Bash for Loop Over JSON Array Using jq

loop-over-json.sh

#!/bin/bash

# https://www.starkandwayne.com/blog/bash-for-loop-over-json-array-using-jq/
# how to run
# chmod u+x loop-over-json.sh
# ./loop-over-json.sh

sample='[{"name":"foo"},{"name":"bar"}]'
for row in $(echo "${sample}" | jq -r '.[] | @base64'); do
    _jq() {
     echo ${row} | base64 --decode | jq -r ${1}
    }
   echo $(_jq '.name')
done