JSON diagnostics/formatting - support unsaved buffers

[krstp]

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Describe the feature

When using JSON formatter I would like to see in the interface a pop-up window or a bubble that will communicate to the user what is wrong with the user provided snippet/code. Currently the formatter will just not proceed not providing really any user feedback.

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[notpeter]

Not sure exactly what you're asking for. Currently if there's a JSON error, it shows a squiggly underline which shows the error on hover. Additionally you can open the Project Diagnostics Panel (cmd-shift-m or the little Red X in the lower left) and see all the errors at once. You can also use the editor: go to diagnostic / editor: go to previous diagnostic action (default bind of F8/shift-F8) to have them pop up inline.

Is your request that we put errors in a big red box? Or that it should be more persistent and show the error while you're editing until you've fixed it? Just want to be clear what you're looking for.

[krstp]

Sorry for a late reply, other things took priority; just getting to it now.

In summary, after retesting, in latest release the issue boils down to the input MUST be saved into a file - such as in your example these are persistent/saved json files.

If the JSON paste is not saved but only pasted into untitled buffer, regardless of specifying the code type CMD+K M -> JSON, the code will not format. Only after saving the file the code "action" shows up as in your screenshot and I am able to format the code.

There were other tickets in the same fashion, I would need to look for them.

Core issue: often times I do not want to be saving the JSON input, I only want to format it ad-hoc for clarity of reading. In such cases paste of the output JSON buffer into ZED and ad-hoc formatting would really help. In current state, per latest ZED iterations, in order to prettify the code the json input needs to be saved.

I guess, this would make this ticket a request to be able to format an unsaved JSON buffer.

I hope this clarifies. Thanks for your follow up.