1.2.1 fails to load into makecode

[nsteinmetz]

Hello,

Each time I try to load the maqueen (v 1.2.1) extension into makecode, I have:

SyntaxError: JSON.parse: expected double-quoted property name at line 25 column 1 of the JSON data
2 pxtapp.js:9159:26

On OSX, whatever the browser (safari, chrome or firefox)

[tangjie133]

I tested but no problem!

[nsteinmetz]

What is weird is that:

• If I start an empty project, load the extension it fails
• If I open a project which assumes having the extensions, it works - that's the way I could use the extension but I don't know which version I use then...

[tangjie133]

Does this problem still exist?

[nsteinmetz]

Yes :

[tangjie133]

Where does your MaQueen come from, is it from the official website, can you give me a big screenshot, full screen?

[nsteinmetz]

Hi,

What I do:

• Go to https://makecode.microbit.org/#editor
• Click on the wheel (top right corner) > Extensions > Look for maqueen in the search engine
• Click on maqueen (if you click on dislay more, it shows 1.2.1 version) and refer to this page : https://makecode.microbit.org/pkg/dfrobot/pxt-maqueen
• Then, it goes back to the editor and loading mechanism is done indefinitely and I have these errors in the console

Thanks for trying to understand what happens and why it does not work. Really appreciated !

[tangjie133]

Can you use other libraries from the official website？

[nsteinmetz]

Yes, I could load bluetooth, bitbot and kitronic-servo-lite without any issue.

[patrickpollet1966]

Hi,

I just tried to work with a maqueen with my son and i have exactly the same problem as nsteinmetz.

(i tried with Chrome and Safari under OSX)

[erwangrouj]

I also have the problem if I use the french language. Switching Makecode to english language makes it work fine.

The problem comes from the ending comma in the french translation file (__locales/fr/maqueen-strings.json)

forking the maqueen repo then removing the ending comma made it work in french for me :

[nsteinmetz]

@erwangrouj brilliant, I was thinking about it the other day but did not take time to check this. Was more thinking about a bad escaped ' but comma works also ;-)

[nsteinmetz]

@erwangrouj why not submit a pull request then ?