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Invalid environment JSON: expected a single environment obje

Error message

Invalid environment JSON: expected a single environment object with a "variables" array

What it means

Error "Invalid environment JSON: expected a single environment object with a "variables" array" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/environment.js:7

/**
 * Parse a Bruno JSON environment object and normalize variables
 * Accepts only single environment object: { name?, uid?, variables: [...] }
 */
const parseEnvironmentJson = (parsed = {}) => {
  if (!parsed || !Array.isArray(parsed.variables)) {
    throw new Error('Invalid environment JSON: expected a single environment object with a "variables" array');
  }

  const normalized = {
    name: parsed.name,
    variables: (parsed.variables || []).filter(Boolean).map((variable) => ({
      name: variable.name,
      value: variable.value,
      type: variable.type || 'text',
      enabled: variable.enabled !== false,
      secret: variable.secret || false
    }))
  };

  return normalized;
};

module.exports = {
  parseEnvironmentJson

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Solutions

1. Provide an environment JSON file with a single object containing a "variables" array.
2. Check the file is not an array of environments or an unrelated JSON document.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-cli/src/utils/environment.js:7 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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