1833327 - Introduce Copy property path action in the Response panel

Status: NEW

(DevTools :: Netmonitor, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Jan Honza Odvarko [:Honza] (always need-info? me)]

Originaly reported here:
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/request-for-copy-property-path-in-firefox-json-viewer/idi-p/31583

1. Open DevTools selecte the Network panel
2. Execute HTTP request with JSON response
3. Select the request and open the Response panel
4. Click anywhere within the JSON Response tree and pick "Copy property path"

"Copy property path" is already supported by Chrome.

Honza

Comment 1

[Mr Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart [:B.RJL]]

Click anywhere within the JSON Response tree and pick "Copy property path"

Would this amount to JSONPath (or equivalent) support, like exists for XML and HTML, or have I misunderstood?

Comment 2

[Jan Honza Odvarko [:Honza] (always need-info? me)]

(In reply to Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB) from comment #1)

Click anywhere within the JSON Response tree and pick "Copy property path"

Would this amount to JSONPath (or equivalent) support, like exists for XML and HTML, or have I misunderstood?

Yes, the result copied to the clipboard could be a JSONPath, I suppose.

Comment 3

[Mr Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart [:B.RJL]]

I suppose.

Did you originally envision anything else, then?

Comment 4

[Jan Honza Odvarko [:Honza] (always need-info? me)]

Sorry for the delay. No other suggestions from my side, JSONPath sounds good for this case.