NASA-AMMOS / NASA-AMMOS/plandev-sequence-languages
Phoenix editor throws error if sequence contains a tab character
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Since Jan 2, 2026.
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Description
Checked for duplicates
Yes - I've already checked
Is this a regression?
No - This is a new bug
Version
3.0.1
Describe the bug
The Phoenix editor displays the following error in the log if the sequence contains a tab character (or presumably other unexpected characters). There is no error visible to the user, but the "save" button in Phoenix starts to act strange (e.g. appear disabled even when the sequence has been edited).
Reproduction
Paste the attached sequence into Phoenix and open the browser console. Note that there is a tab character between "Hello" and "World".
Logs
VM6792:1 Uncaught (in promise) SyntaxError: Bad control character in string literal in JSON at position 6 (line 1 column 7)
at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
at PA (modal.C1hBavF9.js:111:3386)
at rp (modal.C1hBavF9.js:111:4136)
at N7 (modal.C1hBavF9.js:111:8091)
at DA (modal.C1hBavF9.js:111:2695)
at Object.P7 [as toOutputFormat] (modal.C1hBavF9.js:111:689)
at sequenceUpdateListener (SequenceEditor.D_sZEBSE.js:24:17634)
at f (modal.C1hBavF9.js:9:26737)
at C (modal.C1hBavF9.js:9:27027)
at m (modal.C1hBavF9.js:9:26966)
System Info
Chrome
Severity
Moderate
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