a bash json parser via node js

json.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# example usage:
# 
#	json_response="$(curl --flag http://whatever.man)" # -> { "status": 22, "errors": [ { "message": "oh no!" } ]  }
#	errors="$(echo "$json_response" | json_get "errors")"
#	[[ $errors ]] && {
#		msg="$(echo "$errors" | json_get "0" | json_get "message")"
#	}
json_get() {
	local prop_name="$1"
	if hash node 2>/dev/null; then
		printf "%s" "$(node -e '
			var val=JSON.parse(process.argv[1] || "{}")["'"$prop_name"'"];
			console.log(typeof val === "undefined" ? "" : typeof val === "string" ? val : JSON.stringify(val));
		' "$(cat -)")"
	else
		printf "%s" "node is not installed! what are you doing?"
	fi
}