# Source: https://rsbuild.dev/guide/basic/json-files.md

# JSON

Rsbuild supports importing JSON files in code, and also supports importing [YAML](https://yaml.org/) and [TOML](https://toml.io/en/) files, converting them to JSON format.

## JSON file

You can import JSON files directly in JavaScript files.

### Example

```json title="example.json"
{
  "name": "foo",
  "items": [1, 2]
}
```

```js title="index.js"
import example from './example.json';

console.log(example.name); // 'foo';
console.log(example.items); // [1, 2];
```

### Named import

Rsbuild also supports importing JSON files using named imports:

```js
import { name } from './example.json';

console.log(name); // 'foo';
```

## YAML file

[YAML](https://yaml.org/) is a data serialization language commonly used for writing configuration files.

Rsbuild provides the [@rsbuild/plugin-yaml](https://github.com/rstackjs/rsbuild-plugin-yaml). After registering the plugin, you can import `.yaml` or `.yml` files in JavaScript and they will be automatically converted to JavaScript objects.

```ts title="rsbuild.config.ts"
import { pluginYaml } from '@rsbuild/plugin-yaml';

export default {
  plugins: [pluginYaml()],
};
```

### Example

```yaml title="example.yaml"
---
hello: world
foo:
  bar: baz
```

```js
import example from './example.yaml';

console.log(example.hello); // 'world';
console.log(example.foo); // { bar: 'baz' };
```

## TOML file

[TOML](https://toml.io/) is a semantically explicit, easy-to-read configuration file format.

Rsbuild provides the [@rsbuild/plugin-toml](https://github.com/rstackjs/rsbuild-plugin-toml). After registering the plugin, you can import `.toml` files in JavaScript and it will be automatically converted to JavaScript objects.

```ts title="rsbuild.config.ts"
import { pluginToml } from '@rsbuild/plugin-toml';

export default {
  plugins: [pluginToml()],
};
```

### Example

```toml title="example.toml"
hello = "world"

[foo]
bar = "baz"
```

```js
import example from './example.toml';

console.log(example.hello); // 'world';
console.log(example.foo); // { bar: 'baz' };
```

## Type declaration

When you import YAML or TOML files in TypeScript code, please create a `src/env.d.ts` file in your project and add the corresponding type declarations.

* Method 1: If the `@rsbuild/core` package is installed, you can reference the [preset types](/guide/basic/typescript.md#preset-types) provided by `@rsbuild/core`:

```ts title="src/env.d.ts"
/// <reference types="@rsbuild/core/types" />
```

* Method 2: Manually add the required type declarations:

```ts title="src/env.d.ts"
declare module '*.yaml' {
  const content: Record<string, any>;
  export default content;
}
declare module '*.yml' {
  const content: Record<string, any>;
  export default content;
}
declare module '*.toml' {
  const content: Record<string, any>;
  export default content;
}
```