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Niels Lohmann 2dc43e8bf8 Merge branch 'develop' into claude/fix-issue-2649-738aba
Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-27 20:58:11 +02:00
Niels Lohmann e0eb3e7490 Construct explicitly in get_to() and to_json(std::optional)
With JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS=0 the conversion from a basic_json
with a different string type is now explicit, but two library paths
still assigned such a value implicitly and failed to compile inside the
library:

- get_to() with a basic_json target (the #2175 overload) did
  `v = *this`, so json(42).get_to(alt_json&) broke although
  get<alt_json>() works.
- to_json(BasicJsonType&, const std::optional<T>&) is constrained on
  std::is_constructible (which accepts the explicit constructor) but did
  `j = *opt`, so converting a std::optional<alt_json> into a json broke.

Both now construct the value explicitly, as get_impl() already does.

Also replace static_cast<bool>(JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS) with a
comparison: clang-tidy's modernize-use-bool-literals rejected the cast
of the integer literal the macro expands to, failing ci_clang_tidy.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-27 18:31:22 +02:00
Niels Lohmann 3ae4d7c45e Make cross-string-type basic_json conversion explicit without implicit conversions
The converting constructor from another basic_json specialization was
always implicit, so a value with a different string_t (std::wstring, a
string with a custom allocator, ...) silently converted into a temporary,
e.g. when passed to a function taking const nlohmann::json&. Such
conversions do not produce correct values (#3425), and
JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS=0 did not catch them.

When JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS is 0, the constructor is now explicit
if the string types differ. Specializations sharing a string type (json
and ordered_json, different serializers or object maps) stay implicitly
convertible, so the NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_* macros keep working with
nested json members. get<BasicJsonType>() constructs explicitly and
works in both modes.

Fixes #2649.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-27 16:32:26 +02:00
9 changed files with 158 additions and 70 deletions
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@@ -272,6 +272,15 @@ basic_json(basic_json&& other) noexcept;
When used without parentheses around an empty initializer list, `basic_json()` is called instead of this
function, yielding the JSON `#!json null` value.
- Overload 4:
!!! info "Implicit conversion"
The conversion is implicit unless [`JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS`](../macros/json_use_implicit_conversions.md)
is defined to `0` and `BasicJsonType::string_t` differs from `string_t`. In that case, the constructor is
`explicit`, so a JSON value with a different string type is no longer silently converted, for example when it is
passed to a function taking `#!cpp const json&`. Write `#!cpp json(other)` or `#!cpp other.get<json>()` instead.
- Overload 7:
!!! info "Preconditions"
@@ -420,7 +429,8 @@ basic_json(basic_json&& other) noexcept;
1. Since version 1.0.0.
2. Since version 1.0.0.
3. Since version 2.1.0.
4. Since version 3.2.0.
4. Since version 3.2.0. Explicit for different string types if `JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS` is `0` since
version 3.13.0.
5. Since version 1.0.0.
6. Since version 1.0.0.
7. Since version 1.0.0.
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@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
- Throws [`out_of_range.410`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range410) if an array index in the passed
JSON pointer `ptr` exceeds the range of `size_type` (e.g., on 32-bit platforms).
For the **const** version, an object key or array index in `ptr` that does not exist is not reported by an
exception, but is undefined behavior (see the notes below). Use [`at`](at.md) for checked access.
## Complexity
1. Constant if `idx` is in the range of the array. Otherwise, linear in `idx - size()`.
@@ -103,12 +100,9 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
The following cases apply to the **const** overloads; the non-const overloads instead insert the missing element
(see the notes below).
1. If the element at index `idx` does not exist, the behavior is undefined and is **guarded by a
[runtime assertion](../../features/assertions.md)**!
1. If the element at index `idx` does not exist, the behavior is undefined.
2. If the element with key `key` does not exist, the behavior is undefined and is **guarded by a
[runtime assertion](../../features/assertions.md)**!
3. If the JSON pointer `ptr` refers to an object key or an array index that does not exist, the behavior is
undefined and is **guarded by a [runtime assertion](../../features/assertions.md)**!
1. The non-const version may add values: If `idx` is beyond the range of the array (i.e., `idx >= size()`), then the
array is silently filled up with `#!json null` values to make `idx` a valid reference to the last stored element. In
@@ -263,11 +257,9 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
## Version history
1. Added in version 1.0.0. A missing index in the const version is guarded by a runtime assertion since version
3.13.0.
1. Added in version 1.0.0.
2. Added in version 1.0.0. Added overloads for `T* key` in version 1.1.0. Removed overloads for `T* key` (replaced by 3)
in version 3.11.0.
3. Added in version 3.11.0. Fixed in version 3.13.0 to consistently accept `std::string_view`-convertible keys, as
already supported by [`at`](at.md), [`value`](value.md), [`find`](find.md), and other lookup functions.
4. Added in version 2.0.0. A missing array index in the const version is guarded by a runtime assertion since
version 3.13.0.
4. Added in version 2.0.0.
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
```
When defined to `0`, implicit conversions are switched off. By default, implicit conversions are switched on. The
value directly affects [`operator ValueType`](../basic_json/operator_ValueType.md).
value directly affects [`operator ValueType`](../basic_json/operator_ValueType.md) and the
[converting constructor](../basic_json/basic_json.md) from a `basic_json` specialization with a different string
type (overload 4).
## Default definition
@@ -57,6 +59,25 @@ By default, implicit conversions are enabled.
auto s = j.get<std::string>();
```
??? example "Conversion between `basic_json` specializations"
A `basic_json` specialization with a different string type is also no longer converted implicitly when
`JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS` is defined to `0`:
```cpp
using wjson = nlohmann::basic_json<std::map, std::vector, std::wstring>;
void load(const nlohmann::json& j);
wjson wj = /* ... */;
load(wj); // error: no implicit conversion
load(nlohmann::json(wj)); // OK: explicit conversion
load(wj.get<nlohmann::json>()); // OK: explicit conversion
```
Specializations that share the same string type, such as `json` and `ordered_json`, remain implicitly
convertible.
## See also
- [**operator ValueType**](../basic_json/operator_ValueType.md) - get a value (implicit)
@@ -66,3 +87,4 @@ By default, implicit conversions are enabled.
## Version history
- Added in version 3.9.0.
- Also affects the conversion between `basic_json` specializations with different string types since version 3.13.0.
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@@ -16,15 +16,14 @@ before including the `json.hpp` header.
## Function with runtime assertions
### Unchecked access to a const value
### Unchecked object access to a const value
Function [`operator[]`](../api/basic_json/operator%5B%5D.md) implements unchecked access for arrays and objects. Whereas
a missing element is added in the case of non-const values, accessing a const value with a missing object key or an
invalid array index is undefined behavior (think of a dereferenced null pointer) and yields a runtime assertion. This
also applies to a [JSON pointer](json_pointer.md) that refers to a missing key or an invalid index.
Function [`operator[]`](../api/basic_json/operator%5B%5D.md) implements unchecked access for objects. Whereas a missing
key is added in the case of non-const objects, accessing a const object with a missing key is undefined behavior (think
of a dereferenced null pointer) and yields a runtime assertion.
If you are not sure whether an element exists, use checked access with the [`at` function](../api/basic_json/at.md)
or call the [`contains` function](../api/basic_json/contains.md) before.
If you are not sure whether an element in an object exists, use checked access with the
[`at` function](../api/basic_json/at.md) or call the [`contains` function](../api/basic_json/contains.md) before.
See also the documentation on [element access](element_access/index.md).
@@ -47,30 +46,7 @@ See also the documentation on [element access](element_access/index.md).
Output:
```
Assertion failed: (it != m_data.m_value.object->end()), function operator[], file json.hpp, line 28795.
```
??? example "Example 2: Invalid array index in a JSON pointer"
The following code will trigger an assertion at runtime:
```cpp
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
using json = nlohmann::json;
using namespace nlohmann::literals;
int main()
{
const json j = {{"array", {1, 2, 3}}};
auto v = j["/array/5"_json_pointer];
}
```
Output:
```
Assertion failed: (idx < m_data.m_value.array->size()), function operator[], file json.hpp, line 28758.
Assertion failed: (m_value.object->find(key) != m_value.object->end()), function operator[], file json.hpp, line 2144.
```
### Constructing from an uninitialized iterator range
@@ -291,7 +291,9 @@ void to_json(BasicJsonType& j, const std::optional<T>& opt) noexcept
{
if (opt.has_value())
{
j = *opt;
// explicit construction, as the conversion from a basic_json with a different
// string type is explicit if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS is 0 (#2649)
j = BasicJsonType(*opt);
}
else
{
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@@ -535,10 +535,6 @@ class json_pointer
@return const reference to the JSON value pointed to by the JSON
pointer
@pre Every object key and array index the pointer refers to exists.
Like the const operator[] for keys and indices, a missing one is
undefined behavior, guarded by a runtime assertion.
@throw parse_error.106 if an array index begins with '0'
@throw parse_error.109 if an array index was not a number
@throw out_of_range.402 if the array index '-' is used
@@ -553,8 +549,7 @@ class json_pointer
{
case detail::value_t::object:
{
// use unchecked object access; the const operator[]
// asserts that the key exists
// use unchecked object access
ptr = &ptr->operator[](reference_token);
break;
}
@@ -567,8 +562,7 @@ class json_pointer
JSON_THROW(detail::out_of_range::create(402, detail::concat("array index '-' (", std::to_string(ptr->m_data.m_value.array->size()), ") is out of range"), ptr));
}
// use unchecked array access; the const operator[]
// asserts that the index exists
// use unchecked array access
ptr = &ptr->operator[](array_index<BasicJsonType>(reference_token));
break;
}
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@@ -1605,12 +1605,42 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
assert_invariant();
}
private:
/// whether a basic_json specialization can be converted implicitly into this one;
/// with JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS set to 0, this is only the case if both share
/// the same string type (see https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/2649)
template<typename BasicJsonType>
using is_implicitly_convertible_basic_json = std::integral_constant < bool,
(JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS != 0)
|| std::is_same<typename BasicJsonType::string_t, string_t>::value >;
/// tag to select the constructor that performs the conversion from another basic_json specialization
struct convert_basic_json_tag {};
public:
/// @brief create a JSON value from an existing one
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/basic_json/
template < typename BasicJsonType,
detail::enable_if_t <
detail::is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value&& !std::is_same<basic_json, BasicJsonType>::value, int > = 0 >
detail::is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value&& !std::is_same<basic_json, BasicJsonType>::value
&& is_implicitly_convertible_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value, int > = 0 >
basic_json(const BasicJsonType& val)
: basic_json(val, convert_basic_json_tag{})
{}
/// @brief create a JSON value from an existing one
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/basic_json/
template < typename BasicJsonType,
detail::enable_if_t <
detail::is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value&& !std::is_same<basic_json, BasicJsonType>::value
&& !is_implicitly_convertible_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value, int > = 0 >
explicit basic_json(const BasicJsonType& val)
: basic_json(val, convert_basic_json_tag{})
{}
private:
template<typename BasicJsonType>
basic_json(const BasicJsonType& val, convert_basic_json_tag /*unused*/)
#if JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS
: start_position(val.start_pos()),
end_position(val.end_pos())
@@ -1666,6 +1696,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
assert_invariant();
}
public:
/// @brief create a container (array or object) from an initializer list
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/basic_json/
basic_json(initializer_list_t init,
@@ -2432,7 +2463,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
int > = 0 >
BasicJsonType get_impl(detail::priority_tag<2> /*unused*/) const
{
return *this;
return BasicJsonType(*this);
}
/*!
@@ -2571,7 +2602,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
int> = 0>
ValueType & get_to(ValueType& v) const
{
v = *this;
v = ValueType(*this);
return v;
}
@@ -2866,7 +2897,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
// const operator[] only works for arrays
if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(is_array()))
{
JSON_ASSERT(idx < m_data.m_value.array->size());
return m_data.m_value.array->operator[](idx);
}
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@@ -6820,7 +6820,9 @@ void to_json(BasicJsonType& j, const std::optional<T>& opt) noexcept
{
if (opt.has_value())
{
j = *opt;
// explicit construction, as the conversion from a basic_json with a different
// string type is explicit if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS is 0 (#2649)
j = BasicJsonType(*opt);
}
else
{
@@ -19179,10 +19181,6 @@ class json_pointer
@return const reference to the JSON value pointed to by the JSON
pointer
@pre Every object key and array index the pointer refers to exists.
Like the const operator[] for keys and indices, a missing one is
undefined behavior, guarded by a runtime assertion.
@throw parse_error.106 if an array index begins with '0'
@throw parse_error.109 if an array index was not a number
@throw out_of_range.402 if the array index '-' is used
@@ -19197,8 +19195,7 @@ class json_pointer
{
case detail::value_t::object:
{
// use unchecked object access; the const operator[]
// asserts that the key exists
// use unchecked object access
ptr = &ptr->operator[](reference_token);
break;
}
@@ -19211,8 +19208,7 @@ class json_pointer
JSON_THROW(detail::out_of_range::create(402, detail::concat("array index '-' (", std::to_string(ptr->m_data.m_value.array->size()), ") is out of range"), ptr));
}
// use unchecked array access; the const operator[]
// asserts that the index exists
// use unchecked array access
ptr = &ptr->operator[](array_index<BasicJsonType>(reference_token));
break;
}
@@ -27494,12 +27490,42 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
assert_invariant();
}
private:
/// whether a basic_json specialization can be converted implicitly into this one;
/// with JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS set to 0, this is only the case if both share
/// the same string type (see https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/2649)
template<typename BasicJsonType>
using is_implicitly_convertible_basic_json = std::integral_constant < bool,
(JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS != 0)
|| std::is_same<typename BasicJsonType::string_t, string_t>::value >;
/// tag to select the constructor that performs the conversion from another basic_json specialization
struct convert_basic_json_tag {};
public:
/// @brief create a JSON value from an existing one
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/basic_json/
template < typename BasicJsonType,
detail::enable_if_t <
detail::is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value&& !std::is_same<basic_json, BasicJsonType>::value, int > = 0 >
detail::is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value&& !std::is_same<basic_json, BasicJsonType>::value
&& is_implicitly_convertible_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value, int > = 0 >
basic_json(const BasicJsonType& val)
: basic_json(val, convert_basic_json_tag{})
{}
/// @brief create a JSON value from an existing one
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/basic_json/
template < typename BasicJsonType,
detail::enable_if_t <
detail::is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value&& !std::is_same<basic_json, BasicJsonType>::value
&& !is_implicitly_convertible_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value, int > = 0 >
explicit basic_json(const BasicJsonType& val)
: basic_json(val, convert_basic_json_tag{})
{}
private:
template<typename BasicJsonType>
basic_json(const BasicJsonType& val, convert_basic_json_tag /*unused*/)
#if JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS
: start_position(val.start_pos()),
end_position(val.end_pos())
@@ -27555,6 +27581,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
assert_invariant();
}
public:
/// @brief create a container (array or object) from an initializer list
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/basic_json/
basic_json(initializer_list_t init,
@@ -28321,7 +28348,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
int > = 0 >
BasicJsonType get_impl(detail::priority_tag<2> /*unused*/) const
{
return *this;
return BasicJsonType(*this);
}
/*!
@@ -28460,7 +28487,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
int> = 0>
ValueType & get_to(ValueType& v) const
{
v = *this;
v = ValueType(*this);
return v;
}
@@ -28755,7 +28782,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
// const operator[] only works for arrays
if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(is_array()))
{
JSON_ASSERT(idx < m_data.m_value.array->size());
return m_data.m_value.array->operator[](idx);
}
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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include <cstdint>
#include <string>
#include <type_traits>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
@@ -374,4 +375,39 @@ TEST_CASE("alternative string type")
const auto j2 = j.flatten();
CHECK(j2.dump() == R"({"/foo/0":"bar","/foo/1":"baz"})");
}
SECTION("conversion between basic_json specializations (#2649)")
{
// explicit conversions are always possible
CHECK(std::is_constructible<nlohmann::json, alt_json>::value);
CHECK(std::is_constructible<alt_json, nlohmann::json>::value);
CHECK(std::is_constructible<nlohmann::json, nlohmann::ordered_json>::value);
CHECK(std::is_constructible<nlohmann::ordered_json, nlohmann::json>::value);
// specializations with the same string type are implicitly convertible
CHECK(std::is_convertible<nlohmann::ordered_json, nlohmann::json>::value);
CHECK(std::is_convertible<nlohmann::json, nlohmann::ordered_json>::value);
// specializations with different string types are only implicitly convertible
// if implicit conversions are enabled
#if JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
CHECK(std::is_convertible<alt_json, nlohmann::json>::value);
CHECK(std::is_convertible<nlohmann::json, alt_json>::value);
#else
CHECK_FALSE(std::is_convertible<alt_json, nlohmann::json>::value);
CHECK_FALSE(std::is_convertible<nlohmann::json, alt_json>::value);
#endif
// get<BasicJsonType>() works in either case
const nlohmann::json j = {{"foo", 1}, {"bar", true}};
CHECK(j.get<nlohmann::ordered_json>() == nlohmann::ordered_json(j));
// (only a number is converted here, as objects and strings are affected by #3425)
CHECK(nlohmann::json(42).get<alt_json>() == 42);
CHECK(alt_json(nlohmann::json(42)) == 42);
// get_to() also works in either case
alt_json a;
nlohmann::json(42).get_to(a);
CHECK(a == 42);
}
}