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Niels Lohmann 6a073dbae4 Give operator>> a strong exception-safety guarantee (#5695)
operator>> parsed directly into its basic_json& target, so a parse
error left the target holding whatever was parsed before the error
instead of its previous value. With JSON_DIAGNOSTICS=1, that partial
value also violated the class invariant, because the parent pointers
of an array or object's elements are only set when the container is
closed, which a failed parse never reaches; copying such a value then
aborted in assert_invariant().

Fix it the way basic_json::parse() already handles this: parse into a
temporary and move it into the target only once parsing succeeds, so
the target is left unchanged if an exception is thrown.

Fixes #5652.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
2026-09-30 20:13:34 +02:00

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// __ _____ _____ _____
// __| | __| | | | JSON for Modern C++ (supporting code)
// | | |__ | | | | | | version 3.12.0
// |_____|_____|_____|_|___| https://github.com/nlohmann/json
//
// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013-2026 Niels Lohmann <https://nlohmann.me>
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
#include "doctest_compatibility.h"
#ifdef JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
#undef JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
#endif
#define JSON_DIAGNOSTICS 1
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
using nlohmann::json;
#include <map>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <sstream>
TEST_CASE("Better diagnostics")
{
SECTION("empty JSON Pointer")
{
json const j = 1;
std::string s;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(s = j.get<std::string>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be string, but is number", json::type_error);
}
SECTION("invalid type")
{
json j;
j["a"]["b"]["c"] = 1;
std::string s;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(s = j["a"]["b"]["c"].get<std::string>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] (/a/b/c) type must be string, but is number", json::type_error);
}
SECTION("missing key")
{
json j;
j["object"]["object"] = true;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j["object"].at("not_found"), "[json.exception.out_of_range.403] (/object) key 'not_found' not found", json::out_of_range);
}
SECTION("array index out of range")
{
json j;
j["array"][4] = true;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j["array"].at(5), "[json.exception.out_of_range.401] (/array) array index 5 is out of range", json::out_of_range);
}
SECTION("array index at wrong type")
{
json j;
j["array"][4] = true;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j["array"][4][5], "[json.exception.type_error.305] (/array/4) cannot use operator[] with a numeric argument with boolean", json::type_error);
}
SECTION("wrong iterator")
{
json j;
j["array"] = json::array();
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j["array"].erase(j.begin()), "[json.exception.invalid_iterator.202] (/array) iterator does not fit current value", json::invalid_iterator);
}
SECTION("JSON Pointer escaping")
{
json j;
j["a/b"]["m~n"] = 1;
std::string s;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(s = j["a/b"]["m~n"].get<std::string>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] (/a~1b/m~0n) type must be string, but is number", json::type_error);
}
SECTION("Parse error")
{
json _;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(_ = json::parse(""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: attempting to parse an empty input; check that your input string or stream contains the expected JSON", json::parse_error);
}
SECTION("Wrong type in update()")
{
json j = {{"foo", "bar"}};
json k = {{"bla", 1}};
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j.update(k["bla"].begin(), k["bla"].end()), "[json.exception.type_error.312] (/bla) cannot use update() with number", json::type_error);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j.update(k["bla"]), "[json.exception.type_error.312] (/bla) cannot use update() with number", json::type_error);
}
}
TEST_CASE("Regression tests for extended diagnostics")
{
SECTION("Regression test for https://github.com/nlohmann/json/pull/2562#pullrequestreview-574858448")
{
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(json({"0", "0"})[1].get<int>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] (/1) type must be number, but is string", json::type_error);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(json({"0", "1"})[1].get<int>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] (/1) type must be number, but is string", json::type_error);
}
SECTION("Regression test for https://github.com/nlohmann/json/pull/2562/files/380a613f2b5d32425021129cd1f371ddcfd54ddf#r563259793")
{
json j;
j["/foo"] = {1, 2, 3};
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j.unflatten(), "[json.exception.type_error.315] (/~1foo) values in object must be primitive", json::type_error);
}
SECTION("Regression test for issue #5675 - to_bson: out_of_range.415 has no diagnostics context")
{
json const j = {{"a", {{"b", json::binary({1, 2}, 300)}}}};
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(json::to_bson(j), "[json.exception.out_of_range.415] (/a/b) subtype 300 is too large for the BSON binary subtype (max 255)", json::out_of_range);
}
SECTION("Regression test for issue #2838 - Assertion failure when inserting into arrays with JSON_DIAGNOSTICS set")
{
// void push_back(basic_json&& val)
{
json j_arr = json::array();
j_arr.push_back(json::object());
j_arr.push_back(json::object());
j_arr.push_back(json::object());
j_arr.push_back(json::object());
json j_obj = json::object();
j_obj["key"] = j_arr;
}
// void push_back(const basic_json& val)
{
json j_arr = json::array();
auto object = json::object();
j_arr.push_back(object);
j_arr.push_back(object);
j_arr.push_back(object);
j_arr.push_back(object);
json j_obj = json::object();
j_obj["key"] = j_arr;
}
// reference emplace_back(Args&& ... args)
{
json j_arr = json::array();
j_arr.emplace_back(json::object());
j_arr.emplace_back(json::object());
j_arr.emplace_back(json::object());
j_arr.emplace_back(json::object());
json j_obj = json::object();
j_obj["key"] = j_arr;
}
// iterator insert(const_iterator pos, const basic_json& val)
{
json j_arr = json::array();
j_arr.insert(j_arr.begin(), json::object());
j_arr.insert(j_arr.begin(), json::object());
j_arr.insert(j_arr.begin(), json::object());
j_arr.insert(j_arr.begin(), json::object());
json j_obj = json::object();
j_obj["key"] = j_arr;
}
// iterator insert(const_iterator pos, size_type cnt, const basic_json& val)
{
json j_arr = json::array();
j_arr.insert(j_arr.begin(), 2, json::object());
json j_obj = json::object();
j_obj["key"] = j_arr;
}
// iterator insert(const_iterator pos, const_iterator first, const_iterator last)
{
json j_arr = json::array();
json j_objects = {json::object(), json::object()};
j_arr.insert(j_arr.begin(), j_objects.begin(), j_objects.end());
json j_obj = json::object();
j_obj["key"] = j_arr;
}
}
SECTION("Regression test for issue #2962 - JSON_DIAGNOSTICS assertion for ordered_json")
{
nlohmann::ordered_json j;
nlohmann::ordered_json j2;
const std::string value;
j["first"] = value;
j["second"] = value;
j2["something"] = j;
}
SECTION("Regression test for issue #3007 - Parent pointers properly set when using update()")
{
// void update(const_reference j)
{
json j = json::object();
{
json j2 = json::object();
j2["one"] = 1;
j.update(j2);
}
// Must call operator[] on const element, otherwise m_parent gets updated.
auto const& constJ = j;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(constJ["one"].at(0), "[json.exception.type_error.304] (/one) cannot use at() with number", json::type_error);
}
// void update(const_iterator first, const_iterator last)
{
json j = json::object();
{
json j2 = json::object();
j2["one"] = 1;
j.update(j2.begin(), j2.end());
}
// Must call operator[] on const element, otherwise m_parent gets updated.
auto const& constJ = j;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(constJ["one"].at(0), "[json.exception.type_error.304] (/one) cannot use at() with number", json::type_error);
}
// Code from #3007 triggering unwanted assertion without fix to update().
{
json root = json::array();
json lower = json::object();
{
json lowest = json::object();
lowest["one"] = 1;
lower.update(lowest);
}
root.push_back(lower);
}
}
SECTION("Regression test for issue #3032 - Yet another assertion failure when inserting into arrays with JSON_DIAGNOSTICS set")
{
// reference operator[](size_type idx)
{
json j_arr = json::array();
j_arr[0] = 0;
j_arr[1] = 1;
j_arr[2] = 2;
j_arr[3] = 3;
j_arr[4] = 4;
j_arr[5] = 5;
j_arr[6] = 6;
j_arr[7] = 7;
json const j_arr_copy = j_arr;
}
}
SECTION("Regression test for issue #3915 - JSON_DIAGNOSTICS trigger assertion")
{
json j = json::object();
j["root"] = "root_str";
json jj = json::object();
jj["child"] = json::object();
// If do not push anything in object, then no assert will be produced
jj["child"]["prop1"] = "prop1_value";
// Push all properties of child in parent
j.insert(jj.at("child").begin(), jj.at("child").end());
// Here assert is generated when construct new json
const json k(j);
CHECK(k.dump() == "{\"prop1\":\"prop1_value\",\"root\":\"root_str\"}");
}
SECTION("Regression test for issue #4813 - update() with merge_objects=true triggers JSON_ASSERT with JSON_DIAGNOSTICS")
{
// https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/4813
nlohmann::ordered_json j1 = {{"numbers", {{"one", 1}}}};
nlohmann::ordered_json const j2 = {{"numbers", {{"two", 2}}}, {"string", "t"}};
CHECK_NOTHROW(j1.update(j2, true));
CHECK(j1["numbers"]["one"] == 1);
CHECK(j1["numbers"]["two"] == 2);
CHECK(j1["string"] == "t");
}
SECTION("Regression test for issue #5387 - copying keeps the parents of nested values")
{
// A value nested deeper than the copy constructor's descent bound is
// copied without the call stack. Every container that path creates has
// to have the parents of its children set, or the JSON Pointer in the
// diagnostic is cut short.
const std::size_t depth = 300;
SECTION("objects")
{
json j = "not a number";
std::string pointer;
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < depth; ++i)
{
j = json{{"a", j}};
pointer += "/a";
}
json const copy(j); // NOLINT(performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization)
const json* inner = &copy;
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < depth; ++i)
{
inner = &inner->at("a");
}
std::string const expected = "[json.exception.type_error.302] (" + pointer + ") type must be number, but is string";
int i = 0;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(i = inner->get<int>(), expected.c_str(), json::type_error);
CHECK(i == 0);
}
SECTION("arrays")
{
json j = "not a number";
std::string pointer;
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < depth; ++i)
{
j = json::array({j});
pointer += "/0";
}
json const copy(j); // NOLINT(performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization)
const json* inner = &copy;
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < depth; ++i)
{
inner = &inner->at(0);
}
std::string const expected = "[json.exception.type_error.302] (" + pointer + ") type must be number, but is string";
int i = 0;
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(i = inner->get<int>(), expected.c_str(), json::type_error);
CHECK(i == 0);
}
}
SECTION("Regression test for issue #5668 - wrong path for std::map/unordered_map with non-string keys")
{
// a map with non-string keys is read from an array of [key, value] arrays;
// element 2 of "m" is not an array, so the path must point at "m/2", not "m"
json j;
j["outer"]["m"] = json::array({json::array({1, 2}), json::array({3, 4}), 5});
SECTION("std::map")
{
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS((j["outer"]["m"].get<std::map<int, int>>()),
"[json.exception.type_error.302] (/outer/m/2) type must be array, "
"but is number", json::type_error);
}
SECTION("std::unordered_map")
{
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS((j["outer"]["m"].get<std::unordered_map<int, int>>()),
"[json.exception.type_error.302] (/outer/m/2) type must be array, "
"but is number", json::type_error);
}
}
SECTION("Regression test - swap(array_t&)/swap(object_t&) must update JSON_DIAGNOSTICS parent pointers")
{
// swap(array_t&)
{
json j = json::array();
json::array_t arr = {json::array({1})};
j.swap(arr);
// parent pointers of the moved-in elements must point into j, not
// into the now-defunct free-standing array_t
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j[0][0].get<std::string>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] (/0/0) type must be string, but is number", json::type_error);
// must not trigger assert_invariant() in a debug/assert-enabled build
json const k = j;
CHECK(k == j);
}
// swap(object_t&)
{
json o = json::object();
json::object_t obj = {{"a", json::array({1})}};
o.swap(obj);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(o["a"][0].get<std::string>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] (/a/0) type must be string, but is number", json::type_error);
// must not trigger assert_invariant() in a debug/assert-enabled build
json const p = o;
CHECK(p == o);
}
}
SECTION("Regression test - erase() and update() must keep JSON_DIAGNOSTICS parent pointers of ordered_json members")
{
// ordered_json keeps its members in a vector: erasing a member
// re-constructs all members after it in place, and adding a key may
// reallocate the vector; both reset the parent pointers of the members
// that were moved
using nlohmann::ordered_json;
const auto check_parents = [](const ordered_json & j)
{
// const access, so operator[] cannot repair the parent pointers
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j["z"]["x"].at(0), "[json.exception.type_error.304] (/z/x) cannot use at() with number", ordered_json::type_error);
// must not trigger assert_invariant() in a debug/assert-enabled build
ordered_json const copy = j; // NOLINT(performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization)
CHECK(copy == j);
};
// erase(key)
{
ordered_json j = {{"a", 1}, {"z", {{"x", 1}}}};
CHECK(j.erase("a") == 1);
check_parents(j);
}
// erase(iterator)
{
ordered_json j = {{"a", 1}, {"z", {{"x", 1}}}};
j.erase(j.begin());
check_parents(j);
}
// erase(iterator, iterator)
{
ordered_json j = {{"a", 1}, {"b", 2}, {"z", {{"x", 1}}}};
j.erase(j.begin(), j.find("z"));
check_parents(j);
}
// patch() removes via erase(iterator)
{
ordered_json j = {{"a", 1}, {"z", {{"x", 1}}}};
j.patch_inplace(ordered_json::parse(R"([{"op": "remove", "path": "/a"}])"));
check_parents(j);
}
// update(j)
{
ordered_json j = {{"z", {{"x", 1}}}};
j.update({{"a", 1}, {"b", 2}});
check_parents(j);
}
// update(j, true), the outer and the nested vector both grow
{
ordered_json j = {{"z", {{"x", 1}}}};
j.update({{"z", {{"y", 2}}}, {"a", 1}}, true);
check_parents(j);
}
// update(j, true) around its descent bound, where the nested vectors
// grow while the objects are merged without recursing
for (const std::size_t depth :
{
nlohmann::detail::recursion_depth_limit() - 1, nlohmann::detail::recursion_depth_limit(), nlohmann::detail::recursion_depth_limit() + 2
})
{
ordered_json j = {{"z", {{"x", 1}}}};
ordered_json patch = {{"a", 1}, {"b", 2}, {"c", {{"d", 3}}}};
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < depth; ++i)
{
j = ordered_json{{"k", 0}, {"n", std::move(j)}};
patch = ordered_json{{"n", std::move(patch)}, {"l", 1}, {"m", 2}};
}
j.update(patch, true);
// must not trigger assert_invariant() on any level in a
// debug/assert-enabled build
ordered_json const copy = j; // NOLINT(performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization)
CHECK(copy == j);
}
// merge_patch() inserts "c" and removes "d" at /a/c, then inserts "e"
// at /a, which copies /a/c
{
auto j = ordered_json::parse(R"({"a": {"c": {"d": {}}}})");
j.merge_patch(ordered_json::parse(R"({"a": {"c": {"c": "s", "d": null}, "e": "s"}})"));
CHECK(j.dump() == R"({"a":{"c":{"c":"s"},"e":"s"}})");
auto const& constJ = j;
#if JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(constJ["a"]["c"]["c"].at(0), "[json.exception.type_error.304] (/a/c/c) (bytes 18-21) cannot use at() with string", ordered_json::type_error);
#else
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(constJ["a"]["c"]["c"].at(0), "[json.exception.type_error.304] (/a/c/c) cannot use at() with string", ordered_json::type_error);
#endif
ordered_json const copy = j;
CHECK(copy == j);
}
}
SECTION("Regression test for issue #5652 - operator>> leaves a partial value in its target on a parse error")
{
json j = "old value";
std::istringstream is("[1, x");
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(is >> j, "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: '1, x'", json::parse_error);
// j must be left unchanged, as json::parse() guarantees for its result
CHECK(j == "old value");
// copying j must not trigger assert_invariant(): a failed parse must
// not leave array/object elements without a parent pointer
json const copy = j; // NOLINT(performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization)
CHECK(copy == j);
}
}
TEST_CASE("Better diagnostics past the descent bound of update() and merge_patch()")
{
// Both merge objects nested more than detail::recursion_depth_limit()
// (128) levels deep without recursing; the values they add or replace
// there must still know their parents.
// The values are built rather than parsed, so that the expected messages
// carry no byte positions under JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS.
const std::size_t depth = 200;
json target = {{"x", 1}};
json patch = {{"y", 2}};
std::string path;
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < depth; ++i)
{
target = json{{"a", std::move(target)}};
patch = json{{"a", std::move(patch)}};
path += "/a";
}
const std::string expected_x = "[json.exception.type_error.304] (" + path + "/x) cannot use at() with number";
const std::string expected_y = "[json.exception.type_error.304] (" + path + "/y) cannot use at() with number";
SECTION("update()")
{
json j = target;
j.update(patch, true);
// walk down through const references, which leave m_parent alone
const json* p = &j;
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < depth; ++i)
{
p = &p->at("a");
}
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(p->at("x").at(0), expected_x.c_str(), json::type_error);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(p->at("y").at(0), expected_y.c_str(), json::type_error);
}
SECTION("merge_patch()")
{
json j = target;
j.merge_patch(patch);
const json* p = &j;
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < depth; ++i)
{
p = &p->at("a");
}
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(p->at("x").at(0), expected_x.c_str(), json::type_error);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(p->at("y").at(0), expected_y.c_str(), json::type_error);
}
}