Safe JSON.parse

gistfile1.js

(function () {
  var ogJSONParse = JSON.parse;

  JSON.parse = function (text, reviver) {
    try {
      return ogJSONParse(text, reviver);
    } catch (err) {
      console.error('Failed to parse: ', text);
      console.error(err.stack);
      return {};
    }
  };
})();

// Example usage:
console.log("Success: ", JSON.parse('{"item":true}'));

console.log("Fail: ", JSON.parse('{"item":true')); // outputs stack trace to stderr but continues

console.log("Still made it!");