(Node.js) Load JSON Data at Path

Demonstrates how to load JSON data into a path within a JSON database. For example, we begin with this JSON:

{
  "a": 1,
  "b": 2,
  "c": {
    "x": 1,
    "y": 2
  }
}

{
  "a": 1,
  "b": 2,
  "c": {
    "mm": 11,
    "nn": 22
  }
}

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // Demonstrates how to load replace the data at a location within a JSON database.

    var p = "{\"a\": 1, \"b\": 2, \"c\": { \"x\": 1, \"y\": 2 } }";

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.Load(p);
    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

    var q = "{\"mm\": 11, \"nn\": 22}";

    // c: JsonObject
    var c = json.ObjectOf("c");
    c.Load(q);

    // See that x and y are replaced with mm and nn.
    console.log(json.Emit());

}

chilkatExample();