A json reader plugin to do Pelican able to read json files to render in html instead of Markdown or RST files.

json_reader.py

from pelican import signals
from pelican.readers import BaseReader
import json

class JsonReader(BaseReader):

    enabled = True

    def __init__(self, settings):
        super(JsonReader, self).__init__(settings)

    file_extensions = ['json']

    def read(self, filename):

        with open(filename, 'rt', encoding='UTF-8') as f:
            json_data = json.loads(f.read())

        parsed = {}
        for key, value in json_data.items():
            parsed[key] = self.process_metadata(key, value)

        # All is processed as metadata, content is ''.
        return '', parsed

def add_reader(readers):
    readers.reader_classes['json'] = JsonReader

def register():
    signals.readers_init.connect(add_reader)

pelicanconfig.py

# ...
# Adding a plugin
PLUGIN_PATHS = ['pineapple_pelican_plugins']
PLUGINS = [
    'json_reader'
]
# ...