[gui error report] SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input

[agrohs]

Please describe what you were doing when this error happened.

Specifications

• OS: darwin
• IPFS Desktop Version: 0.20.0
• Electron Version: 17.1.0
• Chrome Version: 98.0.4758.102

Error

SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input
    at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
    at Daemon._getConfig (/Applications/IPFS Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/ipfsd-ctl/src/ipfsd-daemon.js:365:19)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async Daemon.init (/Applications/IPFS Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/ipfsd-ctl/src/ipfsd-daemon.js:157:9)
    at async spawn (/Applications/IPFS Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/daemon/daemon.js:55:3)
    at async module.exports (/Applications/IPFS Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/daemon/daemon.js:143:31)
    at async startIpfs (/Applications/IPFS Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/daemon/index.js:46:17)
    at async module.exports (/Applications/IPFS Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/daemon/index.js:114:3)
    at async run (/Applications/IPFS Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/index.js:83:5)

[lidel]

The error originates from https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfsd-ctl/blob/66a947010b0dbc90074c29724fd64c5bbc9a8eed/src/ipfsd-daemon.js#L365 which suggests reading config via ipfs config show fails due to some error – tracked in ipfs/js-ipfsd-ctl#721

@agrohs @realitymeetsdreams

• are you able to run ipfs config show ?
• is your $IPFS_PATH/config a valid JSON?

[hacdias]

The error originates from ipfs/js-ipfsd-ctl@66a9470/src/ipfsd-daemon.js#L365 which suggests reading config via ipfs config show fails due to some error – tracked in ipfs/js-ipfsd-ctl#721

@agrohs @realitymeetsdreams

• are you able to run ipfs config show ?
• is your $IPFS_PATH/config a valid JSON?

Same questions for you @goralbaris @avelguenin 😄

[avelguenin]

Thanks for your attention.

ipfs config show returns what seems like a valid JSON file.
I am not sure how to find "IPFS_PATH/config as which ipfs returns /snap/bin/ipfs, which is not a folder. /snap contains ipfs and ipfs-desktop, but I cannot find a .config in either folder's arborescence.

[realitymeetsdreams]

@marcin rataj & @henrique dias Thanks for your response and helpful reply. Yes I can run ipfs config show And I too cannot find the dir $ IPFS_PATH/config It states: " # which IPFS_PATH/config which: no config in (./IPFS_PATH) # whereis IPFS_PATH/config config: " Please advise how to proceed? Will it help to remove the current IPFS desktop install and reinstall it? Am currently running the V 0.17 AppImage file and Google extension, seems to work fine, just needs restarting for updates to V 0.20~ Thanks for you help.

…

On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 4:52 AM Serval ***@***.***> wrote: Thanks for your attention. ipfs config show returns what seems like a valid JSON file. I am not sure how to find "IPFS_PATH/config as which ipfs returns /snap/bin/ipfs, which is not a folder. /snap contains ipfs and ipfs-desktop, but I cannot find a .config in either folder's arborescence. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2000 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AR5I4SKH5IE47UL5NHBZF6TU7M6XPANCNFSM5PYCH6LA> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

-- Richard Macatiag Donovan - Artist www.facebook.com/realitymeetsdreams RMD - realitymeetsdreams (Australia) ABN #: 68 789 581 435 Phone#: +63 9777074389 realitymeetsdreams on ECWID: http://www.realitymeetsdreams.company.site Music:- Rechid Monk Diction: http://www.reverbnation.com/therechidmonk https://soundcloud.com/the-rechid-one Dj mixes/remixes - www.reverbnation.com/richid Throwback to production, music, lyrics written and video produced by RMD. Sweet Life original track written produced and performed by RMD: The Rechid Monk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyApfs7geEA

[lidel]

@avelguenin Snap confinement issues are separate topic. They could produce the same Unexpected end of JSON input error, but we have no bandwidth to investigate. Let's wait for https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/ipfs-desktop-classic-review/28517 first.

@realitymeetsdreams please download and manually install the latest DMG from IPFS-Desktop-0.20.1.dmg (override the old version in your Applications).

If you continue experiencing this problem, Quit IPFS Desktop, and remove two files:

• /Users/your-user/.ipfs/config
• /Users/your-user/.ipfs/api

(you can find out your-user via whoami)

Then, start IPFS Desktop again. It will re-create config with default values, fixing any file corruption you might produce the Unexpected end of JSON input error.

Lmk if this helped

[avelguenin]

I did not remember Snap was community maintained. I'll reinstall through standard procedure. Thanks for your answer.

[lidel]

I'm closing this as a duplicate of #2050