Configuration: Error: Expected an object to validate, but received undefined (path: module.exports.)

[xiaobq]

Whenever I changed the config file correctly and save it in my VS Code, most of the time it reports error
Configuration: Error: Expected an object to validate, but received undefined (path: module.exports.)

I can ignore it and it still works.
When I save it again, it may say "reload config successfully."

How can we solve this annoying error message?

[jeff-dagenais]

Exact same here. I have no time to debug now though.

[johnste]

Won't have time to look at this for now, hopefully next week.

Some questions though:

• Does it only happen when you save in VS Code?
• Are you using any VS Code extentions like custom formatters like prettier, or plugins that act on the file after or before it is saved?

[jeff-dagenais]

I did disable "javascript.format.enable": false as well as "editor.formatOnSave": false, it is still doing the problem.

I hate to say it, but it may be one of those times a short sleep would help?? 🤢 Yeah, perhaps some more investigating before throwing the towel though. 😉

[xiaobq]

I tried in system text editor and there is no error. Seems it's an issue for VS code only.
I use ESLint, but I don't use Prettier.
I'm not sure if I use any plugins that act on the file after or before it is saved because I don't know how to check it.

[johnste]

Yes I can reproduce this issue too. Adding a 100 ms delay seems to fix the issue, so I pushed that change right now in this commit. Next release will contain this fix, hopefully sometime in November.

[johnste]

Fixed in v3.1.3 https://github.com/johnste/finicky/releases/tag/v3.1.3