Add Markdown To JSON converter in Python3

build/md2json.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+import json
+
+
+def markdown_to_json(filename, anchor):
+    """Convert a Markdown file into a JSON string"""
+    category = ""
+    entries = []
+    with open(filename) as fp:
+        lines = (line.rstrip() for line in fp)
+        lines = list(line for line in lines if line \
+                    and line.startswith(anchor) or line.startswith('| '))
+    for line in lines:
+        if line.startswith(anchor):
+            category = line.split()[1]
+            continue
+        chunks = [x.strip() for x in line.split('|')[1:-1]]
+        entry = {
+            'API': chunks[0],
+            'Description': chunks[1],
+            'Auth': None if chunks[2].upper() == 'NO' else chunks[2].strip('`'),
+            'HTTPS': True if chunks[3].upper() == 'YES' else False,
+            'Link': chunks[4].replace('[Go!]', '')[1:-1],
+            'Category': category,
+        }
+        entries.append(entry)
+    return json.dumps(entries)
+
+
+def main():
+    num_args = len(sys.argv)
+    if num_args < 2:
+        print("No .md file passed")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    if num_args < 3:
+        anchor = '###'
+    else:
+        anchor = sys.argv[2]
+    print(markdown_to_json(sys.argv[1], anchor))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()