host-meta.json (JRD, JSON form)
The JSON Resource Descriptor twin of the XRD host-meta: identical subject, alias, expiry, property and three links, expressed with lower-case JSON member names. For testing XRD-to-JRD conversion against a known answer.
{
"subject": "https://www.example.com",
"aliases": [
"https://example.com"
],
"expires": "2027-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"properties": {
"http://example.com/ns/service-tier": "sample"
},
"links": [
{
"rel": "lrdd",
"type": "application/jrd+json",
"template": "https://www.example.com/.well-known/webfinger?resource={uri}"
},
{
"rel": "http://openid.net/specs/connect/1.0/issuer",
"href": "https://id.example.com"
},
{
"rel": "author",
"href": "https://www.example.com/humans.txt"
}
]
}
Specifications
- Seed
- 70400
- Site
- example.com (fictional)
- Format
- JRD (RFC 6415 appendix A)
- Links
- 3
- Aliases
- 1
- Properties
- 1
- Location
- /.well-known/host-meta.json
Testing contract
Reference control- Scenario
- Convert the XRD host-meta twin to JRD and compare with this document.
- Expected result
- The conversion produces the same subject, one alias, one property keyed by its full URI, and three links whose rel values and lrdd template match exactly.
What is a .json file?
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight, text-based data-interchange format representing objects, arrays, strings, numbers, booleans, and null. It is language-independent, human-readable, and the dominant format for web APIs and configuration. It requires a single well-formed root value.
How to use this file
Use an example JSON file to test parsers and serializers, schema validation, Unicode and number-precision handling, and API request or response processing.
How to use this file for testing
“host-meta.json (JRD, JSON form)” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Web assets, JSON parsing, Metadata testing. Favicons, web app manifests, service workers, robots and sitemap files, Open Graph images, and .well-known resources — for testing web tooling, crawlers, PWA installers, and asset pipelines.
Documented properties for this file: seed 70400 · JRD (RFC 6415 appendix A). Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.
Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.
Web-platform fixtures are standards-compliant samples against fictional example.com data. Test crawlers, PWA installers and manifest validators, favicon/icon pipelines, service-worker registration, or .well-known parsers against the documented structure.
Code examples
import json
with open("host-meta.json") as f:
data = json.load(f)
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