Can't read json and error with argument

[Taikeur]

Hello,

I've tried to reinstall TraktForVLC 2.0 on my xubuntu laptop but I have errors in the logs.

The installation goes well, no problems.

First, when i start vlc:

[0000559a6cc18950] [trakt] lua interface error: (file.get_json) JSON file not in the right format
[0000559a6cc18950] [trakt] lua interface: TraktForVLC 2.0.0a2 - Lua implementation
[0000559a6cc18950] [trakt] lua interface: helper: /home/taker/.local/share/vlc/lua/trakt_helper
[0000559a6cb394e0] main playlist: playlist is empty
[0000559a6cc18950] [trakt] lua interface error: 
    ############################
    TraktForVLC is not setup with Trakt.tv yet!
    --
    PLEASE GO TO https://trakt.tv/activate
    AND ENTER THE FOLLOWING CODE:
    XXXXXXX
    ############################

From what i understand he can't access the json file where are the parameters, so he's asking me every time i launch vlc to setup TraktForVLC on Trakt

I've tried to completely delete TraktForVLC and VLC, and the config file to see, same problem.

Then I've got this error:

[000055d115eb2850] [trakt] lua interface: The.Handmaids.Tale.S02E10.VOSTFR.720p.WEB-DL.H.264.mkv is playing! :) (2,478373/3312,513024)
[000055d115eb2850] [trakt] lua interface error: (call_helper) Command: "/home/taker/.local/share/vlc/lua/trakt_helper" "--quiet" "resolve" "--meta" "{\"NUMBER_OF_BYTES\":\"11280\",\"seasonNumber\":\"02\",\"_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC\":\"2018-06-21 10:38:50\",\"DURATION\":\"00:54:59.547000000\",\"_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP\":\"mkvmerge v7.8.0 ('River Man') 64bit built on Mar 28 2015 07:20:28\",\"filename\":\"The.Handmaids.Tale.S02E10.VOSTFR.720p.WEB-DL.H.264.mkv\",\"episodeNumber\":\"10\",\"title\":\"The Handmaids Tale S02E10\",\"showName\":\"The Handmaids Tale\",\"BPS\":\"27\",\"NUMBER_OF_FRAMES\":\"434\",\"_STATISTICS_TAGS\":\"BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES\"}" "--duration" "3312,513024" "--hash" "31c7fc47fd98dc78" "--size" "638128498" 2>&1
[000055d115eb2850] [trakt] lua interface error: (call_helper) Unable to parse json
[000055d115eb2850] [trakt] lua interface error: (call_helper) Command output: usage: trakt_helper resolve [-h] [--meta META] [--hash OSHASH] [--size SIZE]
                            [--duration DURATION]
trakt_helper resolve: error: argument --duration: invalid float value: '3312,513024'

If anyone has any idea how to fix these problem, I will be really grateful.

Edit: Here's my config file:

{
  "media":{
    "start":{
      "time":30,
      "movie":true,
      "percent":0.25,
      "episode":true
    },
    "stop":{
      "movie":true,
      "episode":true,
      "check_unprocessed_delay":120,
      "percent":90,
      "watched_percent":50
    },
    "info":{
      "max_try":10,
      "try_delay_factor":30
    }
  },
  "helper":{
    "update":{
      "release_type":"stable",
      "action":"install",
      "check_delay":86400
    },
    "mode":"standalone",
    "service":{
      "port":1984,
      "host":"localhost"
    }
  },
  "cache":{
    "delay":{
      "cleanup":60,
      "save":30,
      "expire":2592000
    }
  },
  "auth":{
    "access_token":"token",
    "refresh_token":"token"
  },
  "config_version":"2.0.0a2"
}

[XaF]

Can you please provide me with your config file? (remove anything that's identifiable)

For the last part, your duration is shown as "dddd, ddd" instead of "dddd.ddd" - what is your locale?

[Taikeur]

I've just added my config file to my first post.

My locale is fr_FR

[XaF]

I'm wondering if VLC's loaded lua is dependent on the locale for the number. With a french locale, the numbers are separated with a comma for the floating point, while it's a dot in english locales. The configuration file contains 0.25, which lua might have troubles to load if it's looking for a comma... even though that'd be weird given that a comma is already a special symbol in JSON. Could you try removing the line with the "percent": 0.25 ? (it would get recreated at the next run, but I'd like to know if it is actually that line that's the issue)

However, this confirms that the other issue is linked to the locale, I'll have to investigate how to solve that issue.

[Taikeur]

Thanks ! I've removed the line and I no longer have the error when I start VLC. He doesn't ask me to setup TraktToVLC anymore.

[XaF]

So that's definitely a locale issue, and you might end-up with the issue again next time you start it. I'll try to investigate how to reproduce and fix the issue... Also, you might end-up with the exact same issue for the cache used to know what you saw and remember the IMDb information. Could you try installing an english version of VLC ? Or change your locale to run VLC ? (Might be a temporary solution...)

[Taikeur]

When i run VLC in English I have the same error in the logs.

But when I change my computer's locales to en, everything works !

FYI: the line "percent": 0.25 is not "reinstalled" when I restart VLC.

[icapan]

Hello, I have the same issue. When I deleted the "percent" line from config, nothing happened, still errors. But it does not recreate. When I do "export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8" and start vlc from the command line, then it works. But it is highly impractical, so please, try to fix it. There is no english version of vlc, I download it via package manager "vlc 3.0.4-1ubuntu0.2".