Filereader – upload same file again not working

It is because you’re calling the function onchange. If you upload the same file the value of the file input has not changed from the previous upload and therefore isn’t triggered. This also explains why it works if you upload a different file. No need to clear cache, you can work around this by resetting the input field’s value after you read the file.

$("#menu-open-file").change(function(e){
    var data=[];

    var file = null;
    file = e.target.files[0];
    if(file !== ''){
      console.log(file)
      var reader = new FileReader();
      reader.onload = function(e){
            data=JSON.parse(reader.result);
            x=data[0].SIZE[0];
            y=data[0].SIZE[1];
            if(x==15) x=16;
            if(x==30) x=32;
            if(x==60) x=64;
            if(y==15) y=16;
            if(y==30) y=32;
            if(y==60) y=64;
            createLeds(x,y,data,false,false);
            clearActiveTools();
            var svg = $('#contener').find('svg')[0];
                svg.setAttribute('viewBox','0 0 ' + x*20 + ' ' + y*20);
            $("#contener").css("width",x*20).css("height",y*20);
            $("#contener").resizable({
                aspectRatio: x/y,
                minHeight: 200,
                minWidth: 200,
            });
            wiFirst = $("#contener").width();
            hiFirst = $("#contener").height();
        }
        reader.readAsText(file);
        $("#menu-open-file")[0].value="";
  }
});