[CLOSED] Error Reading Preferences - not valid JSON

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Issue by milkymeda
Friday May 17, 2019 at 08:30 GMT
Originally opened as adobe/brackets#14792

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I'm trying to change the PHP "executablePath" in order to get PHP Tooling support and I got this error:

Your preferences file is not valid JSON. Please fix the format.

Here is my brackets.json:

 {
    "brackets-eslint.gutterMarks": true,
    "brackets-eslint.useLocalESLint": false,
    "fonts.fontSize": "13px",
    "fonts.fontFamily": "'SourceCodePro-Medium', ＭＳ ゴシック, 'MS Gothic', monospace",
    "themes.theme": "monokai-plus-theme",
    "livedev.multibrowser": false,
    "useTabChar": false,
    "themes.themeScrollbars": true,
    "extensions.sort": "downloadCount"
    "php": {
		// Default: true
		"enablePhpTooling": true,

		// Default: php
		"executablePath": "C:\xampp\php\php.exe",

		// Default: 4095M
		"memoryLimit": "4095M",

		// Default: false
		"validateOnType": "true"
	},
}

I've tried different things like adding only this line, with/without the comma etc.

"executablePath": "C:\xampp\php\php.exe",

But none of them worked. What could be the problem?

Thank you.

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Comment by shubhsnov
Friday May 17, 2019 at 08:39 GMT

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You can't have comments in brackets.json. Removing them should fix it.
You can refer to this in case you have any doubts. adobe/brackets#14783
Let us know if there are still any issues you face.

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Comment by milkymeda
Friday May 17, 2019 at 10:20 GMT

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Unfortunately, it did not work. Here is the current state of brackets.json:

{
    "brackets-eslint.gutterMarks": true,
    "brackets-eslint.useLocalESLint": false,
    "fonts.fontSize": "13px",
    "fonts.fontFamily": "'SourceCodePro-Medium', ＭＳ ゴシック, 'MS Gothic', monospace",
    "themes.theme": "monokai-plus-theme",
    "livedev.multibrowser": false,
    "useTabChar": false,
    "themes.themeScrollbars": true,
    "extensions.sort": "downloadCount",
    "php": {
    "executablePath": "C:\xampp\php\php.exe",
    "validateOnType": "true"
    }
}

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Comment by sprintr
Friday May 17, 2019 at 12:52 GMT

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@milkymeda You have to put executablePath like such "C:\\xampp\\php\\php.exe" to escape backslash.

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Comment by milkymeda
Friday May 17, 2019 at 12:56 GMT

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That worked! Thanks a lot!

{
    "brackets-eslint.gutterMarks": true,
    "brackets-eslint.useLocalESLint": false,
    "fonts.fontSize": "13px",
    "fonts.fontFamily": "'SourceCodePro-Medium', ＭＳ ゴシック, 'MS Gothic', monospace",
    "themes.theme": "monokai-plus-theme",
    "livedev.multibrowser": false,
    "useTabChar": false,
    "themes.themeScrollbars": true,
    "extensions.sort": "downloadCount",
    "php": {
    "executablePath": "C:\\xampp\\php\\php.exe",
    "validateOnType": "true"
    }
}

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Comment by marshalnosa
Saturday Nov 09, 2019 at 10:41 GMT

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That worked! Thanks a lot!

{
    "brackets-eslint.gutterMarks": true,
    "brackets-eslint.useLocalESLint": false,
    "fonts.fontSize": "13px",
    "fonts.fontFamily": "'SourceCodePro-Medium', ＭＳ ゴシック, 'MS Gothic', monospace",
    "themes.theme": "monokai-plus-theme",
    "livedev.multibrowser": false,
    "useTabChar": false,
    "themes.themeScrollbars": true,
    "extensions.sort": "downloadCount",
    "php": {
    "executablePath": "C:\\xampp\\php\\php.exe",
    "validateOnType": "true"
    }
}

I am having same issue here and I added this code but my Brackets still having the issue of resetting itself after lunching.

I still get the default theme and font size whenever I restart.

Secondly, it still takes me to this JSON error page instead of my previous project.

Any help on how to solve this?

Thanks

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Comment by sprintr
Saturday Nov 09, 2019 at 10:53 GMT

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@marshalnosa Have you used valid JSON? Can you share your preferences.json?

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Comment by marshalnosa
Sunday Nov 10, 2019 at 10:51 GMT

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@marshalnosa Have you used valid JSON? Can you share your preferences.json?

@sprintr, I can't find the preference.json file here.

How do I go about that?

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Comment by saohlsen
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019 at 23:03 GMT

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Hi,
Getting "error reading preferences" - "Your preferences file is not valid JSON."

Anyone know what is wrong with it ?

{
"brackets-eslint.gutterMarks": true,
"brackets-eslint.useLocalESLint": false,
"fonts.fontSize": "14px",
"fonts.fontFamily": "hack, 'SourceCodePro-Medium', ＭＳ ゴシック, 'MS Gothic', monospace",
"themes.theme": "os-x-style-flat-dark-theme",
"useTabChar": true,
"tabSize": 3,
"linting.collapsed": true,
"linting.ESLint.collapsed": false,
"linting.JSLint.collapsed": true,
"livedev.multibrowser": true,
}

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Comment by redmunds
Thursday Nov 21, 2019 at 03:01 GMT

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@saohlsen I think you need to remove the trailing comma from the last line:

"livedev.multibrowser": true

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Comment by saohlsen
Thursday Nov 21, 2019 at 15:33 GMT

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@redmunds@ oh boy! Thank you, it works.

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Comment by pol1up
Saturday May 16, 2020 at 17:21 GMT

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I have a similar problem...

"brackets-eslint.gutterMarks":` true,
"brackets-eslint.useLocalESLint": false,
"fonts.fontSize": "12px",
"fonts.fontFamily": "'SourceCodePro-Medium', ＭＳ ゴシック, 'MS Gothic', monospace",
"themes.theme": "monokai-darkness-reborn",

I am still getting an error

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Comment by sk-ismail
Thursday Aug 20, 2020 at 18:46 GMT

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There is an error in first line...
"brackets-eslint.gutterMarks":` true,
you have to remove that single invited comma in front of true

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Comment by justyb00
Thursday Mar 11, 2021 at 21:55 GMT

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I have a similar problem...
{
    "brackets-eslint.gutterMarks": true,
    "brackets-eslint.useLocalESLint": false,
    "fonts.fontSize": "12px",
    "fonts.fontFamily": "'SourceCodePro-Medium', ＭＳ ゴシック, 'MS Gothic', monospace",
    "linting.ESLint.collapsed": false,
    "linting.collapsed": true,
    "externalApplications": {
        "jpg": "D:\\Apps\\IrfanView\\i_view64.exe",
        "jpeg": "D:\\Apps\\IrfanView\\i_view64.exe",
        "png": "D:\\Apps\\IrfanView\\i_view64.exe",
        "svg": "C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe",
        "psd": "D:\\Apps\\IrfanView\\i_view64.exe",
        "php": {
        "enablePhpTooling": true,
        "executablePath": "C:\\Apps\\scoped_dir3768_943626505\\OpenServer\\modules\\php\\PHP_7.4\\php.exe",
        "memoryLimit": "4095M",
        "validateOnType": "false"
        }
    }
}

but PHP runtime doesn't work.