open-source-parsers / open-source-parsers/jsoncpp
parse error when "//" comment follows array and array is empty
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Description
Describe the bug
a json file content
{
"list": [
]
}
when I write some comments to the first line after array's first '[', JSONCPP can not parse it,
{
"list": [ //
]
}
parse will failed.
{
"list": [
//
//
//
]
}
parse will failed
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the two JSON examples in the report, focusing on empty arrays containing // comments after the opening bracket. Trace the parser's handling of comments in this case and verify that both examples parse successfully without changing other comment behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100