The latest articles on Forem by Djelloul (@inoruth). https://forem.com/inoruth https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3695134%2Fdf11b3b8-d6cc-4b5e-b763-b0f0af3ace52.png https://forem.com/inoruth en Djelloul Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:21:33 +0000 https://forem.com/inoruth/i-built-a-simple-tool-excel-json-with-validation-free-beta-kbn https://forem.com/inoruth/i-built-a-simple-tool-excel-json-with-validation-free-beta-kbn <p>Hey everyone 👋</p> <p>I often had to convert Excel tables into JSON configuration files — and I kept doing it manually, making mistakes all the time.</p> <p>So I built a small tool:</p> <p><strong>JSON Automator</strong><br><br> ➡️ Convert Excel (.xlsx) → clean JSON<br><br> ➡️ Optional config validation (required fields, ints, bools, URLs, duplicates)<br><br> ➡️ No account, free (beta)</p> <h3> 🚀 Try it here </h3> <p><a href="https://json-automator.up.railway.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://json-automator.up.railway.app</a></p> <p>Source code (FastAPI, Python):</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/Inoruth/json-automator" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Inoruth/json-automator</a></p> <h3> Why I built it </h3> <p>Many teams still keep configuration data in Excel.<br><br> But someone eventually has to rewrite everything into JSON — and mistakes happen easily.</p> <p>I wanted something simple:</p> <ul> <li>upload Excel </li> <li>validate </li> <li>get JSON </li> <li>done.</li> </ul> <h3> I'd really appreciate feedback 🙏 </h3> <p>If you try it:</p> <ul> <li>Did it help? </li> <li>Anything confusing? </li> <li>Any missing validation rules? </li> <li>Bugs or edge-cases?</li> </ul> <p>Comments are welcome — it will help me decide what to build next.</p> <p>Thanks for reading! 🚀</p> python webdev productivity opensource