JSON: Sort Document - crashes

[GufNZ]

Type: Bug

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VS Code version: Code 1.114.0 (e7fb5e9, 2026-04-01T09:27:11Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core Processor (12 x 4691)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x10de, DEVICE=0x2803 [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti], DRIVER_VENDOR=NVIDIA, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.15.9597 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x164e [AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics], DRIVER_VERSION=31.0.22044.1 GPU2: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.19041.5794 Machine model name: Machine model version: direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.11GB (14.27GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 8508b57d-82f8-4261-be8c-548bf6a61aa5
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (20)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
ng-template	Ang	21.2.3
jails	App	0.2.1
ast-grep-vscode	ast	0.1.21
vscode-eslint	dba	3.0.24
gitlens	eam	17.11.1
EditorConfig	Edi	0.18.1
copilot-chat	Git	0.42.3
resharper-code	Jet	2026.1.1
vscode-autohotkey-plus-plus	mar	6.7.3
rainbow-csv	mec	3.24.1
csdevkit	ms-	3.10.14
csharp	ms-	2.130.5
vscode-dotnet-runtime	ms-	3.0.0
remote-wsl	ms-	0.104.3
vsliveshare	ms-	1.0.5959
vscode-versionlens	pfl	1.28.0
custom-ui-style	sub	0.6.8
volar	Vue	3.2.6
vscode-todo-highlight	way	1.0.5
zencoder	Zen	3.44.0

[RedCMD]

cannot confirm

works fine for me

[GufNZ]

For me it crashes on this document:

{
	"[c]": {
		"editor.quickSuggestions": {
			"comments": "on",
			"strings": "on",
			"other": "on"
		}
	},
	"[cpp]": {
		"editor.quickSuggestions": {
			"comments": "on",
			"strings": "on",
			"other": "on"
		}
	},
	"[javascript]": {
		"editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.typescript-language-features"
	},
	"[html]": {
		"editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.html-language-features"
	},
	"[jai]": {
		"editor.formatOnSave": false
	},
	"[json]": {
		"editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.json-language-features"
	},
	"[jsonc]": {
		"editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.json-language-features"
	},
	"[typescript]": {
		"editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.typescript-language-features"
	},
	"[typescriptreact]": {
		"editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.typescript-language-features"
	},
	"accessibility.signals.terminalBell": {
		"sound": "on"
	},
	"chat.viewSessions.orientation": "stacked",
	"css.lint.compatibleVendorPrefixes": "warning",
	"css.lint.duplicateProperties": "warning",
	"css.lint.ieHack": "warning",
	"css.lint.universalSelector": "warning",
	"css.lint.zeroUnits": "error",
	"custom-ui-style.stylesheet": {
		".monaco-editor": {
			"--errorBgAlpha": "0.5"
		},
		".monaco-editor .squiggly-error": {
			"background": "url(\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%206%203'%20enable-background%3D'new%200%200%206%203'%20height%3D'3'%20width%3D'6'%3E%3Cg%20fill%3D'%23f14c4c'%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'5.5%2C0%202.5%2C3%201.1%2C3%204.1%2C0'%2F%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'4%2C0%206%2C2%206%2C0.6%205.4%2C0'%2F%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'0%2C2%201%2C3%202.4%2C3%200%2C0.6'%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\") repeat-x bottom left;",
			"background-color": "rgba(255,0,0,var(--errorBgAlpha)) !important;"
		},
		".monaco-editor .squiggly-warning": {
			"background": "url(\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%206%203'%20enable-background%3D'new%200%200%206%203'%20height%3D'3'%20width%3D'6'%3E%3Cg%20fill%3D'%23cca700'%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'5.5%2C0%202.5%2C3%201.1%2C3%204.1%2C0'%2F%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'4%2C0%206%2C2%206%2C0.6%205.4%2C0'%2F%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'0%2C2%201%2C3%202.4%2C3%200%2C0.6'%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\") repeat-x bottom left;",
			"background-color": "rgba(255,255,0,var(--errorBgAlpha)) !important;"
		},
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			"background": "url(\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%206%203'%20enable-background%3D'new%200%200%206%203'%20height%3D'3'%20width%3D'6'%3E%3Cg%20fill%3D'%2359a4f9'%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'5.5%2C0%202.5%2C3%201.1%2C3%204.1%2C0'%2F%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'4%2C0%206%2C2%206%2C0.6%205.4%2C0'%2F%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'0%2C2%201%2C3%202.4%2C3%200%2C0.6'%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\") repeat-x bottom left;",
			"background-color": "grba(0,0,255,var(--errorBgAlpha)) !important;"
		},
		".monaco-editor .squiggly-hint": {
			"background": "url(\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20height%3D%223%22%20width%3D%2212%22%3E%3Cg%20fill%3D%22rgba(238%2C%20238%2C%20238%2C%200.7)%22%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%221%22%20cy%3D%221%22%20r%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%225%22%20cy%3D%221%22%20r%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%229%22%20cy%3D%221%22%20r%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\") no-repeat bottom left;",
			"background-color": "rgba(0,128,0,var(--errorBgAlpha)) !important;"
		},
		".monaco-editor.showUnused .squiggly-inline-unnecessary": {
			"opacity": "0.667;",
			"background-color": "rgba(255,0,255,0.75); !important"
		}
	},
	"debug.allowBreakpointsEverywhere": true,
	"debug.inlineValues": "on",
	"debug.showBreakpointsInOverviewRuler": true,
	"debug.terminal.clearBeforeReusing": true,
	"diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
	"diffEditor.diffAlgorithm": "advanced",
	"diffEditor.experimental.showMoves": true,
	"dotnet.automaticallySyncWithActiveItem": true,
	"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
	"editor.comments.ignoreEmptyLines": false,
	"editor.comments.insertSpace": false,
	"editor.cursorBlinking": "phase",
	"editor.cursorSurroundingLines": 3,
	"editor.detectIndentation": false,
	"editor.dragAndDrop": true,
	"editor.emptySelectionClipboard": false,
	"editor.find.autoFindInSelection": "multiline",
	"editor.find.seedSearchStringFromSelection": "selection",
	"editor.fontFamily": "GufDinaTranslated, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace",
	"editor.fontLigatures": false,
	"editor.fontSize": 11,
	"editor.formatOnPaste": true,
	"editor.formatOnSave": true,
	"editor.gotoLocation.alternativeImplementationCommand": "editor.action.goToReferences",
	"editor.guides.bracketPairs": true,
	"editor.guides.indentation": true,
	"editor.indentSize": "tabSize",
	"editor.inlineSuggest.syntaxHighlightingEnabled": true,
	"editor.insertSpaces": false,
	"editor.linkedEditing": true,
	"editor.minimap.enabled": true,
	"editor.minimap.renderCharacters": true,
	"editor.minimap.showSlider": "always",
	"editor.quickSuggestions": {
		"other": true,
		"comments": false,
		"strings": true
	},
	"editor.renderLineHighlight": "all",
	"editor.renderLineHighlightOnlyWhenFocus": true,
	"editor.renderWhitespace": "boundary",
	"editor.scrollBeyondLastLine": false,
	"editor.scrollOnMiddleClick": true,
	"editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
	"editor.semanticTokenColorCustomizations": {
		"[Dark 2026]": {
			"enabled": true,
			"rules": {
				"class": "#08A",
				"enum": "#4CC",
				"enumMember": "#AAF",
				"function": "#FA4",
				"interface": "#4C4",
				"method": "#C66",
				"method.defaultLibrary": "#C90",
				"namespace": "#A44",
				"parameter": "#CC0",
				"property": "#C8C",
				"property.readonly": "#86C",
				"type": "#4FC",
				"type.defaultLibrary": "#0AC",
				"typeParameter": "#4CB",
				"variable": "#F66",
				"variable.defaultLibrary": "#0CA",
				"variable.readonly": "#BBB",
			}
		},
		//"enabled": true,
		//"rules": {
		//	"*.abstract": {
		//		"foreground": "#FF0000",
		//		"fontStyle": "bold"
		//	}
		//}
	},
	"editor.stickyScroll.enabled": true,
	"editor.stickyTabStops": true,
	"editor.suggest.localityBonus": true,
	"editor.suggest.showStatusBar": true,
	"editor.tabCompletion": "on",
	"editor.tabFocusMode": false,
	"editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
		"[Dark 2026]": {
			"comments": {
				"foreground": "#484",
				"fontStyle": ""
			},
			"functions": {
				"foreground": "#FA4",
				"fontStyle": "bold"
			},
			"keywords": {
				"foreground": "#06F",
				"fontStyle": "bold"
			},
			"numbers": {
				"foreground": "#66A",
				"fontStyle": "bold"
			},
			"strings": {
				"foreground": "#F6F",
				"fontStyle": "bold"
			},
			"types": {
				"foreground": "#4CB",
				"fontStyle": "bold"
			},
			"variables": {
				"foreground": "#BBB",
				"fontStyle": "bold"
			},
			//	"textMateRules": []
		},
		"textMateRules": [
			{
				"scope": [
					"*",
					"punctuation",
					"*.operator",
					"",
				],
				"settings": {
					"fontStyle": "bold"
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "invalid",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#FFF",
					"background": "#F00",
					"fontStyle": "italic bold underline"
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "invalid.deprecated",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#FF0",
					"background": "#00F",
					"fontStyle": "bold italic"
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "invalid.illegal",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#0FF",
					"background": "#F80",
					"fontStyle": "bold strikethrough"
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "constant.language",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#099",
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "punctuation.definition.comment",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#6A9955",
					"fontStyle": ""
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "keyword.control.flow",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#A3F",
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": [
					"keyword.operator",
					"punctuation.accessor"
				],
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#F00",
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": [
					"keyword.operator.optional",
					"punctuation.accessor.optional"
				],
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#F0F",
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": [
					"keyword.operator.assignment",
					"keyword.operator.type.annotation"
				],
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#C44",
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "string.template",
				"settings": {
					"fontStyle": ""
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "string.regexp",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#A4F",
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "string.regexp keyword.other",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#0CC",
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "variable.other.readwrite.alias",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#AAC"
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "entity.name.type",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#4CB"
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "meta.import string.quoted",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#F0F",
					"fontStyle": "underline",
					"background": "#F0F5"
				}
			},
			{
				"scope": "storage.modifier.async",
				"settings": {
					"foreground": "#F4A",
				}
			}
		]
	},
	"editor.unfoldOnClickAfterEndOfLine": true,
	"editor.unicodeHighlight.includeComments": true,
	"editor.unicodeHighlight.nonBasicASCII": true,
	"editorconfig.generateAuto": false,
	"emmet.includeLanguages": {
		"vue-html": "html"
	},
	"explorer.fileNesting.enabled": true,
	"extensions.autoUpdate": true,
	"files.associations": {
		"*.jai": "jai"
	},
	"files.enableTrash": false,
	"files.eol": "\n",
	"files.insertFinalNewline": true,
	"files.trimFinalNewlines": true,
	"files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
	"git.allowForcePush": true,
	"git.autoStash": true,
	"git.branchProtection": [
		"develpp",
		"main",
		"master"
	],
	"git.confirmSync": false,
	"git.enableSmartCommit": true,
	"github.copilot.chat.notebook.enhancedNextEditSuggestions.enabled": true,
	"github.copilot.nextEditSuggestions.enabled": true,
	"github.copilot.nextEditSuggestions.extendedRange": true,
	"gitlens.advanced.externalDiffTool": "bc",
	"gitlens.advanced.externalDirectoryDiffTool": "bc",
	"gitlens.advanced.messages": {
		"suppressRebaseSwitchToTextWarning": true
	},
	"gitlens.codeLens.enabled": false,
	"gitlens.graph.layout": "editor",
	"gitlens.launchpad.indicator.useColors": true,
	"gitlens.plusFeatures.enabled": false,
	"gitlens.rebaseEditor.ordering": "asc",
	"js/ts.format.semicolons": "insert",
	"js/ts.suggest.completeFunctionCalls": true,
	"less.lint.compatibleVendorPrefixes": "warning",
	"less.lint.duplicateProperties": "warning",
	"less.lint.ieHack": "warning",
	"less.lint.universalSelector": "warning",
	"less.lint.zeroUnits": "error",
	"npm.packageManager": "yarn",
	"omnisharp.enableDecompilationSupport": true,
	"omnisharp.enableEditorConfigSupport": true,
	"problems.showCurrentInStatus": true,
	"resharper.dataSharing.allowDataSharing": false,
	"resharper.region.region": "Oceania",
	"scss.lint.compatibleVendorPrefixes": "warning",
	"scss.lint.duplicateProperties": "warning",
	"scss.lint.ieHack": "warning",
	"scss.lint.universalSelector": "warning",
	"scss.lint.zeroUnits": "error",
	"search.exclude": {
		"**/node_modules": true,
		"**/dist/**": true
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	"search.showLineNumbers": true,
	"search.quickOpen.includeSymbols": true,
	"security.workspace.trust.untrustedFiles": "open",
	"telemetry.telemetryLevel": "crash",
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		"^CTerminate batch job (Y/N)": "Y\r",
		"Terminate batch job (Y/N)": "Y\r"
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	"terminal.integrated.confirmOnExit": "hasChildProcesses",
	"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Cygwin",
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	"terminal.integrated.focusAfterRun": "terminal",
	"terminal.integrated.fontSize": 11,
	"terminal.integrated.fontWeight": "bold",
	"terminal.integrated.fontWeightBold": "normal",
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			"args": [
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				"-i"
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			"icon": "terminal-cmd"
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			"icon": "terminal-powershell"
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	"terminal.integrated.scrollback": 9000,
	"terminal.integrated.shellIntegration.enabled": true, //QUESTION: not sure about this one.
	"terminal.integrated.shellIntegration.history": 1000,
	"terminal.integrated.tabStopWidth": 4,
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		"**/*.txt",
		"**/*.js",
		"**/*.jai",
		"**/*.vue",
		"**/*.jsx",
		"**/*.ts",
		"**/*.tsx",
		"**/*.html",
		"**/*.php",
		"**/*.css",
		"**/*.scss"
	],
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			"text": "TODO:",
			"color": "#000",
			"backgroundColor": "#FF0"
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			"overviewRulerColor": "rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.7)"
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			"backgroundColor": "#F80",
			"overviewRulerColor": "rgba(255, 128, 0, 0.7)"
		},
		{
			"text": "QUESTION:",
			"backgroundColor": "#80F",
			"overviewRulerColor": "rgba(128, 0, 255, 0.7)"
		},
		{
			"text": "TEST:",
			"color": "#000",
			"backgroundColor": "#0F0",
			"overviewRulerColor": "rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.7)"
		},
		{
			"text": "NO_CHECKIN",
			"color": "#000",
			"backgroundColor": "#FFF",
			"overviewRulerColor": "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7)"
		},
		{
			"text": "OPTIMISE:",
			"backgroundColor": "#800",
			"overviewRulerColor": "rgba(128, 0, 0, 0.7)"
		},
		{
			"text": "XXX:",
			"color": "#FF0",
			"backgroundColor": "#808",
			"overviewRulerColor": "rgba(128, 0, 128, 0.7)"
		}
	],
	"window.commandCenter": true,
	"window.newWindowDimensions": "maximized",
	"window.titleBarStyle": "custom",
	"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
		"[Dark 2026]": {
			"editorBracketHighlight.foreground1": "#FFF",
			"editorBracketHighlight.foreground2": "#EED",
			"editorBracketHighlight.foreground3": "#DCA",
			"editorBracketHighlight.foreground4": "#CA8",
			"editorBracketHighlight.foreground5": "#B95",
			"editorBracketHighlight.foreground6": "#A73",
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			"editorBracketPairGuide.background6": "#A735"
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	},
	"workbench.editor.tabActionCloseVisibility": false,
	"workbench.editor.tabSizing": "fixed",
	"workbench.settings.alwaysShowAdvancedSettings": true,
	"zenMode.hideLineNumbers": false
}

[RedCMD]

can confirm

caused by trailing comma and empty object in certain scenarios

min repo:

{
	"a": {
		"b": {},
	},
}

[garyking]

A recent version of VSC, probably 1.116.0, has started adding commas to the final property of every object, when VSC itself makes changes to the user's personal settings.json file.