Function load_json_result

src/scancode/cli_test_utils.py:256–268

Load the JSON scan results file at `location` location as UTF-8 JSON. To help with test resilience against small changes some attributes are removed or streamlined such as the "tool_version" and scan "errors". To optionally also remove date attributes from "files" and "headers"

(location, remove_file_date=False)

def load_json_result(location, remove_file_date=False):
    """
    Load the JSON scan results file at `location` location as UTF-8 JSON.

    To help with test resilience against small changes some attributes are
    removed or streamlined such as the  "tool_version" and scan "errors".

    To optionally also remove date attributes from "files" and "headers"
    entries, set the `remove_file_date` argument to True.
    """
    with io.open(location, encoding='utf-8') as res:
        scan_results = res.read()
    return load_json_result_from_string(scan_results, remove_file_date)


def load_json_result_from_string(string, remove_file_date=False):