Getting org.json.jsonexception expected a ' ' when trying to record JSON transactions in VSE recorder
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Getting org.json.jsonexception expected a ' ' when trying to record JSON transactions in VSE recorder

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Article ID: 105897

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Products

CA Application Test CA Continuous Application Insight (PathFinder) Service Virtualization

Issue/Introduction

Getting the below error while recording JSON transactions in the VSE recorder. 

org.json.JSONException: Expected a ':' after a key at 989 [character 11 line 47] at org.json.JSONTokener.syntaxError(JSONTokener.java:433) at org.json.JSONObject.(JSONObject.java:212) at org.json.JSONTokener.nextValue(JSONTokener.java:363) at org.json.JSONObject.(JSONObject.java:205) at org.json.JSONTokener.nextValue(JSONTokener.java:363) at org.json.JSONObject.(JSONObject.java:214) at org.json.JSONTokener.nextValue(JSONTokener.java:363) at org.json.JSONArray.(JSONArray.java:115) at org.json.JSONTokener.nextValue(JSONTokener.java:366) at org.json.JSONObject.(JSONObject.java:214) at org.json.JSONTokener.nextValue(JSONTokener.java:363) at org.json.JSONObject.(JSONObject.java:214) at org.json.JSONObject.(JSONObject.java:321)

Environment

All supported DevTest releases.

Cause

Some of the requests had invalid JSON characters and the VSE recorder could not parse the request.

Resolution

Fixed the JSON errors in the application and then re-recorded. 

Additional Information

Use any JSON validator available online to validate the requests.