Malformed JSON

Statac couldn’t read a JSON file in data/. The message says what it found and points at the place to fix, such as a quote that is never closed or a comma with nothing after it.

What you’ll see

error  Malformed JSON: a comma with nothing after it
  Take the comma out.
  More: https://statac.dev/e/malformed-json/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac stops

Past the mistake, Statac can’t tell which values you meant, and templates reaching the file would get the wrong ones, or none, without anyone noticing.

How to fix it

Look at the place the caret points to. JSON is strict, and common causes are:

• A quote or bracket opened and never closed.
• A comma after the last value in a list or an object. JSON allows none.
• A name or text in single quotes, or none. JSON writes both in double quotes.
• A backslash JSON doesn’t know, such as \q. Write \\ for a backslash.
• A line break or a tab written as itself inside quotes. Write \n or \t instead.
• A number written another way, such as 01, .5 or +1. Write 1, 0.5 and 1.

Example

data/people.json:

[
  {"name": "Person 1"},
  {"name": "Person 2"},
]

The comma after the last item has nothing after it. Take it out:

[
  {"name": "Person 1"},
  {"name": "Person 2"}
]

Its name

Name	malformed-json
In the terminal	statac explain malformed-json
To stop showing it	It stops the build, so it can't be quietened.