JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.0.min.js"></script>
<button class="run">Run</button>
<p class="target">
</p>
<script>
$('.run').on('click', function() {
for (var i = 0001; i < 0617; i++) {
//imageNumber = pad(i, 4);
$('.target').append('<p>{"src": "IMG_' + i + '.jpg", "id":"image' + i + '"}</p>');
}
});
</script>