Pass a JSON string as a command line argument

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I am trying to pass a json string to a C#-Program using Commandline.

The JSON-String looks like this: 

{
    "config": {
        "script": {
            "script_name": "test",
            "dir": "D:\\test",
            "destination": "M:\\neu\\test",
            "params": "/b /s /r:3 /w:5"
        }
    }
}

In Commandline it looks like this:

{"config":{"script":{"script_name":"test","dir":"D:\\test","destination":"M:\\neu\\test","params":"/b /s /r:3 /w:5"}}}

But if I just pass the string then it gets chunked into several pieces. But I want my program to see it as just a single string.

Do I have to adapt my JSON-String?

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6 Answers

Following on from @Selcuk Gurals post, here is a more complete answer:

args[1].Replace("{", "{\"").Replace(":", "\":\"").Replace(",", "\",\"").Replace("}", "\"}").Replace(":\"[", ":[").Replace(":\"{", ":{").Replace("https\":\"", "https:").Replace("http\":\"", "http:").Replace("\":\"9", ":9").Replace("}\",", "},").Replace("]\",", "],").Replace("}\"}", "}}");

This caters for things like embedded http/https and ports. My port number was in the 9000 region... So a regex solution would be better. But it improves on the former answer The value part of a JSON key/value pair can also be:

  1. another JSON object
  2. a list
"key": {}, ....
"key":[], ....
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