Google Cloud Functions Cloud Datastore sample error

[jamie-chapman]

The tutorial in https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/tree/master/functions/datastore

Example appears to not accept the sample JSON object in the function "gcloud functions call set --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1","value":{"description":"Buy milk"}}'".

The error below is given.

ERROR: (gcloud.functions.call) Invalid value for [--data]: Is not a valid JSON: No JSON object could be decoded

[fhinkel]

Hi 👋 . Thanks for reporting the issue. I can't reproduce the error. Are you using the newest gcloud version (Google Cloud SDK 226.0.0)?

gcloud functions call set --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1","value":{"description":"Buy milk"}}'
executionId: **********
result: Entity Task/sampletask1 saved.

[jamie-chapman]

Hi! Yes I am using version 226.0.0
gcloud --version Google Cloud SDK 226.0.0 alpha 2018.11.09 bq 2.0.38 core 2018.11.16 gsutil 4.34

Also using Node version v10.13.0 and Windows 10 version 1709, OS Build 16299.785

[fhinkel]

Could you post the full command that you tried? Everything worked fine for me when I copied the instructions. Do you have the API enabled?

[jamie-chapman]

Yes the API is enabled, I have since successfully created some Cloud functions that read JSON data and create an entity in Datastore.
Here's a trace of the commands I used for the example:
\nodejs-docs-samples-master\nodejs-docs-samples-master\functions\datastore
gcloud functions deploy get --trigger-http
gcloud functions deploy set --trigger-http
gcloud functions deploy del --trigger-http
gcloud functions call set --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1","value":{"description":"Buy milk"}}'

ERROR: (gcloud.functions.call) Invalid value for [--data]: Is not a valid JSON: No JSON object could be decoded

[fhinkel]

Strange, following the same example I can't reproduce the error. But you're able to create other cloud functions?