While working with ARM templates and Azure DevOps it definitely adds value to validate all your Json files during build. This might save you a lot of time. To implement this you could setup the following tasks within your build pipeline:
Add a ‘npm’ task within your build and configure it as below:
Now add a subsequent Powershell task, run it inline and add the following script:
get-childitem -Recurse -Filter *.json | ForEach-Object { Write-Host “Checking file: $($_.FullName)” “node $env:appdata\npm\node_modules\jsonlint\lib\cli.js $($_.FullName)” }
Set the following values within the advanced properties of your task:
Resulting in the following (basic but self-explanatory example) build pipeline:
Now all of the *.json files within the repository will be validated upon build, saving you the ignorant feeling of finding out while deploying/releasing.
