Move jqplay to the jqlang Organization

[owenthereal]

👋 Hi everyone, and Happy New Year!

I want to propose moving jqplay to the jqlang GitHub organization and hosting it under play.jqlang.org as the official jq playground.

Background

jqplay is a jq playground built with Next.js. It lets you test your jq queries directly in your browser, thanks to jq-wasm, a WebAssembly-based jq JSON processor. All jq queries and HTTP requests to fetch JSON run locally in your browser. Only if you choose to share a snippet is any information (the query itself) sent to the server to generate a unique URL.

jqplay has been the de facto jq web playground since 2014 (commit reference). widely used by the community to experiment with jq expressions.

Additionally, jq now has an official domain: jqlang.org (PR #3243), replacing https://jqlang.github.io/jq. Hosting jqplay under play.jqlang.org would further integrate it into the jq ecosystem and help more users learn about the jq language.

Proposal

1. Move the jqplay source repository to the jqlang GitHub org.
2. Host jqplay under play.jqlang.org as the official jq playground.
3. Redirect jqplay.org to play.jqlang.org to ensure backward compatibility for existing shared snippets.
4. Align the playground’s design with the jq homepage/docs, ensuring a consistent look and feel—such as a shared top menu bar—similar to how Go’s website and Go Playground are designed.

Next Steps

I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts! I’m happy to coordinate the migration and handle the necessary setup if there's a general agreement.

Looking forward to your feedback! 🚀 😊

[yochem]

Great idea!