text2obj

Generate a javascript object or extract data from a "system_profiler" style textual data structure

Example input:

Power:
  System Power Settings:

    AC Power:
      System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
      Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
      Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
      Sleep On Power Button: Yes
      Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
      Wake On LAN: Yes
      Current Power Source: Yes
      Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

  Hardware Configuration:

    UPS Installed: No

Example output:

{
  Power: {
    'System Power Settings': {
      'AC Power': {
        'System Sleep Timer (Minutes)': '0',
        'Display Sleep Uses Dim': 'Yes',
        'Current Power Source': 'Yes',
        'Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes)': '10',
        'Sleep On Power Button': 'Yes',
        'Automatic Restart On Power Loss': 'No',
        'Display Sleep Timer (Minutes)': '10',
        'Wake On LAN': 'Yes'
      }
    },
    'Hardware Configuration': {
      'UPS Installed': 'No'
    }
  }
}

Usage:

 text2obj - | <filename> [ <property_to_extract> ... ]

Note: On the command line, remove spaces in the property names

Examples:

 system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | text2obj - Hardware.HardwareOverview.HardwareUUID \
    Software.SystemSoftwareOverview.ComputerName
 
 text2obj system_profile.txt
 
 text2obj system_profile.txt Hardware