"I have read this entire thread, seen your request, and rather than supply the file you asked for I'd rather just say I have the same problem, please fix it"
Thanks...
See in the window where it says "Loading Json" right before it breaks? It tells you what file it broke on and I've yet to see the file that breaks the installer.
Holy infinite loop, batman.
Stacktrace mentions Malisis Core and Secret Rooms Mod, not sure if this is an interaction issue or an issue with just one of them.
Sorry, the link I posted is not relevant in this instance, I misread.
Try deleting the file it specified, then re-running the Minecraft launcher to re-download it before running the Forge installer again
You shouldn't need to modify anything manually, doing so usually complicates things.
I believe it's only failing at a last, unnecessary hurdle though, so the server should work even after failing like this.
https://GitHub.com/MinecraftForge/InstallerTools/pull/1