Do not write comments to JSON files

core/src/main/python/compare_model.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from wlsdeploy.logging.platform_logger import PlatformLogger
 from wlsdeploy.util import cla_helper
 from wlsdeploy.util import variables
+from wlsdeploy.json.json_translator import COMMENT_MATCH
 from wlsdeploy.util.model_translator import FileToPython
 from wlsdeploy.yaml.yaml_translator import PythonToYaml
 from wlsdeploy.json.json_translator import PythonToJson
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ def _add_results(self, ar_changes, is_delete=False, is_change=False):
             #
             if value_tree:
                 if is_change:
-                    leaf['# - ' + splitted[0]] = value_tree[splitted[0]]
+                    leaf[COMMENT_MATCH + splitted[0]] = value_tree[splitted[0]]
                 else:
                     if value_tree[splitted[0]] is not None and not isinstance(value_tree[splitted[0]], PyOrderedDict):
                         self._add_results(ar_changes, is_delete, is_change=True)

core/src/main/python/wlsdeploy/json/json_translator.py

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 from wlsdeploy.logging.platform_logger import PlatformLogger
 import wlsdeploy.exception.exception_helper as exception_helper
 
+# Unlike with yaml files, JSON files do not allow comments. remove from file
+COMMENT_MATCH = '# - '
 
 class JsonToPython(object):
     """
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ def _write_dictionary_to_json_file(self, dictionary, writer, indent=''):
         :param writer: where to write the dictionary into json syntax
         :param indent: current string indention of the json syntax. If not provided, indent is an empty string
         """
+        _method_name = '_write_dictionary_to_json_file'
         _start_dict = '{'
         _end_dict = '}'
 
@@ -167,15 +170,18 @@ def _write_dictionary_to_json_file(self, dictionary, writer, indent=''):
 
         indent += self._indent_unit
         for key, value in dictionary.iteritems():
-            writer.println(end_line)
-            end_line = ','
-            writer.write(indent + '"' + _escape_text(key) + '" : ')
-            if isinstance(value, dict):
-                self._write_dictionary_to_json_file(value, writer, indent)
-            elif isinstance(value, list):
-                self._write_list_to_json_file(value, writer, indent)
+            if isinstance(key, basestring) and key.startswith(COMMENT_MATCH):
+                self._logger.finer('WLSDPLY-01714', key, class_name=self._class_name, method_name=_method_name)
             else:
-                writer.write(_format_json_value(value))
+                writer.println(end_line)
+                end_line = ','
+                writer.write(indent + '"' + _escape_text(key) + '" : ')
+                if isinstance(value, dict):
+                    self._write_dictionary_to_json_file(value, writer, indent)
+                elif isinstance(value, list):
+                    self._write_list_to_json_file(value, writer, indent)
+                else:
+                    writer.write(_format_json_value(value))
         writer.println()
         writer.write(end_indent + _end_dict)
 

core/src/main/resources/oracle/weblogic/deploy/messages/wlsdeploy_rb.properties

@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ WLSDPLY-01710=Unable to parse model from file {0} : {1}
 WLSDPLY-01711=Parse model {0} file from {1}
 WLSDPLY-01712=Persist model {0} file to {1}
 WLSDPLY-01713=Unable to persist model to file {0} : {1}
+WLSDPLY-01714=Skip writing comment line {0} to JSON file
 
 # wlsdeploy/util/string_utils.py
 WLSDPLY-01720=to_boolean() method called with non-boolean value {0} so returning False