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Nim/lib/std/jsonutils.nim
Jake Leahy 81325d0745 Add checks to fromJson when trying to convert to an array (#26109)
Issue popped up when using `fromJson` into an array but the JSON passed
is an object

```nim
import std/[jsonutils, json]

let data = parseJson """
{"key": "value"}
"""
var foo: seq[int]
foo.fromJson(data)
echo foo #> @[0]
```
Basically the `setLen` would set the size to be equal to the number of
keys, but `getElems` just returns an empty array if the JSON isn't an
array which lead to it just creating zero'd items in the seq without
letting the user know.

Felt adding the checks was better than just skipping the `setLen` since
it lets the user know that there is a problem with the JSON
2026-08-19 08:24:25 +02:00

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##[
This module implements a hookable (de)serialization for arbitrary types using JSON.
Design goal: avoid importing modules where a custom serialization is needed;
see strtabs.fromJsonHook,toJsonHook for an example.
]##
runnableExamples:
import std/[strtabs,json]
type Foo = ref object
t: bool
z1: int8
let a = (1.5'f32, (b: "b2", a: "a2"), 'x', @[Foo(t: true, z1: -3), nil], [{"name": "John"}.newStringTable])
let j = a.toJson
assert j.jsonTo(typeof(a)).toJson == j
assert $[NaN, Inf, -Inf, 0.0, -0.0, 1.0, 1e-2].toJson == """["nan","inf","-inf",0.0,-0.0,1.0,0.01]"""
assert 0.0.toJson.kind == JFloat
assert Inf.toJson.kind == JString
import std/[json, strutils, tables, sets, strtabs, options]
#[
Future directions:
add a way to customize serialization, for e.g.:
* field renaming
* allow serializing `enum` and `char` as `string` instead of `int`
(enum is more compact/efficient, and robust to enum renamings, but string
is more human readable)
* handle cyclic references, using a cache of already visited addresses
* implement support for serialization and de-serialization of nested variant
objects.
]#
import std/macros
from std/enumutils import symbolName
from std/typetraits import OrdinalEnum, tupleLen
when defined(nimPreviewSlimSystem):
import std/assertions
proc isNamedTuple(T: typedesc): bool {.magic: "TypeTrait".}
type
Joptions* = object # xxx rename FromJsonOptions
## Options controlling the behavior of `fromJson`.
allowExtraKeys*: bool
## If `true` Nim's object to which the JSON is parsed is not required to
## have a field for every JSON key.
allowMissingKeys*: bool
## If `true` Nim's object to which JSON is parsed is allowed to have
## fields without corresponding JSON keys.
# in future work: a key rename could be added
EnumMode* = enum
joptEnumOrd
joptEnumSymbol
joptEnumString
JsonNodeMode* = enum ## controls `toJson` for JsonNode types
joptJsonNodeAsRef ## returns the ref as is
joptJsonNodeAsCopy ## returns a deep copy of the JsonNode
joptJsonNodeAsObject ## treats JsonNode as a regular ref object
ToJsonOptions* = object
enumMode*: EnumMode
jsonNodeMode*: JsonNodeMode
# xxx charMode, etc
proc initToJsonOptions*(): ToJsonOptions =
## initializes `ToJsonOptions` with sane options.
ToJsonOptions(enumMode: joptEnumOrd, jsonNodeMode: joptJsonNodeAsRef)
proc distinctBase(T: typedesc, recursive: static bool = true): typedesc {.magic: "TypeTrait".}
template distinctBase[T](a: T, recursive: static bool = true): untyped = distinctBase(typeof(a), recursive)(a)
macro getDiscriminants(a: typedesc): seq[string] =
## return the discriminant keys
# candidate for std/typetraits
var a = a.getTypeImpl
doAssert a.kind == nnkBracketExpr
let sym = a[1]
let t = sym.getTypeImpl
let t2 = t[2]
case t2.kind
of nnkEmpty: # allow empty objects
result = quote do:
seq[string].default
of nnkRecList:
result = newTree(nnkBracket)
for ti in t2:
if ti.kind == nnkRecCase:
let key = ti[0][0]
result.add newLit key.strVal
if result.len > 0:
result = quote do:
@`result`
else:
result = quote do:
seq[string].default
else:
raiseAssert "unexpected kind: " & $t2.kind
macro initCaseObject(T: typedesc, fun: untyped): untyped =
## does the minimum to construct a valid case object, only initializing
## the discriminant fields; see also `getDiscriminants`
# maybe candidate for std/typetraits
var a = T.getTypeImpl
doAssert a.kind == nnkBracketExpr
let sym = a[1]
let t = sym.getTypeImpl
var t2: NimNode
case t.kind
of nnkObjectTy: t2 = t[2]
of nnkRefTy: t2 = t[0].getTypeImpl[2]
else: raiseAssert $t.kind # xxx `nnkPtrTy` could be handled too
doAssert t2.kind == nnkRecList
result = newTree(nnkObjConstr)
result.add T
for ti in t2:
if ti.kind == nnkRecCase:
let key = ti[0][0]
let typ = ti[0][1]
let key2 = key.strVal
let val = quote do:
`fun`(`key2`, typedesc[`typ`])
result.add newTree(nnkExprColonExpr, key, val)
proc raiseJsonException(condStr: string, msg: string) {.noinline.} =
# just pick 1 exception type for simplicity; other choices would be:
# JsonError, JsonParser, JsonKindError
raise newException(ValueError, condStr & " failed: " & msg)
template checkJson(cond: untyped, msg = "") =
if not cond:
raiseJsonException(astToStr(cond), msg)
proc hasField[T](obj: T, field: string): bool =
for k, _ in fieldPairs(obj):
if k == field:
return true
return false
macro accessField(obj: typed, name: static string): untyped =
newDotExpr(obj, ident(name))
template fromJsonFields(newObj, oldObj, json, discKeys, opt) =
type T = typeof(newObj)
# we could customize whether to allow JNull
checkJson json.kind == JObject, $json.kind
var num, numMatched = 0
for key, val in fieldPairs(newObj):
num.inc
when key notin discKeys:
if json.hasKey key:
numMatched.inc
fromJson(val, json[key], opt)
elif opt.allowMissingKeys:
# if there are no discriminant keys the `oldObj` must always have the
# same keys as the new one. Otherwise we must check, because they could
# be set to different branches.
when typeof(oldObj) isnot typeof(nil):
if discKeys.len == 0 or hasField(oldObj, key):
val = accessField(oldObj, key)
else:
checkJson false, "key '$1' for $2 not in $3" % [key, $T, json.pretty()]
else:
if json.hasKey key:
numMatched.inc
let ok =
if opt.allowExtraKeys and opt.allowMissingKeys:
true
elif opt.allowExtraKeys:
# This check is redundant because if here missing keys are not allowed,
# and if `num != numMatched` it will fail in the loop above but it is left
# for clarity.
assert num == numMatched
num == numMatched
elif opt.allowMissingKeys:
json.len == numMatched
else:
json.len == num and num == numMatched
checkJson ok, "There were $1 keys (expecting $2) for $3 with $4" % [$json.len, $num, $T, json.pretty()]
proc fromJson*[T](a: var T, b: JsonNode, opt = Joptions())
proc discKeyMatch[T](obj: T, json: JsonNode, key: static string): bool =
if not json.hasKey key:
return true
let field = accessField(obj, key)
var jsonVal: typeof(field) = default(typeof(field))
fromJson(jsonVal, json[key])
if jsonVal != field:
return false
return true
macro discKeysMatchBodyGen(obj: typed, json: JsonNode,
keys: static seq[string]): untyped =
result = newStmtList()
let r = ident("result")
for key in keys:
let keyLit = newLit key
result.add quote do:
`r` = `r` and discKeyMatch(`obj`, `json`, `keyLit`)
proc discKeysMatch[T](obj: T, json: JsonNode, keys: static seq[string]): bool =
result = true
discKeysMatchBodyGen(obj, json, keys)
proc jsonTo*(b: JsonNode, T: typedesc, opt = Joptions()): T
proc fromJson*[T](a: var T, b: JsonNode, opt = Joptions()) =
## inplace version of `jsonTo`
#[
adding "json path" leading to `b` can be added in future work.
]#
checkJson b != nil, $($T, b)
when compiles(fromJsonHook(a, b, opt)): fromJsonHook(a, b, opt)
elif compiles(fromJsonHook(a, b)): fromJsonHook(a, b)
elif T is bool: a = to(b,T)
elif T is enum:
case b.kind
of JInt: a = T(b.getBiggestInt())
of JString: a = parseEnum[T](b.getStr())
else: checkJson false, "Expecting int/string for " & $T & " got " & b.pretty()
elif T is uint|uint64: a = T(to(b, uint64))
elif T is Ordinal: a = cast[T](to(b, int))
elif T is pointer: a = cast[pointer](to(b, int))
elif T is distinct: a.distinctBase.fromJson(b)
elif T is string|SomeNumber: a = to(b,T)
elif T is cstring:
case b.kind
of JNull: a = nil
of JString: a = b.str
else: checkJson false, "Expecting null/string for " & $T & " got " & b.pretty()
elif T is JsonNode: a = b
elif T is ref | ptr:
if b.kind == JNull: a = nil
else:
a = T()
fromJson(a[], b, opt)
elif T is array:
checkJson b.kind == JArray
checkJson a.len == b.len, "Json array size doesn't match for " & $T
var i = 0
for ai in mitems(a):
fromJson(ai, b[i], opt)
i.inc
elif T is set:
type E = typeof(for ai in a: ai)
for val in b.getElems:
incl a, jsonTo(val, E)
elif T is seq:
checkJson b.kind == JArray
a.setLen b.len
for i, val in b.getElems:
fromJson(a[i], val, opt)
elif T is object:
template fun(key, typ): untyped {.used.} =
if b.hasKey key:
jsonTo(b[key], typ)
elif hasField(a, key):
accessField(a, key)
else:
default(typ)
const keys = getDiscriminants(T)
when keys.len == 0:
fromJsonFields(a, nil, b, keys, opt)
else:
if discKeysMatch(a, b, keys):
fromJsonFields(a, nil, b, keys, opt)
else:
var newObj = initCaseObject(T, fun)
fromJsonFields(newObj, a, b, keys, opt)
a = newObj
elif T is tuple:
when isNamedTuple(T):
fromJsonFields(a, nil, b, seq[string].default, opt)
else:
checkJson b.kind == JArray, $(b.kind) # we could customize whether to allow JNull
when compiles(tupleLen(T)):
let tupleSize = tupleLen(T)
else:
# Tuple len isn't in csources_v1 so using tupleLen would fail.
# Else branch basically never runs (tupleLen added in 1.1 and jsonutils in 1.4), but here for consistency
var tupleSize = 0
for val in fields(a):
tupleSize.inc
checkJson b.len == tupleSize, "Json doesn't match expected length of " & $tupleSize & ", got " & b.pretty()
var i = 0
for val in fields(a):
fromJson(val, b[i], opt)
i.inc
else:
# checkJson not appropriate here
static: raiseAssert "not yet implemented: " & $T
proc jsonTo*(b: JsonNode, T: typedesc, opt = Joptions()): T =
## reverse of `toJson`
result = default(T)
fromJson(result, b, opt)
proc toJson*[T](a: T, opt = initToJsonOptions()): JsonNode =
## serializes `a` to json; uses `toJsonHook(a: T)` if it's in scope to
## customize serialization, see strtabs.toJsonHook for an example.
##
## .. note:: With `-d:nimPreviewJsonutilsHoleyEnum`, `toJson` now can
## serialize/deserialize holey enums as regular enums (via `ord`) instead of as strings.
## It is expected that this behavior becomes the new default in upcoming versions.
when compiles(toJsonHook(a, opt)): result = toJsonHook(a, opt)
elif compiles(toJsonHook(a)): result = toJsonHook(a)
elif T is object | tuple:
when T is object or isNamedTuple(T):
result = newJObject()
for k, v in a.fieldPairs: result[k] = toJson(v, opt)
else:
result = newJArray()
for v in a.fields: result.add toJson(v, opt)
elif T is ref | ptr:
template impl =
if system.`==`(a, nil): result = newJNull()
else: result = toJson(a[], opt)
when T is JsonNode:
case opt.jsonNodeMode
of joptJsonNodeAsRef: result = a
of joptJsonNodeAsCopy: result = copy(a)
of joptJsonNodeAsObject: impl()
else: impl()
elif T is array | seq | set:
result = newJArray()
for ai in a: result.add toJson(ai, opt)
elif T is pointer: result = toJson(cast[int](a), opt)
# edge case: `a == nil` could've also led to `newJNull()`, but this results
# in simpler code for `toJson` and `fromJson`.
elif T is distinct: result = toJson(a.distinctBase, opt)
elif T is bool: result = %(a)
elif T is SomeInteger: result = %a
elif T is enum:
case opt.enumMode
of joptEnumOrd:
when T is Ordinal or defined(nimPreviewJsonutilsHoleyEnum): %(a.ord)
else: toJson($a, opt)
of joptEnumSymbol:
when T is OrdinalEnum:
toJson(symbolName(a), opt)
else:
toJson($a, opt)
of joptEnumString: toJson($a, opt)
elif T is Ordinal: result = %(a.ord)
elif T is cstring: (if a == nil: result = newJNull() else: result = % $a)
else: result = %a
proc fromJsonHook*[K: string|cstring, V](t: var (Table[K, V] | OrderedTable[K, V]),
jsonNode: JsonNode, opt = Joptions()) =
## Enables `fromJson` for `Table` and `OrderedTable` types.
##
## See also:
## * `toJsonHook proc<#toJsonHook>`_
runnableExamples:
import std/[tables, json]
var foo: tuple[t: Table[string, int], ot: OrderedTable[string, int]]
fromJson(foo, parseJson("""
{"t":{"two":2,"one":1},"ot":{"one":1,"three":3}}"""))
assert foo.t == [("one", 1), ("two", 2)].toTable
assert foo.ot == [("one", 1), ("three", 3)].toOrderedTable
assert jsonNode.kind == JObject,
"The kind of the `jsonNode` must be `JObject`, but its actual " &
"type is `" & $jsonNode.kind & "`."
clear(t)
for k, v in jsonNode:
t[k] = jsonTo(v, V, opt)
proc toJsonHook*[K: string|cstring, V](t: (Table[K, V] | OrderedTable[K, V]), opt = initToJsonOptions()): JsonNode =
## Enables `toJson` for `Table` and `OrderedTable` types.
##
## See also:
## * `fromJsonHook proc<#fromJsonHook,,JsonNode>`_
runnableExamples:
import std/[tables, json, sugar]
let foo = (
t: [("two", 2)].toTable,
ot: [("one", 1), ("three", 3)].toOrderedTable)
assert $toJson(foo) == """{"t":{"two":2},"ot":{"one":1,"three":3}}"""
# if keys are not string|cstring, you can use this:
let a = {10: "foo", 11: "bar"}.newOrderedTable
let a2 = collect: (for k,v in a: (k,v))
assert $toJson(a2) == """[[10,"foo"],[11,"bar"]]"""
result = newJObject()
for k, v in pairs(t):
# not sure if $k has overhead for string
result[(when K is string: k else: $k)] = toJson(v, opt)
proc fromJsonHook*[A](s: var SomeSet[A], jsonNode: JsonNode, opt = Joptions()) =
## Enables `fromJson` for `HashSet` and `OrderedSet` types.
##
## See also:
## * `toJsonHook proc<#toJsonHook,SomeSet[A]>`_
runnableExamples:
import std/[sets, json]
var foo: tuple[hs: HashSet[string], os: OrderedSet[string]]
fromJson(foo, parseJson("""
{"hs": ["hash", "set"], "os": ["ordered", "set"]}"""))
assert foo.hs == ["hash", "set"].toHashSet
assert foo.os == ["ordered", "set"].toOrderedSet
assert jsonNode.kind == JArray,
"The kind of the `jsonNode` must be `JArray`, but its actual " &
"type is `" & $jsonNode.kind & "`."
clear(s)
for v in jsonNode:
incl(s, jsonTo(v, A, opt))
proc toJsonHook*[A](s: SomeSet[A], opt = initToJsonOptions()): JsonNode =
## Enables `toJson` for `HashSet` and `OrderedSet` types.
##
## See also:
## * `fromJsonHook proc<#fromJsonHook,SomeSet[A],JsonNode>`_
runnableExamples:
import std/[sets, json]
let foo = (hs: ["hash"].toHashSet, os: ["ordered", "set"].toOrderedSet)
assert $toJson(foo) == """{"hs":["hash"],"os":["ordered","set"]}"""
result = newJArray()
for k in s:
add(result, toJson(k, opt))
proc fromJsonHook*[T](self: var Option[T], jsonNode: JsonNode, opt = Joptions()) =
## Enables `fromJson` for `Option` types.
##
## See also:
## * `toJsonHook proc<#toJsonHook,Option[T]>`_
runnableExamples:
import std/[options, json]
var opt: Option[string]
fromJsonHook(opt, parseJson("\"test\""))
assert get(opt) == "test"
fromJson(opt, parseJson("null"))
assert isNone(opt)
if jsonNode.kind != JNull:
self = some(jsonTo(jsonNode, T, opt))
else:
self = none[T]()
proc toJsonHook*[T](self: Option[T], opt = initToJsonOptions()): JsonNode =
## Enables `toJson` for `Option` types.
##
## See also:
## * `fromJsonHook proc<#fromJsonHook,Option[T],JsonNode>`_
runnableExamples:
import std/[options, json]
let optSome = some("test")
assert $toJson(optSome) == "\"test\""
let optNone = none[string]()
assert $toJson(optNone) == "null"
if isSome(self):
toJson(get(self), opt)
else:
newJNull()
proc fromJsonHook*(a: var StringTableRef, b: JsonNode) =
## Enables `fromJson` for `StringTableRef` type.
##
## See also:
## * `toJsonHook proc<#toJsonHook,StringTableRef>`_
runnableExamples:
import std/[strtabs, json]
var t = newStringTable(modeCaseSensitive)
let jsonStr = """{"mode": 0, "table": {"name": "John", "surname": "Doe"}}"""
fromJsonHook(t, parseJson(jsonStr))
assert t[] == newStringTable("name", "John", "surname", "Doe",
modeCaseSensitive)[]
var mode = jsonTo(b["mode"], StringTableMode)
a = newStringTable(mode)
let b2 = b["table"]
for k,v in b2: a[k] = jsonTo(v, string)
proc toJsonHook*(a: StringTableRef): JsonNode =
## Enables `toJson` for `StringTableRef` type.
##
## See also:
## * `fromJsonHook proc<#fromJsonHook,StringTableRef,JsonNode>`_
runnableExamples:
import std/[strtabs, json]
let t = newStringTable("name", "John", "surname", "Doe", modeCaseSensitive)
let jsonStr = """{"mode": "modeCaseSensitive",
"table": {"name": "John", "surname": "Doe"}}"""
assert toJson(t) == parseJson(jsonStr)
result = newJObject()
result["mode"] = toJson($a.mode)
let t = newJObject()
for k,v in a: t[k] = toJson(v)
result["table"] = t