Utility Tools CLI Commands

This document provides a guide for utility tools available in the CLI.

JSON File Merger

Merge Multiple JSON Files

smm tools json-merger --input-file-paths=file1.json,file2.json,file3.json --output-path=merged.json

Merges multiple JSON files containing lists of objects, deduplicates them by a unique key, and saves to an output file.

Option	Description	Example
input-file-paths	Comma-separated list of JSON files to merge	--input-file-paths=file1.json,file2.json
output-path	Path where merged JSON will be written	--output-path=merged.json
unique-key, -k	Field name to use as unique key for deduplication (default: id)	--unique-key=id or -k id

Use Cases

This tool is particularly useful when:

• You have fetched data in multiple batches and want to combine them
• You need to deduplicate records across multiple files
• You're working with large datasets split across multiple JSON files

Example

# Merge pull request data from different time periods
smm tools json-merger \
  --input-file-paths=prs-jan.json,prs-feb.json,prs-mar.json \
  --output-path=prs-q1.json \
  --unique-key=id