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jc - JSON Convert ifconfig command output parser

No ifconfig options are supported.

Consider using the ip command instead of ifconfig as it supports native JSON output.

Usage (cli):

$ ifconfig | jc --ifconfig

or

$ jc ifconfig

Usage (module):

import jc
result = jc.parse('ifconfig', ifconfig_command_output)

Schema:

[
  {
    "name":                     string,
    "type":                     string,
    "metric":                   integer
    "flags":                    integer,
    "state": [
                                string
    ],
    "mtu":                      integer,
    "mac_addr":                 string,
    "ipv4_addr":                string,    # [0]
    "ipv4_mask":                string,    # [0]
    "ipv4_bcast":               string,    # [0]
    "ipv6_addr":                string,    # [0]
    "ipv6_mask":                integer,   # [0]
    "ipv6_scope":               string,    # [0]
    "ipv6_scope_id":            string,    # [0]
    "ipv6_type":                string,    # [0]
    "rx_packets":               integer,
    "rx_bytes":                 integer,
    "rx_errors":                integer,
    "rx_dropped":               integer,
    "rx_overruns":              integer,
    "rx_frame":                 integer,
    "tx_packets":               integer,
    "tx_bytes":                 integer,
    "tx_errors":                integer,
    "tx_dropped":               integer,
    "tx_overruns":              integer,
    "tx_carrier":               integer,
    "tx_collisions":            integer,
    "options":                  string,
    "options_flags": [
                                string
    ],
    "status":                   string,
    "hw_address":               string,
    "media":                    string,
    "media_flags": [
                                string
    ],
    "nd6_options":              integer,
    "nd6_flags": [
                                string
    ],
    "plugged":                  string,
    "vendor":                   string,
    "vendor_pn":                string,
    "vendor_sn":                string,
    "vendor_date":              string,
    "module_temperature":       string,
    "module_voltage":           string
    "ipv4": [
      {
        "address":              string,
        "mask":                 string,
        "broadcast":            string
      }
    ],
    "ipv6: [
      {
        "address":              string,
        "scope_id":             string,
        "mask":                 integer,
        "scope":                string,
        "type":                 string
      }
    ],
    "lanes": [
      {
        "lane":                 integer,
        "rx_power_mw":          float,
        "rx_power_dbm":         float,
        "tx_bias_ma":           float
      }
    ]
  }
]

[0] these fields only pick up the last IP address in the interface
    output and are here for backwards compatibility. For information on
    all IP addresses, use the `ipv4` and `ipv6` objects which contain an
    array of IP address objects.

Examples:

$ ifconfig ens33 | jc --ifconfig -p
[
  {
    "name": "ens33",
    "flags": 4163,
    "state": [
      "UP",
      "BROADCAST",
      "RUNNING",
      "MULTICAST"
    ],
    "mtu": 1500,
    "type": "Ethernet",
    "mac_addr": "00:0c:29:3b:58:0e",
    "ipv4_addr": "192.168.71.137",
    "ipv4_mask": "255.255.255.0",
    "ipv4_bcast": "192.168.71.255",
    "ipv6_addr": "fe80::c1cb:715d:bc3e:b8a0",
    "ipv6_mask": 64,
    "ipv6_scope": "0x20",
    "ipv6_type": "link",
    "metric": null,
    "rx_packets": 8061,
    "rx_errors": 0,
    "rx_dropped": 0,
    "rx_overruns": 0,
    "rx_frame": 0,
    "tx_packets": 4502,
    "tx_errors": 0,
    "tx_dropped": 0,
    "tx_overruns": 0,
    "tx_carrier": 0,
    "tx_collisions": 0,
    "rx_bytes": 1514413,
    "tx_bytes": 866622,
    "ipv4": [
      {
        "address": "192.168.71.137",
        "mask": "255.255.255.0",
        "broadcast": "192.168.71.255"
      }
    ],
    "ipv6": [
      {
        "address": "fe80::c1cb:715d:bc3e:b8a0",
        "scope_id": null,
        "mask": 64,
        "scope": "0x20",
        "type": "link"
      }
    ]
  }
]

$ ifconfig ens33 | jc --ifconfig -p -r
[
  {
    "name": "ens33",
    "flags": "4163",
    "state": "UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST",
    "mtu": "1500",
    "type": "Ethernet",
    "mac_addr": "00:0c:29:3b:58:0e",
    "ipv4_addr": "192.168.71.137",
    "ipv4_mask": "255.255.255.0",
    "ipv4_bcast": "192.168.71.255",
    "ipv6_addr": "fe80::c1cb:715d:bc3e:b8a0",
    "ipv6_mask": "64",
    "ipv6_scope": "0x20",
    "ipv6_type": "link",
    "metric": null,
    "rx_packets": "8061",
    "rx_errors": "0",
    "rx_dropped": "0",
    "rx_overruns": "0",
    "rx_frame": "0",
    "tx_packets": "4502",
    "tx_errors": "0",
    "tx_dropped": "0",
    "tx_overruns": "0",
    "tx_carrier": "0",
    "tx_collisions": "0",
    "rx_bytes": "1514413",
    "tx_bytes": "866622",
    "ipv4": [
      {
        "address": "192.168.71.137",
        "mask": "255.255.255.0",
        "broadcast": "192.168.71.255"
      }
    ],
    "ipv6": [
      {
        "address": "fe80::c1cb:715d:bc3e:b8a0",
        "scope_id": null,
        "mask": "64",
        "scope": "0x20",
        "type": "link"
      }
    ]
  }
]

parse

def parse(data: str,
          raw: bool = False,
          quiet: bool = False) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]

Main text parsing function

Parameters:

data:        (string)  text data to parse
raw:         (boolean) unprocessed output if True
quiet:       (boolean) suppress warning messages if True

Returns:

List of Dictionaries. Raw or processed structured data.

Parser Information

Compatibility: linux, aix, freebsd, darwin

Source: jc/parsers/ifconfig.py

Version 2.3 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)