Merge branches 'binary_type' and 'develop' of https://github.com/nlohmann/json into binary_type

.github/workflows/macos.yml

+name: macOS
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: cmake
+      run: cmake -S . -B build -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
+    - name: build
+      run: cmake --build build --parallel 10
+    - name: test
+      run: cd build ; ctest -j 10

.github/workflows/ccpp.yml → .github/workflows/ubuntu.yml

-name: C/C++ CI
+name: Ubuntu
 
 on: [push]
 
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    - name: prepare
-      run: mkdir build
     - name: cmake
-      run: cd build ; cmake ..
+      run: cmake -S . -B build -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
     - name: build
-      run: make -C build
+      run: cmake --build build --parallel 10
     - name: test
       run: cd build ; ctest -j 10

.github/workflows/windows.yml

+name: Windows
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: cmake
+      run: cmake -S . -B build -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
+    - name: build
+      run: cmake --build build --parallel 10
+    - name: test
+      run: cd build ; ctest -j 10 -C Debug --exclude-regex "test-unicode"

README.md

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/nlohmann/json.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/nlohmann/json)
 [![Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/1acb366xfyg3qybk/branch/develop?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/nlohmann/json)
+[![Ubuntu](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/workflows/Ubuntu/badge.svg)](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/actions?query=workflow%3AUbuntu)
+[![macOS](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/workflows/macOS/badge.svg)](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/actions?query=workflow%3AmacOS)
+[![Windows](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/workflows/Windows/badge.svg)](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/actions?query=workflow%3AWindows)
 [![Build Status](https://circleci.com/gh/nlohmann/json.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/nlohmann/json)
-[![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/nlohmann/json.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/nlohmann/json)
+[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/nlohmann/json/badge.svg?branch=develop)](https://coveralls.io/github/nlohmann/json?branch=develop)
 [![Coverity Scan Build Status](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/5550/badge.svg)](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/nlohmann-json)
 [![Codacy Badge](https://api.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/f3732b3327e34358a0e9d1fe9f661f08)](https://www.codacy.com/app/nlohmann/json?utm_source=github.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=nlohmann/json&utm_campaign=Badge_Grade)
 [![Language grade: C/C++](https://img.shields.io/lgtm/grade/cpp/g/nlohmann/json.svg?logo=lgtm&logoWidth=18)](https://lgtm.com/projects/g/nlohmann/json/context:cpp)
@@ -1080,10 +1083,10 @@ auto cbor = json::to_msgpack(j); // 0xD5 (fixext2), 0x10, 0xCA, 0xFE
 
 ## Supported compilers
 
-Though it's 2019 already, the support for C++11 is still a bit sparse. Currently, the following compilers are known to work:
+Though it's 2020 already, the support for C++11 is still a bit sparse. Currently, the following compilers are known to work:
 
-- GCC 4.8 - 9.2 (and possibly later)
-- Clang 3.4 - 9.0 (and possibly later)
+- GCC 4.8 - 10.0 (and possibly later)
+- Clang 3.4 - 10.0 (and possibly later)
 - Intel C++ Compiler 17.0.2 (and possibly later)
 - Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 / Build Tools 14.0.25123.0 (and possibly later)
 - Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 / Build Tools 15.5.180.51428 (and possibly later)
@@ -1108,36 +1111,41 @@ Please note:
 
 - Unsupported versions of GCC and Clang are rejected by `#error` directives. This can be switched off by defining `JSON_SKIP_UNSUPPORTED_COMPILER_CHECK`. Note that you can expect no support in this case.
 
-The following compilers are currently used in continuous integration at [Travis](https://travis-ci.org/nlohmann/json), [AppVeyor](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/nlohmann/json), and [CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/nlohmann/json):
-
-| Compiler              | Operating System             | Version String |
-|-----------------------|------------------------------|----------------|
-| GCC 4.8.5             | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS           | g++-4.8 (Ubuntu 4.8.5-2ubuntu1~14.04.2) 4.8.5 |
-| GCC 4.9.4             | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | g++-4.9 (Ubuntu 4.9.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1) 4.9.4 |
-| GCC 5.5.0             | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | g++-5 (Ubuntu 5.5.0-12ubuntu1~14.04) 5.5.0 20171010 |
-| GCC 6.3.0             | Debian 9 (stretch)           | g++ (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1) 6.3.0 20170516 |
-| GCC 6.4.0             | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | g++-6 (Ubuntu 6.4.0-17ubuntu1~14.04) 6.4.0 20180424 |
-| GCC 7.3.0             | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | g++-7 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-21ubuntu1~14.04) 7.3.0 |
-| GCC 7.3.0             | Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) | g++ (x86_64-posix-seh-rev0, Built by MinGW-W64 project) 7.3.0 |
-| GCC 8.1.0             | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | g++-8 (Ubuntu 8.1.0-5ubuntu1~14.04) 8.1.0 |
-| GCC 9.2.1             | Ubuntu 14.05.1 LTS           | g++-9 (Ubuntu 9.2.1-16ubuntu1~14.04.1) 9.2.1 20191030 |
-| Clang 3.5.0           | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | clang version 3.5.0-4ubuntu2~trusty2 (tags/RELEASE_350/final) (based on LLVM 3.5.0) |
-| Clang 3.6.2           | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | clang version 3.6.2-svn240577-1~exp1 (branches/release_36) (based on LLVM 3.6.2) |
-| Clang 3.7.1           | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | clang version 3.7.1-svn253571-1~exp1 (branches/release_37) (based on LLVM 3.7.1) |
-| Clang 3.8.0           | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | clang version 3.8.0-2ubuntu3~trusty5 (tags/RELEASE_380/final) |
-| Clang 3.9.1           | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | clang version 3.9.1-4ubuntu3~14.04.3 (tags/RELEASE_391/rc2) |
-| Clang 4.0.1           | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | clang version 4.0.1-svn305264-1~exp1 (branches/release_40) |
-| Clang 5.0.2           | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | clang version 5.0.2-svn328729-1~exp1~20180509123505.100 (branches/release_50) |
-| Clang 6.0.1           | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | clang version 6.0.1-svn334776-1~exp1~20180726133705.85 (branches/release_60) |
-| Clang 7.0.1           | Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS           | clang version 7.0.1-svn348686-1~exp1~20181213084532.54 (branches/release_70) |
-| Clang Xcode 9.3       | OSX 10.13.3                  | Apple LLVM version 9.1.0 (clang-902.0.39.2) |
-| Clang Xcode 10.0      | OSX 10.13.3                  | Apple LLVM version 10.0.0 (clang-1000.11.45.2) |
-| Clang Xcode 10.1      | OSX 10.13.3                  | Apple LLVM version 10.0.0 (clang-1000.11.45.5) |
-| Clang Xcode 10.2      | OSX 10.14.4                  | Apple LLVM version 10.0.1 (clang-1001.0.46.4) |
-| Clang Xcode 11.2.1    | OSX 10.14.4                  | Apple LLVM version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.12) |
-| Visual Studio 14 2015 | Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) | Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 14.0.25420.1, MSVC 19.0.24215.1 |
-| Visual Studio 15 2017 | Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) | Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 15.9.21+g9802d43bc3, MSVC 19.16.27032.1 |
-| Visual Studio 16 2019 | Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) | Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 16.3.1+1def00d3d, MSVC 19.23.28106.4 |
+The following compilers are currently used in continuous integration at [Travis](https://travis-ci.org/nlohmann/json), [AppVeyor](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/nlohmann/json), [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/actions), and [CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/nlohmann/json):
+
+| Compiler                                                        | Operating System   | CI Provider    |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
+| Apple Clang 9.1.0 (clang-902.0.39.1); Xcode 9.3                 | macOS 10.13.3      | Travis         |
+| Apple Clang 9.1.0 (clang-902.0.39.2); Xcode 9.4.1               | macOS 10.13.6      | Travis         |
+| Apple Clang 10.0.0 (clang-1000.11.45.2); Xcode 10.0             | macOS 10.13.6      | Travis         |
+| Apple Clang 10.0.0 (clang-1000.11.45.5); Xcode 10.1             | macOS 10.13.6      | Travis         |
+| Apple Clang 10.0.1 (clang-1001.0.46.4); Xcode 10.2.1            | macOS 10.14.4      | Travis         |
+| Apple Clang 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.12); Xcode 11.2.1           | macOS 10.14.6      | Travis         |
+| Apple Clang 11.0.3 (clang-1103.0.32.59); Xcode 11.4.1           | macOS 10.15.4      | GitHub Actions |
+| Clang 3.5.0 (3.5.0-4ubuntu2~trusty2)                            | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| Clang 3.6.2 (3.6.2-svn240577-1~exp1)                            | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| Clang 3.7.1 (3.7.1-svn253571-1~exp1)                            | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| Clang 3.8.0 (3.8.0-2ubuntu3~trusty5)                            | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| Clang 3.9.1 (3.9.1-4ubuntu3~14.04.3)                            | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| Clang 4.0.1 (4.0.1-svn305264-1~exp1)                            | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| Clang 5.0.2 (version 5.0.2-svn328729-1~exp1~20180509123505.100) | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| Clang 6.0.1 (6.0.1-svn334776-1~exp1~20190309042707.121)         | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| Clang 7.1.0 (7.1.0-svn353565-1~exp1~20190419134007.64)          | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| Clang 7.5.0 (Ubuntu 7.5.0-3ubuntu1~18.04)                       | Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS | Travis         |
+| GCC 4.8.5 (Ubuntu 4.8.5-4ubuntu8~14.04.2)                       | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| GCC 4.9.4 (Ubuntu 4.9.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1)                       | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| GCC 5.5.0 (Ubuntu 5.5.0-12ubuntu1~14.04)                        | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| GCC 6.3.0 (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1)                              | Debian 9           | Circle CI      |
+| GCC 6.5.0 (Ubuntu 6.5.0-2ubuntu1~14.04.1)                       | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| GCC 7.3.0 (x86_64-posix-seh-rev0, Built by MinGW-W64 project)   | Windows-6.3.9600   | AppVeyor       |
+| GCC 7.5.0 (Ubuntu 7.5.0-3ubuntu1~14.04.1)                       | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| GCC 7.5.0 (Ubuntu 7.5.0-3ubuntu1~18.04)                         | Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS | GitHub Actions |
+| GCC 8.4.0 (Ubuntu 8.4.0-1ubuntu1~14.04)                         | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| GCC 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-11ubuntu0~14.04)                        | Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS | Travis         |
+| MSVC 19.0.24241.7 (Build Engine version 14.0.25420.1)           | Windows-6.3.9600   | AppVeyor       |
+| MSVC 19.16.27035.0 (15.9.21+g9802d43bc3 for .NET Framework)     | Windows-10.0.14393 | AppVeyor       |
+| MSVC 19.25.28614.0 (Build Engine version 16.5.0+d4cbfca49 for .NET Framework) | Windows-10.0.17763  | AppVeyor       |
+| MSVC 19.25.28614.0 (Build Engine version 16.5.0+d4cbfca49 for .NET Framework) | Windows-10.0.17763  | GitHub Actions |
 
 ## License
 

cmake/download_test_data.cmake

@@ -12,3 +12,40 @@ add_custom_target(download_test_data
 
 # create a header with the path to the downloaded test data
 file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/test_data.hpp "#define TEST_DATA_DIRECTORY \"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/json_test_data\"\n")
+
+# determine the operating system (for debug and support purposes)
+find_program(UNAME_COMMAND uname)
+find_program(VER_COMMAND ver)
+find_program(LSB_RELEASE_COMMAND lsb_release)
+find_program(SW_VERS_COMMAND sw_vers)
+set(OS_VERSION_STRINGS "${CMAKE_SYSTEM}")
+if (VER_COMMAND)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${VER_COMMAND} OUTPUT_VARIABLE VER_COMMAND_RESULT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    set(OS_VERSION_STRINGS "${OS_VERSION_STRINGS}; ${VER_COMMAND_RESULT}")
+endif()
+if (SW_VERS_COMMAND)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${SW_VERS_COMMAND} OUTPUT_VARIABLE SW_VERS_COMMAND_RESULT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_QUIET)
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "[ ]*\n" "; " SW_VERS_COMMAND_RESULT "${SW_VERS_COMMAND_RESULT}")
+    set(OS_VERSION_STRINGS "${OS_VERSION_STRINGS}; ${SW_VERS_COMMAND_RESULT}")
+endif()
+if (LSB_RELEASE_COMMAND)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${LSB_RELEASE_COMMAND} -a OUTPUT_VARIABLE LSB_RELEASE_COMMAND_RESULT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_QUIET)
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "[ ]*\n" "; " LSB_RELEASE_COMMAND_RESULT "${LSB_RELEASE_COMMAND_RESULT}")
+    set(OS_VERSION_STRINGS "${OS_VERSION_STRINGS}; ${LSB_RELEASE_COMMAND_RESULT}")
+endif()
+if (UNAME_COMMAND)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${UNAME_COMMAND} -a OUTPUT_VARIABLE UNAME_COMMAND_RESULT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_QUIET)
+    set(OS_VERSION_STRINGS "${OS_VERSION_STRINGS}; ${UNAME_COMMAND_RESULT}")
+endif()
+
+message(STATUS "Operating system: ${OS_VERSION_STRINGS}")
+
+# determine the compiler (for debug and support purposes)
+if (MSVC)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} OUTPUT_VARIABLE CXX_VERSION_RESULT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_VARIABLE CXX_VERSION_RESULT ERROR_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "${CXX_VERSION_RESULT}; MSVC_VERSION=${MSVC_VERSION}; MSVC_TOOLSET_VERSION=${MSVC_TOOLSET_VERSION}")
+else()
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} --version OUTPUT_VARIABLE CXX_VERSION_RESULT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+endif()
+string(REGEX REPLACE "[ ]*\n" "; " CXX_VERSION_RESULT "${CXX_VERSION_RESULT}")
+message(STATUS "Compiler: ${CXX_VERSION_RESULT}")