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81 lines
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# strip-json-comments [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/strip-json-comments)
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> Strip comments from JSON. Lets you use comments in your JSON files!
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This is now possible:
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```js
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{
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// rainbows
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"unicorn": /* ❤ */ "cake"
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}
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```
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It will remove single-line comments `//` and multi-line comments `/**/`.
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Also available as a [gulp](https://github.com/sindresorhus/gulp-strip-json-comments)/[grunt](https://github.com/sindresorhus/grunt-strip-json-comments)/[broccoli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/broccoli-strip-json-comments) plugin.
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*There's also [`json-comments`](https://npmjs.org/package/json-comments), but it's only for Node.js, inefficient, bloated as it also minifies, and comes with a `require` hook, which is :(*
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## Install
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```sh
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$ npm install --save strip-json-comments
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```
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```sh
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$ bower install --save strip-json-comments
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```
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```sh
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$ component install sindresorhus/strip-json-comments
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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var json = '{/*rainbows*/"unicorn":"cake"}';
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JSON.parse(stripJsonComments(json));
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//=> {unicorn: 'cake'}
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```
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## API
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### stripJsonComments(input)
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#### input
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Type: `string`
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Accepts a string with JSON and returns a string without comments.
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## CLI
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```sh
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$ npm install --global strip-json-comments
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```
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```sh
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$ strip-json-comments --help
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strip-json-comments input-file > output-file
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# or
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strip-json-comments < input-file > output-file
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```
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## Related
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- [`strip-css-comments`](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-css-comments)
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## License
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)
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