jsonlint

jsonlint documentation

• Version in MegaLinter: 1.6.3
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Configuration in MegaLinter

• Enable jsonlint by adding JSON_JSONLINT in ENABLE_LINTERS variable
• Disable jsonlint by adding JSON_JSONLINT in DISABLE_LINTERS variable

Variable	Description	Default value
JSON_JSONLINT_ARGUMENTS	User custom arguments to add in linter CLI call Ex: -s --foo "bar"
JSON_JSONLINT_FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE	Custom regex including filter Ex: (src\|lib)	Include every file
JSON_JSONLINT_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE	Custom regex excluding filter Ex: (test\|examples)	Exclude no file
JSON_JSONLINT_CLI_LINT_MODE	Override default CLI lint mode - file: Calls the linter for each file - list_of_files: Call the linter with the list of files as argument - project: Call the linter from the root of the project	file
JSON_JSONLINT_FILE_EXTENSIONS	Allowed file extensions. "*" matches any extension, "" matches empty extension. Empty list excludes all files Ex: [".py", ""]	[".json"]
JSON_JSONLINT_FILE_NAMES_REGEX	File name regex filters. Regular expression list for filtering files by their base names using regex full match. Empty list includes all files Ex: ["Dockerfile(-.+)?", "Jenkinsfile"]	Include every file
JSON_JSONLINT_PRE_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run before the linter	None
JSON_JSONLINT_POST_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run after the linter	None
JSON_JSONLINT_DISABLE_ERRORS	Run linter but consider errors as warnings	false
JSON_JSONLINT_DISABLE_ERRORS_IF_LESS_THAN	Maximum number of errors allowed	0

MegaLinter Flavours

This linter is available in the following flavours

	Flavor	Description	Embedded linters	Info
	all	Default MegaLinter Flavor	101
	ci_light	Optimized for CI items (Dockerfile, Jenkinsfile, JSON/YAML schemas,XML	18
	documentation	MegaLinter for documentation projects	42
	dotnet	Optimized for C, C++, C# or VB based projects	50
	go	Optimized for GO based projects	44
	java	Optimized for JAVA based projects	44
	javascript	Optimized for JAVASCRIPT or TYPESCRIPT based projects	51
	php	Optimized for PHP based projects	46
	python	Optimized for PYTHON based projects	50
	ruby	Optimized for RUBY based projects	43
	rust	Optimized for RUST based projects	43
	salesforce	Optimized for Salesforce based projects	45
	swift	Optimized for SWIFT based projects	43
	terraform	Optimized for TERRAFORM based projects	48

Behind the scenes

How are identified applicable files

• File extensions: .json

How the linting is performed

• jsonlint is called one time by identified file

Example calls

jsonlint myfile.json

Help content

Usage: jsonlint [file] [options]

file     file to parse; otherwise uses stdin

Options:
   -v, --version            print version and exit
   -s, --sort-keys          sort object keys
   -i, --in-place           overwrite the file
   -t CHAR, --indent CHAR   character(s) to use for indentation  [  ]
   -c, --compact            compact error display
   -V, --validate           a JSON schema to use for validation
   -e, --environment        which specification of JSON Schema the validation file uses  [json-schema-draft-03]
   -q, --quiet              do not print the parsed json to STDOUT  [false]
   -p, --pretty-print       force pretty printing even if invalid

Installation on mega-linter Docker image

• NPM packages (node.js):
  • jsonlint