Converting JSON to JavasScript Object

JSON-to-Object.js

/*
Converting JSON file
{
  "one": "1",
  "two": "2"
}

to JavaScript Object
{
  one: "1",
  two: "2"
}
*/

let fs = require('fs');
let data = require("./data.json");
let util = require('util'); // https://nodejs.org/en/knowledge/getting-started/how-to-use-util-inspect/

string_data = JSON.stringify(data);
parsed_data = JSON.parse(string_data);

fs.writeFile('./countries_af.ts', util.inspect(parsed_data, { compact: true, showHidden: false, depth: null, maxArrayLength: null }), (err) => {
    // throws an error, you could also catch it here
    if (err) throw err;

    // success case, the file was saved
    console.log('Data Written');
});