Merge pull request #67353 from Avogar/json-as-object-docs

Add JSONAsObject format to documentation

docs/en/interfaces/formats.md

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ The supported formats are:
 | [Vertical](#vertical)                                                                     | ✗    | ✔     |
 | [JSON](#json)                                                                             | ✔    | ✔     |
 | [JSONAsString](#jsonasstring)                                                             | ✔    | ✗     |
+| [JSONAsObject](#jsonasobject)                                                             | ✔    | ✗     |
 | [JSONStrings](#jsonstrings)                                                               | ✔    | ✔     |
 | [JSONColumns](#jsoncolumns)                                                               | ✔    | ✔     |
 | [JSONColumnsWithMetadata](#jsoncolumnsmonoblock)                                          | ✔    | ✔     |
@@ -822,6 +823,67 @@ Result:
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 ```
 
+## JSONAsObject {#jsonasobject}
+
+In this format, a single JSON object is interpreted as a single [Object('json')](/docs/en/sql-reference/data-types/json.md) value. If the input has several JSON objects (comma separated), they are interpreted as separate rows. If the input data is enclosed in square brackets, it is interpreted as an array of JSONs.
+
+This format can only be parsed for a table with a single field of type [Object('json')](/docs/en/sql-reference/data-types/json.md). The remaining columns must be set to [DEFAULT](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/create/table.md/#default) or [MATERIALIZED](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/create/table.md/#materialized).
+
+**Examples**
+
+Query:
+
+``` sql
+SET allow_experimental_object_type = 1;
+CREATE TABLE json_as_object (json Object('json')) ENGINE = Memory;
+INSERT INTO json_as_object (json) FORMAT JSONAsObject {"foo":{"bar":{"x":"y"},"baz":1}},{},{"any json stucture":1}
+SELECT * FROM json_as_object FORMAT JSONEachRow;
+```
+
+Result:
+
+``` response
+{"json":{"any json stucture":0,"foo":{"bar":{"x":"y"},"baz":1}}}
+{"json":{"any json stucture":0,"foo":{"bar":{"x":""},"baz":0}}}
+{"json":{"any json stucture":1,"foo":{"bar":{"x":""},"baz":0}}}
+```
+
+**An array of JSON objects**
+
+Query:
+
+``` sql
+SET allow_experimental_object_type = 1;
+CREATE TABLE json_square_brackets (field Object('json')) ENGINE = Memory;
+INSERT INTO json_square_brackets FORMAT JSONAsObject [{"id": 1, "name": "name1"}, {"id": 2, "name": "name2"}];
+
+SELECT * FROM json_square_brackets FORMAT JSONEachRow;
+```
+
+Result:
+
+```response
+{"field":{"id":1,"name":"name1"}}
+{"field":{"id":2,"name":"name2"}}
+```
+
+**Columns with default values**
+
+```sql
+SET allow_experimental_object_type = 1;
+CREATE TABLE json_as_object (json Object('json'), time DateTime MATERIALIZED now()) ENGINE = Memory;
+INSERT INTO json_as_object (json) FORMAT JSONAsObject {"foo":{"bar":{"x":"y"},"baz":1}};
+INSERT INTO json_as_object (json) FORMAT JSONAsObject {};
+INSERT INTO json_as_object (json) FORMAT JSONAsObject {"any json stucture":1}
+SELECT * FROM json_as_object FORMAT JSONEachRow
+```
+
+```resonse
+{"json":{"any json stucture":0,"foo":{"bar":{"x":"y"},"baz":1}},"time":"2024-07-25 17:02:45"}
+{"json":{"any json stucture":0,"foo":{"bar":{"x":""},"baz":0}},"time":"2024-07-25 17:02:47"}
+{"json":{"any json stucture":1,"foo":{"bar":{"x":""},"baz":0}},"time":"2024-07-25 17:02:50"}
+```
+
 ## JSONCompact {#jsoncompact}
 
 Differs from JSON only in that data rows are output in arrays, not in objects.

utils/check-style/aspell-ignore/en/aspell-dict.txt

@@ -1870,6 +1870,7 @@ joinGetOrNull
 json
 jsonMergePatch
 jsonasstring
+jsonasobject
 jsoncolumns
 jsoncolumnsmonoblock
 jsoncompact