## Examples
-### Basic Example
+### Basic Examples
+
+#### Incoming data
Given the value
-```
+```json
{"Time":"2019-01-05T22:45:12","AM2301":{"Temperature":4.7,"Humidity":93.7},"TempUnit":"C"}
```
the template
-::: v-pre
-`{{value_json['AM2301'].Temperature}}`
-:::
+```
+{{value_json['AM2301'].Temperature}}`
+```
extracts the string `4.7`.
+#### Outgoing data
+The JINJA transformation can be used to publish simple JSON strings through, for example, the HTTP Binding's `commandTransformation` parameter.
+
+Say we have an String Item which holds the following value:
+
+```
+This is my string
+```
+
+Adding the following into the `commandTransformation` parameter of your HTTP Thing Channel
+
+```
+JINJA:{"msgtype":"m.text", "body":"{{value}}"}
+```
+
+will send the following string out of openHAB
+
+```json
+{"msgtype":"m.text", "body":"This is my string"}
+```
+`{{value}}` will be replaced by whatever the value of your Item is.
+
+Note that if using \*.things files you must escape quotation marks, for example:
+
+```
+commandTransformation = "JINJA:{\"msgtype\":\"m.text\", \"body\":\"{{value}}\"}"
+```
+
## Further Reading
* Wikipedia on [Jinja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinja_(template_engine).