JsonFile.php line 375 ... does not contain valid JSON ... parse error

tyrro

The issue

When trying to install any extension I'm getting this error:

In JsonFile.php line 375:

  "https://flarum.org" does not contain valid JSON
  Parse error on line 1:
  <...
  ^
  Expected one of: 'STRING', 'NUMBER', 'NULL', 'TRUE', 'FALSE', '{', '['

It looks like soemthing is broken. Checked logs and enabled debug, there's no additional info that will help in troubleshooting.
Any help?

Flarum information

php flarum info
Flarum core: 1.8.5
PHP version: 8.2.22
MySQL version: 10.11.8-MariaDB-ubu2204
Loaded extensions: Core, date, libxml, openssl, pcre, zlib, dom, enchant, FFI, filter, gmp, hash, json, pcntl, random, Reflection, SPL, session, standard, mysqlnd, PDO, readline, xml, xmlreader, xmlwriter, bcmath, bz2, calendar, ctype, curl, mbstring, fileinfo, ftp, gd, gettext, iconv, igbinary, imagick, imap, intl, exif, memcache, memcached, msgpack, mysqli, pdo_mysql, pdo_sqlite, Phar, posix, pspell, realpath_turbo, redis, relay, shmop, SimpleXML, soap, sockets, sodium, sqlite3, swoole, sysvmsg, sysvsem, sysvshm, tidy, timezonedb, tokenizer, xmlrpc, xsl, zip, Zend OPcache
+-----------------------------------+---------+--------+
| Flarum Extensions                 |         |        |
+-----------------------------------+---------+--------+
| ID                                | Version | Commit |
+-----------------------------------+---------+--------+
| flarum-flags                      | v1.8.0  |        |
| flarum-tags                       | v1.8.0  |        |
| flarum-approval                   | v1.8.1  |        |
| flarum-suspend                    | v1.8.1  |        |
| flarum-mentions                   | v1.8.3  |        |
| flarum-subscriptions              | v1.8.0  |        |
| fof-user-directory                | 1.3.3   |        |
| fof-follow-tags                   | 1.2.2   |        |
| flarum-nicknames                  | v1.8.0  |        |
| fof-pages                         | 1.0.8   |        |
| fof-impersonate                   | 1.1.1   |        |
| flarum-markdown                   | v1.8.0  |        |
| zerosonesfun-direct-links         | 3.1     |        |
| v17development-seo                | v1.8.0  |        |
| michaelbelgium-discussion-views   | v7.2.1  |        |
| malago-ads                        | 0.3.2   |        |
| justoverclock-feedback            | 0.1.9   |        |
| justoverclock-edit-posts          | 0.1.1   |        |
| ianm-synopsis                     | 1.3.2   |        |
| ianm-follow-users                 | 1.4.4   |        |
| glowingblue-password-strength     | 4.0.0   |        |
| fof-username-request              | 1.2.4   |        |
| fof-user-bio                      | 1.3.2   |        |
| fof-upload                        | 1.5.4   |        |
| fof-subscribed                    | 1.1.4   |        |
| fof-split                         | 1.1.1   |        |
| fof-sitemap                       | 2.2.1   |        |
| fof-reactions                     | 1.3.5   |        |
| fof-pwned-passwords               | 1.1.1   |        |
| fof-profile-image-crop            | 1.1.6   |        |
| fof-moderator-notes               | 1.2.2   |        |
| fof-merge-discussions             | 1.4.1   |        |
| fof-links                         | 1.2.2   |        |
| fof-forum-statistics-widget       | 1.2.1   |        |
| fof-formatting                    | 1.0.3   |        |
| fof-disposable-emails             | 1.0.0   |        |
| fof-default-user-preferences      | 1.2.1   |        |
| fof-default-group                 | 1.1.2   |        |
| fof-custom-footer                 | 1.1.2   |        |
| fof-byobu                         | 1.3.5   |        |
| fof-best-answer                   | 1.4.1   |        |
| flarum-sticky                     | v1.8.0  |        |
| flarum-statistics                 | v1.8.0  |        |
| flarum-lock                       | v1.8.0  |        |
| flarum-likes                      | v1.8.0  |        |
| flarum-lang-english               | v1.8.0  |        |
| flarum-extension-manager          | v1.0.1  |        |
| flarum-emoji                      | v1.8.0  |        |
| flarum-bbcode                     | v1.8.0  |        |
| clarkwinkelmann-status            | 1.0.0   |        |
| clarkwinkelmann-create-user-modal | 1.3.1   |        |
| clarkwinkelmann-author-change     | 1.0.3   |        |
| askvortsov-moderator-warnings     | v0.6.3  |        |
| askvortsov-checklist              | v1.3.1  |        |
+-----------------------------------+---------+--------+
Base URL: https://discussions.rsdasa.com
Installation path: /home/runcloud/webapps/discussions-rsdasa-com
Queue driver: sync
Session driver: file
Scheduler status: core.admin.dashboard.status.scheduler.never-run
Mail driver: smtp
Debug mode: off

tyrro

Anyone?

luceos

tyrro post your composer.json or use an online json linter to identify the issue.

tyrro

Online linter tools didn't reveal any issues with the composer.json file.

luceos

tyrro then please upload it here so we can look at it.

tyrro

Here you go, but I removed Authorization: Bearer key for security reasons.

{
        "name": "flarum/flarum",
        "description": "Delightfully simple forum software.",
        "type": "project",
        "keywords": ["forum", "discussion"],
        "homepage": "https://flarum.org/",
        "license": "MIT",
        "authors": [{
                "name": "Toby Zerner",
                "email": "toby.zerner@gmail.com"
            }, {
                "name": "Franz Liedke",
                "email": "franz@develophp.org"
            }],
        "support": {
            "issues": "https://github.com/flarum/core/issues",
            "source": "https://github.com/flarum/flarum",
            "docs": "https://flarum.org/docs/"
        },
        "require": {
                "askvortsov/flarum-checklist": "*",
                "askvortsov/flarum-moderator-warnings": "*",
                "clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-author-change": "*",
                "clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-create-user-modal": "*",
                "clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-status": "*",
                "flarum/approval": "*",
                "flarum/bbcode": "*",
                "flarum/core": "^1.0",
                "flarum/emoji": "*",
                "flarum/extension-manager": "*",
                "flarum/flags": "*",
                "flarum/lang-english": "*",
                "flarum/likes": "*",
                "flarum/lock": "*",
                "flarum/markdown": "*",
                "flarum/mentions": "*",
                "flarum/nicknames": "*",
                "flarum/pusher": "*",
                "flarum/statistics": "*",
                "flarum/sticky": "*",
                "flarum/subscriptions": "*",
                "flarum/suspend": "*",
                "fof/best-answer": "*",
                "fof/byobu": "*",
                "fof/custom-footer": "*",
                "fof/default-group": "*",
                "fof/default-user-preferences": "*",
                "fof/disposable-emails": "*",
                "fof/follow-tags": "*",
                "fof/formatting": "*",
                "fof/forum-statistics-widget": "*",
                "fof/impersonate": "*",
                "fof/links": "*",
                "fof/merge-discussions": "*",
                "fof/moderator-notes": "*",
                "fof/pages": "*",
                "fof/polls": "*",
                "fof/profile-image-crop": "*",
                "fof/pwned-passwords": "*",
                "fof/reactions": "*",
                "fof/sitemap": "*",
                "fof/split": "*",
                "fof/subscribed": "*",
                "fof/upload": "*",
                "fof/user-bio": "*",
                "fof/user-directory": "*",
                "fof/username-request": "*",
                "glowingblue/password-strength": "*",
                "ianm/follow-users": "*",
                "ianm/synopsis": "*",
                "justoverclock/edit-posts": "*",
                "justoverclock/flarum-ext-feedback": "*",
                "malago/flarum-ads": "*",
                "michaelbelgium/flarum-discussion-views": "*",
                "reflar/polls": "*",
                "v17development/flarum-seo": "*",
                "zerosonesfun/direct-links": "*"
        },
        "config": {
            "preferred-install": "dist",
            "sort-packages": true
        },
        "prefer-stable": true
}

luceos

tyrro

overwrite the composer.json with this:

{
        "name": "flarum/flarum",
        "description": "Delightfully simple forum software.",
        "type": "project",
        "keywords": ["forum", "discussion"],
        "homepage": "https://flarum.org/",
        "license": "MIT",
        "authors": [{
                "name": "Toby Zerner",
                "email": "toby.zerner@gmail.com"
            }, {
                "name": "Franz Liedke",
                "email": "franz@develophp.org"
            }],
        "support": {
            "issues": "https://github.com/flarum/core/issues",
            "source": "https://github.com/flarum/flarum",
            "docs": "https://flarum.org/docs/"
        },
        "require": {
                "askvortsov/flarum-checklist": "*",
                "askvortsov/flarum-moderator-warnings": "*",
                "clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-author-change": "*",
                "clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-create-user-modal": "*",
                "clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-status": "*",
                "flarum/approval": "*",
                "flarum/bbcode": "*",
                "flarum/core": "^1.0",
                "flarum/emoji": "*",
                "flarum/extension-manager": "*",
                "flarum/flags": "*",
                "flarum/lang-english": "*",
                "flarum/likes": "*",
                "flarum/lock": "*",
                "flarum/markdown": "*",
                "flarum/mentions": "*",
                "flarum/nicknames": "*",
                "flarum/pusher": "*",
                "flarum/statistics": "*",
                "flarum/sticky": "*",
                "flarum/subscriptions": "*",
                "flarum/suspend": "*",
                "fof/best-answer": "*",
                "fof/byobu": "*",
                "fof/custom-footer": "*",
                "fof/default-group": "*",
                "fof/default-user-preferences": "*",
                "fof/disposable-emails": "*",
                "fof/follow-tags": "*",
                "fof/formatting": "*",
                "fof/forum-statistics-widget": "*",
                "fof/impersonate": "*",
                "fof/links": "*",
                "fof/merge-discussions": "*",
                "fof/moderator-notes": "*",
                "fof/pages": "*",
                "fof/polls": "*",
                "fof/profile-image-crop": "*",
                "fof/pwned-passwords": "*",
                "fof/reactions": "*",
                "fof/sitemap": "*",
                "fof/split": "*",
                "fof/subscribed": "*",
                "fof/upload": "*",
                "fof/user-bio": "*",
                "fof/user-directory": "*",
                "fof/username-request": "*",
                "glowingblue/password-strength": "*",
                "ianm/follow-users": "*",
                "ianm/synopsis": "*",
                "justoverclock/edit-posts": "*",
                "justoverclock/flarum-ext-feedback": "*",
                "malago/flarum-ads": "*",
                "michaelbelgium/flarum-discussion-views": "*",
                "reflar/polls": "*",
                "v17development/flarum-seo": "*",
                "zerosonesfun/direct-links": "*"
        },
        "config": {
            "preferred-install": "dist",
            "sort-packages": true
        },
        "prefer-stable": true
}

tyrro

That worked, so I don't need repository entry?

Thank you for your help.

luceos

tyrro flagrow.io was the predecessor of extiverse. And that also no longer exists. Only flarum.org now has premium extensions (the reason that repository existed in your composer file).

tyrro

luceos Thank you for clarifying.