children": [ {"fvRsCons": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "Any.IP_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-common/brc-Any.IP_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } } ] } } ] } }, {"fvAp": {"attributes": {"name": "3Tier_AP" },"children": [ {"fvAEPg": {"attributes": {"name": "DBServers_EPG" },"children": [ {"fvRsProv": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "DBServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-common/brc-DBServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } } ] } }, {"fvAEPg": {"attributes": {"name": "AppServers_EPG" },"children": [ {"fvRsCons": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "DBServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-common/brc-DBServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } }, {"fvRsCons": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "MgmtServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } }, {"fvRsProv": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "AppServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-AppServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } }, {"fvRsProv": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "MgmtServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } } ] } }, {"fvAEPg": {"attributes": {"name": "WebServers_EPG" },"children": [ {"fvRsCons": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "MgmtServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } }, {"fvRsCons": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "AppServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-AppServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } }, {"fvRsProv": {"attributes": {"tnVzBrCPName": "MgmtServices_Ct" },"children": [ {"fvCollectionCont": {"attributes": {"collectionDn": "uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name": "","nameAlias": "" } } } ] } } ] } } ] } } ] } } ]}I need to turn this into something more readable, ideally, I'd like it to look like this (the following is valid JSON, but I'm not fussy if it is not strictly accurate - the general format is the important thing)
[ {"fvTenant": "Tenant10","fvAp": [ {"2Tier_AP": {"fvAEPg": [ {"WebServers_EPG": {"fvRsCons": ["AppServices_Ct" ],"fvRsProv": [] },"AppServers_EPG": {"fvRsCons": [],"fvRsProv": ["AppServices_Ct" ] } } ] } } ] }, {"fvTenant": "Tenant18","fvAp": [ {"3Tier_AP": {"fvAEPg": [ {"DBServers_EPG": {"fvRsCons": [],"fvRsProv": [] },"AppServers_EPG": {"fvRsCons": ["MgmtServices_Ct","DBServices_Ct" ],"fvRsProv": ["AppServices_Ct","MgmtServices_Ct" ] },"WebServers_EPG": {"fvRsCons": ["MgmtServices_Ct","AppServices_Ct" ],"fvRsProv": ["MgmtServices_Ct" ] } } ] } } ] }, {"fvTenant": "Tenant17","fvAp": [ {"2Tier_AP": {"fvAEPg": [ {"WebServers_EPG": {"fvRsCons": [],"fvRsProv": [] },"AppServers_EPG": {"fvRsCons": ["Any.IP_Ct" ],"fvRsProv": [] } } ] } }, {"3Tier_AP": {"fvAEPg": [ {"DBServers_EPG": {"fvRsCons": ["DBServices_Ct","MgmtServices_Ct" ],"fvRsProv": ["AppServices_Ct","MgmtServices_Ct" ] },"AppServers_EPG": {"fvRsCons": ["DBServices_Ct","MgmtServices_Ct" ],"fvRsProv": ["AppServices_Ct","MgmtServices_Ct" ] },"WebServers_EPG": {"fvRsCons": ["MgmtServices_Ct","AppServices_Ct" ],"fvRsProv": ["MgmtServices_Ct" ] } } ] } } ] }]I've managed to separate out the "fvTenant" key and value, and get the "fvAp" into an array using jqplay - here's my attempt https://jqplay.org/s/tNIPrGaEI96
jq '.imdata[].fvTenant | {fvTenant: .attributes.name, fvAp: [.children[].fvAp]} 'gives me the following:
{"fvTenant":"Tenant10","fvAp":[{"attributes":{"name":"2Tier_AP"},"children":[{"fvAEPg":{"attributes":{"name":"WebServers_EPG"},"children":[{"fvRsCons":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"AppServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-common/brc-AppServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}}]}},{"fvAEPg":{"attributes":{"name":"AppServers_EPG"},"children":[{"fvRsProv":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"AppServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-common/brc-AppServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}}]}}]}]}{"fvTenant":"Tenant18","fvAp":[{"attributes":{"name":"3Tier_AP"},"children":[{"fvAEPg":{"attributes":{"name":"DBServers_EPG"},"children":[{"fvRsCustQosPol":{"attributes":{}}},{"fvRsBd":{"attributes":{},"children":[{"fvSubnetBDDefCont":{"attributes":{"bddefDn":"uni/bd-[uni/tn-Tenant18/BD-App_BD]-isSvc-no","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}}]}},{"fvAEPg":{"attributes":{"name":"AppServers_EPG"},"children":[{"fvRsCons":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"MgmtServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}},{"fvRsCons":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"DBServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-common/brc-DBServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}},{"fvRsProv":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"AppServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-AppServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}},{"fvRsProv":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"MgmtServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}}]}},{"fvAEPg":{"attributes":{"name":"WebServers_EPG"},"children":[{"fvRsCons":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"MgmtServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}},{"fvRsCons":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"AppServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-AppServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}},{"fvRsProv":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"MgmtServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant18/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}}]}}]}]}{"fvTenant":"Tenant17","fvAp":[{"attributes":{"name":"2Tier_AP"},"children":[{"fvAEPg":{"attributes":{"name":"WebServers_EPG"},"children":[{"fvRsDomAtt":{"attributes":{"tDn":"uni/phys-T17:MappedVLANs_PhysDom"}}},{"fvRsCustQosPol":{"attributes":{}}},{"fvRsBd":{"attributes":{},"children":[{"fvSubnetBDDefCont":{"attributes":{"bddefDn":"uni/bd-[uni/tn-Tenant17/BD-Web_BD]-isSvc-no","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}}]}},{"fvAEPg":{"attributes":{"name":"AppServers_EPG"},"children":[{"fvRsCons":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"Any.IP_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-common/brc-Any.IP_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}}]}}]},{"attributes":{"name":"3Tier_AP"},"children":[{"fvAEPg":{"attributes":{"name":"DBServers_EPG"},"children":[{"fvRsProv":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"DBServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-common/brc-DBServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}}]}},{"fvAEPg":{"attributes":{"name":"AppServers_EPG"},"children":[{"fvRsCons":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"DBServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-common/brc-DBServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}},{"fvRsCons":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"MgmtServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}},{"fvRsProv":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"AppServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-AppServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}},{"fvRsProv":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"MgmtServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}}]}},{"fvAEPg":{"attributes":{"name":"WebServers_EPG"},"children":[{"fvRsCons":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"MgmtServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}},{"fvRsCons":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"AppServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-AppServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}},{"fvRsProv":{"attributes":{"tnVzBrCPName":"MgmtServices_Ct"},"children":[{"fvCollectionCont":{"attributes":{"collectionDn":"uni/tn-Tenant17/brc-MgmtServices_Ct","name":"","nameAlias":""}}}]}}]}}]}]}It seems I need to process the fvAp array in a similar way, but I've not had any success isolating the array to process it.Open to any suggestions.