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+import jsonParse from "../jsonParse"
+
+describe("jsonParse", () => {
+  test("parses without errors for valid JSON", () => {
+    const testJSON = JSON.stringify({
+      name: "hoppscotch",
+      url: "https://hoppscotch.io",
+      awesome: true,
+      when: 2019,
+    })
+
+    expect(() => jsonParse(testJSON)).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  test("throws error for invalid JSON", () => {
+    const testJSON = '{ "name": hopp "url": true }'
+
+    expect(() => jsonParse(testJSON)).toThrow()
+  })
+
+  test("thrown error has proper info fields", () => {
+    expect.assertions(3)
+
+    const testJSON = '{ "name": hopp "url": true }'
+
+    try {
+      jsonParse(testJSON)
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e).toHaveProperty("start")
+      expect(e).toHaveProperty("end")
+      expect(e).toHaveProperty("message")
+    }
+  })
+})