├── README.md
└── json2html.py


/README.md:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 | json2html-bookmarks
 2 | ===================
 3 | 
 4 | Convert Firefox bookmarks from JSON to HTML format (can be imported in other browsers)
 5 | 
 6 | Tested with Python 2.4 - 3.3. For Python < 2.6, the module simplejson (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/simplejson/) is required.
 7 | 
 8 | Usage
 9 | -----
10 | 
11 | python json2html.py json_bookmark_input [html_bookmark_output]
12 | 
13 | Convert json_bookmark_input from the JSON bookmarks format to the HTML format.
14 | The output is written on the standard output or optionally on a file.
15 | 
16 | 


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/json2html.py:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1 | #!/usr/bin/python
  2 | # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  3 | #
  4 | # Convert Firefox bookmarks from JSON to HTML format
  5 | #
  6 | # Copyright (c) 2013 Andrea Bonomi - andrea.bonomi@gmail.com
  7 | #
  8 | # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  9 | # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 10 | # in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 11 | # to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 12 | # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 13 | # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 14 | #
 15 | # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 16 | # all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 17 | #
 18 | # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 19 | # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 20 | # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 21 | # AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 22 | # LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 23 | # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 24 | # THE SOFTWARE.
 25 | #
 26 | # v 1.0 - 2013/10/12
 27 | #
 28 | 
 29 | import sys
 30 | import math
 31 | import codecs
 32 | 
 33 | try:
 34 |     import json
 35 | except ImportError:
 36 |     # Python < 2.6
 37 |     try:
 38 |         import simplejson as json
 39 |     except ImportError:
 40 |         sys.stderr.write("%s: Please install the required module 'simplejson'.\n" % sys.argv[0])
 41 |         sys.exit(1)
 42 | 
 43 | if sys.version > '3':
 44 |     long = int
 45 | 
 46 | 
 47 | def err():
 48 |     e = sys.exc_info()[1]
 49 |     sys.stderr.write(u"%s: %s\n" % (sys.argv[0], str(e)))
 50 |     sys.exit(1)
 51 | 
 52 | 
 53 | def printi(output, indent, string):
 54 |     if sys.version > '3':
 55 |         output.buffer.write((u" " * 4 * indent + string + "\n").encode('utf-8'))
 56 |     else:
 57 |         output.write((" " * 4 * indent) + string.encode('utf-8') + "\n")
 58 | 
 59 | 
 60 | def convert_time(time):
 61 |     try:
 62 |         return long(math.floor(long(time) / 1000000))
 63 |     except Exception:
 64 |         return ""
 65 | 
 66 | 
 67 | def p(output, data, indent=0):
 68 |     children = data.get('children', None)
 69 |     uri = data.get('uri', None)
 70 |     if isinstance(children, list):
 71 |         if indent == 0:
 72 |             # Output the main header
 73 |             printi(output, indent, u"""<!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1>
 74 | <!-- This is an automatically generated file.
 75 |     It will be read and overwritten.
 76 |     DO NOT EDIT! -->
 77 | <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
 78 | <TITLE>Bookmarks</TITLE>
 79 | <H1>%s</H1>
 80 | <DL><p>""" % (data.get('title', 'Bookmarks Menu')))
 81 |         else:
 82 |             # Output a folder
 83 |             date_added = 'dateAdded' in data and ' ADD_DATE="%s"' % convert_time(data.get('dateAdded')) or ''
 84 |             last_modified = 'lastModified' in data and ' LAST_MODIFIED="%s"' % convert_time(data.get('lastModified')) or ''
 85 |             title = data.get('title', '')
 86 |             printi(output, indent, '<DT><H3%s%s>%s</H3>' % (date_added, last_modified, title))
 87 |             printi(output, indent, '<DL><p>')
 88 |         # Output the children of a folder/main
 89 |         for child in children:
 90 |             p(output, child, indent+1)
 91 |         printi(output, indent, '</DL><p>')
 92 |     if uri is not None:
 93 |         # Output a bookmark
 94 |         date_added = 'dateAdded' in data and ' ADD_DATE="%s"' % convert_time(data.get('dateAdded')) or ''
 95 |         last_modified = 'lastModified' in data and ' LAST_MODIFIED="%s"' % convert_time(data.get('lastModified')) or ''
 96 |         title = data.get('title', uri)
 97 |         printi(output, indent, '<DT><A HREF="%s"%s%s>%s</A>' % (uri, date_added, last_modified, title))
 98 |         annos = data.get('annos', None)
 99 |         if isinstance(annos, list):
100 |             for anno in annos:
101 |                 if isinstance(anno, dict) and anno.get('name') == 'bookmarkProperties/description':
102 |                     printi(output, indent, '<DD>%s' % anno.get('value'))
103 | 
104 | 
105 | def main():
106 |     if len(sys.argv) < 2 or len(sys.argv) > 3:
107 |         sys.stderr.write(u"Convert bookmarks stored in JSON to HTML\n")
108 |         sys.stderr.write(u"usage: %s json_bookmark_input [html_bookmark_output]\n" % sys.argv[0])
109 |         sys.exit(2)
110 |     filename = sys.argv[1]
111 |     output_filename = len(sys.argv) > 2 and sys.argv[2] or None
112 |     try:
113 |         f = codecs.open(filename, "r", "utf-8")
114 |         data = json.loads(f.read())
115 |         f.close()
116 |         if output_filename:
117 |             output = open(output_filename, "w")
118 |         else:
119 |             output = sys.stdout
120 |         p(output, data.get('children')[0])
121 |         if output_filename:
122 |             output.close()
123 |     except (Exception):
124 |         err()
125 |     sys.exit(0)
126 | 
127 | 
128 | if __name__ == '__main__':
129 |     main()
130 | 


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------