Fix AppVeyor failures from the Zmij double writer

MSVC 2015 warns C4554 on the shifts with casts in the fractional part
of zmij::to_shortest despite the parentheses; with /WX every target
fails to build. Name the shift amounts as constants instead.

The shortest-digits test built the candidates with one digit fewer via
a stream with std::setprecision(digits.size() - 2); the standard library
of MSVC 2017 ignores a precision of 0, so for two-digit values the
"shorter" candidates were the value itself. Truncate the digits
instead: the value lies within half a unit of the last digit, so the
truncated digits and their successor are the closest candidates.

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

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/array_t.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ To store objects in C++, a type is defined by the template parameters explained
 
 ### Default type
 
-With the default values for `ArrayType` (`std::vector`) and `AllocatorType` (`std::allocator`), the default value for
+With the default values for `ArrayType` (`std::vector`) and `AllocatorType` (`std::allocator`), the default type for
 `array_t` is:
 
 ```cpp

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/boolean_t.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ To store boolean values in C++, a type is defined by the template parameter  `Bo
 
 ### Default type
 
-With the default values for `BooleanType` (`#!cpp bool`), the default value for `boolean_t` is `#!cpp bool`.
+With the default values for `BooleanType` (`#!cpp bool`), the default type for `boolean_t` is `#!cpp bool`.
 
 ### Storage
 

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/number_float_t.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type to use.
 
 ### Default type
 
-With the default values for `NumberFloatType` (`double`), the default value for `number_float_t` is `#!cpp double`.
+With the default values for `NumberFloatType` (`double`), the default type for `number_float_t` is `#!cpp double`.
 
 ### Default behavior
 
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ With the default values for `NumberFloatType` (`double`), the default value for
 > interoperability can be achieved by implementations that expect no more precision or range than these provide, in the
 > sense that implementations will approximate JSON numbers within the expected precision.
 
-This implementation does exactly follow this approach, as it uses double precision floating-point numbers. Note that
-numbers smaller than `-1.79769313486232e+308` or greater than `1.79769313486232e+308` are rejected during parsing with
+This implementation does exactly follow this approach, as it uses double precision floating-point numbers by default.
+Note that with the default `double`, numbers smaller than `-1.79769313486232e+308` or greater than
+`1.79769313486232e+308` are rejected during parsing with
 [`out_of_range.406`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range406). Non-finite values (NaN and infinity) can
 only be stored by assigning them directly and are serialized to `null`.
 

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/number_integer_t.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ to use.
 
 ### Default type
 
-With the default values for `NumberIntegerType` (`std::int64_t`), the default value for `number_integer_t` is
+With the default values for `NumberIntegerType` (`std::int64_t`), the default type for `number_integer_t` is
 `#!cpp std::int64_t`.
 
 ### Default behavior

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/number_unsigned_t.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ the type to use.
 
 ### Default type
 
-With the default values for `NumberUnsignedType` (`std::uint64_t`), the default value for `number_unsigned_t` is
+With the default values for `NumberUnsignedType` (`std::uint64_t`), the default type for `number_unsigned_t` is
 `#!cpp std::uint64_t`.
 
 ### Default behavior

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/object_t.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ To store objects in C++, a type is defined by the template parameters described
 ### Default type
 
 With the default values for `ObjectType` (`std::map`), `StringType` (`std::string`), and `AllocatorType`
-(`std::allocator`), the default value for `object_t` is:
+(`std::allocator`), the default type for `object_t` is:
 
 ```cpp
 // until C++14

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/string_t.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ JSON class into byte-sized characters during deserialization.
 
 ### Default type
 
-With the default values for `StringType` (`std::string`), the default value for `string_t` is `#!cpp std::string`.
+With the default values for `StringType` (`std::string`), the default type for `string_t` is `#!cpp std::string`.
 
 ### Encoding
 

docs/mkdocs/docs/features/types/index.md

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ requirements are collected in [Template Parameter Requirements](template_paramet
 
 ### Default type
 
-With the default values for *ObjectType* (`std::map`), *StringType* (`std::string`), and *AllocatorType* (`std::allocator`), the default value for `object_t` is:
+With the default values for *ObjectType* (`std::map`), *StringType* (`std::string`), and *AllocatorType* (`std::allocator`), the default type for `object_t` is:
 
 ```cpp
 std::map<
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ json j = m;
 
 ### Default type
 
-With the default values for *ArrayType* (`std::vector`) and *AllocatorType* (`std::allocator`), the default value for `array_t` is:
+With the default values for *ArrayType* (`std::vector`) and *AllocatorType* (`std::allocator`), the default type for `array_t` is:
 
 ```cpp
 std::vector<
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Unicode values are split by the JSON class into byte-sized characters during des
 
 ### Default type
 
-With the default values for *StringType* (`std::string`), the default value for `string_t` is `#!cpp std::string`.
+With the default values for *StringType* (`std::string`), the default type for `string_t` is `#!cpp std::string`.
 
 ### Encoding
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ String values are stored as pointers in a `basic_json` type. That is, for any ac
 
 ### Default type
 
-With the default values for *BooleanType* (`#!cpp bool`), the default value for `boolean_t` is `#!cpp bool`.
+With the default values for *BooleanType* (`#!cpp bool`), the default type for `boolean_t` is `#!cpp bool`.
 
 ### Storage
 
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ This description includes both integer and floating-point numbers. However, C++
 
 ### Default types
 
-With the default values for *NumberIntegerType* (`std::int64_t`), the default value for `number_integer_t` is `std::int64_t`.
-With the default values for *NumberUnsignedType* (`std::uint64_t`), the default value for `number_unsigned_t` is `std::uint64_t`.
-With the default values for *NumberFloatType* (`#!cpp double`), the default value for `number_float_t` is `#!cpp double`.
+With the default values for *NumberIntegerType* (`std::int64_t`), the default type for `number_integer_t` is `std::int64_t`.
+With the default values for *NumberUnsignedType* (`std::uint64_t`), the default type for `number_unsigned_t` is `std::uint64_t`.
+With the default values for *NumberFloatType* (`#!cpp double`), the default type for `number_float_t` is `#!cpp double`.
 
 ### Default behavior
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ As this range is a subrange of the exactly supported range [`INT64_MIN`, `INT64_
 
 > This specification allows implementations to set limits on the range and precision of numbers accepted. Since software that implements IEEE 754-2008 binary64 (double precision) numbers is generally available and widely used, good interoperability can be achieved by implementations that expect no more precision or range than these provide, in the sense that implementations will approximate JSON numbers within the expected precision.
 
-This implementation does exactly follow this approach, as it uses double precision floating-point numbers. Note that numbers smaller than `#!c -1.79769313486232e+308` or greater than `#!c 1.79769313486232e+308` are rejected during parsing with [`out_of_range.406`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range406). Non-finite values (NaN and infinity) can only be stored by assigning them directly and are serialized to `#!json null`.
+This implementation does exactly follow this approach, as it uses double precision floating-point numbers by default (see *NumberFloatType* above). Note that with the default `#!cpp double`, numbers smaller than `#!c -1.79769313486232e+308` or greater than `#!c 1.79769313486232e+308` are rejected during parsing with [`out_of_range.406`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range406). Non-finite values (NaN and infinity) can only be stored by assigning them directly and are serialized to `#!json null`.
 
 ### Storage
 

include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/zmij.hpp

@@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ JSON_HEDLEY_ALWAYS_INLINE shortest_decimal to_shortest(std::uint64_t bits) noexc
     const uint128_parts p10 = pow10(-dec_exp - 1);
     const uint128_parts p = umul192_hi128(p10.high, p10.low, bin_sig << static_cast<unsigned>(shift));
     std::uint64_t integral = p.high >> static_cast<unsigned>(extra_shift);
-    const std::uint64_t fractional = (p.high << static_cast<unsigned>(64 - extra_shift)) | (p.low >> static_cast<unsigned>(extra_shift));
+    // (no casts in the shifts: MSVC 2015 warns C4554 on them despite the parentheses)
+    constexpr unsigned fractional_low_shift = static_cast<unsigned>(extra_shift);
+    constexpr unsigned fractional_high_shift = 64u - fractional_low_shift;
+    const std::uint64_t fractional = (p.high << fractional_high_shift) | (p.low >> fractional_low_shift);
     std::uint64_t digit = 0;
     bool round_up = false;
     bool round_down = false;

single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -25874,7 +25874,10 @@ JSON_HEDLEY_ALWAYS_INLINE shortest_decimal to_shortest(std::uint64_t bits) noexc
     const uint128_parts p10 = pow10(-dec_exp - 1);
     const uint128_parts p = umul192_hi128(p10.high, p10.low, bin_sig << static_cast<unsigned>(shift));
     std::uint64_t integral = p.high >> static_cast<unsigned>(extra_shift);
-    const std::uint64_t fractional = (p.high << static_cast<unsigned>(64 - extra_shift)) | (p.low >> static_cast<unsigned>(extra_shift));
+    // (no casts in the shifts: MSVC 2015 warns C4554 on them despite the parentheses)
+    constexpr unsigned fractional_low_shift = static_cast<unsigned>(extra_shift);
+    constexpr unsigned fractional_high_shift = 64u - fractional_low_shift;
+    const std::uint64_t fractional = (p.high << fractional_high_shift) | (p.low >> fractional_low_shift);
     std::uint64_t digit = 0;
     bool round_up = false;
     bool round_down = false;

tests/src/unit-to_chars.cpp

@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ using nlohmann::detail::dtoa_impl::reinterpret_bits;
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
-#include <iomanip>
 #include <limits>
-#include <locale>
 #include <random>
-#include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
@@ -689,20 +686,13 @@ void check_shortest(double v)
     const std::string& digits = de.first;
     if (digits.size() > 1)
     {
-        // the decimals of one digit fewer next to the value
-        // (a stream rather than snprintf("%.*e"), whose output GCC cannot bound)
-        std::ostringstream shorter;
-        shorter.imbue(std::locale::classic());
-        shorter << std::scientific << std::setprecision(static_cast<int>(digits.size()) - 2) << v;
-        const auto near = digits_and_exponent(shorter.str());
-        // as an integer with digits.size() - 1 digits
-        std::string m = near.first;
-        int e = near.second;
-        while (m.size() < digits.size() - 1)
-        {
-            m += '0';
-            --e;
-        }
+        // the decimals of one digit fewer next to the value: v lies within
+        // half a unit of the last digit of text, so the closest ones are the
+        // truncated digits and their successor
+        // (not a stream with std::setprecision(digits.size() - 2): the
+        // standard library of MSVC 2017 ignores a precision of 0)
+        const std::string m = digits.substr(0, digits.size() - 1);
+        const int e = de.second + 1;
         const std::uint64_t mid = std::stoull(m);
         for (const std::uint64_t candidate :
                 {