@cspell/cspell-json-reporter

@cspell/cspell-json-reporter

CSpell reporter with JSON output

Installation

Install it as a development package in the repository that will use it.

npm install -SD @cspell/cspell-json-reporter

Usage

Using Command Line

cspell . --reporter @cspell/cspell-json-reporter

Using CSpell Configuration

Add this to cspell.yaml:

reporters: [['@cspell/cspell-json-reporter', { outFile: 'out.json' }]]

or cspell.json

{
  "reporters": [["@cspell/cspell-json-reporter", { "outFile": "out.json" }]]
}

Output file format

@cspell/cspell-json-reporter emits a JSON file with the following fields:

• issues - found spelling issues
• result - CSpell linting results
• error - CSell error messages
• progress - file linting progress messages if settings.progress is enabled
• info - CSpell execution logs if settings.verbose is enabled
• debug - CSpell debug logs if settings.debug is enabled

JSON Output Definition

import type {
  ErrorLike,
  Issue,
  MessageType,
  ProgressFileComplete,
  ProgressItem,
  RunResult
} from '@cspell/cspell-types';

export type CSpellJSONReporterOutput = {
  /**
   * Found spelling issues
   */
  issues: Array<Issue>;
  /**
   * CSpell execution logs
   */
  info?: Array<{ message: string; msgType: MessageType }>;
  /**
   * CSpell debug logs
   */
  debug?: Array<{ message: string }>;
  /**
   * CSpell error logs
   */
  error?: Array<{ message: string; error: ErrorLike }>;
  /**
   * CSpell file progress logs
   */
  progress?: Array<ProgressItem | ProgressFileComplete>;
  /**
   * Execution result
   */
  result: RunResult;
};

Settings

Possible settings:

• outFile (default: stdout) - path for JSON file to emit
• verbose (default: false) - enable saving of execution logs
• debug (default: false) - enable saving of debug logs
• progress (default: false) - enable saving of file progress logs

Reporter Settings

/**
 * CSpell-json-reporter settings type definition
 */
export type CSpellJSONReporterSettings = {
  /**
   * Path to the output file.
   *
   * Relative paths are relative to the current working directory.
   *
   * Special values:
   * - `stdout` - write the JSON to `stdout`.
   * - `stderr` - write the JSON to `stderr`.
   *
   * @default stdout
   */
  outFile?: string;
  /**
   * Add more information about the files being checked and the configuration
   * @default false
   */
  verbose?: boolean;
  /**
   * Add information useful for debugging cspell.json files
   * @default false
   */
  debug?: boolean;
  /**
   * Add progress messages
   * @default false
   */
  progress?: boolean;
};

Changelog

v9.2.1 (2025-08-31)

Dictionary Updates

<details> <summary>fix: Workflow Bot -- Update Dictionaries (main) (<a href="https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell/pull/7795">#7795</a>)</summary>