[python] show a folder content in a JSON format

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Linux / Mac Folder to JSON

Prints a folder in a JSON format

python main.py <path> > <output_file.json>

main.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import os
import errno

names_to_ignore = [
    ".DS_Store"
]

def file_to_json(path):
    hierarchy = {
        'type': 'folder',
        'name': os.path.basename(path),
        # 'path': path,
    }

    try:
        hierarchy['children'] = []
        for contents in os.listdir(path):
            children_path = os.path.join(path, contents)
            children_name = os.path.basename(children_path)

            if children_name in names_to_ignore:
                continue

            hierarchy['children'].append(file_to_json(children_path))

    except OSError as e:
        if e.errno != errno.ENOTDIR:
            raise
        hierarchy['type'] = 'file'

    return hierarchy

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import json
    import sys

    try:
        directory = sys.argv[1]
    except IndexError:
        directory = "."

    print(json.dumps(file_to_json(directory), indent=2, sort_keys=True))