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# readJson(file, [options, callback])
Reads a JSON file and then parses it into an object. `options` are the same
that you'd pass to [`jsonFile.readFile`](https://github.com/jprichardson/node-jsonfile#readfilefilename-options-callback).
**Alias:** `readJSON()`
- `file` `<String>`
- `options` `<Object>`
- `callback` `<Function>`
## Example:
```js
const fs = require('fs-extra')
// With a callback:
fs.readJson('./package.json', (err, packageObj) => {
if (err) console.error(err)
console.log(packageObj.version) // => 0.1.3
})
// With Promises:
fs.readJson('./package.json')
.then(packageObj => {
console.log(packageObj.version) // => 0.1.3
})
.catch(err => {
console.error(err)
})
// With async/await:
async function example () {
try {
const packageObj = await fs.readJson('./package.json')
console.log(packageObj.version) // => 0.1.3
} catch (err) {
console.error(err)
}
}
example()
```
---
`readJson()` can take a `throws` option set to `false` and it won't throw if the JSON is invalid. Example:
```js
const fs = require('fs-extra')
const file = '/tmp/some-invalid.json'
const data = '{not valid JSON'
fs.writeFileSync(file, data)
// With a callback:
fs.readJson(file, { throws: false }, (err, obj) => {
if (err) console.error(err)
console.log(obj) // => null
})
// Wtih Promises:
fs.readJson(file, { throws: false })
.then(obj => {
console.log(obj) // => null
})
.catch(err => {
console.error(err) // Not called
})
// With async/await:
async function example (f) {
const obj = await fs.readJson(f, { throws: false })
console.log(obj) // => null
}
example(file)
```