pretty-print JSON using JavaScript

Question

How can I display JSON in an easy-to-read (for human readers) format? I\'m looking primarily for indentation and whitespace, with perhaps even colors / font-styles / etc.

Answer 1

Here is how you can print without using native function.

function pretty(ob, lvl = 0) {

  let temp = [];

  if(typeof ob === "object"){
    for(let x in ob) {
      if(ob.hasOwnProperty(x)) {
        temp.push( getTabs(lvl+1) + x + ":" + pretty(ob[x], lvl+1) );
      }
    }
    return "{\n"+ temp.join(",\n") +"\n" + getTabs(lvl) + "}";
  }
  else {
    return ob;
  }

}

function getTabs(n) {
  let c = 0, res = "";
  while(c++ < n)
    res+="\t";
  return res;
}

let obj = {a: {b: 2}, x: {y: 3}};
console.log(pretty(obj));

/*
  {
    a: {
      b: 2
    },
    x: {
      y: 3
    }
  }
*/