Could not read available tasks

[freeride-pawel]

When select Grunt from quick panel an error shows "Could not read available tasks" - SublimeGrunt: JSON is malformed. When I run grunt in command line, then there are no errors. Here is Gruntfile.js

var files = [

    'js/products/*',
    'js/cart/*',
    'js/users/*',
    'js/pages/*',
    'js/app.js'
];

module.exports = function(grunt) {

    grunt.initConfig({
        uglify: {
            my_target: {
                options: {
                    beautify: true,
                    mangle: false,
                    report: false
                },
                files: {
                    'js/app.min.js': files
                }
            }
        }
    });

    // Load the plugin that provides the "uglify" task.
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-uglify');

    // Default task(s).
    grunt.registerTask('default', ['uglify']);

};

[tvooo]

Hey, thanks for the feedback. Can you look if the plugin generated a file called ".sublime-grunt.cache" in the folder your Gruntfile is in? And if so, post it's contents? Thanks!

[freeride-pawel]

{"/home/.../public_html/Gruntfile.js":{"sha1":"446245db762a27e885bef3bb4dd3e65f376296bb","tasks":{"uglify":{"name":"uglify","info":"Minify files with UglifyJS.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-uglify\" local Npm module","filepath":"/home/.../public_html/node_modules/grunt-contrib-uglify/tasks/uglify.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["my_target"]},"default":{"name":"default","info":"Alias for \"uglify\" task.","meta":{"info":"Gruntfile","filepath":"/home/.../public_html/Gruntfile.js"}}}}}

[tvooo]

Seems not very malformed to me. Does your username/whatever is there instead of the ... contain any special characters or spaces?

[freeride-pawel]

{"/home/www/kparts.com/public_html/Gruntfile.js":{"sha1":"446245db762a27e885bef3bb4dd3e65f376296bb","tasks":{"uglify":{"name":"uglify","info":"Minify files with UglifyJS.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-uglify\" local Npm module","filepath":"/home/www/kparts.com/public_html/node_modules/grunt-contrib-uglify/tasks/uglify.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["my_target"]},"default":{"name":"default","info":"Alias for \"uglify\" task.","meta":{"info":"Gruntfile","filepath":"/home/www/kparts.com/public_html/Gruntfile.js"}}}}}

[tvooo]

Nope, that is looking completely fine. I will include a bit more debugging output in the code later today. I will tell you when it's done.

[freeride-pawel]

Thanks a lot!

[aqzhyi]

I got same issue:

Please file an issue on https://github.com/tvooo/sublime-grunt/issues and attach this output. SublimeGrunt: JSON is malformed

Mac OS 10.9 & Sublime Text 3 build 3047

SublimeGrunt.sublime-settings

{
    "exec_args": {
        "path": "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin"
    }
}

---

.sublime-grunt.cache

{"/Users/pleasurazy/Documents/www/twpocket.com/www/Gruntfile.js":{"sha1":"96d71ec91860f7b43c127e523e5f1eff39443479","tasks":{"clean":{"name":"clean","info":"Clean files and folders.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-clean\" local Npm module","filepath":"/Users/pleasurazy/Documents/www/twpocket.com/www/node_modules/grunt-contrib-clean/tasks/clean.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["0"]},"coffee":{"name":"coffee","info":"Compile CoffeeScript files into JavaScript","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-coffee\" local Npm module","filepath":"/Users/pleasurazy/Documents/www/twpocket.com/www/node_modules/grunt-contrib-coffee/tasks/coffee.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["compile"]},"compass":{"name":"compass","info":"Compile Sass to CSS using Compass","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-compass\" local Npm module","filepath":"/Users/pleasurazy/Documents/www/twpocket.com/www/node_modules/grunt-contrib-compass/tasks/compass.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["dist"]},"jade":{"name":"jade","info":"Compile jade templates.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-jade\" local Npm module","filepath":"/Users/pleasurazy/Documents/www/twpocket.com/www/node_modules/grunt-contrib-jade/tasks/jade.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["compile"]},"watch":{"name":"watch","info":"Run predefined tasks whenever watched files change.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-watch\" local Npm module","filepath":"/Users/pleasurazy/Documents/www/twpocket.com/www/node_modules/grunt-contrib-watch/tasks/watch.js"},"targets":["compass","jade","coffee"]},"karma":{"name":"karma","info":"run karma.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-karma\" local Npm module","filepath":"/Users/pleasurazy/Documents/www/twpocket.com/www/node_modules/grunt-karma/tasks/grunt-karma.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["e2e"]},"ngdocs":{"name":"ngdocs","info":"build documentation","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-ngdocs\" local Npm module","filepath":"/Users/pleasurazy/Documents/www/twpocket.com/www/node_modules/grunt-ngdocs/tasks/grunt-ngdocs.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["web_mgr"]},"default":{"name":"default","info":"Alias for \"watch\" task.","meta":{"info":"Gruntfile","filepath":"/Users/pleasurazy/Documents/www/twpocket.com/www/Gruntfile.js"}},"docs":{"name":"docs","info":"Alias for \"clean\", \"ngdocs\" tasks.","meta":{"info":"Gruntfile","filepath":"/Users/pleasurazy/Documents/www/twpocket.com/www/Gruntfile.js"}},"watch:compass":{"name":"watch:compass","info":"Targets watch:compass. Run predefined tasks whenever watched files change.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-watch\" local Npm module"}},"watch:jade":{"name":"watch:jade","info":"Targets watch:jade. Run predefined tasks whenever watched files change.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-watch\" local Npm module"}},"watch:coffee":{"name":"watch:coffee","info":"Targets watch:coffee. Run predefined tasks whenever watched files change.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-watch\" local Npm module"}}}}}

[VirtueMe]

@Pleasurazy

Sublime Text 3 build 3047 gives the same error on Windows. My patch addresses this without breaking. I actual upgraded to Sublime Text 3 just because I got the missing that SublimeLinter stopped supporting ST2. Gave me this error before I saw that people had problems with the previous fix for Windows.

[tvooo]

Can you confirm that the issue was resolved by the latest patch?

@VirtueMe Should I add you as contributor? At the moment you do a lot more work on the plugin, and I always need some time to review your pull requests.

[VirtueMe]

I'll be happy to be a contributor.

I installed Sublime Text 3 on another Linux virtual box, installed package control, sublimelinter and sublime-grunt and everything worked just fine. So we need just someone else to confirm that this works.

[DarkPreacher]

Yesterday I updated this plugin with package control and got same issue as in first message “SublimeGrunt: JSON is malformed”, today I updated it again and ST3 just stopped responding after I tryed to run grunt from command palette, however it created .sublime-grunt.cache, here it is

{"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\Gruntfile.js":{"sha1":"56ea8ce7aecb2cf703c9c3b44bd1e0ae799c8eea","tasks":{"watch":{"name":"watch","info":"Run predefined tasks whenever watched files change.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-watch\" local Npm module","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\node_modules\\grunt-contrib-watch\\tasks\\watch.js"},"targets":["less","sprite","imagemin"]},"cssmin":{"name":"cssmin","info":"Minify CSS files","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-cssmin\" local Npm module","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\node_modules\\grunt-contrib-cssmin\\tasks\\cssmin.js"},"multi":true},"uglify":{"name":"uglify","info":"Minify files with UglifyJS.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-uglify\" local Npm module","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\node_modules\\grunt-contrib-uglify\\tasks\\uglify.js"},"multi":true},"concat":{"name":"concat","info":"Concatenate files.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-concat\" local Npm module","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\node_modules\\grunt-contrib-concat\\tasks\\concat.js"},"multi":true},"less":{"name":"less","info":"Compile LESS files to CSS","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-less\" local Npm module","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\node_modules\\grunt-contrib-less\\tasks\\less.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["development","production"]},"imagemin":{"name":"imagemin","info":"Minify PNG and JPEG images","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-imagemin\" local Npm module","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\node_modules\\grunt-contrib-imagemin\\tasks\\imagemin.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["site","uploads"]},"sprite":{"name":"sprite","info":"Spritesheet making utility","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-spritesmith\" local Npm module","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\node_modules\\grunt-spritesmith\\tasks\\grunt-spritesmith.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["file_types"]},"ftp-deploy":{"name":"ftp-deploy","info":"Deploy code over FTP","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-ftp-deploy\" local Npm module","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\node_modules\\grunt-ftp-deploy\\tasks\\ftp-deploy.js"},"multi":true,"targets":["build"]},"browser_sync":{"name":"browser_sync","info":"Keep your browsers in sync","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-browser-sync\" local Npm module","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\node_modules\\grunt-browser-sync\\tasks\\browser-sync.js"},"multi":true},"default":{"name":"default","info":"Alias for \"sprite\", \"less\", \"imagemin\", \"browser_sync\", \"watch\" tasks.","meta":{"info":"Gruntfile","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\gruntfile.js"}},"_run":{"name":"_run","info":"Alias for \"sprite\", \"less\", \"imagemin\" tasks.","meta":{"info":"Gruntfile","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\gruntfile.js"}},"_ftp":{"name":"_ftp","info":"Alias for \"ftp-deploy\" task.","meta":{"info":"Gruntfile","filepath":"D:\\_opens\\html\\rbk\\4talk-message\\gruntfile.js"}},"watch:less":{"name":"watch:less","info":"Targets watch:less. Run predefined tasks whenever watched files change.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-watch\" local Npm module"}},"watch:sprite":{"name":"watch:sprite","info":"Targets watch:sprite. Run predefined tasks whenever watched files change.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-watch\" local Npm module"}},"watch:imagemin":{"name":"watch:imagemin","info":"Targets watch:imagemin. Run predefined tasks whenever watched files change.","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-watch\" local Npm module"}},"less:development":{"name":"less:development","info":"Targets less:development. Compile LESS files to CSS","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-less\" local Npm module"}},"less:production":{"name":"less:production","info":"Targets less:production. Compile LESS files to CSS","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-less\" local Npm module"}},"imagemin:site":{"name":"imagemin:site","info":"Targets imagemin:site. Minify PNG and JPEG images","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-imagemin\" local Npm module"}},"imagemin:uploads":{"name":"imagemin:uploads","info":"Targets imagemin:uploads. Minify PNG and JPEG images","meta":{"info":"\"grunt-contrib-imagemin\" local Npm module"}}}}}

Just before yesterday update everything worked like a charm. OS is Windows 8.1 x64, latest version of ST3

[VirtueMe]

Can you confirm that you have two instances of ST3 open at the same time?

I get the same error when I open another instance of ST3.

[DarkPreacher]

Nope, I have only one instance of ST3 open all the time. I closed and reopened it a few times, trying to start Grunt before posting issue.

[VirtueMe]

I wonder if I see what could be the problem, I try to fix this as soon as possible.

[DarkPreacher]

If there is some other info you need to know — I'd gladly provide it, thanks.

[VirtueMe]

Thx, do you have sublimelinter installed?

[DarkPreacher]

Nope, but I do have this https://github.com/lunixbochs/sublimelint installed

[VirtueMe]

Sorry, that was a sidetrack, could you confirm that you have grunt 0.4.0 installed?

It looks like we have a dependency on grunt 0.4.1 or higher, I'll try to investigate why that happened.

[DarkPreacher]

Not really, I have 0.4.2 version in node_modules folder

[VirtueMe]

I don't think the issue I found is related to your issue.

Which version of nodejs do you have?

node --version

[DarkPreacher]

It says v0.10.22

[VirtueMe]

1 question more, do you kill ST3, I actually got it to finish the command. If you killed it, try to let it run for a while, ST3 will kill the subprocess as it creates a recursive loop and ST3 has a feature that will kill the loop after enough recursion.

I can't recreate the error I got before I upgraded grunt to version 0.4.2. Even when I revert back to 0.4.0. Strange.

I suspect that it might be a recursive loop because of the sha1 is not calculated correct. Try add the print function at line 53 in main.py. The selected encoding of the Gruntfile.js could tell us some more.

                data = json.load(json_data)
                print(filesha1) #--line 53
                if data[gruntfile]["sha1"] == filesha1:
                    return data[gruntfile]["tasks"]

[DarkPreacher]

I didn't kill it before, but now I opened console and got a lot of this

  File "D:\Web\Sublime3\Data\Packages\Grunt\main.py", line 59, in fetch_json
    return self.run_expose()
  File "D:\Web\Sublime3\Data\Packages\Grunt\main.py", line 40, in run_expose
    return self.fetch_json()
  File "D:\Web\Sublime3\Data\Packages\Grunt\main.py", line 59, in fetch_json
    return self.run_expose()
  File "D:\Web\Sublime3\Data\Packages\Grunt\main.py", line 40, in run_expose
    return self.fetch_json()
  File "D:\Web\Sublime3\Data\Packages\Grunt\main.py", line 59, in fetch_json
    return self.run_expose()
  File "D:\Web\Sublime3\Data\Packages\Grunt\main.py", line 34, in run_expose
    (stdout, stderr) = expose.communicate()
  File "X/subprocess.py", line 906, in communicate
  File "X/subprocess.py", line 1166, in _communicate
  File "X/threading.py", line 548, in __init__
  File "X/threading.py", line 298, in __init__
RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

[VirtueMe]

As I thought. I will add a guard protecting us against that outcome.

[DarkPreacher]

Sorry, didn't noticed your edit of previous comment, gruntfile encoding is UTF-8 w/o BOM

[tvooo]

Oooo nice one :D And one we should have seen in the code.

[VirtueMe]

@DarkPreacher thx for all your help investigating this error, hopefully you can test the new version I pushed too. It will report the sha1 if they don't match. I added the guard, so we don't loop and put ST in an unresponsive mode.

[DarkPreacher]

Oh no, thank you for all the hard work. After update I got this, as you said

SublimeGrunt: JSON is malformed

Sha1 from grunt expose (adb0abc96bcadedcfcb1bcc2cb436d9b9df8e0ef) is not equal to calculated (3cb7306547477e3294548425c2c29c85bd3d8ff1)

[VirtueMe]

Thx, have been wondering how to recreate this issue. I assume you use Cyrillic letters in your gruntfile.js Thought I had to recreate you environment, but tried to use Norwegian letters in the file and suddenly I get the same error.

Added the norwegian special letters in the file and got the same issue. It should not last to long before we see the fix for this.

'* ÅæøCreated by: <%= _.pluck(pkg.maintainers, "name").join(", ") %>\n' +

When I added the letters Åæø the sha1 differed.

Sha1 from grunt expose (3ba0bea333bcf3bdeb75f39aa32d4b1e8ff129d9) is not equal to calculated (677cebf855e3ba9f4604b0ea6ee07a446568f88c)

[DarkPreacher]

Hm-m-m… Yes, I do have cyrillic in my grunfile, but only as comments, will try to remove it

[DarkPreacher]

Yep, changed all comments to latin — works like a charm

[VirtueMe]

Thx, that confirmed my suspicions. I have a fix ready, and it will be out in a little while. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The issue is related to that I in my first attempt was using two different methods for reading the file in python and grunt/nodejs. Raw vs string. Not using grunt to read the file solves the problem.

[VirtueMe]

@DarkPreacher, if you can update and revert back to your original comments to verify the fix I'll be forever grateful.

[DarkPreacher]

Yes! I do confirm that everything works as it should. Thank you very much ツ

[tvooo]

Thanks guys for figuring that out. Never thought it would be such a problem reading the file form two different interpreters.

[Aietes]

I still have the problem, ST3 on Yosemite, latest version of package, grunt and node.