Writing then reading an empty node to JSON generates error on the read
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Description
Writing an empty node out to a json file produces invalid json. Currently the file consists of a single line of:
null
Trying to read this node back into conduit generates an error in the json parser. Can this be updated some minimal set of json so its still valid when read in?
Maybe just:
{}
If this sounds acceptable I can make the change and do a pull request.
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Research direction
Reproduce the empty-node write/read scenario described in issue #501. Trace the JSON serialization and parser entry points; done means the written file remains valid JSON and can be read back without an error, using the agreed minimal representation.
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- Tech stack
- cpp, json
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3/5
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- 1-2 days
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