Is it possible to have JSON log output to terminal (iTerm2) pretty-printed on screen?

Question

I am working with a KeystoneJS project whose log output looks like this:

If I cut it out and paste into my IDE (WebStorm) I can edit it so that it pretty prints nicely and I can read it much more easily

Is there a way to have iTerm2 automatically do this pretty-printing of all JSON written to screen? A plugin, a setting I've missed, or...? (I have no control over how KeystoneJS prints the log).

Answer 1

I developed a command line tool to view json log (see https://github.com/qiangyt/jog). It is just like 'tail -f log-file' but it's for json log.

The output is not pretty-printed JSON, instead, it outputs regular flat lines. So it seems not exactly matches your needs, but if your target is just to easily view JSON log line, I guess it is useful for you. If not, let me know, it's easy and happy for me to add a new feature.

It's written using GO, and the cross-platform binaries are downloadable via https://github.com/qiangyt/jog/releases.

Not document how to configure it very well, but it works properly by default,and I'm happy to get issue report or new feature request.