* Name the key type when rejecting non-string CBOR/MessagePack map keys
CBOR and MessagePack allow map keys of any type, but JSON object keys
are always strings, so such maps are rejected. The error so far was the
one for a malformed string (e.g. "expected length specification
(0xA0-0xBF, 0xD9-0xDB); last byte: 0xC0" for a nil key), which does not
tell the user what went wrong. Report the type of the key instead:
syntax error while parsing MessagePack object key: only string keys
are supported, but found nil; last byte: 0xC0
The exception id (parse_error.113) and type are unchanged. Malformed
string keys and a missing key keep their previous messages. Document
the restriction on the CBOR and MessagePack pages.
Refs #2766, #3381
Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
* Point the MessagePack key note to the spec's profile section
The note linked to "Serialization: type to format conversion", which says nothing about key types. Restricting map keys to strings is only mentioned in the "Profile" section (under "Future discussion") as an example of a JSON-compatible profile, so link there and describe it as such instead of as a permission.
Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
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