feat: add --json flag to list command

Cargo.toml

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ chrono = "0.4"
 dirs = "6"
 libc = "0.2"
 sha1_smol = "1"
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3"

src/main.rs

@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ enum Commands {
         #[arg(long)]
         service: Option<String>,
         /// Compact mode: show only binary name instead of full path
-        #[arg(short, long)]
+        #[arg(short, long, conflicts_with = "json")]
         compact: bool,
+        /// Output as JSON array
+        #[arg(long)]
+        json: bool,
     },
     /// Grant a TCC permission (inserts new entry)
     Grant {
@@ -204,10 +207,12 @@ mod tests {
                 client,
                 service,
                 compact,
+                json,
             } => {
                 assert_eq!(client.as_deref(), Some("apple"));
                 assert_eq!(service.as_deref(), Some("Camera"));
                 assert!(!compact);
+                assert!(!json);
             }
             _ => panic!("expected List"),
         }
@@ -222,6 +227,15 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_list_json() {
+        let cli = parse(&["tcc", "list", "--json"]).unwrap();
+        match cli.command {
+            Commands::List { json, .. } => assert!(json),
+            _ => panic!("expected List"),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parse_services() {
         let cli = parse(&["tcc", "services"]).unwrap();
@@ -359,6 +373,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(err.kind(), ErrorKind::MissingRequiredArgument);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_list_compact_and_json_conflict() {
+        let err = parse(&["tcc", "list", "--compact", "--json"]).unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(err.kind(), ErrorKind::ArgumentConflict);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn cli_has_version() {
         let cmd = Cli::command();
@@ -401,10 +421,21 @@ fn main() {
             client,
             service,
             compact,
+            json,
         } => {
             let db = make_db(target);
             match db.list(client.as_deref(), service.as_deref()) {
-                Ok(entries) => print_entries(&entries, compact),
+                Ok(entries) => {
+                    if json {
+                        println!(
+                            "{}",
+                            serde_json::to_string_pretty(&entries)
+                                .expect("failed to serialize entries")
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        print_entries(&entries, compact);
+                    }
+                }
                 Err(e) => {
                     eprintln!("{}: {}", "Error".red().bold(), e);
                     process::exit(1);

src/tcc.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use chrono::{Local, TimeZone};
 use rusqlite::{Connection, OpenFlags};
+use serde::Serialize;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for TccError {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct TccEntry {
     pub service_raw: String,
     pub service_display: String,

tests/integration.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use serde_json::Value;
 use std::process::Command;
 
 /// Helper: run the `tccutil-rs` binary with given args, returning (stdout, stderr, success).
@@ -129,3 +130,94 @@ fn version_flag_prints_version() {
         "version output should mention tccutil-rs"
     );
 }
+
+// ── tccutil-rs list --json ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const EXPECTED_JSON_FIELDS: &[&str] = &[
+    "service_raw",
+    "service_display",
+    "client",
+    "auth_value",
+    "last_modified",
+    "is_system",
+];
+
+#[test]
+fn list_json_outputs_valid_json_array() {
+    let (stdout, _stderr, success) = run_tcc(&["--user", "list", "--json"]);
+    assert!(success, "tccutil-rs --user list --json should exit 0");
+
+    // Always assert: output is valid JSON and is an array
+    let parsed: Value = serde_json::from_str(&stdout).expect("output should be valid JSON");
+    let arr = parsed.as_array().expect("JSON output should be an array");
+
+    // Every element must be an object with the expected fields
+    for (i, entry) in arr.iter().enumerate() {
+        assert!(
+            entry.is_object(),
+            "entry at index {} should be an object",
+            i
+        );
+        for field in EXPECTED_JSON_FIELDS {
+            assert!(
+                entry.get(field).is_some(),
+                "entry at index {} missing field '{}'",
+                i,
+                field
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn list_json_service_filter_returns_valid_structure() {
+    // Use a service that almost certainly exists (Accessibility is one of the oldest TCC services).
+    // Even if zero rows match, the output must still be a valid JSON array.
+    let (stdout, _stderr, success) =
+        run_tcc(&["--user", "list", "--json", "--service", "Accessibility"]);
+    assert!(success);
+
+    let parsed: Value = serde_json::from_str(&stdout).expect("output should be valid JSON");
+    let arr = parsed.as_array().expect("JSON output should be an array");
+
+    for (i, entry) in arr.iter().enumerate() {
+        assert!(entry.is_object(), "entry {} should be an object", i);
+        assert!(
+            entry.get("service_raw").is_some(),
+            "entry {} missing service_raw",
+            i
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn list_compact_and_json_conflict() {
+    let (_stdout, stderr, success) = run_tcc(&["--user", "list", "--compact", "--json"]);
+    assert!(!success, "passing both --compact and --json should fail");
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("cannot be used with"),
+        "clap should report argument conflict, got: {}",
+        stderr
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn list_json_with_client_filter_only_contains_matching_entries() {
+    let (stdout, _stderr, success) = run_tcc(&["--user", "list", "--json", "--client", "apple"]);
+    assert!(
+        success,
+        "tccutil-rs --user list --json --client apple should exit 0"
+    );
+
+    let parsed: Value = serde_json::from_str(&stdout).expect("output should be valid JSON");
+    let arr = parsed.as_array().expect("should be an array");
+
+    for entry in arr {
+        let client = entry["client"].as_str().expect("client should be a string");
+        assert!(
+            client.to_lowercase().contains("apple"),
+            "filtered entry should contain 'apple', got: {}",
+            client
+        );
+    }
+}