support construction from other basic_json types

include/nlohmann/detail/meta.hpp

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ struct is_compatible_complete_type
 {
     static constexpr bool value =
         not std::is_base_of<std::istream, CompatibleCompleteType>::value and
-        not std::is_same<BasicJsonType, CompatibleCompleteType>::value and
+        not is_basic_json<CompatibleCompleteType>::value and
         not is_basic_json_nested_type<BasicJsonType, CompatibleCompleteType>::value and
         has_to_json<BasicJsonType, CompatibleCompleteType>::value;
 };

include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -1207,6 +1207,7 @@ class basic_json
     - @a CompatibleType is not derived from `std::istream`,
     - @a CompatibleType is not @ref basic_json (to avoid hijacking copy/move
          constructors),
+    - @a CompatibleType is not a different @ref basic_json type (i.e. with different template arguments)
     - @a CompatibleType is not a @ref basic_json nested type (e.g.,
          @ref json_pointer, @ref iterator, etc ...)
     - @ref @ref json_serializer<U> has a
@@ -1243,6 +1244,77 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     /*!
+    @brief create a JSON value from an existing one
+
+    This is a constructor for existing @ref basic_json types.
+    It does not hijack copy/move constructors, since the parameter has different template arguments than the current ones.
+
+    The constructor tries to convert the internal @ref m_value of the parameter.
+
+    @tparam BasicJsonType a type such that:
+    - @a BasicJsonType is a @ref basic_json type.
+    - @a BasicJsonType has different template arguments than @ref basic_json_t.
+
+    @param[in] val the @ref basic_json value to be converted.
+
+    @complexity Usually linear in the size of the passed @a val, also
+                depending on the implementation of the called `to_json()`
+                method.
+
+    @exceptionsafety Depends on the called constructor. For types directly
+    supported by the library (i.e., all types for which no `to_json()` function
+    was provided), strong guarantee holds: if an exception is thrown, there are
+    no changes to any JSON value.
+
+    @since version 3.1.2
+    */
+    template <typename BasicJsonType,
+              detail::enable_if_t<
+                  detail::is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value and not std::is_same<basic_json, BasicJsonType>::value, int> = 0>
+    basic_json(const BasicJsonType& val)
+    {
+        using other_boolean_t = typename BasicJsonType::boolean_t;
+        using other_number_float_t = typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t;
+        using other_number_integer_t = typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t;
+        using other_number_unsigned_t = typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t;
+        using other_string_t = typename BasicJsonType::string_t;
+        using other_object_t = typename BasicJsonType::object_t;
+        using other_array_t = typename BasicJsonType::array_t;
+
+        switch (val.type())
+        {
+            case value_t::boolean:
+                JSONSerializer<other_boolean_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get<other_boolean_t>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::number_float:
+                JSONSerializer<other_number_float_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get<other_number_float_t>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::number_integer:
+                JSONSerializer<other_number_integer_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get<other_number_integer_t>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::number_unsigned:
+                JSONSerializer<other_number_unsigned_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get<other_number_unsigned_t>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::string:
+                JSONSerializer<other_string_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get_ref<const other_string_t&>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::object:
+                JSONSerializer<other_object_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get_ref<const other_object_t&>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::array:
+                JSONSerializer<other_array_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get_ref<const other_array_t&>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::null:
+                *this = nullptr;
+                break;
+            case value_t::discarded:
+                m_type = value_t::discarded;
+                break;
+        }
+        assert_invariant();
+    }
+
+    /*!
     @brief create a container (array or object) from an initializer list
 
     Creates a JSON value of type array or object from the passed initializer
@@ -2415,6 +2487,31 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     /*!
+    @brief get special-case overload
+
+    This overloads converts the current @ref basic_json in a different @ref basic_json type
+
+    @tparam BasicJsonType == @ref basic_json
+
+    @return a copy of *this, converted into @tparam BasicJsonType
+
+    @complexity Depending on the implementation of the called `from_json()`
+                method.
+
+    @since version 3.1.2
+    */
+    template<typename BasicJsonType, detail::enable_if_t<
+                 not std::is_same<BasicJsonType, basic_json>::value and
+                 detail::is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value
+                 ,
+                 int> = 0>
+    BasicJsonType get() const
+    {
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+
+    /*!
     @brief get a value (explicit)
 
     Explicit type conversion between the JSON value and a compatible value
@@ -2455,7 +2552,7 @@ class basic_json
     */
     template<typename ValueTypeCV, typename ValueType = detail::uncvref_t<ValueTypeCV>,
              detail::enable_if_t <
-                 not std::is_same<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value and
+                 not detail::is_basic_json<ValueType>::value and
                  detail::has_from_json<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value and
                  not detail::has_non_default_from_json<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value,
                  int> = 0>
@@ -2721,7 +2818,8 @@ class basic_json
     template < typename ValueType, typename std::enable_if <
                    not std::is_pointer<ValueType>::value and
                    not std::is_same<ValueType, detail::json_ref<basic_json>>::value and
-                   not std::is_same<ValueType, typename string_t::value_type>::value
+                   not std::is_same<ValueType, typename string_t::value_type>::value and
+                   not detail::is_basic_json<ValueType>::value
 #ifndef _MSC_VER  // fix for issue #167 operator<< ambiguity under VS2015
                    and not std::is_same<ValueType, std::initializer_list<typename string_t::value_type>>::value
 #endif

single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ struct is_compatible_complete_type
 {
     static constexpr bool value =
         not std::is_base_of<std::istream, CompatibleCompleteType>::value and
-        not std::is_same<BasicJsonType, CompatibleCompleteType>::value and
+        not is_basic_json<CompatibleCompleteType>::value and
         not is_basic_json_nested_type<BasicJsonType, CompatibleCompleteType>::value and
         has_to_json<BasicJsonType, CompatibleCompleteType>::value;
 };
@@ -10805,6 +10805,7 @@ class basic_json
     - @a CompatibleType is not derived from `std::istream`,
     - @a CompatibleType is not @ref basic_json (to avoid hijacking copy/move
          constructors),
+    - @a CompatibleType is not a different @ref basic_json type (i.e. with different template arguments)
     - @a CompatibleType is not a @ref basic_json nested type (e.g.,
          @ref json_pointer, @ref iterator, etc ...)
     - @ref @ref json_serializer<U> has a
@@ -10841,6 +10842,77 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     /*!
+    @brief create a JSON value from an existing one
+
+    This is a constructor for existing @ref basic_json types.
+    It does not hijack copy/move constructors, since the parameter has different template arguments than the current ones.
+
+    The constructor tries to convert the internal @ref m_value of the parameter.
+
+    @tparam BasicJsonType a type such that:
+    - @a BasicJsonType is a @ref basic_json type.
+    - @a BasicJsonType has different template arguments than @ref basic_json_t.
+
+    @param[in] val the @ref basic_json value to be converted.
+
+    @complexity Usually linear in the size of the passed @a val, also
+                depending on the implementation of the called `to_json()`
+                method.
+
+    @exceptionsafety Depends on the called constructor. For types directly
+    supported by the library (i.e., all types for which no `to_json()` function
+    was provided), strong guarantee holds: if an exception is thrown, there are
+    no changes to any JSON value.
+
+    @since version 3.1.2
+    */
+    template <typename BasicJsonType,
+              detail::enable_if_t<
+                  detail::is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value and not std::is_same<basic_json, BasicJsonType>::value, int> = 0>
+    basic_json(const BasicJsonType& val)
+    {
+        using other_boolean_t = typename BasicJsonType::boolean_t;
+        using other_number_float_t = typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t;
+        using other_number_integer_t = typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t;
+        using other_number_unsigned_t = typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t;
+        using other_string_t = typename BasicJsonType::string_t;
+        using other_object_t = typename BasicJsonType::object_t;
+        using other_array_t = typename BasicJsonType::array_t;
+
+        switch (val.type())
+        {
+            case value_t::boolean:
+                JSONSerializer<other_boolean_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get<other_boolean_t>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::number_float:
+                JSONSerializer<other_number_float_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get<other_number_float_t>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::number_integer:
+                JSONSerializer<other_number_integer_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get<other_number_integer_t>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::number_unsigned:
+                JSONSerializer<other_number_unsigned_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get<other_number_unsigned_t>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::string:
+                JSONSerializer<other_string_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get_ref<const other_string_t&>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::object:
+                JSONSerializer<other_object_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get_ref<const other_object_t&>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::array:
+                JSONSerializer<other_array_t>::to_json(*this, val.template get_ref<const other_array_t&>());
+                break;
+            case value_t::null:
+                *this = nullptr;
+                break;
+            case value_t::discarded:
+                m_type = value_t::discarded;
+                break;
+        }
+        assert_invariant();
+    }
+
+    /*!
     @brief create a container (array or object) from an initializer list
 
     Creates a JSON value of type array or object from the passed initializer
@@ -12013,6 +12085,31 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     /*!
+    @brief get special-case overload
+
+    This overloads converts the current @ref basic_json in a different @ref basic_json type
+
+    @tparam BasicJsonType == @ref basic_json
+
+    @return a copy of *this, converted into @tparam BasicJsonType
+
+    @complexity Depending on the implementation of the called `from_json()`
+                method.
+
+    @since version 3.1.2
+    */
+    template<typename BasicJsonType, detail::enable_if_t<
+                 not std::is_same<BasicJsonType, basic_json>::value and
+                 detail::is_basic_json<BasicJsonType>::value
+                 ,
+                 int> = 0>
+    BasicJsonType get() const
+    {
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+
+    /*!
     @brief get a value (explicit)
 
     Explicit type conversion between the JSON value and a compatible value
@@ -12053,7 +12150,7 @@ class basic_json
     */
     template<typename ValueTypeCV, typename ValueType = detail::uncvref_t<ValueTypeCV>,
              detail::enable_if_t <
-                 not std::is_same<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value and
+                 not detail::is_basic_json<ValueType>::value and
                  detail::has_from_json<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value and
                  not detail::has_non_default_from_json<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value,
                  int> = 0>
@@ -12319,7 +12416,8 @@ class basic_json
     template < typename ValueType, typename std::enable_if <
                    not std::is_pointer<ValueType>::value and
                    not std::is_same<ValueType, detail::json_ref<basic_json>>::value and
-                   not std::is_same<ValueType, typename string_t::value_type>::value
+                   not std::is_same<ValueType, typename string_t::value_type>::value and
+                   not detail::is_basic_json<ValueType>::value
 #ifndef _MSC_VER  // fix for issue #167 operator<< ambiguity under VS2015
                    and not std::is_same<ValueType, std::initializer_list<typename string_t::value_type>>::value
 #endif

test/src/unit-inspection.cpp

@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ TEST_CASE("object inspection")
     SECTION("round trips")
     {
         for (const auto& s :
-                {"3.141592653589793", "1000000000000000010E5"
-                })
+    {"3.141592653589793", "1000000000000000010E5"
+    })
         {
             json j1 = json::parse(s);
             std::string s1 = j1.dump();

test/src/unit-udt.cpp

@@ -693,6 +693,83 @@ TEST_CASE("custom serializer that does adl by default", "[udt]")
     CHECK(me == cj.get<udt::person>());
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("different basic_json types conversions")
+{
+    using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+    SECTION("null")
+    {
+        json j;
+        custom_json cj = j;
+        CHECK(cj == nullptr);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("boolean")
+    {
+        json j = true;
+        custom_json cj = j;
+        CHECK(cj == true);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("discarded")
+    {
+        json j(json::value_t::discarded);
+        custom_json cj;
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(cj = j);
+        CHECK(cj.type() == custom_json::value_t::discarded);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("array")
+    {
+        json j = {1, 2, 3};
+        custom_json cj = j;
+        CHECK((cj == std::vector<int> {1, 2, 3}));
+    }
+
+    SECTION("integer")
+    {
+        json j = 42;
+        custom_json cj = j;
+        CHECK(cj == 42);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("float")
+    {
+        json j = 42.0;
+        custom_json cj = j;
+        CHECK(cj == 42.0);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("unsigned")
+    {
+        json j = 42u;
+        custom_json cj = j;
+        CHECK(cj == 42u);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("string")
+    {
+        json j = "forty-two";
+        custom_json cj = j;
+        CHECK(cj == "forty-two");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("object")
+    {
+        json j = {{"forty", "two"}};
+        custom_json cj = j;
+        auto m = j.get<std::map<std::string, std::string>>();
+        CHECK(cj == m);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("get<custom_json>")
+    {
+        json j = 42;
+        custom_json cj = j.get<custom_json>();
+        CHECK(cj == 42);
+    }
+}
+
 namespace
 {
 struct incomplete;