import json

def diagnose_json(json_data):

"""

Imports JSON data and provides simple error messages if parsing fails.

"""

try:

data = json.loads(json_data) # Parse JSON string to Python object

except json.JSONDecodeError as e:

print(f"Error decoding JSON: {e}") # Print error message if parsing fails

return None # Return None if parsing fails

# Process the parsed JSON data here if needed.

# For example, you could access specific fields:

# if 'error' in data:

# print(f"Diagnostic error: {data['error']}")

return data # Return the parsed JSON data if successful

if __name__ == '__main__':

# Example Usage

valid_json = '{"status": "success", "message": "Diagnostics completed"}'

invalid_json = '{"status": "error", "message": "Invalid JSON" ' # Missing closing brace

diagnostics_data = diagnose_json(valid_json)

if diagnostics_data:

print("Diagnostics data received:")

print(diagnostics_data)

diagnostics_data = diagnose_json(invalid_json)

if diagnostics_data is None:

print("Diagnostics failed to process invalid JSON.")