npm ERR! package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript

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Newbie node question. I am not able to get my project running anymore.

{ "name": "MyApp", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "", "main": "index.js", "scripts": { "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1", "start": "node app.js dev2" }, "author": "", "license": "ISC", "dependencies": { "async-await": "^0.1.32", "asyncawait": "^1.0.3", "body-parser": "^1.14.2", "deasync": "", "ejs": "^2.4.1", "express": "^4.13.4", "gulp": "^3.9.0", "gulp-concat": "", "gulp-filelist": "^0.2.0", "gulp-foreach": "^0.1.0", "gulp-remove-files": "0.0.3", "gulp-rename": "", "gulp-uglify": "", "gulp-watch": "^4.3.5", "mongoose": "^4.4.1", "mongoose-ttl": "0.0.3", "node-inspector": "^0.12.5", "promise": "^7.1.1", "rootpath": "^0.1.2" }, "devDependencies": { "browser-sync": "^2.11.1", "gulp": "^3.9.1" } }

1726 error Failed to parse json
1726 error Unexpected token '\u0000' at 1:1
1726 error 
1726 error ^
1727 error File: C:\Users\dir\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\accepts\1.2.13\package\package.json
1728 error Failed to parse package.json data.
1728 error package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.

loadaverage · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-05 03:36:35Z

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error Unexpected token '\u0000' at 1:1

seems that u have null character at first line and 1 character

can u provide package.json on pastebin or similar?

edited Mar 5, 2016 at 3:36

answered Mar 5, 2016 at 3:23

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CodeMilian Over a year ago

I browsed to the file and I all I see is a bunch of null strings! This is leading to something. I am not sure how that file got messed up. I tried deleting it and I get a different error after it creates a new one

CodeMilian Over a year ago

npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.10586 npm ERR! argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" npm ERR! node v4.3.2 npm ERR! npm v2.14.12 npm ERR! file C:\Users\dir\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\escape-html\1.0.3\package\package.json npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE npm ERR! Failed to parse json npm ERR! Unexpected token '\u0000' at 1:1

CodeMilian Over a year ago

looks like every new file it points to has a bunch of null strings null null null null null null....

loadaverage Over a year ago

Also, just checkout files using git/svn/etc

CodeMilian Over a year ago

Ok fixed it by uninstalling node and removing the following directories "C:\Users\dir\AppData\Roaming\npm" and "C:\Users\dir\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache" then installing node again. However, I am not sure what caused it, I use brackets as my editor.

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