json_validator.yml

name: json-validator

on:
  push:
    branches: [ main, 'sprint/**', 'release/**' ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ main, 'sprint/**', 'release/**' ]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest  
    name: Validate json files
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Get modified/added json files
        id: json-files
        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v19
        with:
          files: |
            **/*.json

      - name: Validate the json files
        id: validate-json-files
        run : |
            failed_jsons=()
            FAILED=false
            for file in ${{ steps.json-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}; do
                echo "Validating the json file $file"
                if ! python -m json.tool $file
                then
                  FAILED=true
                  echo "Json schema error in $file"
                  failed_jsons+=("$file")
                  continue
                fi
            done
            if [ $FAILED == true ]
            then 
              echo "Error in parsing the JSON"
              echo "Failed jsons are ${failed_jsons[@]}"
              exit 1
            fi