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Niels Lohmann 63c10a51fc Review and extend the documentation, and check it in CI (#5638)
* Review and extend the documentation, and check it in CI

A review of all documentation pages found factual errors, dead links,
missing cross-references, and gaps in examples. This fixes them and adds
checks so the same problems are caught automatically.

Fixes:
- wrong signatures and version histories (operator!= C++20 member,
  binary() subtype type, get<PointerType>(), JSON_NO_THREAD_LOCAL, ...)
- stale descriptions (number parsing since #5283, UBJSON table, SAX
  example that no longer compiled, tsl::ordered_map advice)
- dead internal and external links; repology.org badges (the domain is
  suspended) replaced by badges that query the registries directly
- deprecation notes link the migration guide; the guide itself fixed

Additions:
- "See also" sections, cross-references, 25 runnable examples, 12
  Mermaid diagrams, new API pages for json_pointer::operator<=> and
  byte_container_with_subtype::operator==/!=
- landing page, guides for untrusted input and performance
- "unreleased" badge after versions newer than the latest release

Checks:
- strict documentation build (broken links/anchors fail it); CI and
  the publish workflow fetch the full history the build needs
- weekly external link check, Mermaid syntax check in CI
- check_structure.py: example titles, heading levels, alt texts,
  header links, docset index coverage; its unused-example check works
  again
- all examples produce the same output on every platform

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

* Keep the customer links that could not be fixed

A dead link on the customers page is still the evidence of where the
use of the library was documented. Keep the original URLs of the entries
without a working replacement (Marne, Cisco Webex Desk Camera, Philips
Hue, CyberArk) and exclude exactly these URLs from the link check.

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

* Correct the duplicate-key recipe's claim about SAX positions

The SAX interface's key() receives no position either; only parse_error()
does. Also note that the recipe does not report the path to the repeated
key (see discussion #5085).

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

* Say the library is available as a single header and mention json_fwd.hpp

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

* Correct documentation errors found while hunting for bugs

- patch/patch_inplace: list the JSON pointer errors parse_error.106-109
  and out_of_range.402/404, and quote the actual parse_error.105 message.
- unflatten: list parse_error.106/107/108 and out_of_range.404.
- to_bson: list out_of_range.415 (binary subtype above 255) and note
  that 412 and 415 are new in 3.13.0.
- to_string: state that string_t must be convertible to std::string, also
  in the StringType requirements table.
- JSON Lines: a `while (input >> j)` loop also throws after the last value
  for concatenated JSON values; show a loop that works for both.
- BON8: a string gets 0xFF only if nothing follows it in the message; a
  string at the end of an array or object is ended by 0xFE.
- custom_string_type.hpp: add operator+=(char), which the "Always
  required" list asks for (json_pointer::to_string, flatten, unflatten,
  and diff did not compile), and an ADL int_to_string for diff and items.

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

* Cache the release headers with functools.lru_cache

Codacy (Pylint) flagged the mutable default argument that header() used
as its cache. functools.lru_cache keeps the same memoization without it.
The script's output is unchanged.

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

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Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-10-02 11:32:15 +02:00

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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 <cmath> // isfinite
#include <cstdint> // uint8_t
#include <functional> // function
#include <string> // string
#include <utility> // move
#include <vector> // vector
#include <nlohmann/detail/exceptions.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/input/input_adapters.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/input/json_sax.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/meta/is_sax.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/string_concat.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/detail/value_t.hpp>
NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
namespace detail
{
////////////
// parser //
////////////
enum class parse_event_t : std::uint8_t
{
/// the parser read `{` and started to process a JSON object
object_start,
/// the parser read `}` and finished processing a JSON object
object_end,
/// the parser read `[` and started to process a JSON array
array_start,
/// the parser read `]` and finished processing a JSON array
array_end,
/// the parser read a key of a value in an object
key,
/// the parser finished reading a JSON value
value
};
template<typename BasicJsonType>
using parser_callback_t =
std::function<bool(int /*depth*/, parse_event_t /*event*/, BasicJsonType& /*parsed*/)>;
/*!
@brief syntax analysis
This class implements a parser for JSON text. Nested arrays and objects are tracked with an explicit
stack instead of recursion, so deeply nested input does not exhaust the call stack, and what is read
is reported as SAX events.
*/
template<typename BasicJsonType, typename InputAdapterType>
class parser
{
using number_integer_t = typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t;
using number_unsigned_t = typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t;
using number_float_t = typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t;
using string_t = typename BasicJsonType::string_t;
using lexer_t = lexer<BasicJsonType, InputAdapterType>;
using token_type = typename lexer_t::token_type;
public:
/// a parser reading from an input adapter
explicit parser(InputAdapterType&& adapter,
parser_callback_t<BasicJsonType> cb = nullptr,
const bool allow_exceptions_ = true,
const bool ignore_comments = false,
const bool ignore_trailing_commas_ = false,
const bool discard_number_values_ = false)
: callback(std::move(cb))
, m_lexer(std::move(adapter), ignore_comments, discard_number_values_)
, allow_exceptions(allow_exceptions_)
, ignore_trailing_commas(ignore_trailing_commas_)
{
// read first token
get_token();
}
/*!
@brief public parser interface
@param[in] strict whether to expect the last token to be EOF
@param[in,out] result parsed JSON value
@throw parse_error.101 in case of an unexpected token (including invalid
unicode escapes and surrogate errors, which are reported with a
detailed message)
*/
void parse(const bool strict, BasicJsonType& result)
{
if (callback)
{
json_sax_dom_callback_parser<BasicJsonType, InputAdapterType> sdp(result, callback, allow_exceptions, &m_lexer);
// in case of an error, return a discarded value
if (!parse_dom(sdp, strict))
{
result = value_t::discarded;
return;
}
// set top-level value to null if it was discarded by the callback
// function
if (result.is_discarded())
{
result = nullptr;
}
}
else
{
json_sax_dom_parser<BasicJsonType, InputAdapterType> sdp(result, allow_exceptions, &m_lexer);
// in case of an error, return a discarded value
if (!parse_dom(sdp, strict))
{
result = value_t::discarded;
return;
}
}
result.assert_invariant();
}
/*!
@brief public accept interface
@param[in] strict whether to expect the last token to be EOF
@return whether the input is a proper JSON text
*/
bool accept(const bool strict = true)
{
json_sax_acceptor<BasicJsonType> sax_acceptor;
return sax_parse(&sax_acceptor, strict);
}
template<typename SAX>
JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(2)
bool sax_parse(SAX* sax, const bool strict = true)
{
(void)detail::is_sax_static_asserts<SAX, BasicJsonType> {};
const bool result = sax_parse_internal(sax);
if (result)
{
if (strict)
{
// strict mode: next byte must be EOF
if (get_token() != token_type::end_of_input)
{
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_of_input, "value"), nullptr));
}
}
else
{
// the caller keeps using the input: position it right after
// the value by leaving the character that terminated it
m_lexer.release_lookahead();
}
}
return result;
}
private:
/*!
@brief run a DOM SAX parser to completion and position the lexer
Shared by both branches of @ref parse(): builds no SAX parser itself,
but drives an already-constructed @a json_sax_dom_parser or
@ref json_sax_dom_callback_parser through @ref sax_parse_internal(),
then applies the strict-EOF check (reporting parse_error.101 through
@a sdp on failure) or, in non-strict mode, releases the lookahead so
the caller can keep reading the input right after the parsed value.
@param[in,out] sdp the DOM SAX parser to run
@param[in] strict whether to expect the last token to be EOF
@return whether @a sdp did not report an error
*/
template<typename DomSax>
bool parse_dom(DomSax& sdp, const bool strict)
{
sax_parse_internal(&sdp);
if (strict)
{
// in strict mode, input must be completely read
if (get_token() != token_type::end_of_input)
{
sdp.parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
exception_message(token_type::end_of_input, "value"), nullptr));
}
}
else
{
// the caller keeps using the input: position it right after
// the value by leaving the character that terminated it
m_lexer.release_lookahead();
}
return !sdp.is_errored();
}
template<typename SAX>
JSON_HEDLEY_NON_NULL(2)
bool sax_parse_internal(SAX* sax)
{
// stack to remember the hierarchy of structured values we are parsing
// true = array; false = object
std::vector<bool> states;
// value to avoid a goto (see comment where set to true)
bool skip_to_state_evaluation = false;
while (true)
{
if (!skip_to_state_evaluation)
{
// invariant: get_token() was called before each iteration
switch (last_token)
{
case token_type::begin_object:
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->start_object(detail::unknown_size())))
{
return false;
}
// closing } -> we are done
if (get_token() == token_type::end_object)
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->end_object()))
{
return false;
}
break;
}
// parse key
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(last_token != token_type::value_string))
{
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::value_string, "object key"), nullptr));
}
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->key(m_lexer.get_string())))
{
return false;
}
// parse separator (:)
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(get_token() != token_type::name_separator))
{
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::name_separator, "object separator"), nullptr));
}
// remember we are now inside an object
states.push_back(false);
// parse values
get_token();
continue;
}
case token_type::begin_array:
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->start_array(detail::unknown_size())))
{
return false;
}
// closing ] -> we are done
if (get_token() == token_type::end_array)
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->end_array()))
{
return false;
}
break;
}
// remember we are now inside an array
states.push_back(true);
// parse values (no need to call get_token)
continue;
}
case token_type::value_float:
{
const auto res = m_lexer.get_number_float();
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!std::isfinite(res)))
{
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
out_of_range::create(406, concat("number overflow parsing '", m_lexer.get_token_string(), '\''), nullptr));
}
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->number_float(res, m_lexer.get_string())))
{
return false;
}
break;
}
case token_type::literal_false:
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->boolean(false)))
{
return false;
}
break;
}
case token_type::literal_null:
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->null()))
{
return false;
}
break;
}
case token_type::literal_true:
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->boolean(true)))
{
return false;
}
break;
}
case token_type::value_integer:
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->number_integer(m_lexer.get_number_integer())))
{
return false;
}
break;
}
case token_type::value_string:
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->string(m_lexer.get_string())))
{
return false;
}
break;
}
case token_type::value_unsigned:
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->number_unsigned(m_lexer.get_number_unsigned())))
{
return false;
}
break;
}
case token_type::parse_error:
{
// using "uninitialized" to avoid an "expected" message
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::uninitialized, "value"), nullptr));
}
case token_type::end_of_input:
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(m_lexer.get_position().chars_read_total == 1))
{
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
"attempting to parse an empty input; check that your input string or stream contains the expected JSON", nullptr));
}
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::literal_or_value, "value"), nullptr));
}
case token_type::uninitialized:
case token_type::end_array:
case token_type::end_object:
case token_type::name_separator:
case token_type::value_separator:
case token_type::literal_or_value:
default: // the last token was unexpected
{
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::literal_or_value, "value"), nullptr));
}
}
}
else
{
skip_to_state_evaluation = false;
}
// we reached this line after we successfully parsed a value
if (states.empty())
{
// empty stack: we reached the end of the hierarchy: done
return true;
}
if (states.back()) // array
{
// comma -> next value
// or end of array (ignore_trailing_commas = true)
if (get_token() == token_type::value_separator)
{
// parse a new value
get_token();
// if ignore_trailing_commas and last_token is ], we can continue to "closing ]"
if (!(ignore_trailing_commas && last_token == token_type::end_array))
{
continue;
}
}
// closing ]
if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(last_token == token_type::end_array))
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->end_array()))
{
return false;
}
// We are done with this array. Before we can parse a
// new value, we need to evaluate the new state first.
// By setting skip_to_state_evaluation to true, the next
// iteration skips parsing a value and evaluates the
// enclosing state directly.
JSON_ASSERT(!states.empty());
states.pop_back();
skip_to_state_evaluation = true;
continue;
}
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_array, "array"), nullptr));
}
// states.back() is false -> object
// comma -> next value
// or end of object (ignore_trailing_commas = true)
if (get_token() == token_type::value_separator)
{
get_token();
// if ignore_trailing_commas and last_token is }, we can continue to "closing }"
if (!(ignore_trailing_commas && last_token == token_type::end_object))
{
// parse key
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(last_token != token_type::value_string))
{
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::value_string, "object key"), nullptr));
}
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->key(m_lexer.get_string())))
{
return false;
}
// parse separator (:)
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(get_token() != token_type::name_separator))
{
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::name_separator, "object separator"), nullptr));
}
// parse values
get_token();
continue;
}
}
// closing }
if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(last_token == token_type::end_object))
{
if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!sax->end_object()))
{
return false;
}
// We are done with this object. Before we can parse a
// new value, we need to evaluate the new state first.
// By setting skip_to_state_evaluation to true, the next
// iteration skips parsing a value and evaluates the
// enclosing state directly.
JSON_ASSERT(!states.empty());
states.pop_back();
skip_to_state_evaluation = true;
continue;
}
return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
m_lexer.get_token_string(),
parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_object, "object"), nullptr));
}
}
/// get next token from lexer
token_type get_token()
{
return last_token = m_lexer.scan();
}
std::string exception_message(const token_type expected, const std::string& context)
{
std::string error_msg = "syntax error ";
if (!context.empty())
{
error_msg += concat("while parsing ", context, ' ');
}
error_msg += "- ";
if (last_token == token_type::parse_error)
{
error_msg += concat(m_lexer.get_error_message(), "; last read: '",
m_lexer.get_token_string(), '\'');
}
else
{
error_msg += concat("unexpected ", lexer_t::token_type_name(last_token));
}
if (expected != token_type::uninitialized)
{
error_msg += concat("; expected ", lexer_t::token_type_name(expected));
}
return error_msg;
}
private:
/// callback function
const parser_callback_t<BasicJsonType> callback = nullptr;
/// the type of the last read token
token_type last_token = token_type::uninitialized;
/// the lexer
lexer_t m_lexer;
/// whether to throw exceptions in case of errors
const bool allow_exceptions = true;
/// whether trailing commas in objects and arrays should be ignored (true) or signaled as errors (false)
const bool ignore_trailing_commas = false;
};
} // namespace detail
NLOHMANN_JSON_NAMESPACE_END