require(file.json) returns a string with spaces as an array

Author: Pixelherz23Created Nov 8, 2023Updated May 12, 2024

I have this json file:

{
"id": "bar",
"name": "foo",
"values": [
    {
        "key": "Scope",
        "value": "A string with spaces",
        "enabled": true
    }
]
}

When I try to access it:

const postmanEnv = require('./postman_env.json');
console.log(postmanEnv.values[0]);

It returns:

 {
  key: 'Scope',
  value: [
    'A',
    'string',
    'with',
    'spaces'
  ],
  enabled: true
}

Expected behavior:

{
 key: 'Scope',
 value: 'A string with spaces',
 enabled: true
}

Source: requirejs/requirejs