Merge branch 'develop' into claude/pr-3899-merge-requirements-e1932e

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

.github/workflows/check_amalgamation.yml

@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ jobs:
 
           python3 $TOOL_DIR/amalgamate.py -c $TOOL_DIR/config_json.json -s .
           python3 $TOOL_DIR/amalgamate.py -c $TOOL_DIR/config_json_fwd.json -s .
-          cp include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp $INCLUDE_DIR/json_literals.hpp
 
           # the header list of the Bazel "json" target must match the files in include/
           cmake -P cmake/scripts/gen_bazel_build_file.cmake

BUILD.bazel

@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ cc_library(
         "include/nlohmann/detail/value_t.hpp",
         "include/nlohmann/json.hpp",
         "include/nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp",
-        "include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp",
         "include/nlohmann/ordered_map.hpp",
         "include/nlohmann/thirdparty/hedley/hedley.hpp",
         "include/nlohmann/thirdparty/hedley/hedley_undef.hpp",

Makefile

@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ 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
 
 
 ##########################################################################
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE=single_include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp
 
 # main target
 all:
-	@echo "amalgamate - amalgamate files single_include/nlohmann/json{,_fwd,_literals}.hpp from the include/nlohmann sources"
+	@echo "amalgamate - amalgamate files single_include/nlohmann/json{,_fwd}.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"
@@ -156,14 +154,14 @@ 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) $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE) docs/mkdocs/docs/examples/*.cpp
+	$(ASTYLE) --project=tools/astyle/.astylerc $(SRCS) $(TESTS_SRCS) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_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) $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE)
+amalgamate: $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_FILE)
 	$(MAKE) pretty
 
 # call the amalgamation tool for json.hpp
@@ -174,23 +172,16 @@ $(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)
@@ -231,7 +222,7 @@ 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) $(AMALGAMATED_LITERALS_FILE) BUILD.bazel MODULE.bazel meson.build LICENSE.MIT
+	zip -9 --recurse-paths -X include.zip $(SRCS) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_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
@@ -240,12 +231,10 @@ 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
-	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
+	mv $(AMALGAMATED_FILE).asc $(AMALGAMATED_FWD_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
 
 

cmake/ci.cmake

@@ -373,10 +373,9 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE INDENT_FILES
 set(include_dir ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/single_include/nlohmann)
 set(tool_dir ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/amalgamate)
 add_custom_target(ci_test_amalgamation
-    COMMAND rm -fr ${include_dir}/json.hpp~ ${include_dir}/json_fwd.hpp~ ${include_dir}/json_literals.hpp~
+    COMMAND rm -fr ${include_dir}/json.hpp~ ${include_dir}/json_fwd.hpp~
     COMMAND cp ${include_dir}/json.hpp ${include_dir}/json.hpp~
     COMMAND cp ${include_dir}/json_fwd.hpp ${include_dir}/json_fwd.hpp~
-    COMMAND cp ${include_dir}/json_literals.hpp ${include_dir}/json_literals.hpp~
 
     COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -mvenv venv_astyle
     COMMAND venv_astyle/bin/pip3 --quiet install -r ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/astyle/requirements.txt
@@ -384,12 +383,10 @@ add_custom_target(ci_test_amalgamation
 
     COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} ${tool_dir}/amalgamate.py -c ${tool_dir}/config_json.json -s .
     COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} ${tool_dir}/amalgamate.py -c ${tool_dir}/config_json_fwd.json -s .
-    COMMAND cp ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp ${include_dir}/json_literals.hpp
     COMMAND venv_astyle/bin/astyle --project=tools/astyle/.astylerc --suffix=none ${include_dir}/json.hpp ${include_dir}/json_fwd.hpp
 
     COMMAND diff ${include_dir}/json.hpp~ ${include_dir}/json.hpp
     COMMAND diff ${include_dir}/json_fwd.hpp~ ${include_dir}/json_fwd.hpp
-    COMMAND diff ${include_dir}/json_literals.hpp~ ${include_dir}/json_literals.hpp
 
     COMMAND venv_astyle/bin/astyle --project=tools/astyle/.astylerc --suffix=orig ${INDENT_FILES}
     COMMAND for FILE in `find . -name '*.orig'`\; do false \; done

docs/docset/docSet.sql

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ INSERT INTO searchIndex(name, type, path) VALUES ('basic_json', 'Class', 'api/ba
 INSERT INTO searchIndex(name, type, path) VALUES ('basic_json::accept', 'Function', 'api/basic_json/accept/index.html');
 INSERT INTO searchIndex(name, type, path) VALUES ('basic_json::array', 'Function', 'api/basic_json/array/index.html');
 INSERT INTO searchIndex(name, type, path) VALUES ('basic_json::array_t', 'Type', 'api/basic_json/array_t/index.html');
+INSERT INTO searchIndex(name, type, path) VALUES ('basic_json::as_base_class', 'Method', 'api/basic_json/as_base_class/index.html');
 INSERT INTO searchIndex(name, type, path) VALUES ('basic_json::at', 'Method', 'api/basic_json/at/index.html');
 INSERT INTO searchIndex(name, type, path) VALUES ('basic_json::back', 'Method', 'api/basic_json/back/index.html');
 INSERT INTO searchIndex(name, type, path) VALUES ('basic_json::basic_json', 'Constructor', 'api/basic_json/basic_json/index.html');

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/as_base_class.md

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# <small>nlohmann::basic_json::</small>as_base_class
+
+```cpp
+json_base_class_t& as_base_class() noexcept;
+const json_base_class_t& as_base_class() const noexcept;
+```
+
+Returns a reference to this object as its custom base class [`json_base_class_t`](json_base_class_t.md). No copy is
+made.
+
+Since `basic_json` derives from `json_base_class_t`, a member of `basic_json` hides any member of the custom base class
+with the same name. This function makes such hidden members accessible again.
+
+## Return value
+
+reference to this object as [`json_base_class_t`](json_base_class_t.md)
+
+## Exception safety
+
+No-throw guarantee: this function never throws exceptions.
+
+## Complexity
+
+Constant.
+
+## Notes
+
+The function is equivalent to `static_cast<json_base_class_t&>(j)` (or `static_cast<const json_base_class_t&>(j)`).
+
+## Examples
+
+??? example
+
+    The example shows how to use `as_base_class` to access members of the custom base class that are hidden by members
+    of `basic_json`.
+    
+    ```cpp
+    --8<-- "examples/as_base_class.cpp"
+    ```
+    
+    Output:
+    
+    ```json
+    --8<-- "examples/as_base_class.output"
+    ```
+
+## See also
+
+- [json_base_class_t](json_base_class_t.md) - type of the custom base class
+
+## Version history
+
+- Added in version 3.13.0.

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/index.md

@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ Direct access to the stored value of a JSON value.
 - [**get_ref**](get_ref.md) - get a reference value
 - [**operator ValueType**](operator_ValueType.md) - get a value
 - [**get_binary**](get_binary.md) - get a binary value
+- [**as_base_class**](as_base_class.md) - access the custom base class
 
 ### Element access
 

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/json_base_class_t.md

@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ A `CustomBaseClass` with non-static data members forfeits `basic_json`'s
 [standard layout](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/named_req/StandardLayoutType) guarantee. See
 [Template Parameter Requirements](../../features/types/template_parameters.md#custombaseclass).
 
+#### Name conflicts
+
+Since `basic_json` derives from `CustomBaseClass`, members of `basic_json` hide members of `CustomBaseClass` with the
+same name. Hidden members remain accessible via [`as_base_class`](as_base_class.md) or by casting the value to
+`json_base_class_t`.
+
+!!! warning "Avoid generic member names"
+
+    Future versions of the library may add members to `basic_json` that hide members of `CustomBaseClass` that are
+    accessible today. To reduce the risk of such conflicts, avoid generic names for the members of `CustomBaseClass`,
+    for instance by using a distinctive prefix.
+
 ## Examples
 
 ??? example
@@ -43,6 +55,11 @@ A `CustomBaseClass` with non-static data members forfeits `basic_json`'s
     --8<-- "examples/json_base_class_t.output"
     ```
 
+## See also
+
+- [as_base_class](as_base_class.md) - access the custom base class
+
 ## Version history
 
 - Added in version 3.12.0.
+- Made a public member type in version 3.13.0; it was private before, so it could not be named outside the class.

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/macros/index.md

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ header. See also the [macro overview page](../../features/macros.md).
 - [**JSON_HAS_RANGES**](json_has_ranges.md) - control `std::ranges` support
 - [**JSON_HAS_STD_FORMAT**](json_has_std_format.md) - control `std::format`/`std::formatter` support
 - [**JSON_HAS_THREE_WAY_COMPARISON**](json_has_three_way_comparison.md) - control 3-way comparison support
-- [**JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS**](json_no_automatic_udls.md) - do not include the user-defined string literals (UDLs) automatically
 - [**JSON_NO_IO**](json_no_io.md) - switch off functions relying on certain C++ I/O headers
 - [**JSON_NO_THREAD_LOCAL**](json_no_thread_local.md) - switch off the use of `thread_local` storage
 - [**JSON_SKIP_UNSUPPORTED_COMPILER_CHECK**](json_skip_unsupported_compiler_check.md) - do not warn about unsupported compilers

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md

@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-# JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS
-
-```cpp
-#define JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS
-```
-
-When defined, `<nlohmann/json.hpp>` does not include `<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>`, so the user-defined string
-literals [`operator""_json`](../operator_literal_json.md) and
-[`operator""_json_pointer`](../operator_literal_json_pointer.md) are not declared. Include
-`<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>` in the files that use them.
-
-The literals are ordinary inline functions whose bodies call the parser, so every translation unit that includes them
-instantiates the parser — even if it never parses anything itself. Defining `JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS` for a whole project
-avoids this cost in translation units that do not parse (e.g., ones that only define types and conversions or pass
-`json` values around) and reduces their compile time.
-
-## Default definition
-
-By default, `#!cpp JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS` is not defined, and `<nlohmann/json.hpp>` includes
-`<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>`.
-
-```cpp
-#undef JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS
-```
-
-## Notes
-
-!!! info "Header `<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>`"
-
-    The header includes `<nlohmann/json.hpp>` itself and places the literals according to
-    [`JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS`](json_use_global_udls.md). It is part of the multi-header sources (`include/nlohmann`)
-    and of the single-header sources (`single_include/nlohmann`), next to `json.hpp`.
-
-!!! info "C++ modules"
-
-    The `nlohmann.json` [module](../../features/modules.md) always exports the literals, regardless of this macro.
-
-## Examples
-
-??? example
-
-    The code below includes the library without the literals and adds them in a single translation unit.
-
-    ```cpp
-    // compiled with -DJSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS for the whole project
-    #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-
-    // this file uses the literals, so it includes them explicitly
-    #include <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>
-
-    int main()
-    {
-        auto j = R"({"foo": 42})"_json;
-        return j.at("/foo"_json_pointer) == 42 ? 0 : 1;
-    }
-    ```
-
-    Without the include of `<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>`, the code would fail to compile.
-
-## See also
-
-- [`operator""_json`](../operator_literal_json.md)
-- [`operator""_json_pointer`](../operator_literal_json_pointer.md)
-- [`JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS`](json_use_global_udls.md) - place user-defined string literals (UDLs) into the global namespace
-- [Compile times](../../integration/compile_times.md) - options to reduce compile times
-
-## Version history
-
-- Added in version 3.13.0.

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/macros/json_use_global_udls.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The default value is `1`.
 #define JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS 1
 ```
 
-When the macro is not defined, the library behaves as if it were defined to its default value.
+When the macro is not defined, the library will define it to its default value.
 
 ## Notes
 
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ When the macro is not defined, the library behaves as if it were defined to its
     [`JSON_GlobalUDLs`](../../integration/cmake.md#json_globaludls) (`ON` by default) which defines
     `JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS` accordingly.
 
-!!! info "Leaving out the literals"
-
-    If [`JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`](json_no_automatic_udls.md) is defined, the literals are only declared where
-    `<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>` is included; this macro then applies to that header.
-
 ## Examples
 
 ??? example "Example 1: Default behavior"
@@ -97,7 +92,6 @@ When the macro is not defined, the library behaves as if it were defined to its
 
 - [`operator""_json`](../operator_literal_json.md)
 - [`operator""_json_pointer`](../operator_literal_json_pointer.md)
-- [`JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`](json_no_automatic_udls.md) - do not include the user-defined string literals automatically
 - [:simple-cmake: JSON_GlobalUDLs](../../integration/cmake.md#json_globaludls) - CMake option to control the macro
 
 ## Version history

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/operator_literal_json.md

@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ using namespace nlohmann;
 ```
 
 This is suggested to ease migration to the next major version release of the library. See
-[`JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS`](macros/json_use_global_udls.md#notes) for details. The operator is declared in header
-`<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>`, which `<nlohmann/json.hpp>` includes unless
-[`JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`](macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md) is defined.
+[`JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS`](macros/json_use_global_udls.md#notes) for details.
 
 ## Parameters
 
@@ -61,8 +59,6 @@ Linear.
 ## See also
 
 - [Creating JSON values](../features/creating_values.md) - the article on creating JSON values
-- [JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS](macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md) - do not include the user-defined string literals
-  automatically
 
 ## Version history
 

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/operator_literal_json_pointer.md

@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ using namespace nlohmann::literals::json_literals;
 using namespace nlohmann;
 ```
 This is suggested to ease migration to the next major version release of the library. See
-[`JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS`](macros/json_use_global_udls.md#notes) for details. The operator is declared in header
-`<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>`, which `<nlohmann/json.hpp>` includes unless
-[`JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`](macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md) is defined.
+[`JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS`](macros/json_use_global_udls.md#notes) for details.
 
 ## Parameters
 
@@ -60,8 +58,6 @@ Linear.
 ## See also
 
 - [json_pointer](json_pointer/index.md) - type to represent JSON Pointers
-- [JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS](macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md) - do not include the user-defined string literals
-  automatically
 
 ## Version history
 

docs/mkdocs/docs/examples/as_base_class.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+class base_class_with_hidden_members
+{
+  public:
+    const char* type_name() const noexcept
+    {
+        return "my_type_name";
+    }
+
+    std::size_t size() const noexcept
+    {
+        return 42;
+    }
+};
+
+using json = nlohmann::basic_json <
+             std::map,
+             std::vector,
+             std::string,
+             bool,
+             std::int64_t,
+             std::uint64_t,
+             double,
+             std::allocator,
+             nlohmann::adl_serializer,
+             std::vector<std::uint8_t>,
+             base_class_with_hidden_members
+             >;
+
+int main()
+{
+    json j = {1, 2, 3};
+
+    // the members of basic_json hide the members of the base class
+    std::cout << j.type_name() << ' ' << j.size() << '\n';
+
+    // access the hidden members of the base class
+    std::cout << j.as_base_class().type_name() << ' ' << j.as_base_class().size() << '\n';
+}

docs/mkdocs/docs/examples/as_base_class.output

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+array 3
+my_type_name 42

docs/mkdocs/docs/features/macros.md

@@ -83,15 +83,6 @@ When defined, default parse and serialize functions for enums are excluded and h
 
 See [full documentation of `JSON_DISABLE_ENUM_SERIALIZATION`](../api/macros/json_disable_enum_serialization.md).
 
-## `JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`
-
-When defined, `<nlohmann/json.hpp>` does not include `<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>` with the user-defined string literals
-`operator""_json` and `operator""_json_pointer`. This reduces the compile time of translation units that do not use
-them, because the literals instantiate the parser in every translation unit that includes them. Include
-`<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>` where the literals are needed.
-
-See [full documentation of `JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`](../api/macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md).
-
 ## `JSON_NO_IO`
 
 When defined, headers `<cstdio>`, `<ios>`, `<iosfwd>`, `<istream>`, and `<ostream>` are not included and parse functions

docs/mkdocs/docs/features/modules.md

@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ Only the following symbols are exported from `nlohmann.json`:
 - `nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json`
 - `nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json_pointer`
 
-The module always exports the two user-defined string literals, even if
-[`JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`](../api/macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md) is defined when building it.
-
 Additionally, the following `nlohmann::detail` symbols are exported, solely to work around an MSVC compilation issue
 ([#3970](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/3970)). They are implementation details, not part of the public API,
 and should not be used directly:

docs/mkdocs/docs/integration/compile_times.md

@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-# Compile times
-
-The library is header-only and makes heavy use of templates, so every translation unit that includes
-`<nlohmann/json.hpp>` pays for parsing the header and instantiating what it uses. This page lists the options to reduce
-that cost, ordered by how much they typically save.
-
-!!! info "Measurements"
-
-    The numbers below are medians of nine runs compiling a single translation unit with `-std=c++17 -c` against the
-    single-header version, with Apple clang and GCC 16 on macOS (Apple silicon). They show the order of magnitude to
-    expect; measure your own code before and after a change.
-
-## Include `json_fwd.hpp` in headers
-
-Header files that only need to *name* the `json` type — for function declarations, members held by pointer or
-reference, or friend declarations — can include `<nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp>` instead of `<nlohmann/json.hpp>`. It only
-forward-declares `basic_json`, `json`, `ordered_json`, `json_pointer`, and `adl_serializer`. The translation units that
-actually use the values then include `<nlohmann/json.hpp>`.
-
-```cpp title="person.hpp"
-#pragma once
-#include <nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp>
-
-struct person;
-void to_json(nlohmann::json& j, const person& p);
-void from_json(const nlohmann::json& j, person& p);
-```
-
-```cpp title="person.cpp"
-#include "person.hpp"
-#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-
-void to_json(nlohmann::json& j, const person& p) { /* ... */ }
-void from_json(const nlohmann::json& j, person& p) { /* ... */ }
-```
-
-| Compiler    | `json.hpp` (`-O0`) | `json_fwd.hpp` (`-O0`) | Change |
-|-------------|-------------------:|-----------------------:|-------:|
-| Apple clang |             704 ms |                 329 ms |   −53% |
-| GCC 16      |             779 ms |                 242 ms |   −69% |
-
-This is the most effective option, because it avoids the full header in every translation unit that includes
-*your* headers.
-
-## Opt out of the automatic user-defined string literals
-
-The user-defined string literals [`operator""_json`](../api/operator_literal_json.md) and
-[`operator""_json_pointer`](../api/operator_literal_json_pointer.md) are ordinary inline functions whose bodies call the
-parser. As `<nlohmann/json.hpp>` includes them by default, every translation unit instantiates the parser, even if it
-never parses anything itself.
-
-Define [`JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`](../api/macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md) for the whole project and include
-`<nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>` only in the files that use the literals:
-
-```cmake
-target_compile_definitions(my_target PRIVATE JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS)
-```
-
-```cpp
-#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-#include <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp> // only where "..."_json is used
-```
-
-The saving applies to translation units that do not parse JSON, for example ones that define types and their
-conversions or only pass `json` values around:
-
-| Compiler    | Translation unit | Default (`-O0` / `-O2`) | `JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS` (`-O0` / `-O2`) | Change      |
-|-------------|------------------|------------------------:|-----------------------------------------:|------------:|
-| Apple clang | model            |         776 ms / 846 ms |                          629 ms / 692 ms | −19% / −18% |
-| GCC 16      | model            |       1022 ms / 1120 ms |                          882 ms / 965 ms | −14% / −14% |
-| Apple clang | parsing          |       992 ms / 1815 ms |                        1006 ms / 1823 ms |   +1% / 0% |
-| GCC 16      | parsing          |      2018 ms / 3420 ms |                        1990 ms / 3454 ms |   −1% / +1% |
-
-Translation units that include only the header save up to a third. Translation units that parse anyway instantiate
-the parser regardless and see no difference.
-
-## Instantiate `basic_json` once
-
-Each translation unit instantiates the member functions of `nlohmann::json` it uses. An explicit instantiation
-declaration tells the compiler that the non-template members are instantiated elsewhere, so it can skip them:
-
-```cpp title="json_instance.hpp"
-#pragma once
-#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-
-extern template class nlohmann::basic_json<>;
-```
-
-```cpp title="json_instance.cpp"
-#include "json_instance.hpp"
-
-template class nlohmann::basic_json<>;
-```
-
-Include `json_instance.hpp` instead of `<nlohmann/json.hpp>` and compile and link `json_instance.cpp` once.
-
-| Compiler    | Translation unit    | Default (`-O0` / `-O2`) | `extern template` (`-O0` / `-O2`) | Change      |
-|-------------|---------------------|------------------------:|----------------------------------:|------------:|
-| Apple clang | parsing             |        992 ms / 1815 ms |                  953 ms / 1625 ms |  −4% / −10% |
-| GCC 16      | parsing             |       2018 ms / 3420 ms |                 1522 ms / 2728 ms | −25% / −20% |
-| Apple clang | `json_instance.cpp` |                       — |                 2166 ms / 4660 ms |           — |
-| GCC 16      | `json_instance.cpp` |                       — |                5085 ms / 10616 ms |           — |
-
-Notes:
-
-- The saving grows with the number of translation units that use `json`, while the instantiation translation unit is
-  compiled only once (and is rarely recompiled, as it does not depend on your code).
-- Member function templates (such as `get<T>()`, `parse(InputType&&)`, or `value(key, default)`) are not covered by
-  the explicit instantiation and are still instantiated where they are used.
-- The declaration covers exactly `nlohmann::json`. Add the same lines for `nlohmann::ordered_json`
-  (`nlohmann::basic_json<nlohmann::ordered_map>`) or your own `basic_json` specializations if you use them.
-
-## Use C++20 modules
-
-With a toolchain that supports named modules, `import nlohmann.json;` compiles the library once into a module and
-avoids parsing the header in every translation unit. See [Modules](../features/modules.md) for requirements and known
-issues. Module support is experimental and currently depends heavily on the compiler version.
-
-## Use precompiled headers
-
-Build systems can precompile `<nlohmann/json.hpp>` together with other stable headers, for example with CMake's
-[`target_precompile_headers`](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/target_precompile_headers.html):
-
-```cmake
-target_precompile_headers(my_target PRIVATE <nlohmann/json.hpp>)
-```
-
-This removes the cost of parsing the header, but not of instantiating templates in each translation unit, so it
-combines well with the options above.
-
-## Options without effect on compile times
-
-Some configuration macros change what the library declares, but do not measurably change compile times:
-
-| Macro                                                                  | Apple clang, model (`-O0` / `-O2`) | GCC 16, model (`-O0` / `-O2`) |
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------:|------------------------------:|
-| default                                                                |                    776 ms / 846 ms |             1022 ms / 1120 ms |
-| [`JSON_NO_IO`](../api/macros/json_no_io.md)                            |                    764 ms / 836 ms |             1022 ms / 1117 ms |
-| [`JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS`](../api/macros/json_use_global_udls.md)`=0`    |                    763 ms / 852 ms |             1019 ms / 1106 ms |
-
-`JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS` only controls *where* the literals are declared; to avoid their cost, use
-`JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS` instead.
-
-## See also
-
-- [`JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`](../api/macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md) - do not include the user-defined string
-  literals automatically
-- [Modules](../features/modules.md) - C++20 module support
-- [Header only](index.md) - including the library

docs/mkdocs/docs/integration/index.md

@@ -15,7 +15,4 @@ Clang).
 
 You can further use file
 [`single_include/nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp`](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/blob/develop/single_include/nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp)
-for forward declarations (see [Compile times](compile_times.md)), and file
-[`single_include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp`](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/blob/develop/single_include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp)
-for the user-defined string literals if you define
-[`JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS`](../api/macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md).
+for forward declarations.

docs/mkdocs/mkdocs.yml

@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ nav:
       - integration/cmake.md
       - integration/package_managers.md
       - integration/pkg-config.md
-      - integration/compile_times.md
   - API Documentation:
       - basic_json:
           - 'Overview': api/basic_json/index.md
@@ -115,6 +114,7 @@ nav:
           - 'accept': api/basic_json/accept.md
           - 'array': api/basic_json/array.md
           - 'array_t': api/basic_json/array_t.md
+          - 'as_base_class': api/basic_json/as_base_class.md
           - 'at': api/basic_json/at.md
           - 'back': api/basic_json/back.md
           - 'begin': api/basic_json/begin.md
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ nav:
           - 'JSON_HAS_STATIC_RTTI': api/macros/json_has_static_rtti.md
           - 'JSON_HAS_STD_FORMAT': api/macros/json_has_std_format.md
           - 'JSON_HAS_THREE_WAY_COMPARISON': api/macros/json_has_three_way_comparison.md
-          - 'JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS': api/macros/json_no_automatic_udls.md
           - 'JSON_NOEXCEPTION': api/macros/json_noexception.md
           - 'JSON_NO_IO': api/macros/json_no_io.md
           - 'JSON_NO_THREAD_LOCAL': api/macros/json_no_thread_local.md

include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp

@@ -915,3 +915,7 @@ void templated_json_throw(ExceptionType exception)
 #ifndef JSON_DISABLE_ENUM_SERIALIZATION
     #define JSON_DISABLE_ENUM_SERIALIZATION 0
 #endif
+
+#ifndef JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS
+    #define JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS 1
+#endif

include/nlohmann/detail/macro_unscope.hpp

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #undef JSON_INLINE_VARIABLE
 #undef JSON_NO_UNIQUE_ADDRESS
 #undef JSON_DISABLE_ENUM_SERIALIZATION
+#undef JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS
 
 #ifndef JSON_TEST_KEEP_MACROS
     #undef JSON_CATCH

include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
 
     /// workaround type for MSVC
     using basic_json_t = NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL;
-    using json_base_class_t = ::nlohmann::detail::json_base_class<CustomBaseClass>;
 
   JSON_PRIVATE_UNLESS_TESTED:
     // convenience aliases for types residing in namespace detail;
@@ -213,6 +212,9 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     using cbor_tag_handler_t = detail::cbor_tag_handler_t;
     /// how to encode BJData
     using bjdata_version_t = detail::bjdata_version_t;
+    /// base class used to inject custom functionality into each instance of basic_json
+    /// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/json_base_class_t/
+    using json_base_class_t = ::nlohmann::detail::json_base_class<CustomBaseClass>;
     /// helper type for initializer lists of basic_json values
     using initializer_list_t = std::initializer_list<detail::json_ref<basic_json>>;
 
@@ -2690,6 +2692,20 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         return *get_ptr<const binary_t*>();
     }
 
+    /// @brief access the custom base class
+    /// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/as_base_class/
+    json_base_class_t& as_base_class() noexcept
+    {
+        return static_cast<json_base_class_t&>(*this);
+    }
+
+    /// @brief access the custom base class
+    /// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/as_base_class/
+    const json_base_class_t& as_base_class() const noexcept
+    {
+        return static_cast<const json_base_class_t&>(*this);
+    }
+
     /// @}
 
     ////////////////////
@@ -6423,6 +6439,55 @@ std::string format_as(const NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL& j)
     return j.dump();
 }
 
+inline namespace literals
+{
+inline namespace json_literals
+{
+
+/// @brief user-defined string literal for JSON values
+/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/operator_literal_json/
+JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(1)
+#if !defined(JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION) || JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION_CHECK(4,9,0)
+    inline nlohmann::json operator""_json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
+#else
+    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
+    inline nlohmann::json operator"" _json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
+#endif
+{
+    return nlohmann::json::parse(s, s + n);
+}
+
+#if defined(__cpp_char8_t)
+JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(1)
+inline nlohmann::json operator""_json(const char8_t* s, std::size_t n)
+{
+    return nlohmann::json::parse(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s),
+                                 reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s) + n);
+}
+#endif
+
+/// @brief user-defined string literal for JSON pointer
+/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/operator_literal_json_pointer/
+JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(1)
+#if !defined(JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION) || JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION_CHECK(4,9,0)
+    inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator""_json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
+#else
+    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
+    inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator"" _json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
+#endif
+{
+    return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(s, n));
+}
+
+#if defined(__cpp_char8_t)
+inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator""_json_pointer(const char8_t* s, std::size_t n)
+{
+    return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s), n));
+}
+#endif
+
+}  // namespace json_literals
+}  // namespace literals
 NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_END
 
 ///////////////////////
@@ -6557,6 +6622,17 @@ struct formatter<nlohmann::NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL, char> // NOLINT(cert-dcl58-c
 
 }  // namespace std
 
+#if JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS
+    #if !defined(JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION) || JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION_CHECK(4,9,0)
+        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json; // NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
+        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json_pointer; //NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
+    #else
+        // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
+        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator"" _json; // NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
+        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator"" _json_pointer; //NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
+    #endif
+#endif
+
 #include <nlohmann/detail/macro_unscope.hpp>
 
 // End of GCC diagnostic pragmas for C++ modules support
@@ -6564,13 +6640,4 @@ struct formatter<nlohmann::NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL, char> // NOLINT(cert-dcl58-c
     #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif
 
-// The user-defined string literals are in a separate header, because their
-// bodies instantiate the parser in every translation unit that includes them.
-// Define JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS to include <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp> only
-// where needed.
-#ifndef JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS
-    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(misc-header-include-cycle): json_literals.hpp includes this header
-    #include <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>
-#endif
-
 #endif  // INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_HPP_

include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp

@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-//     __ _____ _____ _____
-//  __|  |   __|     |   | |  JSON for Modern C++
-// |  |  |__   |  |  | | | |  version 3.12.0
-// |_____|_____|_____|_|___|  https://github.com/nlohmann/json
-//
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013-2026 Niels Lohmann <https://nlohmann.me>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-#ifndef INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_LITERALS_HPP_
-#define INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_LITERALS_HPP_
-
-#include <cstddef> // size_t
-#include <string> // string
-
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(misc-header-include-cycle): json.hpp includes this header at its end
-#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-
-// This header is included at the end of <nlohmann/json.hpp> unless
-// JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS is defined, and can be included on its own after that.
-// Either way, the library's internal macros are no longer defined here (and the
-// amalgamation inlines macro_scope.hpp only once), so only standard and public
-// macros may be used below.
-
-NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
-inline namespace literals
-{
-inline namespace json_literals
-{
-
-/// @brief user-defined string literal for JSON values
-/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/operator_literal_json/
-#if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) || __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
-    inline nlohmann::json operator""_json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#else
-    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
-    inline nlohmann::json operator"" _json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#endif
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::parse(s, s + n);
-}
-
-#if defined(__cpp_char8_t)
-inline nlohmann::json operator""_json(const char8_t* s, std::size_t n)
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::parse(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s),
-                                 reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s) + n);
-}
-#endif
-
-/// @brief user-defined string literal for JSON pointer
-/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/operator_literal_json_pointer/
-#if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) || __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
-    inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator""_json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#else
-    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
-    inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator"" _json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#endif
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(s, n));
-}
-
-#if defined(__cpp_char8_t)
-inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator""_json_pointer(const char8_t* s, std::size_t n)
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s), n));
-}
-#endif
-
-}  // namespace json_literals
-}  // namespace literals
-NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_END
-
-#if !defined(JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS) || JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS
-    #if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) || __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json; // NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json_pointer; //NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-    #else
-        // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator"" _json; // NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator"" _json_pointer; //NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-    #endif
-#endif
-
-#endif  // INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_LITERALS_HPP_

meson.build

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ nlohmann_json_multiple_headers = declare_dependency(
 if not meson.is_subproject()
 install_headers('single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp', subdir: 'nlohmann')
 install_headers('single_include/nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp', subdir: 'nlohmann')
-install_headers('single_include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp', subdir: 'nlohmann')
 
 pkgc = import('pkgconfig')
 pkgc.generate(name: 'nlohmann_json',

single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -3327,6 +3327,10 @@ void templated_json_throw(ExceptionType exception)
     #define JSON_DISABLE_ENUM_SERIALIZATION 0
 #endif
 
+#ifndef JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS
+    #define JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS 1
+#endif
+
 #if JSON_HAS_THREE_WAY_COMPARISON
     #include <compare> // partial_ordering
 #endif
@@ -26230,7 +26234,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
 
     /// workaround type for MSVC
     using basic_json_t = NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL;
-    using json_base_class_t = ::nlohmann::detail::json_base_class<CustomBaseClass>;
 
   JSON_PRIVATE_UNLESS_TESTED:
     // convenience aliases for types residing in namespace detail;
@@ -26290,6 +26293,9 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     using cbor_tag_handler_t = detail::cbor_tag_handler_t;
     /// how to encode BJData
     using bjdata_version_t = detail::bjdata_version_t;
+    /// base class used to inject custom functionality into each instance of basic_json
+    /// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/json_base_class_t/
+    using json_base_class_t = ::nlohmann::detail::json_base_class<CustomBaseClass>;
     /// helper type for initializer lists of basic_json values
     using initializer_list_t = std::initializer_list<detail::json_ref<basic_json>>;
 
@@ -28767,6 +28773,20 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         return *get_ptr<const binary_t*>();
     }
 
+    /// @brief access the custom base class
+    /// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/as_base_class/
+    json_base_class_t& as_base_class() noexcept
+    {
+        return static_cast<json_base_class_t&>(*this);
+    }
+
+    /// @brief access the custom base class
+    /// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/as_base_class/
+    const json_base_class_t& as_base_class() const noexcept
+    {
+        return static_cast<const json_base_class_t&>(*this);
+    }
+
     /// @}
 
     ////////////////////
@@ -32500,6 +32520,55 @@ std::string format_as(const NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL& j)
     return j.dump();
 }
 
+inline namespace literals
+{
+inline namespace json_literals
+{
+
+/// @brief user-defined string literal for JSON values
+/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/operator_literal_json/
+JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(1)
+#if !defined(JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION) || JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION_CHECK(4,9,0)
+    inline nlohmann::json operator""_json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
+#else
+    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
+    inline nlohmann::json operator"" _json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
+#endif
+{
+    return nlohmann::json::parse(s, s + n);
+}
+
+#if defined(__cpp_char8_t)
+JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(1)
+inline nlohmann::json operator""_json(const char8_t* s, std::size_t n)
+{
+    return nlohmann::json::parse(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s),
+                                 reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s) + n);
+}
+#endif
+
+/// @brief user-defined string literal for JSON pointer
+/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/operator_literal_json_pointer/
+JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(1)
+#if !defined(JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION) || JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION_CHECK(4,9,0)
+    inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator""_json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
+#else
+    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
+    inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator"" _json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
+#endif
+{
+    return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(s, n));
+}
+
+#if defined(__cpp_char8_t)
+inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator""_json_pointer(const char8_t* s, std::size_t n)
+{
+    return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s), n));
+}
+#endif
+
+}  // namespace json_literals
+}  // namespace literals
 NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_END
 
 ///////////////////////
@@ -32634,6 +32703,17 @@ struct formatter<nlohmann::NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL, char> // NOLINT(cert-dcl58-c
 
 }  // namespace std
 
+#if JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS
+    #if !defined(JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION) || JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION_CHECK(4,9,0)
+        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json; // NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
+        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json_pointer; //NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
+    #else
+        // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
+        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator"" _json; // NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
+        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator"" _json_pointer; //NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
+    #endif
+#endif
+
 // #include <nlohmann/detail/macro_unscope.hpp>
 //     __ _____ _____ _____
 //  __|  |   __|     |   | |  JSON for Modern C++
@@ -32662,6 +32742,7 @@ struct formatter<nlohmann::NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL, char> // NOLINT(cert-dcl58-c
 #undef JSON_INLINE_VARIABLE
 #undef JSON_NO_UNIQUE_ADDRESS
 #undef JSON_DISABLE_ENUM_SERIALIZATION
+#undef JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS
 
 #ifndef JSON_TEST_KEEP_MACROS
     #undef JSON_CATCH
@@ -32854,99 +32935,4 @@ struct formatter<nlohmann::NLOHMANN_BASIC_JSON_TPL, char> // NOLINT(cert-dcl58-c
     #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif
 
-// The user-defined string literals are in a separate header, because their
-// bodies instantiate the parser in every translation unit that includes them.
-// Define JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS to include <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp> only
-// where needed.
-#ifndef JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(misc-header-include-cycle): json_literals.hpp includes this header
-// #include <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>
-//     __ _____ _____ _____
-//  __|  |   __|     |   | |  JSON for Modern C++
-// |  |  |__   |  |  | | | |  version 3.12.0
-// |_____|_____|_____|_|___|  https://github.com/nlohmann/json
-//
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013-2026 Niels Lohmann <https://nlohmann.me>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-#ifndef INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_LITERALS_HPP_
-#define INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_LITERALS_HPP_
-
-#include <cstddef> // size_t
-#include <string> // string
-
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(misc-header-include-cycle): json.hpp includes this header at its end
-// #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-
-
-// This header is included at the end of <nlohmann/json.hpp> unless
-// JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS is defined, and can be included on its own after that.
-// Either way, the library's internal macros are no longer defined here (and the
-// amalgamation inlines macro_scope.hpp only once), so only standard and public
-// macros may be used below.
-
-NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
-inline namespace literals
-{
-inline namespace json_literals
-{
-
-/// @brief user-defined string literal for JSON values
-/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/operator_literal_json/
-#if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) || __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
-    inline nlohmann::json operator""_json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#else
-    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
-    inline nlohmann::json operator"" _json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#endif
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::parse(s, s + n);
-}
-
-#if defined(__cpp_char8_t)
-inline nlohmann::json operator""_json(const char8_t* s, std::size_t n)
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::parse(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s),
-                                 reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s) + n);
-}
-#endif
-
-/// @brief user-defined string literal for JSON pointer
-/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/operator_literal_json_pointer/
-#if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) || __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
-    inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator""_json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#else
-    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
-    inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator"" _json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#endif
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(s, n));
-}
-
-#if defined(__cpp_char8_t)
-inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator""_json_pointer(const char8_t* s, std::size_t n)
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s), n));
-}
-#endif
-
-}  // namespace json_literals
-}  // namespace literals
-NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_END
-
-#if !defined(JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS) || JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS
-    #if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) || __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json; // NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json_pointer; //NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-    #else
-        // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator"" _json; // NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator"" _json_pointer; //NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-    #endif
-#endif
-
-#endif  // INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_LITERALS_HPP_
-
-#endif
-
 #endif  // INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_HPP_

single_include/nlohmann/json_literals.hpp

@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-//     __ _____ _____ _____
-//  __|  |   __|     |   | |  JSON for Modern C++
-// |  |  |__   |  |  | | | |  version 3.12.0
-// |_____|_____|_____|_|___|  https://github.com/nlohmann/json
-//
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013-2026 Niels Lohmann <https://nlohmann.me>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-#ifndef INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_LITERALS_HPP_
-#define INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_LITERALS_HPP_
-
-#include <cstddef> // size_t
-#include <string> // string
-
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(misc-header-include-cycle): json.hpp includes this header at its end
-#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-
-// This header is included at the end of <nlohmann/json.hpp> unless
-// JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS is defined, and can be included on its own after that.
-// Either way, the library's internal macros are no longer defined here (and the
-// amalgamation inlines macro_scope.hpp only once), so only standard and public
-// macros may be used below.
-
-NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
-inline namespace literals
-{
-inline namespace json_literals
-{
-
-/// @brief user-defined string literal for JSON values
-/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/operator_literal_json/
-#if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) || __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
-    inline nlohmann::json operator""_json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#else
-    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
-    inline nlohmann::json operator"" _json(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#endif
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::parse(s, s + n);
-}
-
-#if defined(__cpp_char8_t)
-inline nlohmann::json operator""_json(const char8_t* s, std::size_t n)
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::parse(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s),
-                                 reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s) + n);
-}
-#endif
-
-/// @brief user-defined string literal for JSON pointer
-/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/operator_literal_json_pointer/
-#if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) || __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
-    inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator""_json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#else
-    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
-    inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator"" _json_pointer(const char* s, std::size_t n)
-#endif
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(s, n));
-}
-
-#if defined(__cpp_char8_t)
-inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator""_json_pointer(const char8_t* s, std::size_t n)
-{
-    return nlohmann::json::json_pointer(std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(s), n));
-}
-#endif
-
-}  // namespace json_literals
-}  // namespace literals
-NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_END
-
-#if !defined(JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS) || JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS
-    #if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) || __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json; // NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator""_json_pointer; //NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-    #else
-        // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator"" _json; // NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-        using nlohmann::literals::json_literals::operator"" _json_pointer; //NOLINT(misc-unused-using-decls,google-global-names-in-headers)
-    #endif
-#endif
-
-#endif  // INCLUDE_NLOHMANN_JSON_LITERALS_HPP_

src/modules/json.cppm

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module;
 // See: https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/5103
 
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-#include <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>
 
 export module nlohmann.json;
 

tests/src/unit-custom-base-class.cpp

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include "doctest_compatibility.h"
 
@@ -333,3 +335,71 @@ TEST_CASE("JSON Visit Node")
         );
     CHECK(expected.empty());
 }
+
+// Test accessing members of a custom base class that are hidden by members of nlohmann::basic_json
+class base_class_with_hidden_members
+{
+  public:
+    const char* type_name() const noexcept // NOLINT(readability-convert-member-functions-to-static)
+    {
+        return "custom type_name";
+    }
+
+    std::size_t size() const noexcept
+    {
+        return m_size;
+    }
+
+    std::size_t m_size = 42;
+};
+
+using json_with_hidden_base_members =
+    nlohmann::basic_json <
+    std::map,
+    std::vector,
+    std::string,
+    bool,
+    std::int64_t,
+    std::uint64_t,
+    double,
+    std::allocator,
+    nlohmann::adl_serializer,
+    std::vector<std::uint8_t>,
+    base_class_with_hidden_members
+    >;
+
+TEST_CASE("JSON Node as_base_class")
+{
+    using json = json_with_hidden_base_members;
+
+    static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(std::declval<json&>().as_base_class()), json::json_base_class_t&>::value, "");
+    static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(std::declval<const json&>().as_base_class()), const json::json_base_class_t&>::value, "");
+    static_assert(noexcept(std::declval<json&>().as_base_class()), "");
+    static_assert(noexcept(std::declval<const json&>().as_base_class()), "");
+
+    SECTION("non-const")
+    {
+        json j = {1, 2, 3};
+
+        CHECK(std::string(j.type_name()) == "array");
+        CHECK(j.size() == 3);
+        CHECK(std::string(j.as_base_class().type_name()) == "custom type_name");
+        CHECK(j.as_base_class().size() == 42);
+        CHECK(&j.as_base_class() == &static_cast<json::json_base_class_t&>(j));
+
+        j.as_base_class().m_size = 7;
+        CHECK(j.as_base_class().size() == 7);
+        CHECK(j.size() == 3);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("const")
+    {
+        const json j = {1, 2, 3};
+
+        CHECK(std::string(j.type_name()) == "array");
+        CHECK(j.size() == 3);
+        CHECK(std::string(j.as_base_class().type_name()) == "custom type_name");
+        CHECK(j.as_base_class().size() == 42);
+        CHECK(&j.as_base_class() == &static_cast<const json::json_base_class_t&>(j));
+    }
+}

tests/src/unit-no_automatic_udls.cpp

@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-//     __ _____ _____ _____
-//  __|  |   __|     |   | |  JSON for Modern C++ (supporting code)
-// |  |  |__   |  |  | | | |  version 3.12.0
-// |_____|_____|_____|_|___|  https://github.com/nlohmann/json
-//
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013-2026 Niels Lohmann <https://nlohmann.me>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-// This translation unit checks JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS, which keeps
-// <nlohmann/json.hpp> from including <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp> and thereby
-// leaves out the user-defined string literals operator""_json and
-// operator""_json_pointer (see #5294), and that including
-// <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp> afterwards brings them back.
-#define JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS 1
-
-#include "doctest_compatibility.h"
-
-#include <cstddef>
-#include <utility>
-
-#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-using json = nlohmann::json;
-
-// An argument type whose associated namespace is the library namespace, so
-// argument-dependent lookup of a literal operator called by its function name
-// also searches the inline namespaces nlohmann::literals::json_literals.
-NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
-struct no_automatic_udls_probe
-{
-    operator const char* () const // NOLINT(google-explicit-constructor,hicpp-explicit-conversions)
-    {
-        return "";
-    }
-};
-NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_END
-
-namespace
-{
-// The calls below use a dependent argument, so a literal operator that is not
-// declared at all is a substitution failure rather than a hard error: lookup is
-// deferred to the point of instantiation, where it considers the declarations
-// visible from here (the global using-declarations of JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS) plus
-// argument-dependent lookup (the literals in the library namespace).
-#if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) || __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9)
-    template<typename T>
-    using json_udl_t = decltype(operator""_json(std::declval<T>(), std::size_t()));
-
-    template<typename T>
-    using json_pointer_udl_t = decltype(operator""_json_pointer(std::declval<T>(), std::size_t()));
-#else
-    // GCC 4.8 requires a space between "" and suffix
-    template<typename T>
-    using json_udl_t = decltype(operator"" _json(std::declval<T>(), std::size_t()));
-
-    template<typename T>
-    using json_pointer_udl_t = decltype(operator"" _json_pointer(std::declval<T>(), std::size_t()));
-#endif
-
-template<typename T>
-using has_json_udl = nlohmann::detail::is_detected<json_udl_t, T>;
-
-template<typename T>
-using has_json_pointer_udl = nlohmann::detail::is_detected<json_pointer_udl_t, T>;
-} // namespace
-
-TEST_CASE("JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS")
-{
-    SECTION("literals are not declared")
-    {
-        // global namespace (JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS defaults to 1)
-        CHECK_FALSE(has_json_udl<const char*>::value);
-        CHECK_FALSE(has_json_pointer_udl<const char*>::value);
-
-        // nlohmann::literals::json_literals
-        CHECK_FALSE(has_json_udl<nlohmann::no_automatic_udls_probe>::value);
-        CHECK_FALSE(has_json_pointer_udl<nlohmann::no_automatic_udls_probe>::value);
-    }
-
-    SECTION("the rest of the library keeps working")
-    {
-        const json j = json::parse(R"({"foo": {"bar": 42}})");
-        CHECK(j.dump() == R"({"foo":{"bar":42}})");
-
-        const json::json_pointer ptr("/foo/bar");
-        CHECK(j.at(ptr) == 42);
-        CHECK(j.contains(ptr));
-    }
-}
-
-// the literals can still be added where they are needed
-#include <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>
-
-TEST_CASE("JSON_NO_AUTOMATIC_UDLS with <nlohmann/json_literals.hpp>")
-{
-#if !defined(JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS) || JSON_USE_GLOBAL_UDLS
-    SECTION("global namespace")
-    {
-        CHECK("[1,2]"_json == json({1, 2}));
-        CHECK("/a/0"_json_pointer == json::json_pointer("/a/0"));
-    }
-#endif
-
-    SECTION("nlohmann::literals::json_literals")
-    {
-        using namespace nlohmann::literals::json_literals; // NOLINT(google-build-using-namespace)
-        CHECK(R"({"a":[42]})"_json.at("/a/0"_json_pointer) == 42);
-    }
-}