diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 0786e27ba..2adbbcb33 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ let eslintConfig = {
     "ClipboardItem",
   ],
   envs: ["es6", "browser", "node"],
+  plugins: ["json"],
+  extends: ["plugin:json/recommended"],
   rules: {
+    "json/*": ["error"],
     "constructor-super": "error",
     "for-direction": "error",
     "getter-return": "error",
@@ -233,7 +236,9 @@ task("browserify", function () {
 
 //lints only the refactored files
 task("lint", function () {
-  return src(refactoredSrc)
+  let filelist = refactoredSrc;
+  filelist.push("./static/**/*.json");
+  return src(filelist)
     .pipe(eslint(eslintConfig))
     .pipe(eslint.format())
     .pipe(eslint.failAfterError());
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e8cf4412b..8dbf47bef 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         "eslint": "^7.28.0",
         "eslint-config-standard": "^16.0.3",
         "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.23.4",
+        "eslint-plugin-json": "^3.1.0",
         "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
         "eslint-plugin-promise": "^5.1.0",
         "gulp": "^4.0.2",
@@ -5085,6 +5086,19 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/eslint-plugin-json": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-json/-/eslint-plugin-json-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MrlG2ynFEHe7wDGwbUuFPsaT2b1uhuEFhJ+W1f1u+1C2EkXmTYJp4B1aAdQQ8M+CC3t//N/oRKiIVw14L2HR1g==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+        "vscode-json-languageservice": "^4.1.6"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/eslint-plugin-node": {
       "version": "11.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-node/-/eslint-plugin-node-11.1.0.tgz",
@@ -9058,6 +9072,12 @@
         "node": ">=6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/jsonc-parser": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonc-parser/-/jsonc-parser-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fQzRfAbIBnR0IQvftw9FJveWiHp72Fg20giDrHz6TdfB12UH/uue0D3hm57UB5KgAVuniLMCaS8P1IMj9NR7cA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/jsonparse": {
       "version": "1.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonparse/-/jsonparse-1.3.1.tgz",
@@ -14021,6 +14041,46 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-2ham8XPWTONajOR0ohOKOHXkm3+gaBmGut3SRuu75xLd/RRaY6vqgh8NBYYk7+RW3u5AtzPQZG8F10LHkl0lAQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/vscode-json-languageservice": {
+      "version": "4.1.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-json-languageservice/-/vscode-json-languageservice-4.1.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0vSpg6Xd9hfV+eZAaYN63xVVMOTmJ4GgHxXnkLCh+9RsQBkWKIghzLhW2B9ebfG+LQQg8uLtsQ2aUKjTgE+QOg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "jsonc-parser": "^3.0.0",
+        "vscode-languageserver-textdocument": "^1.0.1",
+        "vscode-languageserver-types": "^3.16.0",
+        "vscode-nls": "^5.0.0",
+        "vscode-uri": "^3.0.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "npm": ">=7.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/vscode-languageserver-textdocument": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-languageserver-textdocument/-/vscode-languageserver-textdocument-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UIcJDjX7IFkck7cSkNNyzIz5FyvpQfY7sdzVy+wkKN/BLaD4DQ0ppXQrKePomCxTS7RrolK1I0pey0bG9eh8dA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/vscode-languageserver-types": {
+      "version": "3.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-languageserver-types/-/vscode-languageserver-types-3.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-k8luDIWJWyenLc5ToFQQMaSrqCHiLwyKPHKPQZ5zz21vM+vIVUSvsRpcbiECH4WR88K2XZqc4ScRcZ7nk/jbeA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/vscode-nls": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-nls/-/vscode-nls-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-u0Lw+IYlgbEJFF6/qAqG2d1jQmJl0eyAGJHoAJqr2HT4M2BNuQYSEiSE75f52pXHSJm8AlTjnLLbBFPrdz2hpA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/vscode-uri": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-uri/-/vscode-uri-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jkjy6pjU1fxUvI51P+gCsxg1u2n8LSt0W6KrCNQceaziKzff74GoWmjVG46KieVzybO1sttPQmYfrwSHey7GUA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/websocket-driver": {
       "version": "0.7.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/websocket-driver/-/websocket-driver-0.7.4.tgz",
@@ -18426,6 +18486,16 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "eslint-plugin-json": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-json/-/eslint-plugin-json-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MrlG2ynFEHe7wDGwbUuFPsaT2b1uhuEFhJ+W1f1u+1C2EkXmTYJp4B1aAdQQ8M+CC3t//N/oRKiIVw14L2HR1g==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+        "vscode-json-languageservice": "^4.1.6"
+      }
+    },
     "eslint-plugin-node": {
       "version": "11.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-node/-/eslint-plugin-node-11.1.0.tgz",
@@ -21406,6 +21476,12 @@
         "minimist": "^1.2.5"
       }
     },
+    "jsonc-parser": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonc-parser/-/jsonc-parser-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fQzRfAbIBnR0IQvftw9FJveWiHp72Fg20giDrHz6TdfB12UH/uue0D3hm57UB5KgAVuniLMCaS8P1IMj9NR7cA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "jsonparse": {
       "version": "1.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonparse/-/jsonparse-1.3.1.tgz",
@@ -25357,6 +25433,43 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-2ham8XPWTONajOR0ohOKOHXkm3+gaBmGut3SRuu75xLd/RRaY6vqgh8NBYYk7+RW3u5AtzPQZG8F10LHkl0lAQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "vscode-json-languageservice": {
+      "version": "4.1.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-json-languageservice/-/vscode-json-languageservice-4.1.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0vSpg6Xd9hfV+eZAaYN63xVVMOTmJ4GgHxXnkLCh+9RsQBkWKIghzLhW2B9ebfG+LQQg8uLtsQ2aUKjTgE+QOg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "jsonc-parser": "^3.0.0",
+        "vscode-languageserver-textdocument": "^1.0.1",
+        "vscode-languageserver-types": "^3.16.0",
+        "vscode-nls": "^5.0.0",
+        "vscode-uri": "^3.0.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "vscode-languageserver-textdocument": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-languageserver-textdocument/-/vscode-languageserver-textdocument-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UIcJDjX7IFkck7cSkNNyzIz5FyvpQfY7sdzVy+wkKN/BLaD4DQ0ppXQrKePomCxTS7RrolK1I0pey0bG9eh8dA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "vscode-languageserver-types": {
+      "version": "3.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-languageserver-types/-/vscode-languageserver-types-3.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-k8luDIWJWyenLc5ToFQQMaSrqCHiLwyKPHKPQZ5zz21vM+vIVUSvsRpcbiECH4WR88K2XZqc4ScRcZ7nk/jbeA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "vscode-nls": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-nls/-/vscode-nls-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-u0Lw+IYlgbEJFF6/qAqG2d1jQmJl0eyAGJHoAJqr2HT4M2BNuQYSEiSE75f52pXHSJm8AlTjnLLbBFPrdz2hpA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "vscode-uri": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-uri/-/vscode-uri-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jkjy6pjU1fxUvI51P+gCsxg1u2n8LSt0W6KrCNQceaziKzff74GoWmjVG46KieVzybO1sttPQmYfrwSHey7GUA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "websocket-driver": {
       "version": "0.7.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/websocket-driver/-/websocket-driver-0.7.4.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 038083dc6..9d1aa3c91 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "eslint": "^7.28.0",
     "eslint-config-standard": "^16.0.3",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.23.4",
+    "eslint-plugin-json": "^3.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-promise": "^5.1.0",
     "gulp": "^4.0.2",