Exception occured reading json [c:\Run\DevOps\app\.vscode\settings.json]: Invalid JSON primitive: .

[kasperdj]

This parsing of setting.json with invalid json is back again (after 3 months without problems). Last time was due to double bytes in the file UTF-16. This is not the case now - and this causes the compile step to fail.

Log output:

2020-04-07T13:59:58.3664803Z ##[section]Starting: ALOps Compile App settings.zip

2020-04-07T13:59:58.3783903Z ============================================================================== 2020-04-07T13:59:58.3784276Z Task : ALOps App Compiler 2020-04-07T13:59:58.3784827Z Description : Compiles NAV Apps 2020-04-07T13:59:58.3785187Z Version : 1.428.1196 2020-04-07T13:59:58.3785437Z Author : Hodor 2020-04-07T13:59:58.3785750Z Help : Compile a Business Central extension from AL code. 2020-04-07T13:59:58.3786141Z ============================================================================== 2020-04-07T14:00:00.8412500Z Validate configuration 2020-04-07T14:00:01.3747727Z Importing required PS-Functions 2020-04-07T14:00:03.8359492Z Initiate Docker Session 2020-04-07T14:00:04.6766313Z Setting up AL Compiler [4.0.176004] 2020-04-07T14:00:05.1181741Z Downloading AL Compiler [4.0.176004] 2020-04-07T14:00:05.1302542Z Get Extension from Local-Disk...[C:\Run\al-4.0.176004.vsix] 2020-04-07T14:00:05.1311653Z Resolving Path [C:\Run\al-4.0.176004.vsix] 2020-04-07T14:00:05.2444545Z VSIX Path Resolved: [C:\Run\al-4.0.176004.vsix] 2020-04-07T14:00:05.2496730Z Unpacking Extension to folder... 2020-04-07T14:00:15.8720346Z Loading Json Object: [c:\Run\Microsoft.al\al-4.0.176004\extension\package.json] 2020-04-07T14:00:15.8943764Z Using AL Compiler [v4.0.176004] located [C:\Run\Microsoft.al\al-4.0.176004\extension\bin\alc.exe] 2020-04-07T14:00:15.8948351Z 2020-04-07T14:00:15.8962020Z Working folder: C:\Agent_work\10\s 2020-04-07T14:00:15.8970345Z 2020-04-07T14:00:15.8979790Z Copy Working folder to Docker Container: 5db73815e7bf14e036b76242e9f7e38dbb75bc626b57b9861d284db9abc11fda 2020-04-07T14:00:15.8987007Z Docker Working Folder: c:\Run\DevOps\ 2020-04-07T14:00:15.8998894Z Copy from [C:\Agent_work\10\s] to [c:\Run\DevOps] 2020-04-07T14:00:15.9061311Z Source File setup completed 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0526668Z Target Project: \app\app.json 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0532723Z Check for app.json files: c:\Run\DevOps\ 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0687666Z Multiple projects found: 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0748796Z - C:\Run\DevOps\app 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0757761Z - C:\Run\DevOps\Test 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0789038Z Retrieving App-Info [\app\app.json] 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0803767Z Loading Json Object: [c:\Run\DevOps\app\app.json] 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0836177Z App.ID = ea93cca9-d1dc-4098-b18f-3eb34aa9d8a4 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0857333Z App.Name = 365Payroll 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0879803Z App.Publisher = Elbek & Vejrup A/S 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0904917Z App.Version = 1500.1.0.0 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0932775Z App.Platform = 15.0.0.0 2020-04-07T14:00:16.0984547Z App.Application = 2020-04-07T14:00:16.1028933Z 2020-04-07T14:00:16.1427925Z Retaining original [Major] from version (?.0.0.0) 2020-04-07T14:00:16.1480799Z Retaining original [Minor] from version (0.?.0.0) 2020-04-07T14:00:16.1547760Z Retaining original [Build] from version (0.0.?.0) 2020-04-07T14:00:16.1616375Z Setting Managed App Version [c:\Run\DevOps\app\app.json] => 1500.1.0.626 2020-04-07T14:00:16.2753928Z 2020-04-07T14:00:16.2754458Z Working Direcotry: [c:\Run\DevOps] 2020-04-07T14:00:16.2754756Z Target Project: [\app\app.json] 2020-04-07T14:00:16.2755070Z Project Directory: [c:\Run\DevOps\app] 2020-04-07T14:00:16.2755397Z VSCode Settings: [c:\Run\DevOps\app.vscode\settings.json] 2020-04-07T14:00:16.2755721Z VSCode-Settings json found. 2020-04-07T14:00:16.2756023Z Loading Json Object: [c:\Run\DevOps\app.vscode\settings.json] 2020-04-07T14:00:16.2756408Z Exception occured reading VSCode-Settings json. Content: 2020-04-07T14:00:16.2787207Z ##[error] Exception occured reading json [c:\Run\DevOps\app.vscode\settings.json]: Invalid JSON primitive: . 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4187023Z { 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4189102Z "al.assemblyProbingPaths": [ 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4189966Z "./.netpackages", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4192812Z "./Add-ins", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4194586Z "C:/Windows/assembly/", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4195356Z "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Dynamics NAV//Service/Add-ins", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4196760Z "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central//Service/Add-ins" 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4197407Z ], 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4197906Z "al.enableCodeAnalysis": true, 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4198572Z "al.codeAnalyzers": [ 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4199179Z "${CodeCop}", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4199649Z "${UICop}" 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4200184Z ], 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4200694Z "al.ruleSetPath": "./custom.ruleset.json", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4201248Z "CRS.AlSubFolderName": "Source", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4201820Z "CRS.RemovePrefixFromFilename": true, 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4202497Z "CRS.RenameWithGit": false, 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4203055Z "CRS.RemoveSuffixFromFilename": true, 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4203817Z "CRS.FileNamePattern": "..al", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4204778Z "CRS.FileNamePatternExtensions": "..al", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4205618Z "CRS.FileNamePatternPageCustomizations": "..al", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4206329Z "CRS.OnSaveAlFileAction": "Rename", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4206903Z "CRS.ObjectNameSuffix": "_LON", 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4207571Z "git.enableSmartCommit": false, 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4208406Z "git.suggestSmartCommit": false, 2020-04-07T14:00:16.4208878Z } 2020-04-07T14:00:16.6326718Z ##[error]Because the session state for session WinRM1, e7c48abe-7a85-4978-b634-68408b7f5aad, 5db73815e7bf14e036b76242e9f7e38dbb75bc626b57b9861d284db9abc11fda is not equal to Open, you cannot run a command in the session. The session state is Closing. 2020-04-07T14:00:17.2014749Z ##[section]Async Command Start: Add Build Tag 2020-04-07T14:00:17.2015472Z Build '626' has following tags now: mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral/onprem-1910-rtm-dk-ltsc2019, BC.Platform.15.0.36510.0, BC.Version.15.0.36626.36675, AL.Compiler.4.0.176004 2020-04-07T14:00:17.2016032Z ##[section]Async Command End: Add Build Tag 2020-04-07T14:00:17.2016976Z ##[section]Async Command Start: Update Build Number 2020-04-07T14:00:17.2017397Z Update build number to 1500.1.0.626 for build 626 2020-04-07T14:00:17.2017705Z ##[section]Async Command End: Update Build Number 2020-04-07T14:00:17.2018673Z ##[section]Finishing: ALOps Compile App

File attached. Please advice.

[kasperdj]

Only change was adding this line: "al.ruleSetPath": "./custom.ruleset.json"

[AdminHodor]

Dear @kasperdj ,

Could you try removing the last comma (,) after the last parameter in the json ?

2020-04-07T14:00:16.4208406Z "git.suggestSmartCommit": false,

Kind regards,

[waldo1001]

Yep, that should be it!

[kasperdj]

I tried to remove the "al.ruleSetPath": "./custom.ruleset.json" but I still get the error.

[waldo1001]

HI Kasper, most probably, it's caused by this comma:

[kasperdj]

Nice catch on that last comma, Didn't get an error in VS Code. Anyways the build is now successful again (with coderule). Thx.