Exploring BTP Service Metadata - Deep Dive into Resource Files and JQ Filters

This course explores individual SAP BTP service metadata files using jq and related command-line tools. It covers metadata structure, array iteration, output formats, and jq filters such as select and any.

Syllabus

Welcome and introduction
Introducing a new directory for the "purchaser" persona
Discussing an OData frontend for the metadata, from a great question in the chat
Jumping into the metadata exploration directory & looking at entries-by-category
Getting a better feel for the structure of a metadata file, using fx
Exploring the "What are all the regions anyway?" analysis
Understanding what [] the Array Iterator does in jq
Experiencing the difference between JSON output and raw output for tab separation
Exploring the "Applications with a free subscription plan" analysis
Understanding how jq's 'select' works
Understanding what jq's 'any' filter does, with the generator and condition