specify a theme in options.json file

[oupala]

I can generate my resume using a locally installed theme by specifying it on the command line:

node node_modules/hackmyresume/dist/cli/index.js BUILD resume.json TO resume.html --theme node_modules/jsonresume-theme-elegant

where the jsonresume-theme-elegant is locally installed in the node_modules directory.

But when I try to do the same using a json configuration file, it seems to fail and to fallback to the MODERN theme:

node node_modules/hackmyresume/dist/cli/index.js BUILD resume.json TO resume.html --options options.json

And the options.json file looks like that:

{
  // Set the default theme to "compact"
  //"theme": "node_modules/jsonresume-theme-elegant",
  //"theme": "jsonresume-theme-elegant",
  "theme": "elegant",
  // Change the "employment" section title text to "Work"
  "sectionTitles": {
    "employment": "Work"
  }
}

I've tried many ways to specify the relative path to the theme (see above), but none of them seems to work.

Is it possible to specify the theme via a json options file?

[ryneeverett]

Normal relative path syntax works for me: "theme": "./jsonresume-theme-elegant".

[oupala]

Thanks a lot @ryneeverett for your answer. As it is working for you, I tried again and again.

I finally tried to validate my options.json file and it appears that it was not valid as it contains comments, and json cannot contain comments.

I remove comments and now my options are effective.

The documentation should be updated to remove comments...

@ryneeverett can you try to add some comments in your options.json file and see if it still works?

[ryneeverett]

See #192 and #185. While there are several ways we could improve the situation, I think @peternowee's suggestion that we raise a warning when the options file doesn't validate is the best so far.

[hacksalot]

I think @peternowee's suggestion that we raise a warning when the options file doesn't validate is the best so far.

Agreed.

[hacksalot]

Something like...

λ hackmyresume build foo/bar/resume.json to rez.doc -o ../test-options.json
Error: The specified options file is invalid:
Invalid or corrupt JSON on line 3 column 3.
Make sure the options file contains valid JSON.

Similarly for the case of a missing or inaccessible options file.

[hacksalot]

Closing as the requested behavior (options file validation) is in place for v1.9.0. Thanks!