failjson

{
  "foo": {
    "bar": "baz\tquux"
  }
}

gistfile2.txt

1. Create a new node. 
2. Edit the node and paste the following json into the node, replacing anything that's there. 
3. Watch as it blows up. Applying btm's patch allows you to see the error: 
    Parser Error 500 
    574: unexpected token at '{"foo":{"bar":"baz	quux"}}'


btm's patch:
http://github.com/btm/chef/commit/f29b3c0848c59cc1dc48f93003140179b0a79889 

gistfile3.txt

merb : worker (port 4000) ~ Started request handling: Wed Oct 28 16:51:40 -0500 2009
merb : worker (port 4000) ~ Routed to: {"name"=>"", "format"=>nil, "submit"=>"Create Node", "action"=>"create", "attributes"=>"{\"foo\":{\"bar\":\"baz\tquux\"}}", "controller"=>"chef_server_slice/nodes"}
merb : worker (port 4000) ~ Params: {"name"=>"", "format"=>nil, "submit"=>"Create Node", "action"=>"create", "attributes"=>"{\"foo\":{\"bar\":\"baz\tquux\"}}", "controller"=>"chef_server_slice/nodes"}
 ~ Exception creating node: 574: unexpected token at '{"foo":{"bar":"baz	quux"}}'
merb : worker (port 4000) ~ 574: unexpected token at '{"foo":{"bar":"baz	quux"}}' - (JSON::ParserError)
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/json_pure-1.1.9/lib/json/common.rb:122:in `parse'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/json_pure-1.1.9/lib/json/common.rb:122:in `parse'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-server-slice-0.7.12/app/controllers/nodes.rb:91:in `create'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/controller/abstract_controller.rb:315:in `send'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/controller/abstract_controller.rb:315:in `_call_action'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/controller/abstract_controller.rb:289:in `_dispatch'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/controller/merb_controller.rb:252:in `_dispatch'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/dispatch/dispatcher.rb:100:in `dispatch_action'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/dispatch/dispatcher.rb:100:in `synchronize'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/dispatch/dispatcher.rb:100:in `dispatch_action'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/dispatch/dispatcher.rb:74:in `handle'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/dispatch/dispatcher.rb:36:in `handle'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/application.rb:17:in `call'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/middleware/static.rb:28:in `call'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/handler/mongrel.rb:82:in `process'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/lib/mongrel.rb:159:in `process_client'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in `each'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in `process_client'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `initialize'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `new'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in `initialize'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in `new'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in `run'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/mongrel.rb:38:in `start_server'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:298:in `start_at_port'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:95:in `spawn_worker'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:139:in `start'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:138:in `upto'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:138:in `start'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:137:in `catch'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/rack/adapter/abstract.rb:137:in `start'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/server.rb:174:in `bootup'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/server.rb:159:in `daemonize'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/server.rb:143:in `fork'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/server.rb:143:in `daemonize'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core/server.rb:35:in `start'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/merb-core-1.0.12/lib/merb-core.rb:170:in `start'
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-server-0.7.12/bin/chef-server:69
/usr/bin/chef-server:19:in `load'
/usr/bin/chef-server:19

json_test.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'rubygems'
require 'json'

json_str = <<-EOS
{
  "foo": {
    "bar": "baz\tquux"
  }
}
EOS
puts json_str



JSON.parse(json_str)