Merge branch 'develop' into claude/string-view-convertible-keys-5663

Conflicts:
- docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/count.md: kept the PR's string_view note on overload 2 and develop's new item 3 (deleted integral-key overload)
- docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/find.md: same as count.md
- docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/value.md: kept develop's integral-key note on item 1 and the PR's string_view note on item 2

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

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/at.md

@@ -224,5 +224,7 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
 
 1. Added in version 1.0.0.
 2. Added in version 1.0.0.
-3. Added 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 [`operator[]`](operator[].md), [`value`](value.md), [`find`](find.md), and other lookup
+   functions.
 4. Added in version 2.0.0.

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/contains.md

@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ Logarithmic in the size of the JSON object.
 ## Version history
 
 1. Added in version 3.11.0.
-2. Added in version 3.6.0. Extended template `KeyType` to support comparable types in version 3.11.0.
+2. Added in version 3.6.0. Extended template `KeyType` to support comparable types in version 3.11.0. Fixed in
+   version 3.13.0 to consistently accept `std::string_view`-convertible keys, as already supported by
+   [`operator[]`](operator[].md), [`at`](at.md), [`value`](value.md), and other lookup functions.
 3. Added in version 3.7.0.
 4. Deleted overloads for integral key types added in version 3.13.0 to reject such calls at compile time instead of
    causing undefined behavior at runtime.

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/count.md

@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Logarithmic in the size of the JSON object.
 ## Version history
 
 1. Added in version 3.11.0.
-2. Added in version 1.0.0. Changed parameter `key` type to `KeyType&&` in version 3.11.0.
+2. Added in version 1.0.0. Changed parameter `key` type to `KeyType&&` in version 3.11.0. Fixed in version 3.13.0 to
+   consistently accept `std::string_view`-convertible keys, as already supported by [`operator[]`](operator[].md),
+   [`at`](at.md), [`value`](value.md), and other lookup functions.
 3. Deleted overload for integral key types added in version 3.13.0 to reject such calls at compile time instead of
    causing undefined behavior at runtime.

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/erase.md

@@ -213,5 +213,7 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
 1. Added in version 1.0.0. Added support for binary types in version 3.8.0.
 2. Added in version 1.0.0. Added support for binary types in version 3.8.0.
 3. Added in version 1.0.0.
-4. Added in version 3.11.0.
+4. Added in version 3.11.0. Fixed in version 3.13.0 to consistently accept `std::string_view`-convertible keys, as
+   already supported by [`operator[]`](operator[].md), [`at`](at.md), [`value`](value.md), and other lookup
+   functions.
 5. Added in version 1.0.0.

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/find.md

@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ Logarithmic in the size of the JSON object.
 ## Version history
 
 1. Added in version 3.11.0.
-2. Added in version 1.0.0. Changed to support comparable types in version 3.11.0.
+2. Added in version 1.0.0. Changed to support comparable types in version 3.11.0. Fixed in version 3.13.0 to
+   consistently accept `std::string_view`-convertible keys, as already supported by [`operator[]`](operator[].md),
+   [`at`](at.md), [`value`](value.md), and other lookup functions.
 3. Deleted overloads for integral key types added in version 3.13.0 to reject such calls at compile time instead of
    causing undefined behavior at runtime.

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/operator[].md

@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ 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()`.
@@ -106,12 +103,9 @@ 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
@@ -267,11 +261,9 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
 ## Version history
 
 1. Added in version 1.0.0. Fixed in version 3.13.0 to throw `#!cpp std::length_error` instead of emptying the array and
-   accessing it out of bounds when `idx` equals the maximum value of `size_type`. A missing index in the const version
-   is guarded by a runtime assertion since version 3.13.0.
+   accessing it out of bounds when `idx` equals the maximum value of `size_type`.
 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.

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/value.md

@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ changes to any JSON value.
 1. Added in version 1.0.0. Changed parameter `default_value` type from `const ValueType&` to `ValueType&&` in version
    3.11.0. Deleted overload for integral key types added in version 3.13.0 to reject such calls at compile time
    instead of causing undefined behavior at runtime.
-2. Added in version 3.11.0. Made `ValueType` the first template parameter in version 3.11.2.
+2. Added in version 3.11.0. Made `ValueType` the first template parameter in version 3.11.2. Fixed in version 3.13.0
+   to consistently accept `std::string_view`-convertible keys, as already supported by
+   [`operator[]`](operator[].md), [`at`](at.md), [`find`](find.md), and other lookup functions.
 3. Added in version 2.0.2. Extended to work with arrays in version 3.13.0, including fixing an issue where resolving
    `ptr` through an array unexpectedly threw `out_of_range` instead of returning the resolved element (or
    `default_value`, as documented).

docs/mkdocs/docs/features/assertions.md

@@ -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

include/nlohmann/detail/json_pointer.hpp

@@ -536,10 +536,6 @@ 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
@@ -554,8 +550,7 @@ 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;
                 }
@@ -568,8 +563,7 @@ 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;
                 }

include/nlohmann/detail/meta/type_traits.hpp

@@ -748,6 +748,30 @@ using is_usable_as_key_type = typename std::conditional <
                               std::true_type,
                               std::false_type >::type;
 
+#ifdef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
+// type trait to check if KeyType can only be used as an object key after
+// converting it to std::string_view: it is convertible to std::string_view, the
+// object's comparator cannot compare it with object_t::key_type directly, but
+// can compare a std::string_view. JSON pointers and JSON iterators are ruled out
+// first, so that the conversion checks are never instantiated for them (a JSON
+// pointer's deprecated conversion to string_t would be named otherwise).
+template < typename BasicJsonType, typename KeyTypeCVRef, typename KeyType = uncvref_t<KeyTypeCVRef>,
+           bool = is_json_pointer<KeyType>::value || is_json_iterator_of<BasicJsonType, KeyType>::value >
+struct is_string_view_convertible_key_type : std::false_type {};
+
+template<typename BasicJsonType, typename KeyTypeCVRef, typename KeyType>
+struct is_string_view_convertible_key_type<BasicJsonType, KeyTypeCVRef, KeyType, false>
+    : std::integral_constant < bool,
+      std::is_convertible<KeyTypeCVRef, std::string_view>::value
+      && !is_usable_as_key_type<typename BasicJsonType::object_comparator_t,
+      typename BasicJsonType::object_t::key_type, KeyTypeCVRef, true, false>::value
+      && is_usable_as_key_type<typename BasicJsonType::object_comparator_t,
+      typename BasicJsonType::object_t::key_type, std::string_view, true, false>::value > {};
+#else
+template<typename BasicJsonType, typename KeyTypeCVRef>
+struct is_string_view_convertible_key_type : std::false_type {};
+#endif
+
 // type trait to check if KeyType can be used as an object key
 // true if:
 //   - KeyType is comparable with BasicJsonType::object_t::key_type
@@ -761,9 +785,7 @@ using is_usable_as_basic_json_key_type = typename std::conditional <
      typename BasicJsonType::object_t::key_type, KeyTypeCVRef,
      RequireTransparentComparator, ExcludeObjectKeyType>::value
      && !is_json_iterator_of<BasicJsonType, KeyType>::value)
-#ifdef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
-    || std::is_convertible<KeyType, std::string_view>::value
-#endif
+    || is_string_view_convertible_key_type<BasicJsonType, KeyTypeCVRef>::value
     , std::true_type,
     std::false_type >::type;
 

include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -807,6 +807,24 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         return it;
     }
 
+    /// @brief the key to look up an object member with: the key itself, or its
+    ///        std::string_view if the object can only be searched with that
+    template < typename KeyType, detail::enable_if_t <
+                   !detail::is_string_view_convertible_key_type<basic_json_t, KeyType>::value, int > = 0 >
+    static KeyType && lookup_key(KeyType && key) noexcept
+    {
+        return std::forward<KeyType>(key);
+    }
+
+#ifdef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
+    template < typename KeyType, detail::enable_if_t <
+                   detail::is_string_view_convertible_key_type<basic_json_t, KeyType>::value, int > = 0 >
+    static std::string_view lookup_key(KeyType && key)
+    {
+        return std::forward<KeyType>(key);
+    }
+#endif
+
     /// @brief erase an element from the object and return the following one
     /// Not every map returns an iterator from erase(iterator): some containers
     /// (e.g., Abseil's hash maps) return void to avoid computing a successor
@@ -2767,7 +2785,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             JSON_THROW(type_error::create(304, detail::concat("cannot use at() with ", type_name()), this));
         }
 
-        auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+        auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
         if (it == m_data.m_value.object->end())
         {
             JSON_THROW(out_of_range::create(403, detail::concat("key '", string_t(std::forward<KeyType>(key)), "' not found"), this));
@@ -2805,7 +2823,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             JSON_THROW(type_error::create(304, detail::concat("cannot use at() with ", type_name()), this));
         }
 
-        auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+        auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
         if (it == m_data.m_value.object->end())
         {
             JSON_THROW(out_of_range::create(403, detail::concat("key '", string_t(std::forward<KeyType>(key)), "' not found"), this));
@@ -2874,7 +2892,6 @@ 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);
         }
 
@@ -2949,7 +2966,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // operator[] only works for objects
         if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(is_object()))
         {
-            auto result = m_data.m_value.object->emplace(std::forward<KeyType>(key), nullptr);
+            auto result = m_data.m_value.object->emplace(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)), nullptr);
             return set_parent(result.first->second);
         }
 
@@ -2965,7 +2982,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // const operator[] only works for objects
         if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(is_object()))
         {
-            auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+            auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
             JSON_ASSERT(it != m_data.m_value.object->end());
             return it->second;
         }
@@ -2975,8 +2992,10 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
 
   private:
     template<typename KeyType>
-    using is_comparable_with_object_key = detail::is_comparable <
-        object_comparator_t, const typename object_t::key_type&, KeyType >;
+    using is_comparable_with_object_key = std::integral_constant < bool,
+        detail::is_comparable <
+            object_comparator_t, const typename object_t::key_type&, KeyType >::value
+        || detail::is_string_view_convertible_key_type<basic_json_t, KeyType>::value >;
 
     template<typename ValueType>
     using value_return_type = std::conditional <
@@ -3363,7 +3382,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             JSON_THROW(type_error::create(307, detail::concat("cannot use erase() with ", type_name()), this));
         }
 
-        const auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+        const auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
         if (it != m_data.m_value.object->end())
         {
             m_data.m_value.object->erase(it);
@@ -3390,7 +3409,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                  detail::is_usable_as_basic_json_key_type<basic_json_t, KeyType>::value, int> = 0>
     size_type erase(KeyType && key)
     {
-        return erase_internal(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+        return erase_internal(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
     }
 
     /// @brief remove element from a JSON array given an index
@@ -3470,7 +3489,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
 
         if (is_object())
         {
-            result.m_it.object_iterator = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+            result.m_it.object_iterator = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -3486,7 +3505,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
 
         if (is_object())
         {
-            result.m_it.object_iterator = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+            result.m_it.object_iterator = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -3509,7 +3528,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     size_type count(KeyType && key) const
     {
         // return 0 for all nonobject types
-        return is_object() ? m_data.m_value.object->count(std::forward<KeyType>(key)) : 0;
+        return is_object() ? m_data.m_value.object->count(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key))) : 0;
     }
 
     /// @brief check the existence of an element in a JSON object
@@ -3527,7 +3546,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     JSON_HEDLEY_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
     bool contains(KeyType && key) const
     {
-        return is_object() && m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key)) != m_data.m_value.object->end();
+        return is_object() && m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key))) != m_data.m_value.object->end();
     }
 
     /// @brief check the existence of an element in a JSON object given a JSON pointer

single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -4756,6 +4756,30 @@ using is_usable_as_key_type = typename std::conditional <
                               std::true_type,
                               std::false_type >::type;
 
+#ifdef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
+// type trait to check if KeyType can only be used as an object key after
+// converting it to std::string_view: it is convertible to std::string_view, the
+// object's comparator cannot compare it with object_t::key_type directly, but
+// can compare a std::string_view. JSON pointers and JSON iterators are ruled out
+// first, so that the conversion checks are never instantiated for them (a JSON
+// pointer's deprecated conversion to string_t would be named otherwise).
+template < typename BasicJsonType, typename KeyTypeCVRef, typename KeyType = uncvref_t<KeyTypeCVRef>,
+           bool = is_json_pointer<KeyType>::value || is_json_iterator_of<BasicJsonType, KeyType>::value >
+struct is_string_view_convertible_key_type : std::false_type {};
+
+template<typename BasicJsonType, typename KeyTypeCVRef, typename KeyType>
+struct is_string_view_convertible_key_type<BasicJsonType, KeyTypeCVRef, KeyType, false>
+    : std::integral_constant < bool,
+      std::is_convertible<KeyTypeCVRef, std::string_view>::value
+      && !is_usable_as_key_type<typename BasicJsonType::object_comparator_t,
+      typename BasicJsonType::object_t::key_type, KeyTypeCVRef, true, false>::value
+      && is_usable_as_key_type<typename BasicJsonType::object_comparator_t,
+      typename BasicJsonType::object_t::key_type, std::string_view, true, false>::value > {};
+#else
+template<typename BasicJsonType, typename KeyTypeCVRef>
+struct is_string_view_convertible_key_type : std::false_type {};
+#endif
+
 // type trait to check if KeyType can be used as an object key
 // true if:
 //   - KeyType is comparable with BasicJsonType::object_t::key_type
@@ -4769,9 +4793,7 @@ using is_usable_as_basic_json_key_type = typename std::conditional <
      typename BasicJsonType::object_t::key_type, KeyTypeCVRef,
      RequireTransparentComparator, ExcludeObjectKeyType>::value
      && !is_json_iterator_of<BasicJsonType, KeyType>::value)
-#ifdef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
-    || std::is_convertible<KeyType, std::string_view>::value
-#endif
+    || is_string_view_convertible_key_type<BasicJsonType, KeyTypeCVRef>::value
     , std::true_type,
     std::false_type >::type;
 
@@ -20148,10 +20170,6 @@ 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
@@ -20166,8 +20184,7 @@ 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;
                 }
@@ -20180,8 +20197,7 @@ 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;
                 }
@@ -27740,6 +27756,24 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         return it;
     }
 
+    /// @brief the key to look up an object member with: the key itself, or its
+    ///        std::string_view if the object can only be searched with that
+    template < typename KeyType, detail::enable_if_t <
+                   !detail::is_string_view_convertible_key_type<basic_json_t, KeyType>::value, int > = 0 >
+    static KeyType && lookup_key(KeyType && key) noexcept
+    {
+        return std::forward<KeyType>(key);
+    }
+
+#ifdef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
+    template < typename KeyType, detail::enable_if_t <
+                   detail::is_string_view_convertible_key_type<basic_json_t, KeyType>::value, int > = 0 >
+    static std::string_view lookup_key(KeyType && key)
+    {
+        return std::forward<KeyType>(key);
+    }
+#endif
+
     /// @brief erase an element from the object and return the following one
     /// Not every map returns an iterator from erase(iterator): some containers
     /// (e.g., Abseil's hash maps) return void to avoid computing a successor
@@ -29700,7 +29734,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             JSON_THROW(type_error::create(304, detail::concat("cannot use at() with ", type_name()), this));
         }
 
-        auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+        auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
         if (it == m_data.m_value.object->end())
         {
             JSON_THROW(out_of_range::create(403, detail::concat("key '", string_t(std::forward<KeyType>(key)), "' not found"), this));
@@ -29738,7 +29772,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             JSON_THROW(type_error::create(304, detail::concat("cannot use at() with ", type_name()), this));
         }
 
-        auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+        auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
         if (it == m_data.m_value.object->end())
         {
             JSON_THROW(out_of_range::create(403, detail::concat("key '", string_t(std::forward<KeyType>(key)), "' not found"), this));
@@ -29807,7 +29841,6 @@ 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);
         }
 
@@ -29882,7 +29915,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // operator[] only works for objects
         if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(is_object()))
         {
-            auto result = m_data.m_value.object->emplace(std::forward<KeyType>(key), nullptr);
+            auto result = m_data.m_value.object->emplace(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)), nullptr);
             return set_parent(result.first->second);
         }
 
@@ -29898,7 +29931,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // const operator[] only works for objects
         if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(is_object()))
         {
-            auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+            auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
             JSON_ASSERT(it != m_data.m_value.object->end());
             return it->second;
         }
@@ -29908,8 +29941,10 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
 
   private:
     template<typename KeyType>
-    using is_comparable_with_object_key = detail::is_comparable <
-        object_comparator_t, const typename object_t::key_type&, KeyType >;
+    using is_comparable_with_object_key = std::integral_constant < bool,
+        detail::is_comparable <
+            object_comparator_t, const typename object_t::key_type&, KeyType >::value
+        || detail::is_string_view_convertible_key_type<basic_json_t, KeyType>::value >;
 
     template<typename ValueType>
     using value_return_type = std::conditional <
@@ -30296,7 +30331,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             JSON_THROW(type_error::create(307, detail::concat("cannot use erase() with ", type_name()), this));
         }
 
-        const auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+        const auto it = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
         if (it != m_data.m_value.object->end())
         {
             m_data.m_value.object->erase(it);
@@ -30323,7 +30358,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                  detail::is_usable_as_basic_json_key_type<basic_json_t, KeyType>::value, int> = 0>
     size_type erase(KeyType && key)
     {
-        return erase_internal(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+        return erase_internal(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
     }
 
     /// @brief remove element from a JSON array given an index
@@ -30403,7 +30438,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
 
         if (is_object())
         {
-            result.m_it.object_iterator = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+            result.m_it.object_iterator = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -30419,7 +30454,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
 
         if (is_object())
         {
-            result.m_it.object_iterator = m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key));
+            result.m_it.object_iterator = m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key)));
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -30442,7 +30477,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     size_type count(KeyType && key) const
     {
         // return 0 for all nonobject types
-        return is_object() ? m_data.m_value.object->count(std::forward<KeyType>(key)) : 0;
+        return is_object() ? m_data.m_value.object->count(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key))) : 0;
     }
 
     /// @brief check the existence of an element in a JSON object
@@ -30460,7 +30495,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     JSON_HEDLEY_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
     bool contains(KeyType && key) const
     {
-        return is_object() && m_data.m_value.object->find(std::forward<KeyType>(key)) != m_data.m_value.object->end();
+        return is_object() && m_data.m_value.object->find(lookup_key(std::forward<KeyType>(key))) != m_data.m_value.object->end();
     }
 
     /// @brief check the existence of an element in a JSON object given a JSON pointer

tests/src/unit-element_access2.cpp

@@ -1973,4 +1973,115 @@ TEST_CASE("operator[] with user-defined std::string_view-convertible types")
         }
     }
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("keys convertible to std::string_view work with all lookup functions (regression test for #5663)")
+{
+    // a key type convertible only to std::string_view: the case #4958 added
+    // support for, but only the non-const operator[] compiled with it
+    struct ViewKey
+    {
+        operator std::string_view() const
+        {
+            return "a";
+        }
+    };
+
+    // a key type convertible to both std::string and std::string_view: with
+    // 3.12.0, such a key worked with at, the const operator[], find, count and
+    // contains via the conversion to std::string; #4958 made the KeyType&&
+    // templates win overload resolution for it instead, and those then failed
+    struct DualKey
+    {
+        operator std::string() const
+        {
+            return "a";
+        }
+        operator std::string_view() const
+        {
+            return "a";
+        }
+    };
+
+    SECTION("nlohmann::json")
+    {
+        using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+        SECTION("ViewKey")
+        {
+            json j = {{"a", 1}};
+            const json& cj = j;
+
+            CHECK(j[ViewKey{}] == 1);
+            CHECK(cj[ViewKey{}] == 1);
+            CHECK(j.at(ViewKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(cj.at(ViewKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.find(ViewKey{}) != j.end());
+            CHECK(cj.find(ViewKey{}) != cj.end());
+            CHECK(j.count(ViewKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.contains(ViewKey{}));
+            CHECK(j.value(ViewKey{}, 0) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.erase(ViewKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(!j.contains("a"));
+        }
+
+        SECTION("DualKey")
+        {
+            json j = {{"a", 1}};
+            const json& cj = j;
+
+            CHECK(j[DualKey{}] == 1);
+            CHECK(cj[DualKey{}] == 1);
+            CHECK(j.at(DualKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(cj.at(DualKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.find(DualKey{}) != j.end());
+            CHECK(cj.find(DualKey{}) != cj.end());
+            CHECK(j.count(DualKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.contains(DualKey{}));
+            CHECK(j.value(DualKey{}, 0) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.erase(DualKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(!j.contains("a"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    SECTION("nlohmann::ordered_json")
+    {
+        using ordered_json = nlohmann::ordered_json;
+
+        SECTION("ViewKey")
+        {
+            ordered_json j = {{"a", 1}};
+            const ordered_json& cj = j;
+
+            CHECK(j[ViewKey{}] == 1);
+            CHECK(cj[ViewKey{}] == 1);
+            CHECK(j.at(ViewKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(cj.at(ViewKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.find(ViewKey{}) != j.end());
+            CHECK(cj.find(ViewKey{}) != cj.end());
+            CHECK(j.count(ViewKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.contains(ViewKey{}));
+            CHECK(j.value(ViewKey{}, 0) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.erase(ViewKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(!j.contains("a"));
+        }
+
+        SECTION("DualKey")
+        {
+            ordered_json j = {{"a", 1}};
+            const ordered_json& cj = j;
+
+            CHECK(j[DualKey{}] == 1);
+            CHECK(cj[DualKey{}] == 1);
+            CHECK(j.at(DualKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(cj.at(DualKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.find(DualKey{}) != j.end());
+            CHECK(cj.find(DualKey{}) != cj.end());
+            CHECK(j.count(DualKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.contains(DualKey{}));
+            CHECK(j.value(DualKey{}, 0) == 1);
+            CHECK(j.erase(DualKey{}) == 1);
+            CHECK(!j.contains("a"));
+        }
+    }
+}
 #endif