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@types/json-parse-helpfulerror
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TypeScript definitions for json-parse-helpfulerror
npm install --save @types/json-parse-helpfulerror
This package contains type definitions for json-parse-helpfulerror (https://github.com/smikes/json-parse-helpfulerror).
Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/json-parse-helpfulerror.
/**
* Converts a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) string into an object.
* @param text A valid JSON string.
* @param reviver A function that transforms the results. This function is called for each member of the object.
* If a member contains nested objects, the nested objects are transformed before the parent object is.
*/
export function parse(text: string, reviver?: (this: any, key: string, value: any) => any): any;
These definitions were written by Piotr Błażejewicz.
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TypeScript definitions for json-parse-helpfulerror
We found that @types/json-parse-helpfulerror demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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