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**c1namon** · September 28, 2021, 12:32pm

Hi!
Sublime generates a strange auto-indentation for JSON files. Whenever I insert a new line after the one below
{ “keys”: ["`", “[”], “command”: “run_macro_file {“file”: “Some Address here”}” },
indentation level is increased by one. It appears that the bold bracket is the problem. When I remove it from the line, the indentation is fine.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

**kingkeith** · September 28, 2021, 2:41pm

This is the likely cause:

github.com

sublimehq/Packages/blob/e27f06f0500a276c3f7ad352a123098882a06546/JSON/Indentation Rules.tmPreferences#L48


					# Consume all chars that don't start a string, comment or
					# end the object that was opened on this line
					[^"/}]
				)*
				# Stop matching at the end of the line, or once we hit a comment
				($|/[/*])
			)
			|
			# When an array is opened, but not closed
			(
				^.*\[
				(
					# Consume strings
					"(?:[^"\\]|\\.)*"
					|
					# Consume all chars that don't start a string, comment or
					# end the array that was opened on this line
					[^"/\]]
				)*
				# Stop matching at the end of the line, or once we hit a comment
				($|/[/*])

Weird JSON indentation (Default.sublime-keymap file)