Document json_document and json_view

- API pages for basic_json_document and basic_json_view, one per member,
  and for the four aliases, each with an example
- features/json_view.md: the problem the view solves, ownership and
  lifetime, what matches basic_json::parse() and what differs, and when
  to choose json, ordered_json, SAX, or the view
- the examples show why one would use the view, not only how: borrowed
  vs. owned input, reading a few fields and materializing one subtree,
  reusing a document across many messages
- registered in the mkdocs navigation, llms.txt, the docset, the
  exceptions page (out_of_range.416), architecture.md, the integration
  page, and the README; the yyjson credit is added to the README and
  license.md

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# <small>nlohmann::basic_json_document::</small>source
```cpp
view_type::string_view_t source() const noexcept;
```
Returns the parsed text, whether it is borrowed from the caller or owned by the document.
## Return value
A `#!cpp string_view_t` (`#!cpp std::string_view` on C++17 and newer) over the parsed text, or an empty one if the
document is [discarded](is_discarded.md).
## Exception safety
No-throw guarantee: this function never throws exceptions.
## Complexity
Constant.
## Notes
For a borrowed document, `source()` points directly into the caller's buffer, so it is only valid while that buffer
is; see [`owns_source`](owns_source.md).
## Examples
??? example
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/basic_json_document__source.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/basic_json_document__source.output"
```
## See also
- [owns_source](owns_source.md) - return whether the document holds its own copy of the text
- [source_offset](../basic_json_view/source_offset.md) - byte offset of a value in the source text
## Version history
- Added in version 3.13.0.