Configuration file format is not recognised, and as a result the UI doesn't show anything

[mccstan]

Hello thanks for your tool ! But i'm getting this and don't know

[mccstan]

I fixed it, the config file should be name .js, not .json

[marianogappa]

@mccstan thank you for trying flowbro! I hope you find it useful.

JSON makes more sense; that's probably why you had this issue. Your assumption is better. I'm using JSON as well. It was .js originally because I used to have js functions to handle logic; it was changed since then.

Can you describe your issue in more detail? I'd like to change the code so that only JSON is allowed; arbitrary js code should be discouraged.

[mccstan]

Hello @marianogappa , this is step by step what i did :

• I followed the quick start guide and then created a new config file from your template just by copying. I just edited the kafka brokers info.
• Then i started flowbro and get the error page.
• I launched the chrome debug tool and noticed that the front app was looking for a file named filename.js
• That is why a changed the config file from .JSON to .JS
• That worked for me !

[marianogappa]

@mccstan thank you so much for taking the trouble to describe the issue. I reckon anyone trying it will stumble upon the same. I'll look into it hopefully by this weekend and get it sorted so it's less confusing.