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Niels Lohmann 1f36206954 json_view: exceptions name the path and the bytes of the value
With JSON_DIAGNOSTICS and JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS, the exceptions of views
now carry the same context as those of basic_json: "(/path) " and
"(bytes a-b) " in front of the message, in basic_json's format (with
JSON_DIAGNOSTICS, no context for the root). Before, views threw without any
context, and since get<T>() reads the view directly, conversions had lost
even the relative path they used to get through materialize().

The throw helpers of detail/view/errors.hpp take an error_site (document
and node; empty without the two macros). Only on the error path, the path is
found by descending from the root (pruned by subtree extent before the first
edit, a full walk through edited sequences after), and the bytes as
materialize() sets them (position_source; a container's end by following the
chain of last elements and scanning to the closing brackets). from_json() for
views and the strict enum macro put the same context in front through
exception_prefix(). Iterators keep their container only under the two
macros, for key(). Without the macros, the accessors compile to the same
code as before.

Tests compare every value's exceptions with those of the parsed or
materialized basic_json value, including edited documents; the checks that
were disabled under the two macros run again.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-10-31 14:01:45 +01:00

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// __ _____ _____ _____
// __| | __| | | | JSON for Modern C++
// | | |__ | | | | | | version 3.12.0
// |_____|_____|_____|_|___| https://github.com/nlohmann/json
//
// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013-2026 Niels Lohmann <https://nlohmann.me>
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
#pragma once
#include <cstddef> // nullptr_t
#include <exception> // exception
#if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
#include <numeric> // accumulate
#endif
#include <stdexcept> // runtime_error
#include <string> // to_string
#include <vector> // vector
#include <nlohmann/detail/value_t.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/string_escape.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/input/position_t.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/meta/cpp_future.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/meta/type_traits.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/string_concat.hpp>
// With -Wweak-vtables, Clang will complain about the exception classes as they
// have no out-of-line virtual method definitions and their vtable will be
// emitted in every translation unit. This issue cannot be fixed with a
// header-only library as there is no implementation file to move these
// functions to. As a result, we suppress this warning here to avoid client
// code stumbling over this. See https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/4087
// for a discussion.
#if defined(__clang__)
JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH
JSON_HEDLEY_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic ignored "-Wweak-vtables")
#endif
NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
namespace detail
{
////////////////
// exceptions //
////////////////
/*!
@brief the ids of the exceptions thrown by the library
@note The values are part of the public API: they are the `id` member of the
exceptions and appear in their `what()` messages.
@sa https://json.nlohmann.me/home/exceptions/
*/
enum class exception_id : int
{
// parse_error
syntax_error = 101, ///< unexpected token or invalid literal while parsing JSON
patch_not_an_array = 104, ///< a JSON Patch document is not an array of objects
patch_invalid_operation = 105, ///< a JSON Patch operation is malformed
pointer_index_leading_zero = 106, ///< a JSON Pointer array index has a leading zero
pointer_missing_slash = 107, ///< a JSON Pointer does not start with '/'
pointer_invalid_escape = 108, ///< a JSON Pointer contains an escape other than ~0 and ~1
pointer_index_not_a_number = 109, ///< a JSON Pointer array index is not a number
unexpected_end_of_input = 110, ///< a binary input ends early, or has bytes left at its end
unexpected_byte = 112, ///< a binary input contains an unexpected byte or invalid length
invalid_string_or_size = 113, ///< a binary input contains an invalid string or size specification
bson_unsupported_type = 114, ///< a BSON record type is not supported
invalid_high_precision_number = 115, ///< a UBJSON/BJData high-precision number cannot be parsed
invalid_document_image = 116, ///< json_document::load() rejects an image
// invalid_iterator
iterators_incompatible = 201, ///< the iterators of a range belong to different values
iterator_from_other_value = 202, ///< an iterator does not belong to the value it is used with
iterator_range_from_other_value = 203, ///< an iterator range does not belong to the value it is used with
iterator_range_out_of_range = 204, ///< an iterator range of a primitive value is not [begin, end)
iterator_out_of_range = 205, ///< an iterator of a primitive value is not begin()
iterator_range_of_null = 206, ///< an iterator range belongs to a null value
iterator_key_not_object = 207, ///< key() is called on an iterator of a non-object
iterator_subscript_on_object = 208, ///< operator[] is called on an iterator of an object
iterator_arithmetic_on_object = 209, ///< an offset operator is used on an iterator of an object
insert_range_incompatible = 210, ///< the iterators of an inserted range belong to different values
insert_range_into_itself = 211, ///< an inserted range belongs to the value it is inserted into
iterators_compare_different_values = 212, ///< iterators of different values are compared
iterator_order_on_object = 213, ///< iterators of an object are compared by order
iterator_value_unavailable = 214, ///< an iterator does not refer to a value
// type_error
object_from_non_pairs = 301, ///< an object is created from an initializer list that is not a list of pairs
type_mismatch = 302, ///< a value has the wrong type for a conversion
incompatible_reference_type = 303, ///< get_ref() is called with a reference type that does not match the value
at_wrong_type = 304, ///< at() is called on a value of the wrong type
subscript_wrong_type = 305, ///< operator[] is called on a value of the wrong type
value_wrong_type = 306, ///< value() is called on a value of the wrong type
erase_wrong_type = 307, ///< erase() is called on a value of the wrong type
push_back_wrong_type = 308, ///< push_back() or operator+= is called on a value of the wrong type
insert_wrong_type = 309, ///< insert() is called on a value of the wrong type
swap_wrong_type = 310, ///< swap() is called on a value of the wrong type
emplace_wrong_type = 311, ///< emplace() or emplace_back() is called on a value of the wrong type
update_wrong_type = 312, ///< update() is called on a value of the wrong type
unflatten_invalid_value = 313, ///< unflatten() finds conflicting paths
unflatten_not_object = 314, ///< unflatten() is called on a non-object
unflatten_value_not_primitive = 315, ///< unflatten() is called on an object with non-primitive values
invalid_utf8 = 316, ///< dump() finds a string that is not valid UTF-8
type_not_serializable = 317, ///< a value cannot be serialized to the requested binary format
enum_key_duplicate = 318, ///< an enum-keyed map has two keys that serialize to the same string
document_binary_value = 319, ///< a binary value is stored in a json_document
document_image_unsupported = 320, ///< a discarded json_document cannot be saved as an image
discarded_value_used = 321, ///< a discarded value is used
// out_of_range
array_index_out_of_range = 401, ///< an array index is out of range
pointer_past_the_end_index = 402, ///< a JSON Pointer uses the array index '-'
key_not_found = 403, ///< an object key is not found
pointer_unresolved = 404, ///< a JSON Pointer reference token cannot be resolved
patch_on_root = 405, ///< the root of a value has no parent, e.g. for a JSON Patch 'remove' or 'add' at the root
number_overflow = 406, ///< a number cannot be stored without overflowing to NaN or INF
integer_too_large = 407, ///< an integer cannot be represented in the binary format
container_too_large = 408, ///< the size of a container in a binary input exceeds the maximal capacity
bson_key_with_null = 409, ///< a BSON key contains U+0000
value_out_of_range = 410, ///< an enum value is undefined, or a JSON Pointer array index exceeds size_type
patch_add_parent_not_container = 411, ///< the parent of a JSON Patch 'add' target is not a container
length_too_large = 412, ///< a length does not fit into the length field of a binary format
patch_remove_parent_not_container = 413, ///< the parent of a JSON Patch 'remove' target is not a container
patch_move_into_child = 414, ///< a JSON Patch 'move' moves a value into one of its children
subtype_out_of_range = 415, ///< a binary subtype does not fit into one byte
document_too_large = 416, ///< a json_document input, its edit storage, or an image reaches the 32-bit (4 GiB) limit
// other_error
internal_error = 500, ///< unreachable code was reached
patch_test_failed = 501, ///< a JSON Patch 'test' operation failed
size_marker_required = 502 ///< UBJSON/BJData output with type markers requires size markers
};
/// @brief general exception of the @ref basic_json class
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/exception/
class exception : public std::exception
{
public:
/// returns the explanatory string
const char* what() const noexcept override
{
return m.what();
}
/// the id of the exception
const int id; // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-non-private-member-variables-in-classes)
protected:
JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(3)
exception(int id_, const char* what_arg) : id(id_), m(what_arg) {} // NOLINT(bugprone-throw-keyword-missing)
static std::string name(const std::string& ename, int id_)
{
return concat("[json.exception.", ename, '.', std::to_string(id_), "] ");
}
/// build the message "[json.exception.<ename>.<id>] <diagnostics><what_arg>"
template<typename BasicJsonContext>
static std::string what_impl(const std::string& ename, int id_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
return concat(name(ename, id_), diagnostics(context), what_arg);
}
static std::string diagnostics(std::nullptr_t /*leaf_element*/)
{
return "";
}
template<typename BasicJsonType>
static std::string diagnostics(const BasicJsonType* leaf_element)
{
#if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
std::vector<std::string> tokens;
for (const auto* current = leaf_element; current != nullptr && current->m_parent != nullptr; current = current->m_parent)
{
const auto* parent = current->m_parent;
if (parent->is_array())
{
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < parent->m_data.m_value.array->size(); ++i)
{
if (&parent->m_data.m_value.array->operator[](i) == current)
{
tokens.emplace_back(std::to_string(i));
break;
}
}
}
else if (parent->is_object())
{
for (const auto& element : *parent->m_data.m_value.object)
{
if (&element.second == current)
{
// data() is null-terminated, so a key containing
// a null byte is cut short here rather than
// truncating the whole message at what()
tokens.emplace_back(element.first.data());
break;
}
}
}
// all other parent types (primitives) contribute no token
}
if (tokens.empty())
{
return "";
}
auto str = std::accumulate(tokens.rbegin(), tokens.rend(), std::string{},
[](const std::string & a, const std::string & b)
{
return concat(a, '/', detail::escape(b));
});
return concat('(', str, ") ", get_byte_positions(leaf_element));
#else
return get_byte_positions(leaf_element);
#endif
}
private:
/// an exception object as storage for error messages
std::runtime_error m;
#if JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS
template<typename BasicJsonType>
static std::string get_byte_positions(const BasicJsonType* leaf_element)
{
if ((leaf_element->start_pos() != std::string::npos) && (leaf_element->end_pos() != std::string::npos))
{
return concat("(bytes ", std::to_string(leaf_element->start_pos()), "-", std::to_string(leaf_element->end_pos()), ") ");
}
return "";
}
#else
template<typename BasicJsonType>
static std::string get_byte_positions(const BasicJsonType* leaf_element)
{
static_cast<void>(leaf_element);
return "";
}
#endif
};
/// @brief exception indicating a parse error
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/parse_error/
class parse_error : public exception
{
public:
/*!
@brief create a parse error exception
@param[in] id_ the id of the exception
@param[in] pos the position where the error occurred (or with
chars_read_total=0 if the position cannot be
determined)
@param[in] what_arg the explanatory string
@return parse_error object
*/
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static parse_error create(int id_, const position_t& pos, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
const std::string w = concat(exception::name("parse_error", id_), "parse error",
position_string(pos), ": ", exception::diagnostics(context), what_arg);
return {id_, pos.chars_read_total, w.c_str()};
}
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static parse_error create(int id_, std::size_t byte_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
const std::string w = concat(exception::name("parse_error", id_), "parse error",
(byte_ != 0 ? (concat(" at byte ", std::to_string(byte_))) : ""),
": ", exception::diagnostics(context), what_arg);
return {id_, byte_, w.c_str()};
}
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static parse_error create(exception_id id_, const position_t& pos, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
return create(static_cast<int>(id_), pos, what_arg, context);
}
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static parse_error create(exception_id id_, std::size_t byte_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
return create(static_cast<int>(id_), byte_, what_arg, context);
}
/*!
@brief byte index of the parse error
The byte index of the last read character in the input file.
@note For an input with n bytes, 1 is the index of the first character and
n+1 is the index of the terminating null byte or the end of file.
This also holds true when reading a byte vector (CBOR or MessagePack).
*/
const std::size_t byte;
private:
parse_error(int id_, std::size_t byte_, const char* what_arg)
: exception(id_, what_arg), byte(byte_) {}
static std::string position_string(const position_t& pos)
{
return concat(" at line ", std::to_string(pos.lines_read + 1),
", column ", std::to_string(pos.chars_read_current_line));
}
};
/// @brief exception indicating errors with iterators
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/invalid_iterator/
class invalid_iterator : public exception
{
public:
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static invalid_iterator create(int id_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
const std::string w = exception::what_impl("invalid_iterator", id_, what_arg, context);
return {id_, w.c_str()};
}
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static invalid_iterator create(exception_id id_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
return create(static_cast<int>(id_), what_arg, context);
}
private:
JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(3)
invalid_iterator(int id_, const char* what_arg)
: exception(id_, what_arg) {}
};
/// @brief exception indicating executing a member function with a wrong type
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/type_error/
class type_error : public exception
{
public:
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static type_error create(int id_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
const std::string w = exception::what_impl("type_error", id_, what_arg, context);
return {id_, w.c_str()};
}
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static type_error create(exception_id id_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
return create(static_cast<int>(id_), what_arg, context);
}
private:
JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(3)
type_error(int id_, const char* what_arg) : exception(id_, what_arg) {}
};
/// @brief exception indicating access out of the defined range
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/out_of_range/
class out_of_range : public exception
{
public:
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static out_of_range create(int id_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
const std::string w = exception::what_impl("out_of_range", id_, what_arg, context);
return {id_, w.c_str()};
}
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static out_of_range create(exception_id id_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
return create(static_cast<int>(id_), what_arg, context);
}
private:
JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(3)
out_of_range(int id_, const char* what_arg) : exception(id_, what_arg) {}
};
/// @brief exception indicating other library errors
/// @sa https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/other_error/
class other_error : public exception
{
public:
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static other_error create(int id_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
const std::string w = exception::what_impl("other_error", id_, what_arg, context);
return {id_, w.c_str()};
}
template<typename BasicJsonContext, enable_if_t<is_basic_json_context<BasicJsonContext>::value, int> = 0>
static other_error create(exception_id id_, const std::string& what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
return create(static_cast<int>(id_), what_arg, context);
}
private:
JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(3)
other_error(int id_, const char* what_arg) : exception(id_, what_arg) {}
};
/*!
@brief helper function to call JSON_THROW from a template
@note JSON_THROW is a macro that, depending on the JSON_THROW_USER /
JSON_TRY_USER / JSON_NOEXCEPTION configuration, may expand to code
that does not reference its argument (e.g. `std::abort()`), which
would trigger a compilation error if the argument's type depends on
a template parameter that is otherwise unused. Wrapping the call in
a templated function avoids this and gives the compiler a single
place to see the (possibly unused) parameter.
*/
template<typename ExceptionType>
void templated_json_throw(ExceptionType exception)
{
JSON_THROW(exception);
// JSON_THROW may expand to code that discards its argument (e.g. when
// exceptions are disabled) - the cast below avoids an unused-parameter
// warning with -Werror in that case
(void)exception;
}
// the context of an exception about j: j itself for a basic_json value (whose
// path JSON_DIAGNOSTICS shows), none for a view of <nlohmann/json_view.hpp>
template<typename BasicJsonType, enable_if_t<is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value, int> = 0>
const BasicJsonType * exception_context(const BasicJsonType& j) noexcept
{
return &j;
}
template<typename View, enable_if_t<is_json_view<View>::value, int> = 0>
std::nullptr_t exception_context(const View& /*unused*/) noexcept
{
return nullptr;
}
namespace view
{
// the path and bytes of the value of a view (defined in <nlohmann/detail/view/errors.hpp>)
template<typename View>
std::string diagnostics_of(const View& v);
} // namespace view
// what goes in front of the message of an exception about j: nothing for a
// basic_json value (exception_context() passes the value itself), the context
// basic_json would add (JSON_DIAGNOSTICS, JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS) for a view
template<typename BasicJsonType, enable_if_t<is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value, int> = 0>
const char* exception_prefix(const BasicJsonType& /*unused*/) noexcept
{
return "";
}
template<typename View, enable_if_t<is_json_view<View>::value, int> = 0>
std::string exception_prefix(const View& v)
{
return view::diagnostics_of(v);
}
/*!
@brief throws because @a j does not have the type a conversion expects
@param[in] expected the expected type(s), e.g. "array" or "binary or array"
@param[in] j the value with the wrong type
@throw type_error.302 always
*/
template<typename BasicJsonType>
JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN JSON_HEDLEY_NEVER_INLINE void throw_type_must_be(const char* expected, const BasicJsonType& j)
{
static_cast<void>(expected); // unused when JSON_NOEXCEPTION is defined
static_cast<void>(j);
JSON_THROW(type_error::create(exception_id::type_mismatch, concat(exception_prefix(j), "type must be ", expected, ", but is ", j.type_name()), exception_context(j)));
}
/*!
@brief throws because an operation is not supported for the type of @a j
@param[in] id_ the id of the type_error exception (at_wrong_type..update_wrong_type)
@param[in] operation the operation, e.g. "erase()"
@param[in] j the value the operation was called on
@throw type_error always
*/
template<typename BasicJsonType>
JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN JSON_HEDLEY_NEVER_INLINE void throw_cannot_use_with(const exception_id id_, const char* operation, const BasicJsonType& j)
{
static_cast<void>(id_); // unused when JSON_NOEXCEPTION is defined
static_cast<void>(operation);
static_cast<void>(j);
JSON_THROW(type_error::create(id_, concat("cannot use ", operation, " with ", j.type_name()), &j));
}
/*!
@brief throws ExceptionType with a fixed message; kept out of line so that callers do not carry the exception construction
*/
template<typename ExceptionType, typename BasicJsonContext>
JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN JSON_HEDLEY_NEVER_INLINE void throw_literal(const exception_id id_, const char* what_arg, BasicJsonContext context)
{
static_cast<void>(id_); // unused when JSON_NOEXCEPTION is defined
static_cast<void>(what_arg);
static_cast<void>(context);
JSON_THROW(ExceptionType::create(id_, what_arg, context));
}
// JSON Patch errors; constructed out of line so that patch_inplace() does not carry them
template<typename BasicJsonType>
JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN JSON_HEDLEY_NEVER_INLINE void throw_patch_add_parent(const BasicJsonType& parent)
{
static_cast<void>(parent);
JSON_THROW(out_of_range::create(exception_id::patch_add_parent_not_container, concat("cannot add value: the JSON Patch 'add' target's parent is of type ", parent.type_name(), ", but must be an object or array"), &parent));
}
template<typename BasicJsonType>
JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN JSON_HEDLEY_NEVER_INLINE void throw_patch_remove_parent(const BasicJsonType& parent)
{
static_cast<void>(parent);
JSON_THROW(out_of_range::create(exception_id::patch_remove_parent_not_container, concat("cannot remove value: the JSON Patch 'remove' target's parent is of type ", parent.type_name(), ", but must be an object or array"), &parent));
}
template<typename BasicJsonType>
JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN JSON_HEDLEY_NEVER_INLINE void throw_patch_not_an_array(const BasicJsonType& j)
{
static_cast<void>(j);
JSON_THROW(parse_error::create(exception_id::patch_not_an_array, 0, "JSON patch must be an array of objects", &j));
}
template<typename StringType, typename BasicJsonType>
JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN JSON_HEDLEY_NEVER_INLINE void throw_patch_missing_member(const StringType& op, const StringType& member, const bool string_type, const BasicJsonType& val)
{
static_cast<void>(op);
static_cast<void>(member);
static_cast<void>(string_type);
static_cast<void>(val);
// context-sensitive error message
JSON_THROW(parse_error::create(exception_id::patch_invalid_operation, 0, concat((op == "op") ? std::string("operation") : concat("operation '", op, '\''), string_type ? " must have string member '" : " must have member '", member, "'"), &val));
}
template<typename StringType, typename BasicJsonType>
JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN JSON_HEDLEY_NEVER_INLINE void throw_patch_move_into_child(const StringType& from_path, const StringType& path, const BasicJsonType& result)
{
static_cast<void>(from_path);
static_cast<void>(path);
static_cast<void>(result);
JSON_THROW(out_of_range::create(exception_id::patch_move_into_child, concat("cannot move value: 'from' path '", from_path, "' is a proper prefix of 'path' '", path, "'"), &result));
}
template<typename BasicJsonType>
JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN JSON_HEDLEY_NEVER_INLINE void throw_patch_test_failed(const BasicJsonType& val)
{
static_cast<void>(val);
JSON_THROW(other_error::create(exception_id::patch_test_failed, concat("unsuccessful: ", val.dump()), &val));
}
template<typename StringType, typename BasicJsonType>
JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN JSON_HEDLEY_NEVER_INLINE void throw_patch_invalid_operation(const StringType& op, const BasicJsonType& val)
{
static_cast<void>(op);
static_cast<void>(val);
JSON_THROW(parse_error::create(exception_id::patch_invalid_operation, 0, concat("operation value '", op, "' is invalid"), &val));
}
} // namespace detail
NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_END
#if defined(__clang__)
JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
#endif