Get the path of a jsonata match - jsonata

Question

I'm using jsonata to query a json file that I have. I have a query that returns an array of results with the value from each match. What I also want to know is what is the exact path to my match.
Example:
Suppose I had the following JSON
"files": [
{
"name": "file_1",
"type": "txt"
},
{
"name": "file_2",
"type": "csv"
},
{
"name": "file_3",
"type": "txt"
}
]
}
and I had the following query:
files[type="txt"].name
I would like to know both the value of my query results and the path of all hits. E.g:
[
{value: "file_1", path: "files[0].name"},
{value: "file_3", path: "files[2].name"}
]
Is this something that is possible?

Answer 1

I do not think JSONata has such feature. But there could be another way to achieve what you are looking for.
If you are interested in the index value, there is a built-in operator is JSONata - Positonal Variable Binding operator.
And if you're interested in knowing the parent of a given search, you could use the Parent operator.

Answer 2

Here's a practical example that builds on #anindya-dey's answer. Maybe it's all you need, maybe not.
Input json
{
"files": [
{
"name": "file_1",
"type": "txt"
},
{
"name": "file_2",
"type": "csv"
},
{
"name": "file_3",
"type": "txt"
}
]
}
Jsonata expression
files#$i[type="txt"].{
'value': name,
'path': 'files[' & $i & '].name'
}
Result
[
{
"value": "file_1",
"path": "files[0].name"
},
{
"value": "file_3",
"path": "files[2].name"
}
]