Keep the created pointer rather than an uninitialized json_value

clang-tidy reported the json_value unions declared in the string, array,
and object constructors of to_json.hpp as uninitialized
(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-member-init). Assign the created pointer to
the member directly once the old value is destroyed.

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

include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/to_json.hpp

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ namespace detail
  * j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type) to avoid a memory leak in case j contains an
  * allocated value (e.g., a string). See bug issue
  * https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/2865 for more information.
+ *
+ * A value that has to be allocated is created before the old one is destroyed:
+ * were it the other way around, an exception while creating the new value would
+ * leave j with the type of the new value, but the pointer to the destroyed old one.
  */
 
 template<value_t> struct external_constructor;
@@ -65,18 +69,20 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::string>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::string_t& s)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(s);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value = s;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::string_t&& s)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(s));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(s);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
@@ -85,9 +91,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::string>
                              int > = 0 >
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const CompatibleStringType& str)
     {
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::string_t>(str);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value.string = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::string_t>(str);
+        j.m_data.m_value.string = created;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 };
@@ -98,18 +105,20 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::binary>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::binary_t& b)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(b);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
-        j.m_data.m_value = typename BasicJsonType::binary_t(b);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::binary_t&& b)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(b));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
-        j.m_data.m_value = typename BasicJsonType::binary_t(std::move(b));
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 };
@@ -159,9 +168,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::array_t& arr)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(arr);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = arr;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -169,9 +179,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::array_t&& arr)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(arr));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(arr);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -187,9 +198,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
         using std::begin;
         using std::end;
 
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::array_t>(begin(arr), end(arr));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::array_t>(begin(arr), end(arr));
+        j.m_data.m_value.array = created;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -197,15 +209,17 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const std::vector<bool>& arr)
     {
-        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
-        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array->reserve(arr.size());
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements;
+        elements.reserve(arr.size());
         for (const bool x : arr)
         {
-            j.m_data.m_value.array->push_back(x);
-            j.set_parent(j.m_data.m_value.array->back());
+            elements.push_back(x);
         }
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
+        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
+        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
+        j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
@@ -213,11 +227,12 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
              enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<T, BasicJsonType>::value, int> = 0>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const std::valarray<T>& arr)
     {
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements(arr.size());
+        std::copy(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr), elements.begin());
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array->resize(arr.size());
-        std::copy(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr), j.m_data.m_value.array->begin());
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -229,14 +244,16 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
              enable_if_t<is_compatible_range_view<std::remove_cvref_t<CompatibleArrayType>>::value, int> = 0>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleArrayType && arr)
     {
-        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
-        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements;
         for (auto&& x : std::forward<CompatibleArrayType>(arr))
         {
-            j.m_data.m_value.array->push_back(x);
-            j.set_parent(j.m_data.m_value.array->back());
+            elements.push_back(x);
         }
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
+        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
+        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
+        j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 #endif
@@ -248,9 +265,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::object_t& obj)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(obj);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value = obj;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -258,9 +276,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::object_t&& obj)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(obj));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(obj);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -272,9 +291,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
         using std::begin;
         using std::end;
 
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::object_t>(begin(obj), end(obj));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value.object = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::object_t>(begin(obj), end(obj));
+        j.m_data.m_value.object = created;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }

include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -1687,8 +1687,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         if (is_an_object)
         {
             // the initializer list is a list of pairs -> create an object
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::object;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
 
             for (auto& element_ref : init)
             {
@@ -1710,8 +1710,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             }
 #endif
             // the initializer list describes an array -> create an array
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value.array = create<array_t>(init.begin(), init.end());
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
         }
 
         set_parents();
@@ -1724,8 +1724,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(const typename binary_t::container_type& init)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = init;
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -1735,8 +1735,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(const typename binary_t::container_type& init, typename binary_t::subtype_type subtype)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = binary_t(init, subtype);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -1746,8 +1746,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(typename binary_t::container_type&& init)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = std::move(init);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -1757,8 +1757,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(typename binary_t::container_type&& init, typename binary_t::subtype_type subtype)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = binary_t(std::move(init), subtype);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -2815,8 +2815,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // implicitly convert a null value to an empty array
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value.array = create<array_t>();
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -2875,8 +2875,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // implicitly convert a null value to an empty object
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value.object = create<object_t>();
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -2928,8 +2928,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // implicitly convert a null value to an empty object
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value.object = create<object_t>();
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -3864,8 +3864,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // transform a null object into an array
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -3897,8 +3897,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // transform a null object into an array
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -3929,8 +3929,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // transform a null object into an object
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::object;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -3985,8 +3985,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // transform a null object into an array
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -4010,8 +4010,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // transform a null object into an object
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::object;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -4192,8 +4192,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // implicitly convert a null value to an empty object
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value.object = create<object_t>();
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 

single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -6571,6 +6571,10 @@ namespace detail
  * j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type) to avoid a memory leak in case j contains an
  * allocated value (e.g., a string). See bug issue
  * https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/2865 for more information.
+ *
+ * A value that has to be allocated is created before the old one is destroyed:
+ * were it the other way around, an exception while creating the new value would
+ * leave j with the type of the new value, but the pointer to the destroyed old one.
  */
 
 template<value_t> struct external_constructor;
@@ -6594,18 +6598,20 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::string>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::string_t& s)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(s);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value = s;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::string_t&& s)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(s));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(s);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
@@ -6614,9 +6620,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::string>
                              int > = 0 >
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const CompatibleStringType& str)
     {
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::string_t>(str);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value.string = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::string_t>(str);
+        j.m_data.m_value.string = created;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 };
@@ -6627,18 +6634,20 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::binary>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::binary_t& b)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(b);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
-        j.m_data.m_value = typename BasicJsonType::binary_t(b);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::binary_t&& b)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(b));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
-        j.m_data.m_value = typename BasicJsonType::binary_t(std::move(b));
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 };
@@ -6688,9 +6697,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::array_t& arr)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(arr);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = arr;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -6698,9 +6708,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::array_t&& arr)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(arr));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(arr);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -6716,9 +6727,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
         using std::begin;
         using std::end;
 
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::array_t>(begin(arr), end(arr));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::array_t>(begin(arr), end(arr));
+        j.m_data.m_value.array = created;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -6726,15 +6738,17 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const std::vector<bool>& arr)
     {
-        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
-        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array->reserve(arr.size());
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements;
+        elements.reserve(arr.size());
         for (const bool x : arr)
         {
-            j.m_data.m_value.array->push_back(x);
-            j.set_parent(j.m_data.m_value.array->back());
+            elements.push_back(x);
         }
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
+        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
+        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
+        j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
@@ -6742,11 +6756,12 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
              enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<T, BasicJsonType>::value, int> = 0>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const std::valarray<T>& arr)
     {
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements(arr.size());
+        std::copy(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr), elements.begin());
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array->resize(arr.size());
-        std::copy(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr), j.m_data.m_value.array->begin());
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -6758,14 +6773,16 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
              enable_if_t<is_compatible_range_view<std::remove_cvref_t<CompatibleArrayType>>::value, int> = 0>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleArrayType && arr)
     {
-        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
-        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements;
         for (auto&& x : std::forward<CompatibleArrayType>(arr))
         {
-            j.m_data.m_value.array->push_back(x);
-            j.set_parent(j.m_data.m_value.array->back());
+            elements.push_back(x);
         }
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
+        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
+        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
+        j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 #endif
@@ -6777,9 +6794,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::object_t& obj)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(obj);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value = obj;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -6787,9 +6805,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::object_t&& obj)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(obj));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(obj);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -6801,9 +6820,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
         using std::begin;
         using std::end;
 
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::object_t>(begin(obj), end(obj));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value.object = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::object_t>(begin(obj), end(obj));
+        j.m_data.m_value.object = created;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -26645,8 +26665,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         if (is_an_object)
         {
             // the initializer list is a list of pairs -> create an object
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::object;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
 
             for (auto& element_ref : init)
             {
@@ -26668,8 +26688,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             }
 #endif
             // the initializer list describes an array -> create an array
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value.array = create<array_t>(init.begin(), init.end());
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
         }
 
         set_parents();
@@ -26682,8 +26702,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(const typename binary_t::container_type& init)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = init;
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -26693,8 +26713,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(const typename binary_t::container_type& init, typename binary_t::subtype_type subtype)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = binary_t(init, subtype);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -26704,8 +26724,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(typename binary_t::container_type&& init)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = std::move(init);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -26715,8 +26735,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(typename binary_t::container_type&& init, typename binary_t::subtype_type subtype)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = binary_t(std::move(init), subtype);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -27773,8 +27793,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // implicitly convert a null value to an empty array
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value.array = create<array_t>();
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -27833,8 +27853,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // implicitly convert a null value to an empty object
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value.object = create<object_t>();
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -27886,8 +27906,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // implicitly convert a null value to an empty object
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value.object = create<object_t>();
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -28822,8 +28842,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // transform a null object into an array
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -28855,8 +28875,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // transform a null object into an array
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -28887,8 +28907,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // transform a null object into an object
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::object;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -28943,8 +28963,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // transform a null object into an array
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -28968,8 +28988,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // transform a null object into an object
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::object;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 
@@ -29150,8 +29170,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         // implicitly convert a null value to an empty object
         if (is_null())
         {
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value.object = create<object_t>();
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             assert_invariant();
         }
 

tests/src/unit-allocator.cpp

@@ -388,3 +388,120 @@ TEST_CASE("bad my_allocator::construct")
         j["test"].push_back("should not leak");
     }
 }
+
+// the no-exceptions CI job skips every CHECK_THROWS_AS, which would leave
+// next_construct_fails set for the next allocation outside a check
+#if !defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
+TEST_CASE("a failed allocation leaves the value unchanged")
+{
+    // create JSON type using the throwing allocator
+    using my_json = nlohmann::basic_json<std::map,
+          std::vector,
+          std::string,
+          bool,
+          std::int64_t,
+          std::uint64_t,
+          double,
+          my_allocator>;
+
+    // Each of these creates a string, array, object, or binary value. The
+    // value must be created before the type is changed: otherwise, a failed
+    // creation left a value of the new type without anything behind it (an
+    // assertion in its destructor, a null pointer everywhere else) or, when
+    // an old value was destroyed first, with a pointer to that destroyed one.
+
+    SECTION("creating a binary value")
+    {
+        const std::vector<std::uint8_t> bytes = {1, 2, 3};
+        my_json _;
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = my_json::binary(bytes), std::bad_alloc&);
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = my_json::binary(bytes, 42), std::bad_alloc&);
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = my_json::binary(std::vector<std::uint8_t>(bytes)), std::bad_alloc&);
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = my_json::binary(std::vector<std::uint8_t>(bytes), 42), std::bad_alloc&);
+        next_construct_fails = false;
+    }
+
+    SECTION("turning a null value into an array or object")
+    {
+        my_json j;
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j[0], std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j["key"], std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+#ifdef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j[std::string_view("key")], std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+#endif
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back(my_json(1)), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        const my_json one = 1;
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back(one), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back(my_json::object_t::value_type("key", 1)), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.emplace_back(1), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.emplace("key", 1), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        const my_json object = {{"key", 1}};
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.update(object), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        next_construct_fails = false;
+    }
+
+    SECTION("converting into an existing value")
+    {
+        // to_json replaces the value it is given; the old one must survive a
+        // failed creation of the new one
+        my_json j = "old";
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::string("new")), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::vector<int> {1, 2}), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::vector<bool> {true, false}), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::map<std::string, int> {{"a", 1}}), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, my_json::binary_t({1, 2})), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = false;
+        nlohmann::to_json(j, std::vector<int> {1, 2});
+        CHECK(j == my_json({1, 2}));
+    }
+}
+#endif