"before each" hook for "is deployed": SyntaxError: Unexpected token u in JSON at position 0 - node.js

Question

I am trying to test my contract in Mocha. and I am running into this issue where npm run test is giving the following result.
PiggyBank
1) "before each" hook for "is deployed"
0 passing (247ms)
1 failing
1) "before each" hook for "is deployed":
SyntaxError: Unexpected token u in JSON at position 0
at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
at Context.<anonymous> (test\PiggyBank.test.js:15:50)
at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
I tried searching on the web and making some tweaks but it didn't work.
Here is the contract PiggyBank.sol
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
pragma solidity >=0.7.0 <0.9.0;
contract PiggyBank{
uint private pot;
//uint public input;
constructor (uint contribution){
// input = contribution;
pot = pot+contribution;
}
function peep () public view returns (uint) {
return pot;
}
function addToPot(uint contribution) public {
// input = contribution;
pot = pot + contribution;
}
}
Compile.js file given below
const path = require('path');
const fs = require('fs');
const solc = require('solc');
const piggyBank = path.resolve(__dirname,'Contracts','PiggyBank.sol');
const source = fs.readFileSync(piggyBank,'utf8');
//console.log(solc.compile(source,1));
var input = {
language: 'Solidity',
sources: {
'PiggyBank.sol' : {
content: source
}
},
settings: {
outputSelection: {
'*': {
'*': [ '*' ]
}
}
}
};
console.log(JSON.parse(solc.compile(JSON.stringify(input))));
let output = JSON.parse(solc.compile(JSON.stringify(input)));
console.log(output.contracts['PiggyBank.sol']['PiggyBank'].abi);
console.log(output.contracts['PiggyBank.sol']['PiggyBank'].evm.bytecode.object);
module.exports = solc.compile(JSON.stringify(input));
package.json given below
{
"name": "piggybank",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "mocha"
},
"author": "",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
"ganache-cli": "^6.12.2",
"mocha": "^10.0.0",
"solc": "^0.8.17",
"web3": "^1.8.0"
}
}
PiggyBank.test.js file is given below
const assert = require('assert');
const ganache = require('ganache-cli');
const Web3 = require('web3');
const web3 = new Web3(ganache.provider());
const {interface, bytecode} = require('../compile');
let accounts;
let piggyBank;
beforeEach(async function(){
accounts = await web3.eth.getAccounts();
piggyBank = await new web3.eth.Contract(JSON.parse(interface)).deploy({data:bytecode,arguments:[20]}).
send({from: accounts[1], gas:10000})
});
describe('PiggyBank',function(){
it('is deployed',function(){
console.log(piggyBank);
});
});
Will deeply appreciate help on this issue. Thanks in advance.
Update
I updated the code to only export the interface and bytecode
following code update in Compile.js
const interface = output.contracts['PiggyBank.sol']['PiggyBank'].abi;
const bytecode = output.contracts['PiggyBank.sol']['PiggyBank'].evm.bytecode.object;
console.log(JSON.stringify(input))
module.exports = {interface,bytecode};
But now I am getting following error
1) "before each" hook for "is deployed"
0 passing (44ms)
1 failing
1) "before each" hook for "is deployed":
SyntaxError: Unexpected token o in JSON at position 1
at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
at Context.<anonymous> (test\PiggyBank.test.js:15:22)
at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:466:21)
It's having an issue parsing this part of code JSON.parse(interface)
piggyBank = await new web3.eth.Contract(JSON.parse(interface)).deploy({data:bytecode,arguments:[20]}).
send({from: accounts[1], gas:10000})
Thanks in advance