How to change tab width when converting to JSON in Powershell

Question

I am creating a JSON in Powershell and I want to set a custom tab width when building it (instead of the default 4 white spaces I want to set only 2 white spaces).

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Answer 1

You can use Newtonsoft.Json with PowerShell. There is a module for it in PowerShell Gallery that you can install to make it available in a convenient way.

Example:

if (!(Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name "newtonsoft.json")) {
    Install-Module -Name "newtonsoft.json" -Scope CurrentUser -Force
}

Import-Module "newtonsoft.json" -Scope Local

$JObject = [Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject]::new(
    [Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JProperty]::new("Phone", "SomePhone"),
    [Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JProperty]::new("Description", "Lorem ipsum dolor.."),
    [Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JProperty]::new("Price", 99.99));

$JObject.ToString()

Produces

{
  "Phone": "SomePhone",
  "Description": "Lorem ipsum dolor..",
  "Price": 99.99
}

It has tons of other features when working with json as well: https://www.newtonsoft.com/json/help/html/Introduction.htm