I built an interactive jq TUI using fzf!

I was searching for an interactive jq editor when I came across this repo, which had an intriguing suggestion:

echo '' | fzf --print-query --preview "cat *.json | jq {q}" – An fzf hack that turns it into an interactive jq explorer.

This sent me down a rabbit hole, and I discovered just how incredibly configurable fzf is, e.g.:

• You can bind custom keys to execute non-default behaviors:

  --bind=ctrl-y:execute-silent(jq {q} $tempfile | pbcopy)
  

• You can start fzf with an initial query:

  --query="."
  

• You can configure fzf with different layouts:

  --preview-window=top:90%:wrap
  

• You can add a multi-line header to provide instructions:

  --header=$'ctrl+y : copy JSON\nctrl+f : copy filter\nenter : output\nesc : exit'
  

I wonder how many different TUIs I can create with just fzf?

Checkout the code for ijq here.