Merge pull request plotly#616 from monfera/try-to-parse-json-only

etpinard · etpinard · commit 9ee53c9af2c5 · 2016-06-08T14:01:57.000-04:00
Avoid `npm start` silently hanging forever on pollutants such as .DS_Store
diff --git a/devtools/test_dashboard/server.js b/devtools/test_dashboard/server.js
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ function readFiles(files) {
 }
 
 function createMocksList(files) {
-    var mocksList = files.map(function(file) {
+
+    // eliminate pollutants (e.g .DS_Store) that can accumulate in the mock directory
+    var jsonFiles = files.filter(function(file) {return file.extname === '.json';});
+
+    var mocksList = jsonFiles.map(function(file) {
         var contents = JSON.parse(file.contents);
 
         // get plot type keywords from mocks
