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Niels Lohmann 8c266a10a8 Merge branch 'develop' into claude/pr-3899-merge-requirements-e1932e
Conflicts:
- tests/src/unit-custom-base-class.cpp: include list; kept this PR's
  <type_traits>/<utility> and develop's <vector>

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-30 20:30:00 +02:00
Niels Lohmann 4ab78e8092 Merge branch 'develop' into claude/pr-3899-merge-requirements-e1932e
Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-28 22:22:42 +02:00
Niels Lohmann 10c0d41f7c Silence clang-tidy for the hidden type_name() in the base class test
ci_clang_tidy failed with readability-convert-member-functions-to-static
on base_class_with_hidden_members::type_name(). It must stay a
non-static member: the test shows that it is hidden by the non-static
basic_json::type_name() and reachable through as_base_class().

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-28 18:01:10 +02:00
Niels Lohmann de261db5ae Merge branch 'develop' into claude/pr-3899-merge-requirements-e1932e
Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-27 20:58:14 +02:00
Niels Lohmann 013923dc89 Add as_base_class to the docset search index
New public members get an entry in docs/docset/docSet.sql (as done for
to_bon8/from_bon8 in #2998). Without it, the Dash/Zeal docset built from
the documentation cannot find basic_json::as_base_class.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-27 18:19:44 +02:00
Niels Lohmann 82601da6ec Merge branch 'develop' into as_base_class
Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-27 16:56:59 +02:00
Niels LohmannandRaphael Grimm 1cd636bd61 Add basic_json::as_base_class and document name conflicts with custom base classes
Members of basic_json hide members of a custom base class with the same
name, and future releases may add members that hide ones accessible
today. Document this in json_base_class_t and add as_base_class() to
reach hidden members without spelling out the cast.

Also make json_base_class_t a public member type. It was documented
since 3.12.0, but declared private, so users could not name it.

Supersedes #3899.

Co-authored-by: Raphael Grimm <1005058+barcode@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-27 14:53:50 +02:00
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@@ -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');
@@ -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.
@@ -69,5 +69,3 @@ Logarithmic in the size of the container, O(log(`size()`)).
## Version history
- Since version 2.0.8.
- Fixed in version 3.13.0: for [`ordered_json`](../ordered_json.md), the value could previously only be passed as an
rvalue; it can now also be passed as an lvalue or a `#!cpp const` lvalue, matching the behavior of `json`.
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@@ -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
@@ -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.
@@ -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';
}
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
array 3
my_type_name 42
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@@ -114,6 +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
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@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ 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;
@@ -215,6 +214,9 @@ 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>>;
@@ -2691,6 +2693,20 @@ 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);
}
/// @}
////////////////////
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@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ template <class Key, class T, class IgnoredLess = std::less<Key>,
return *this;
}
template<class V, detail::enable_if_t<
detail::is_constructible<T, V>::value, int> = 0>
std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace(const key_type& key, V && t)
std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace(const key_type& key, T&& t)
{
for (auto it = this->begin(); it != this->end(); ++it)
{
@@ -83,14 +81,13 @@ template <class Key, class T, class IgnoredLess = std::less<Key>,
return {it, false};
}
}
append(key, std::forward<V>(t));
append(key, std::forward<T>(t));
return {std::prev(this->end()), true};
}
template<class KeyType, class V, detail::enable_if_t<
detail::conjunction<detail::is_usable_as_key_type<key_compare, key_type, KeyType>,
detail::is_constructible<T, V>>::value, int> = 0>
std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace(KeyType && key, V && t)
template<class KeyType, detail::enable_if_t<
detail::is_usable_as_key_type<key_compare, key_type, KeyType>::value, int> = 0>
std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace(KeyType && key, T && t)
{
for (auto it = this->begin(); it != this->end(); ++it)
{
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ template <class Key, class T, class IgnoredLess = std::less<Key>,
return {it, false};
}
}
append(std::forward<KeyType>(key), std::forward<V>(t));
append(std::forward<KeyType>(key), std::forward<T>(t));
return {std::prev(this->end()), true};
}
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@@ -26622,9 +26622,7 @@ template <class Key, class T, class IgnoredLess = std::less<Key>,
return *this;
}
template<class V, detail::enable_if_t<
detail::is_constructible<T, V>::value, int> = 0>
std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace(const key_type& key, V && t)
std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace(const key_type& key, T&& t)
{
for (auto it = this->begin(); it != this->end(); ++it)
{
@@ -26633,14 +26631,13 @@ template <class Key, class T, class IgnoredLess = std::less<Key>,
return {it, false};
}
}
append(key, std::forward<V>(t));
append(key, std::forward<T>(t));
return {std::prev(this->end()), true};
}
template<class KeyType, class V, detail::enable_if_t<
detail::conjunction<detail::is_usable_as_key_type<key_compare, key_type, KeyType>,
detail::is_constructible<T, V>>::value, int> = 0>
std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace(KeyType && key, V && t)
template<class KeyType, detail::enable_if_t<
detail::is_usable_as_key_type<key_compare, key_type, KeyType>::value, int> = 0>
std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace(KeyType && key, T && t)
{
for (auto it = this->begin(); it != this->end(); ++it)
{
@@ -26649,7 +26646,7 @@ template <class Key, class T, class IgnoredLess = std::less<Key>,
return {it, false};
}
}
append(std::forward<KeyType>(key), std::forward<V>(t));
append(std::forward<KeyType>(key), std::forward<T>(t));
return {std::prev(this->end()), true};
}
@@ -27085,7 +27082,6 @@ 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;
@@ -27145,6 +27141,9 @@ 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>>;
@@ -29621,6 +29620,20 @@ 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);
}
/// @}
////////////////////
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@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
#include <set>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <type_traits>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
#include "doctest_compatibility.h"
@@ -405,3 +407,71 @@ 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));
}
}
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@@ -196,44 +196,3 @@ TEST_CASE("regression test - diff() must account for ordered_json member order")
CHECK(a.patch(p) == b);
}
}
TEST_CASE("regression test for issue #5673 - ordered_json::emplace with a non-rvalue value")
{
SECTION("lvalue value")
{
ordered_json oj = ordered_json::object();
ordered_json value = 1;
auto res = oj.emplace("a", value);
CHECK(res.second == true);
CHECK(oj.dump() == "{\"a\":1}");
}
SECTION("const lvalue value")
{
ordered_json oj = ordered_json::object();
const ordered_json value = 1;
auto res = oj.emplace("a", value);
CHECK(res.second == true);
CHECK(oj.dump() == "{\"a\":1}");
}
SECTION("rvalue value")
{
ordered_json oj = ordered_json::object();
auto res = oj.emplace("a", ordered_json(1));
CHECK(res.second == true);
CHECK(oj.dump() == "{\"a\":1}");
}
SECTION("existing key is not overwritten (std::map-compatible semantics)")
{
ordered_json oj = ordered_json::object();
ordered_json value = 1;
oj.emplace("a", value);
ordered_json other_value = 2;
auto res = oj.emplace("a", other_value);
CHECK(res.second == false);
CHECK(oj.dump() == "{\"a\":1}");
}
}
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@@ -403,79 +403,6 @@ TEST_CASE("ordered_map")
CHECK(om.size() == 4);
}
}
SECTION("emplace")
{
// regression test for issue #5673: the mapped-value parameter must
// accept lvalues and const lvalues, not just rvalues
ordered_map<std::string, std::string> om;
om["eins"] = "one";
om["zwei"] = "two";
om["drei"] = "three";
SECTION("with T&& (rvalue)")
{
auto res1 = om.emplace("eins", std::string("1"));
CHECK(res1.first == om.begin());
CHECK(res1.second == false);
CHECK(om.size() == 3);
CHECK(om.at("eins") == "one"); // existing key is not overwritten
auto res4 = om.emplace("vier", std::string("four"));
CHECK(res4.first == om.begin() + 3);
CHECK(res4.second == true);
CHECK(om.size() == 4);
CHECK(om.at("vier") == "four");
}
SECTION("with T& (lvalue)")
{
std::string one = "1";
std::string four = "four";
auto res1 = om.emplace("eins", one);
CHECK(res1.first == om.begin());
CHECK(res1.second == false);
CHECK(om.size() == 3);
CHECK(om.at("eins") == "one"); // existing key is not overwritten
auto res4 = om.emplace("vier", four);
CHECK(res4.first == om.begin() + 3);
CHECK(res4.second == true);
CHECK(om.size() == 4);
CHECK(om.at("vier") == "four");
CHECK(four == "four"); // source was copied, not moved from
}
SECTION("with const T&")
{
const std::string one = "1";
const std::string four = "four";
auto res1 = om.emplace("eins", one);
CHECK(res1.first == om.begin());
CHECK(res1.second == false);
CHECK(om.size() == 3);
auto res4 = om.emplace("vier", four);
CHECK(res4.first == om.begin() + 3);
CHECK(res4.second == true);
CHECK(om.size() == 4);
CHECK(om.at("vier") == "four");
}
SECTION("with key of key_type (non-template overload)")
{
const std::string key_vier{"vier"};
std::string four = "four";
auto res4 = om.emplace(key_vier, four);
CHECK(res4.first == om.begin() + 3);
CHECK(res4.second == true);
CHECK(om.size() == 4);
CHECK(om.at("vier") == "four");
}
}
}
TEST_CASE("ordered_map growth")