pkazmier/jsonfetch

jsonfetch is a small utility library for the Zig programming language that makes it easier to fetch data from web APIs and work with the JSON responses. Instead of writing boilerplate code to handle both the HTTP request and JSON parsing separately, you can do both in one simple function call. Here's what it does in practice: imagine you're building a Zig program that needs to pull weather data from an API or fetch information from a web service. Normally you'd have to set up an HTTP client, make the request, wait for the response, then parse the JSON manually. This library combines those steps, so you just tell it the URL and what structure you want the JSON converted into, and it handles the rest. You define a simple Zig struct that matches the shape of the JSON data you're expecting, and the library automatically populates it with the values from the API response. The README doesn't go into detail about installation beyond showing the command-line steps, but the basic idea is straightforward: you add this as a dependency to your Zig project, then call the fetch function with your HTTP client, the struct type you want, the URL, and any parsing options. It's a thin wrapper that glues together two existing Zig standard library functions, one for HTTP and one for JSON, into a more convenient interface. Who would use this? Zig developers building CLI tools, server-side applications, or other programs that need to consume JSON APIs. If you're prototyping an integrations or need quick API access without fussing with the underlying mechanics, this saves time. It's especially useful if you're new to Zig and don't want to dig into how the standard library's HTTP and JSON modules work in detail. The project is early stage (just one star so far), so it's more of a personal utility that the author has shared publicly, but the concept is a practical one for anyone writing networked Zig applications.