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Micro reindents settings.json files with spaces on open

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Description

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When opening JSON files, even with all possible ftoptions settings set to tabstospaces:false micro keeps reindenting then overwriting the settings file with spaces instead upon opening.

This does not happen with any other files, just settings.json, as far as I can tell.

This is my settings.json file:

{
    "*.json": {
        "tabstospaces": false
    },
    "colorscheme": "simple",
    "ft:json": {
        "tabstospaces": false
    },
    "ftoptions": false,
    "tabsize": 8
}

Specifications

Version: 2.0.13
Commit hash: 68d88b57
OS: macOS
Terminal: iTerm2 3.5.0
Compiled on June 06, 2024

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Research direction

Reproduce the behavior by opening the reported settings.json with the provided ftoptions and tabstospaces settings. Trace the settings.json opening and indentation path, then verify that opening the file no longer reindents or overwrites it with spaces while other JSON behavior remains unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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