C# flattening json structure

Question

I have a json-object in C# (represented as a Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject object) and I need to flatten it to a dictionary. Let me show you an example of what I mean:

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Answer 1

You could use the JSONPath $..* to get all members of the JSON structure and filter out the ones with no children to skip the container properties.

e.g.

var schemaObject = JObject.Parse(schema);
var values = schemaObject
    .SelectTokens("$..*")
    .Where(t => !t.HasValues)
    .ToDictionary(t => t.Path, t => t.ToString());