Move the user-defined string literals to <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp> and add JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS (#5610)

* Add JSON_NO_UDLS to leave out the user-defined string literals

The bodies of operator""_json and operator""_json_pointer call the
parser, so every translation unit including the library instantiates it,
even if it never parses anything. Defining JSON_NO_UDLS leaves the
literals out entirely, which saves 15-35% compile time for such
translation units (#5294). Nothing changes if the macro is not defined.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>

* Mention JSON_NO_UDLS in the list of exported module symbols

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>

* Move the user-defined string literals to <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>

Following the review in #5294, the literals now live in their own header
instead of being removed entirely: <nlohmann/json.hpp> includes it at the
end unless JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS (renamed from JSON_NO_UDLS) is defined,
so a project can opt out globally and include the header only where the
literals are used.

The header only uses public and standard macros, because the library's
internal macros are undefined at the end of json.hpp and the amalgamation
inlines macro_scope.hpp only once. For the same reason, the library no
longer defines and undefines JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS, so a user's definition
is still visible to the header. The single-header copy is identical to
the multi-header one, as it only includes <nlohmann/json.hpp>. The module
always exports the literals.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>

* Fix CI: include cycle, GCC 4.8 literal operator spacing, and global UDLs off in the JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS test

- Suppress clang-tidy misc-header-include-cycle on the intentional mutual
  include of json.hpp and json_literals.hpp.
- Use operator"" _json with a space for GCC 4.8 in the test's detection
  aliases, as the header does.
- Only test the global literal operators when JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS is on.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>

* Declare the literal operators through a local macro

The GCC 4.8 spacing condition was repeated for both operator definitions
and the global using-declarations. NLOHMANN_JSON_LITERAL_OPERATOR(suffix)
now selects operator""##suffix or operator"" suffix in one place and is
undefined at the end of json_literals.hpp.

Suggested by gregmarr in review.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>

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Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
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Niels Lohmann
2026-09-30 20:08:17 +02:00
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parent 67435c9c7e
commit 6fc0d501f3
22 changed files with 489 additions and 140 deletions
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@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ TESTS_SRCS=$(shell find tests -type f \( -name '*.hpp' -o -name '*.cpp' -o -name
# the single headers (amalgamated from the source files)
AMALGAMATED_FILE=single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE=single_include/nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp
# json_literals.hpp only includes <nlohmann/json.hpp>, so it is copied verbatim
AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE=single_include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp
##########################################################################
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE=single_include/nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp
# main target
all:
@echo "amalgamate - amalgamate files single_include/nlohmann/json{,_fwd}.hpp from the include/nlohmann sources"
@echo "amalgamate - amalgamate files single_include/nlohmann/json{,_fwd,_literals}.hpp from the include/nlohmann sources"
@echo "BUILD.bazel - regenerate the Bazel BUILD file from the include/nlohmann sources"
@echo "ChangeLog.md - generate ChangeLog file"
@echo "check-amalgamation - check whether sources have been amalgamated and BUILD.bazel is up to date"
@@ -154,14 +156,14 @@ install_astyle:
# call the Artistic Style pretty printer on all source files
pretty: install_astyle
$(ASTYLE) --project=tools/astyle/.astylerc $(SRCS) $(TESTS_SRCS) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE) docs/mkdocs/docs/examples/*.cpp
$(ASTYLE) --project=tools/astyle/.astylerc $(SRCS) $(TESTS_SRCS) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE) docs/mkdocs/docs/examples/*.cpp
# call the Clang-Format on all source files
pretty_format:
for FILE in $(SRCS) $(TESTS_SRCS) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) docs/mkdocs/docs/examples/*.cpp; do echo $$FILE; clang-format -i $$FILE; done
# create single header files and pretty print
amalgamate: $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE)
amalgamate: $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE)
$(MAKE) pretty
# call the amalgamation tool for json.hpp
@@ -172,16 +174,23 @@ $(AMALGAMATED_FILE): $(SRCS)
$(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE): $(SRCS)
tools/amalgamate/amalgamate.py -c tools/amalgamate/config_json_fwd.json -s . --verbose=yes
# copy json_literals.hpp
$(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE): include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp
cp include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE)
# check if file single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp has been amalgamated from the nlohmann sources
# Note: this target is called by Travis
check-amalgamation:
@mv $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE)~
@mv $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE)~
@mv $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE)~
@$(MAKE) amalgamate
@diff $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE)~ || (echo "===================================================================\n Amalgamation required! Please read the contribution guidelines\n in file .github/CONTRIBUTING.md.\n===================================================================" ; mv $(AMALGAMATED_FILE)~ $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) ; false)
@diff $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE)~ || (echo "===================================================================\n Amalgamation required! Please read the contribution guidelines\n in file .github/CONTRIBUTING.md.\n===================================================================" ; mv $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE)~ $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE) ; false)
@diff $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE)~ || (echo "===================================================================\n Amalgamation required! Please read the contribution guidelines\n in file .github/CONTRIBUTING.md.\n===================================================================" ; mv $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE)~ $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE) ; false)
@mv $(AMALGAMATED_FILE)~ $(AMALGAMATED_FILE)
@mv $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE)~ $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE)
@mv $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE)~ $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE)
@mv BUILD.bazel BUILD.bazel~
@$(MAKE) BUILD.bazel
@diff BUILD.bazel BUILD.bazel~ || (echo "===================================================================\n BUILD.bazel is out of date! Please run 'make BUILD.bazel'.\n===================================================================" ; mv BUILD.bazel~ BUILD.bazel ; false)
@@ -222,7 +231,7 @@ json.tar.xz:
# We use `-X` to make the resulting ZIP file reproducible, see
# <https://content.pivotal.io/blog/barriers-to-deterministic-reproducible-zip-files>.
include.zip: BUILD.bazel
zip -9 --recurse-paths -X include.zip $(SRCS) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE) BUILD.bazel MODULE.bazel meson.build LICENSE.MIT
zip -9 --recurse-paths -X include.zip $(SRCS) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE) BUILD.bazel MODULE.bazel meson.build LICENSE.MIT
# Create the files for a release and add signatures and hashes.
release: include.zip json.tar.xz
@@ -231,10 +240,12 @@ release: include.zip json.tar.xz
gpg --armor --detach-sig include.zip
gpg --armor --detach-sig $(AMALGAMATED_FILE)
gpg --armor --detach-sig $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE)
gpg --armor --detach-sig $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE)
gpg --armor --detach-sig json.tar.xz
cp $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) release_files
cp $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE) release_files
mv $(AMALGAMATED_FILE).asc $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE).asc json.tar.xz json.tar.xz.asc include.zip include.zip.asc release_files
cp $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE) release_files
mv $(AMALGAMATED_FILE).asc $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE).asc $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE).asc json.tar.xz json.tar.xz.asc include.zip include.zip.asc release_files
cd release_files ; shasum -a 256 json.hpp include.zip json.tar.xz > hashes.txt