## Operation: Validate JSON Syntax Validate JSON file syntax with multi-backend support (jq + python3 fallback). ### Parameters from $ARGUMENTS - **file**: Path to JSON file (required) - **verbose**: Show detailed error information (optional, default: false) ### Workflow 1. **Parse Arguments** ``` Extract file path from $ARGUMENTS Check if verbose mode requested ``` 2. **Validate File Exists** ``` IF file does not exist: Return error with file path Exit with status 1 ``` 3. **Detect JSON Tool** ``` Execute .scripts/json-validator.py --detect Primary: jq (faster, better error messages) Fallback: python3 (universal availability) ``` 4. **Validate JSON Syntax** ``` Execute .scripts/json-validator.py --file "$file" --verbose "$verbose" On success: - Print success message with file path - Return 0 On failure: - Print error message with line number and details - Show problematic JSON section - Return 1 ``` ### Examples ```bash # Basic JSON validation /schema-validation json file:plugin.json # Verbose validation with details /schema-validation json file:marketplace.json verbose:true # Validate multiple files (call multiple times) /schema-validation json file:plugin1.json /schema-validation json file:plugin2.json ``` ### Error Handling - **File not found**: Clear message with expected path - **Invalid JSON**: Line number, character position, error description - **No JSON tool available**: Instruction to install jq or python3 - **Permission denied**: File access error with remediation ### Output Format **Success**: ``` ✅ Valid JSON: plugin.json Backend: jq ``` **Failure (basic)**: ``` ❌ Invalid JSON: marketplace.json Error: Unexpected token at line 15 ``` **Failure (verbose)**: ``` ❌ Invalid JSON: marketplace.json ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Error Details: Line: 15 Position: 8 Issue: Expected ',' or ']' but got '}' Problematic Section (lines 13-17): 13 | "plugins": [ 14 | { 15 | "name": "test" 16 | } 17 | } Remediation: - Check for missing commas between array elements - Verify bracket matching: [ ] { } - Use a JSON formatter/linter in your editor ``` ### Integration This operation is called by: - `full-schema-validation.md` - First validation step - `validation-orchestrator` - Quick validation checks - Direct user invocation for single file checks **Request**: $ARGUMENTS