Minecraft datapack tech - Testing a basic json parser @Matteblakens

Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

This is a rudimentary json parser that separates json objects into name value pairs in an array, somewhat similar to how minecraft stores json data in .dat files.

The format: {Value:[], Type:"", Name:[]}

Currently it can only parse basic name value pairs like strings or numbers, and cannot handle objects or arrays. It also doesn't convert numbers into an actual number or array of numbers just yet.

The rest of the tech in this video can be found at the 2 links below

youtube.com/watch?v=lm7nVRARKI0

youtube.com/watch?v=VcP-yAfj27o

(also I know I spelt parser wrong in the namespace, it is too late to go back now)

Minecraft datapack tech - Testing a basic json parser

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