Add JSON array of objects support (mono-files)

[monsieurnebo]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

This package is made to process data from a "one file = one entry" principle:

content/
  articles/
    article-1.json
    article-2.json
  home.json

While this structure makes sense for articles and/or pages where each entry contains a lot of data, this is not always the case.

Let's take for example a huge list of employees where each entry contains only a few keys. The management of this data is easier in a single JSON file, in the form of an object table:

// content/employees.json
[
  {
    "name"       : "Philippe Etchebest",
    "picture"    : "philippe-etchebest.jpg",
    "position"   : "Chef"
  }, {
    //...
  }
]

Describe the solution you'd like

I would expect that nuxt/content process this array as a data source, allowing me to use queries on it. Fore instance:

const employees = $content("employees").where({ position: { $ne: "Chef" } }).fetch();

Giving us the opportunity to use a JSON mono-file, containing an array of objects where "one object = one entry".

Describe alternatives you've considered

The alternative would be:

• Use JS module import instead, and native Array methods (find, filter, ...)
• Change our data structure to fit the current nuxt/content philosophy

Additional context

Related issues:
#112
#36

[monsieurnebo]

Thanks for the quick feature implementation! Do you have an ETA of the next release?

@benjamincanac Please note that the macOS CI seems to have failed 🔍

[benjamincanac]

@monsieurnebo Indeed, I've reran the jobs, it's now fine! Thanks 🙂

[stronglify13]

This feature is lost in Nuxt Content 2 ??
or if could someone help me, how should I implement it?