#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ json_syntax_checker.py - Minimal JSON syntax validator. Verifies JSON files are syntactically correct. Exit 0 = valid JSON, Exit 1 = invalid JSON """ import json import sys from pathlib import Path def check_json_syntax(file_path: str) -> tuple[bool, str]: """Check if file contains valid JSON. Returns: (is_valid, message) """ path = Path(file_path) if not path.exists(): return False, f"File not found: {file_path}" try: content = path.read_text().strip() if not content: return False, "Empty file" json.loads(content) return True, "Valid JSON" except json.JSONDecodeError as e: return False, f"JSON error at line {e.lineno}, col {e.colno}: {e.msg}" except Exception as e: return False, f"Error: {e}" def main(): if len(sys.argv) < 2: print("Usage: json_syntax_checker.py ") sys.exit(1) file_path = sys.argv[1] is_valid, message = check_json_syntax(file_path) print(f"{message}") sys.exit(0 if is_valid else 1) if __name__ == "__main__": main()