fix: prettify JSON request body with comments (#4399)

Co-authored-by: nivedin <nivedinp@gmail.com>

packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/http/RawBody.vue

@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ import { readFileAsText } from "~/helpers/functional/files"
 import xmlFormat from "xml-formatter"
 import { useNestedSetting } from "~/composables/settings"
 import { toggleNestedSetting } from "~/newstore/settings"
-import * as LJSON from "lossless-json"
 import { useAIExperiments } from "~/composables/ai-experiments"
+import { prettifyJSONC } from "~/helpers/editor/linting/jsoncPretty"
 
 type PossibleContentTypes = Exclude<
   ValidContentTypes,
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ const prettifyRequestBody = () => {
   let prettifyBody = ""
   try {
     if (body.value.contentType.endsWith("json")) {
-      const jsonObj = LJSON.parse(rawParamsBody.value as string)
+      prettifyBody = prettifyJSONC(rawParamsBody.value as string)
-      prettifyBody = LJSON.stringify(jsonObj, undefined, 2) as string
     } else if (body.value.contentType === "application/xml") {
       prettifyBody = prettifyXML(rawParamsBody.value as string)
     }

packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/editor/linting/jsoncPretty.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+import jsonParse, {
+  JSONArrayValue,
+  JSONCommentValue,
+  JSONObjectValue,
+  JSONValue,
+} from "~/helpers/jsoncParse"
+
+type PrettifyOptions = {
+  indent?: string | number
+  maxLength?: number
+  commentSpace?: boolean
+  trailingComma?: boolean
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Required<PrettifyOptions> = {
+  indent: 2,
+  maxLength: 80,
+  commentSpace: true,
+  trailingComma: true,
+}
+
+function prettify(
+  ast: JSONObjectValue | JSONArrayValue,
+  options: PrettifyOptions = {}
+): string {
+  const opts = { ...DEFAULT_OPTIONS, ...options }
+  const indent =
+    typeof opts.indent === "number" ? " ".repeat(opts.indent) : opts.indent
+  return formatValue(ast, opts, 0, indent)
+}
+
+function formatValue(
+  node: JSONValue,
+  options: Required<PrettifyOptions>,
+  depth: number,
+  indent: string
+): string {
+  switch (node.kind) {
+    case "Object":
+      return formatObject(node, options, depth, indent)
+    case "Array":
+      return formatArray(node, options, depth, indent)
+    case "String":
+      return JSON.stringify(node.value)
+    case "Number":
+    case "Boolean":
+      return String(node.value)
+    case "Null":
+      return "null"
+    default:
+      return ""
+  }
+}
+
+function formatComments(
+  comments: JSONCommentValue[] | undefined,
+  options: Required<PrettifyOptions>,
+  indentation: string,
+  inline: boolean = false
+): string {
+  if (!comments?.length) return ""
+
+  return comments
+    .map((comment) => {
+      if (comment.kind === "SingleLineComment") {
+        const space = options.commentSpace ? " " : ""
+        return inline
+          ? ` //${space}${comment.value}`
+          : `\n${indentation}//${space}${comment.value}`
+      }
+      const space = options.commentSpace ? " " : ""
+      const commentLines = comment.value.split("\n")
+
+      if (commentLines.length === 1) {
+        return inline
+          ? ` /*${space}${comment.value}${space}*/`
+          : `\n${indentation}/*${space}${comment.value}${space}*/`
+      }
+
+      return (
+        `\n${indentation}/*\n` +
+        commentLines.map((line) => `${indentation} * ${line}`).join("\n") +
+        `\n${indentation} */`
+      )
+    })
+    .join("")
+}
+
+function formatObject(
+  node: JSONObjectValue,
+  options: Required<PrettifyOptions>,
+  depth: number,
+  indent: string
+): string {
+  if (node.members.length === 0) {
+    const comments = formatComments(node.comments, options, "", true)
+    return `{${comments}}`
+  }
+
+  const indentation = indent.repeat(depth)
+  const nextIndentation = indent.repeat(depth + 1)
+
+  let result = "{"
+
+  // Leading comments (before any members)
+  if (node.comments?.length) {
+    const leadingComments = node.comments.filter(
+      (c) => c.start < node.members[0].start
+    )
+    if (leadingComments.length) {
+      result += formatComments(leadingComments, options, nextIndentation)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Format each member
+  node.members.forEach((member, index) => {
+    const isLast = index === node.members.length - 1
+
+    // Member's leading comments
+    if (member.comments?.length) {
+      const leadingComments = member.comments.filter(
+        (c) => c.start < member.key.start
+      )
+      if (leadingComments.length) {
+        result += formatComments(leadingComments, options, nextIndentation)
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Member key-value pair
+    result += "\n" + nextIndentation
+    result += JSON.stringify(member.key.value) + ": "
+    result += formatValue(member.value, options, depth + 1, indent)
+
+    // Inline comments after the value
+    if (member.comments?.length) {
+      const inlineComments = member.comments.filter((c) => c.start > member.end)
+      if (inlineComments.length) {
+        result += formatComments(inlineComments, options, "", true)
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Add comma if not last item or if trailing comma is enabled
+    if (!isLast || options.trailingComma) {
+      result += ","
+    }
+
+    // Comments between members
+    if (!isLast && node.comments?.length) {
+      const betweenComments = node.comments.filter(
+        (c) => c.start > member.end && c.end < node.members[index + 1].start
+      )
+      if (betweenComments.length) {
+        result += formatComments(betweenComments, options, nextIndentation)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  // Trailing comments (after last member)
+  if (node.comments?.length) {
+    const trailingComments = node.comments.filter(
+      (c) =>
+        c.start > node.members[node.members.length - 1].end && c.end < node.end
+    )
+    if (trailingComments.length) {
+      result += formatComments(trailingComments, options, nextIndentation)
+    }
+  }
+
+  result += "\n" + indentation + "}"
+  return result
+}
+
+function formatArray(
+  node: JSONArrayValue,
+  options: Required<PrettifyOptions>,
+  depth: number,
+  indent: string
+): string {
+  if (node.values.length === 0) {
+    const comments = formatComments(node.comments, options, "", true)
+    return `[${comments}]`
+  }
+
+  const indentation = indent.repeat(depth)
+  const nextIndentation = indent.repeat(depth + 1)
+
+  let result = "["
+
+  // Leading comments (before any values)
+  if (node.comments?.length) {
+    const leadingComments = node.comments.filter(
+      (c) => c.start < node.values[0].start
+    )
+    if (leadingComments.length) {
+      result += formatComments(leadingComments, options, nextIndentation)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Format each value
+  node.values.forEach((value, index) => {
+    const isLast = index === node.values.length - 1
+
+    // Value's leading comments
+    if ("comments" in value && value.comments?.length) {
+      const leadingComments = value.comments.filter(
+        (c) => c.start < value.start
+      )
+      if (leadingComments.length) {
+        result += formatComments(leadingComments, options, nextIndentation)
+      }
+    }
+
+    result += "\n" + nextIndentation
+    result += formatValue(value, options, depth + 1, indent)
+
+    // Inline comments after the value
+    if ("comments" in value && value.comments?.length) {
+      const inlineComments = value.comments.filter((c) => c.start > value.end)
+      if (inlineComments.length) {
+        result += formatComments(inlineComments, options, "", true)
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Add comma if not last item or if trailing comma is enabled
+    if (!isLast || options.trailingComma) {
+      result += ","
+    }
+
+    // Comments between values
+    if (!isLast && node.comments?.length) {
+      const betweenComments = node.comments.filter(
+        (c) => c.start > value.end && c.end < node.values[index + 1].start
+      )
+      if (betweenComments.length) {
+        result += formatComments(betweenComments, options, nextIndentation)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  // Trailing comments (after last value)
+  if (node.comments?.length) {
+    const trailingComments = node.comments.filter(
+      (c) =>
+        c.start > node.values[node.values.length - 1].end && c.end < node.end
+    )
+    if (trailingComments.length) {
+      result += formatComments(trailingComments, options, nextIndentation)
+    }
+  }
+
+  result += "\n" + indentation + "]"
+  return result
+}
+
+export function prettifyJSONC(str: string, options: PrettifyOptions = {}) {
+  const ast = jsonParse(str)
+  return prettify(ast, options)
+}

packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/jsoncParse.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ type JSONEOFValue = {
   end: number
 }
 
+// First, add the new comment types
+type JSONCommentKind = "SingleLineComment" | "MultiLineComment"
+
+export type JSONCommentValue = {
+  kind: JSONCommentKind
+  start: number
+  end: number
+  value: string
+}
+
 type JSONNullValue = {
   kind: "Null"
   start: number
@@ -65,6 +75,7 @@ export type JSONObjectValue = {
   end: number
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
   members: JSONObjectMember[]
+  comments?: JSONCommentValue[] // optional comments array
 }
 
 export type JSONArrayValue = {
@@ -73,6 +84,7 @@ export type JSONArrayValue = {
   end: number
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
   values: JSONValue[]
+  comments?: JSONCommentValue[] // optional comments array
 }
 
 export type JSONValue = JSONObjectValue | JSONArrayValue | JSONPrimitiveValue
@@ -83,26 +95,7 @@ export type JSONObjectMember = {
   end: number
   key: JSONStringValue
   value: JSONValue
-}
+  comments?: JSONCommentValue[] // optional comments array
-
-export default function jsonParse(
-  str: string
-): JSONObjectValue | JSONArrayValue {
-  string = str
-  strLen = str.length
-  start = end = lastEnd = -1
-  ch()
-  lex() // Pass the allowComments flag to lex()
-  try {
-    const ast = parseObj()
-    expect("EOF")
-    return ast
-  } catch (e) {
-    // Try parsing expecting a root array
-    const ast = parseArr()
-    expect("EOF")
-    return ast
-  }
 }
 
 let string: string
@@ -112,57 +105,144 @@ let end: number
 let lastEnd: number
 let code: number
 let kind: string
+let pendingComments: JSONCommentValue[] = []
+
+export default function jsonParse(
+  str: string
+): JSONObjectValue | JSONArrayValue {
+  string = str
+  strLen = str.length
+  start = end = lastEnd = -1
+  pendingComments = [] // Reset pending comments
+  ch()
+  lex()
+  try {
+    const ast = parseObj()
+    expect("EOF")
+    return ast
+  } catch (e) {
+    pendingComments = [] // Reset pending comments
+    const ast = parseArr()
+    expect("EOF")
+    return ast
+  }
+}
 
 function parseObj(): JSONObjectValue {
   const nodeStart = start
-  const members = []
+  const members: JSONObjectMember[] = []
+  const comments = [...pendingComments] // Capture comments before the object
+  pendingComments = []
+
   expect("{")
+
+  let first = true
   while (!skip("}")) {
-    members.push(parseMember())
+    if (!first) {
-    if (!skip(",")) {
+      // Expect a comma between members
-      expect("}")
+      expect(",")
-      break
+
+      // After comma, check for closing brace (handling trailing comma)
+      if (skip("}")) {
+        break
+      }
     }
+    first = false
+
+    // Capture any comments before the member
+    const memberComments = [...pendingComments]
+    pendingComments = []
+
+    const member = parseMember()
+    if (memberComments.length > 0) {
+      member.comments = memberComments
+    }
+    members.push(member)
   }
+
+  // Capture any trailing comments inside the object
+  const trailingComments = [...pendingComments]
+  pendingComments = []
+
   return {
     kind: "Object",
     start: nodeStart,
     end: lastEnd,
     members,
-  }
+    comments:
-}
+      comments.length > 0 || trailingComments.length > 0
-
+        ? [...comments, ...trailingComments]
-function parseMember(): JSONObjectMember {
+        : undefined,
-  const nodeStart = start
-  const key = kind === "String" ? (curToken() as JSONStringValue) : null
-  expect("String")
-  expect(":")
-  const value = parseVal()
-  return {
-    kind: "Member",
-    start: nodeStart,
-    end: lastEnd,
-    key: key!,
-    value,
   }
 }
 
 function parseArr(): JSONArrayValue {
   const nodeStart = start
   const values: JSONValue[] = []
+  const comments = [...pendingComments] // Capture comments before the array
+  pendingComments = []
+
   expect("[")
+
+  let first = true
   while (!skip("]")) {
-    values.push(parseVal())
+    if (!first) {
-    if (!skip(",")) {
+      // Expect a comma between values
-      expect("]")
+      expect(",")
-      break
+
+      // After comma, check for closing bracket (handling trailing comma)
+      if (skip("]")) {
+        break
+      }
     }
+    first = false
+
+    // Add value and attach any pending comments to it
+    const value = parseVal()
+    if (pendingComments.length > 0 && typeof value === "object") {
+      ;(value as JSONObjectValue).comments = [
+        ...((value as JSONObjectValue).comments || []),
+        ...pendingComments,
+      ]
+      pendingComments = []
+    }
+    values.push(value)
   }
+
+  // Capture any trailing comments inside the array
+  const trailingComments = [...pendingComments]
+  pendingComments = []
+
   return {
     kind: "Array",
     start: nodeStart,
     end: lastEnd,
     values,
+    comments:
+      comments.length > 0 || trailingComments.length > 0
+        ? [...comments, ...trailingComments]
+        : undefined,
+  }
+}
+
+function parseMember(): JSONObjectMember {
+  const nodeStart = start
+  const memberComments = [...pendingComments] // Capture comments before the member
+  pendingComments = []
+
+  const key = kind === "String" ? (curToken() as JSONStringValue) : null
+  expect("String")
+  expect(":")
+
+  const value = parseVal()
+
+  return {
+    kind: "Member",
+    start: nodeStart,
+    end: lastEnd,
+    key: key!,
+    value,
+    comments: memberComments.length > 0 ? memberComments : undefined,
   }
 }
 
@@ -239,41 +319,65 @@ function ch() {
 function lex() {
   lastEnd = end
 
-  // Skip whitespace and comments
   while (true) {
-    // Skip whitespace (space, tab, newline, etc.)
+    // Skip whitespace
     while (code === 9 || code === 10 || code === 13 || code === 32) {
       ch()
     }
 
-    // Check for single-line comment (//)
+    // Handle single-line comments
     if (code === 47 && string.charCodeAt(end + 1) === 47) {
-      // 47 is '/'
+      const commentStart = end
+      ch() // Skip first '/'
+      ch() // Skip second '/'
+
+      let commentText = ""
       while (code !== 10 && code !== 13 && code !== 0) {
-        // Skip until newline or EOF
+        commentText += String.fromCharCode(code)
         ch()
       }
-      continue // After skipping the comment, recheck for more whitespace/comments
+
+      pendingComments.push({
+        kind: "SingleLineComment",
+        start: commentStart,
+        end,
+        value: commentText.trim(),
+      })
+      continue
     }
 
-    // Check for multi-line comment (/* */)
+    // Handle multi-line comments
     if (code === 47 && string.charCodeAt(end + 1) === 42) {
-      // 42 is '*'
+      const commentStart = end
-      ch() // Skip the '*'
+      ch() // Skip '/'
-      ch() // Move past the opening '/*'
+      ch() // Skip '*'
+
+      let commentText = ""
       while (
         code !== 0 &&
         !(code === 42 && string.charCodeAt(end + 1) === 47)
       ) {
-        // Look for '*/'
+        commentText += String.fromCharCode(code)
         ch()
       }
-      ch() // Skip the '*'
+
-      ch() // Move past the closing '*/'
+      if (code === 0) {
-      continue // After skipping the comment, recheck for more whitespace/comments
+        throw syntaxError("Unterminated multi-line comment")
+      }
+
+      ch() // Skip '*'
+      ch() // Skip '/'
+
+      pendingComments.push({
+        kind: "MultiLineComment",
+        start: commentStart,
+        end,
+        value: commentText.trim(),
+      })
+      continue
     }
 
-    break // Exit loop when no more comments or whitespace
+    break
   }
 
   if (code === 0) {