From f849c856084120f11b38dfdbdd97f7bb49b68c2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: anthony bushong <agmsb@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:50:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(tests): look for json in thrown error (#8601)

---
 integration-tests/json-output.test.ts | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/integration-tests/json-output.test.ts b/integration-tests/json-output.test.ts
index a998d4a731..7a65a65133 100644
--- a/integration-tests/json-output.test.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/json-output.test.ts
@@ -55,9 +55,27 @@ describe('JSON output', () => {
 
     expect(thrown).toBeDefined();
     const message = (thrown as Error).message;
-    const jsonStart = message.indexOf('{');
-    expect(jsonStart).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
-    const payload = JSON.parse(message.slice(jsonStart));
+
+    // Use a regex to find the first complete JSON object in the string
+    const jsonMatch = message.match(/{[\s\S]*}/);
+
+    // Fail if no JSON-like text was found
+    expect(
+      jsonMatch,
+      'Expected to find a JSON object in the error output',
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+
+    let payload;
+    try {
+      // Parse the matched JSON string
+      payload = JSON.parse(jsonMatch![0]);
+    } catch (parseError) {
+      console.error('Failed to parse the following JSON:', jsonMatch![0]);
+      throw new Error(
+        `Test failed: Could not parse JSON from error message. Details: ${parseError}`,
+      );
+    }
+
     expect(payload.error).toBeDefined();
     expect(payload.error.type).toBe('Error');
     expect(payload.error.code).toBe(1);