Guard against malformed json file

milouk · Oct 17, 2024 · 881482e · 881482e
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commit 881482e
Showing 1 changed file with 9 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
@@ -59,7 +59,15 @@ def load_config(self, config_file):
         with open(config_file, "r") as file:
             file_contents = file.read()
 
-        self.config = json.loads(file_contents)
+        try:
+            self.config = json.loads(file_contents)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            logger.log_error(f"Error loading config file: {e}")
+            self.gui.draw_log("Your config.json file is not a valid json file...")
+            self.gui.draw_paint()
+            time.sleep(self.LOG_WAIT)
+            sys.exit()
+
         self.roms_path = self.config.get("roms")
         self.systems_logo_path = self.config.get("logos")
         self.colors = self.config.get("colors")