gistfile1.go

type JSONContainer struct {
	data []interface{}
}

func (j *JSONContainer) All() (objects []JSONObject) {
	for _, v := range j.data {
    objects = append(objects, JSONObject{data: v})
	}
	return
}

func (j *JSONContainer) GetByKey(val int) (json JSONObject, e error) {
	return
}

type JSONObject struct {
	data interface{}
}

func (j *JSONObject) Get(value string) (string,error) {
  //get the root map
  m := j.createMap();
  //get all the segments
  segments := strings.Split(value,".")
  for i,v := range segments {
    if val, success := m[v]; success {
      //if this is the ultimate segment
      if i + 1 == len(explode) {
        if s, isstring :=  val.(string); isstring {
          return s, nil
        } else {
          return "", errors.New("Value is not a string");
        }
      } else {
        //type cast the interface into a map
        m, success = m[v].(map[string]interface{}) 
        if !success {
          return "", errors.New("Can not convert value to map")
        }
      }
    }
  }
	return "", errors.New("Key does not exist")

}
func (j *JSONObject) createMap() (map[string]interface{}) {
	return j.data.(map[string]interface{})
}

func MakeJSONContainer(rawData []byte) (j JSONContainer, e error){
	if err := json.Unmarshal(rawData, &j.data); err != nil {
		return j, err
	}
	return
}