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Another case: Colon expected at position 69

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#152 opened on Dec 18, 2025

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Why, or why DeepSeek is so stoopid...

import { jsonrepair } from "jsonrepair";
const json = `{"body": "@root continuing the review...", "suggested_diff_hunk: null, "approve_pr: false}`;
const repairedJson = jsonrepair(json);

JSONRepairError: Colon expected at position 69

If I render the exact position, it'd be:

{"body": "@root continuing the review...", "suggested_diff_hunk: null, "approve_pr: false}
                                                                     ^

Do you think this case can be handled?

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Investigate the parser logic around colon detection. The error occurs at position 69 where a colon is expected after a key. Determine if the parser can be extended to insert a missing colon when appropriate.
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