Got unexpected token ":" when loading valid json file about karma-fixture HOT 6 CLOSED

I verified the problem, but it is not due to the plugin's implementation.
It is due to your config file.

For future reference, i will be extra detailed here.
Let's imagine a folder structure like this:

test
->fixtures
->->json_fixture1.json
->->json
->->->json_fixture2.json

so we have 2 json files:

• test/fixtures/json_fixture1.json
• test/fixtures/json/json_fixture1.json

by adding this in your config:

files: [
  {
    pattern: 'test/fixtures/**',
  },
],

you load both files.

So far so good.

But on your preprocessor config you say:

preprocessors: {
  ...
  'test/fixtures/*.json': ['json_fixtures']
  ...
},

Please note the *.json part.
By doing this you tell the "json_fixtures" preprocessor to only parse the files that exist inside the "test/fixtures" folder
and NOT any other files that might exist in any of its subdirectories.

So the json_fixture1.json will be parsed and loaded properly,
but the json_fixture2.json will not and it will produce the mentioned error.

If you alter your preprocessor config like this:

preprocessors: {
  ...
  // notice the '**/*.json' vs '*.json'
  'test/fixtures/**/*.json': ['json_fixtures']
  ...
},

It will parse and load properly all the json files found inside the "test/fixtures" dir,
thus solving the problem.

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Any update on this issue?

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@datatypevoid Nope, i just stopped usign karma-fixture, due to no support, and not working package.

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@pietrovismara I've similarly tried with no luck. Horrible support for this package. Have you found another karma based solution for loading external json data?

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I am linking this on the README since it seems to be a popular problem. I am also marking this as closed.
@pietrovismara @datatypevoid @chennighan
If someone still has issues please let me know.

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