From 9a8741dec596b37e4d88d9c3bad164b7c273d4c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alec Sammon <alec.sammon@paddle.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:33:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add json formatting

---
 ghokin/fixtures/json-after.feature  | 11 +++++++++++
 ghokin/fixtures/json-before.feature |  9 +++++++++
 ghokin/transformer.go               | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 ghokin/transformer_test.go          |  4 ++++
 4 files changed, 49 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 ghokin/fixtures/json-after.feature
 create mode 100644 ghokin/fixtures/json-before.feature

diff --git a/ghokin/fixtures/json-after.feature b/ghokin/fixtures/json-after.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..835362e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghokin/fixtures/json-after.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Feature: A Feature
+
+  Background:
+    Given a thing
+      """json
+      {
+        "this": "is a json doc string",
+        "but": "with a newline in the middle"
+      }
+      """
+
diff --git a/ghokin/fixtures/json-before.feature b/ghokin/fixtures/json-before.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e99c416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghokin/fixtures/json-before.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Feature: A Feature
+
+  Background:
+    Given a thing
+      """json
+      {"this": "is a json doc string",
+      "but": "with a newline in the middle"}
+      """
+
diff --git a/ghokin/transformer.go b/ghokin/transformer.go
index 85fb8dd..88b88b7 100644
--- a/ghokin/transformer.go
+++ b/ghokin/transformer.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ghokin
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
@@ -85,6 +86,30 @@ func transform(section *section, indent int, aliases aliases) ([]byte, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if sec.kind == gherkin.TokenTypeDocStringSeparator && len(sec.values) == 1 && sec.values[0].Text == "json" {
+			document = append(
+				document,
+				trimExtraTrailingSpace(indentStrings(paddings[gherkin.TokenTypeOther], []string{`"""json`}))...,
+			)
+
+			var jsonLines string
+			for sec.nex.kind != gherkin.TokenTypeDocStringSeparator {
+				sec = sec.nex
+				for _, value := range sec.values {
+					jsonLines += value.Text
+				}
+			}
+
+			var prettyJSON bytes.Buffer
+			if err := json.Indent(&prettyJSON, []byte(jsonLines), "", "  "); err != nil {
+				return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to format json: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			document = append(document, trimExtraTrailingSpace(indentStrings(paddings[gherkin.TokenTypeOther], strings.Split(prettyJSON.String(), "\n")))...)
+
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if sec.kind == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/ghokin/transformer_test.go b/ghokin/transformer_test.go
index 21c13a0..d22b222 100644
--- a/ghokin/transformer_test.go
+++ b/ghokin/transformer_test.go
@@ -410,6 +410,10 @@ func TestTransform(t *testing.T) {
 			"fixtures/file1.feature",
 			"fixtures/file1.feature",
 		},
+		{
+			"fixtures/json-before.feature",
+			"fixtures/json-after.feature",
+		},
 
 		{
 			"fixtures/cmd.input.feature",

From 5997872289667a64ecdcf74f5cf7095665b33be1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alec Sammon <alec.sammon@paddle.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:42:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2]  * rename tests

---
 ghokin/fixtures/{json-after.feature => json.expected.feature} | 0
 ghokin/fixtures/{json-before.feature => json.input.feature}   | 0
 ghokin/transformer_test.go                                    | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 rename ghokin/fixtures/{json-after.feature => json.expected.feature} (100%)
 rename ghokin/fixtures/{json-before.feature => json.input.feature} (100%)

diff --git a/ghokin/fixtures/json-after.feature b/ghokin/fixtures/json.expected.feature
similarity index 100%
rename from ghokin/fixtures/json-after.feature
rename to ghokin/fixtures/json.expected.feature
diff --git a/ghokin/fixtures/json-before.feature b/ghokin/fixtures/json.input.feature
similarity index 100%
rename from ghokin/fixtures/json-before.feature
rename to ghokin/fixtures/json.input.feature
diff --git a/ghokin/transformer_test.go b/ghokin/transformer_test.go
index d22b222..b1127e0 100644
--- a/ghokin/transformer_test.go
+++ b/ghokin/transformer_test.go
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ func TestTransform(t *testing.T) {
 			"fixtures/file1.feature",
 		},
 		{
-			"fixtures/json-before.feature",
-			"fixtures/json-after.feature",
+			"fixtures/json.input.feature",
+			"fixtures/json.expected.feature",
 		},
 
 		{