json.h

/*
__ _____ _____ _____
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|  |  |__   |  |  | | | |  version 2.1.1
|_____|_____|_____|_|___|  https://github.com/nlohmann/json

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#ifndef NLOHMANN_JSON_HPP
#define NLOHMANN_JSON_HPP

#include <algorithm> // all_of, copy, fill, find, for_each, none_of, remove, reverse, transform
#include <array> // array
#include <cassert> // assert
#include <ciso646> // and, not, or
#include <clocale> // lconv, localeconv
#include <cmath> // isfinite, labs, ldexp, signbit
#include <cstddef> // nullptr_t, ptrdiff_t, size_t
#include <cstdint> // int64_t, uint64_t
#include <cstdlib> // abort, strtod, strtof, strtold, strtoul, strtoll, strtoull
#include <cstring> // strlen
#include <forward_list> // forward_list
#include <functional> // function, hash, less
#include <initializer_list> // initializer_list
#include <iostream> // istream, ostream
#include <iterator> // advance, begin, back_inserter, bidirectional_iterator_tag, distance, end, inserter, iterator, iterator_traits, next, random_access_iterator_tag, reverse_iterator
#include <limits> // numeric_limits
#include <locale> // locale
#include <map> // map
#include <memory> // addressof, allocator, allocator_traits, unique_ptr
#include <numeric> // accumulate
#include <sstream> // stringstream
#include <string> // getline, stoi, string, to_string
#include <type_traits> // add_pointer, conditional, decay, enable_if, false_type, integral_constant, is_arithmetic, is_base_of, is_const, is_constructible, is_convertible, is_default_constructible, is_enum, is_floating_point, is_integral, is_nothrow_move_assignable, is_nothrow_move_constructible, is_pointer, is_reference, is_same, is_scalar, is_signed, remove_const, remove_cv, remove_pointer, remove_reference, true_type, underlying_type
#include <utility> // declval, forward, make_pair, move, pair, swap
#include <vector> // vector

// exclude unsupported compilers
#if defined(__clang__)
#if (__clang_major__ * 10000 + __clang_minor__ * 100 + __clang_patchlevel__) < 30400
#error "unsupported Clang version - see https://github.com/nlohmann/json#supported-compilers"
#endif
#elif defined(__GNUC__)
#if (__GNUC__ * 10000 + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100 + __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__) < 40900
#error "unsupported GCC version - see https://github.com/nlohmann/json#supported-compilers"
#endif
#endif

// disable float-equal warnings on GCC/clang
#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GNUG__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wfloat-equal"
#endif

// disable documentation warnings on clang
#if defined(__clang__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdocumentation"
#endif

// allow for portable deprecation warnings
#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GNUG__)
#define JSON_DEPRECATED __attribute__((deprecated))
#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
#define JSON_DEPRECATED __declspec(deprecated)
#else
#define JSON_DEPRECATED
#endif

// allow to disable exceptions
#if (defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(__EXCEPTIONS) || defined(_CPPUNWIND)) && not defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
#define JSON_THROW(exception) throw exception
#define JSON_TRY try
#define JSON_CATCH(exception) catch(exception)
#else
#define JSON_THROW(exception) std::abort()
#define JSON_TRY if(true)
#define JSON_CATCH(exception) if(false)
#endif

/*!
@brief namespace for Niels Lohmann
@see https://github.com/nlohmann
@since version 1.0.0
*/
namespace nlohmann {

	/*!
	@brief unnamed namespace with internal helper functions

	This namespace collects some functions that could not be defined inside the
	@ref basic_json class.

	@since version 2.1.0
	*/
	namespace detail {
		////////////////
		// exceptions //
		////////////////

		/*!
		@brief general exception of the @ref basic_json class

		Extension of std::exception objects with a member @a id for exception ids.

		@note To have nothrow-copy-constructible exceptions, we internally use
		std::runtime_error which can cope with arbitrary-length error messages.
		Intermediate strings are built with static functions and then passed to
		the actual constructor.

		@since version 3.0.0
		*/
		class exception : public std::exception {
		public:
			/// returns the explanatory string
			virtual const char* what( ) const noexcept override {
				return m.what( );
			}

			/// the id of the exception
			const int id;

		protected:
			exception( int id_, const char* what_arg )
				: id( id_ ), m( what_arg ) {}

			static std::string name( const std::string& ename, int id ) {
				return "[json.exception." + ename + "." + std::to_string( id ) + "] ";
			}

		private:
			/// an exception object as storage for error messages
			std::runtime_error m;
		};

		/*!
		@brief exception indicating a parse error

		This excpetion is thrown by the library when a parse error occurs. Parse
		errors can occur during the deserialization of JSON text as well as when
		using JSON Patch.

		Member @a byte holds the byte index of the last read character in the input
		file.

		@note For an input with n bytes, 1 is the index of the first character
		and n+1 is the index of the terminating null byte or the end of
		file. This also holds true when reading a byte vector (CBOR or
		MessagePack).

		Exceptions have ids 1xx.

		name / id                      | example massage | description
		------------------------------ | --------------- | -------------------------
		json.exception.parse_error.101 | parse error at 2: unexpected end of input; expected string literal | This error indicates a syntax error while deserializing a JSON text. The error message describes that an unexpected token (character) was encountered, and the member @a byte indicates the error position.
		json.exception.parse_error.102 | parse error at 14: missing or wrong low surrogate | JSON uses the `\uxxxx` format to describe Unicode characters. Code points above above 0xFFFF are split into two `\uxxxx` entries ("surrogate pairs"). This error indicates that the surrogate pair is incomplete or contains an invalid code point.
		json.exception.parse_error.103 | parse error: code points above 0x10FFFF are invalid | Unicode supports code points up to 0x10FFFF. Code points above 0x10FFFF are invalid.
		json.exception.parse_error.104 | parse error: JSON patch must be an array of objects | [RFC 6902](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902) requires a JSON Patch document to be a JSON document that represents an array of objects.
		json.exception.parse_error.105 | parse error: operation must have string member 'op' | An operation of a JSON Patch document must contain exactly one "op" member, whose value indicates the operation to perform. Its value must be one of "add", "remove", "replace", "move", "copy", or "test"; other values are errors.
		json.exception.parse_error.106 | parse error: array index '01' must not begin with '0' | An array index in a JSON Pointer ([RFC 6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)) may be `0` or any number wihtout a leading `0`.
		json.exception.parse_error.107 | parse error: JSON pointer must be empty or begin with '/' - was: 'foo' | A JSON Pointer must be a Unicode string containing a sequence of zero or more reference tokens, each prefixed by a `/` character.
		json.exception.parse_error.108 | parse error: escape character '~' must be followed with '0' or '1' | In a JSON Pointer, only `~0` and `~1` are valid escape sequences.
		json.exception.parse_error.109 | parse error: array index 'one' is not a number | A JSON Pointer array index must be a number.
		json.exception.parse_error.110 | parse error at 1: cannot read 2 bytes from vector | When parsing CBOR or MessagePack, the byte vector ends before the complete value has been read.
		json.exception.parse_error.111 | parse error: bad input stream | Parsing CBOR or MessagePack from an input stream where the [`badbit` or `failbit`](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/io/ios_base/iostate) is set.
		json.exception.parse_error.112 | parse error at 1: error reading CBOR; last byte: 0xf8 | Not all types of CBOR or MessagePack are supported. This exception occurs if an unsupported byte was read.
		json.exception.parse_error.113 | parse error at 2: expected a CBOR string; last byte: 0x98 | While parsing a map key, a value that is not a string has been read.

		@since version 3.0.0
		*/
		class parse_error : public exception {
		public:
			/*!
			@brief create a parse error exception
			@param[in] id         the id of the exception
			@param[in] byte_      the byte index where the error occured (or 0 if
			the position cannot be determined)
			@param[in] what_arg   the explanatory string
			@return parse_error object
			*/
			static parse_error create( int id, size_t byte_, const std::string& what_arg ) {
				std::string w = exception::name( "parse_error", id ) + "parse error" +
					( byte_ != 0 ? ( " at " + std::to_string( byte_ ) ) : "" ) +
					": " + what_arg;
				return parse_error( id, byte_, w.c_str( ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief byte index of the parse error

			The byte index of the last read character in the input file.

			@note For an input with n bytes, 1 is the index of the first character
			and n+1 is the index of the terminating null byte or the end of
			file. This also holds true when reading a byte vector (CBOR or
			MessagePack).
			*/
			const size_t byte;

		private:
			parse_error( int id_, size_t byte_, const char* what_arg )
				: exception( id_, what_arg ), byte( byte_ ) {}
		};

		/*!
		@brief exception indicating errors with iterators

		Exceptions have ids 2xx.

		name / id                           | example massage | description
		----------------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------------
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.201 | iterators are not compatible | The iterators passed to constructor @ref basic_json(InputIT first, InputIT last) are not compatible, meaning they do not belong to the same container. Therefore, the range (@a first, @a last) is invalid.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.202 | iterator does not fit current value | In an erase or insert function, the passed iterator @a pos does not belong to the JSON value for which the function was called. It hence does not define a valid position for the deletion/insertion.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.203 | iterators do not fit current value | Either iterator passed to function @ref erase(IteratorType first, IteratorType last) does not belong to the JSON value from which values shall be erased. It hence does not define a valid range to delete values from.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.204 | iterators out of range | When an iterator range for a primitive type (number, boolean, or string) is passed to a constructor or an erase function, this range has to be exactly (@ref begin(), @ref end()), because this is the only way the single stored value is expressed. All other ranges are invalid.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.205 | iterator out of range | When an iterator for a primitive type (number, boolean, or string) is passed to an erase function, the iterator has to be the @ref begin() iterator, because it is the only way to address the stored value. All other iterators are invalid.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.206 | cannot construct with iterators from null | The iterators passed to constructor @ref basic_json(InputIT first, InputIT last) belong to a JSON null value and hence to not define a valid range.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.207 | cannot use key() for non-object iterators | The key() member function can only be used on iterators belonging to a JSON object, because other types do not have a concept of a key.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.208 | cannot use operator[] for object iterators | The operator[] to specify a concrete offset cannot be used on iterators belonging to a JSON object, because JSON objects are unordered.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.209 | cannot use offsets with object iterators | The offset operators (+, -, +=, -=) cannot be used on iterators belonging to a JSON object, because JSON objects are unordered.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.210 | iterators do not fit | The iterator range passed to the insert function are not compatible, meaning they do not belong to the same container. Therefore, the range (@a first, @a last) is invalid.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.211 | passed iterators may not belong to container | The iterator range passed to the insert function must not be a subrange of the container to insert to.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.212 | cannot compare iterators of different containers | When two iterators are compared, they must belong to the same container.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.213 | cannot compare order of object iterators | The order of object iterators cannot be compated, because JSON objects are unordered.
		json.exception.invalid_iterator.214 | cannot get value | Cannot get value for iterator: Either the iterator belongs to a null value or it is an iterator to a primitive type (number, boolean, or string), but the iterator is different to @ref begin().

		@since version 3.0.0
		*/
		class invalid_iterator : public exception {
		public:
			static invalid_iterator create( int id, const std::string& what_arg ) {
				std::string w = exception::name( "invalid_iterator", id ) + what_arg;
				return invalid_iterator( id, w.c_str( ) );
			}

		private:
			invalid_iterator( int id_, const char* what_arg )
				: exception( id_, what_arg ) {}
		};

		/*!
		@brief exception indicating executing a member function with a wrong type

		Exceptions have ids 3xx.

		name / id                     | example massage | description
		----------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------------
		json.exception.type_error.301 | cannot create object from initializer list | To create an object from an initializer list, the initializer list must consist only of a list of pairs whose first element is a string. When this constraint is violated, an array is created instead.
		json.exception.type_error.302 | type must be object, but is array | During implicit or explicit value conversion, the JSON type must be compatible to the target type. For instance, a JSON string can only be converted into string types, but not into numbers or boolean types.
		json.exception.type_error.303 | incompatible ReferenceType for get_ref, actual type is object | To retrieve a reference to a value stored in a @ref basic_json object with @ref get_ref, the type of the reference must match the value type. For instance, for a JSON array, the @a ReferenceType must be @ref array_t&.
		json.exception.type_error.304 | cannot use at() with string | The @ref at() member functions can only be executed for certain JSON types.
		json.exception.type_error.305 | cannot use operator[] with string | The @ref operator[] member functions can only be executed for certain JSON types.
		json.exception.type_error.306 | cannot use value() with string | The @ref value() member functions can only be executed for certain JSON types.
		json.exception.type_error.307 | cannot use erase() with string | The @ref erase() member functions can only be executed for certain JSON types.
		json.exception.type_error.308 | cannot use push_back() with string | The @ref push_back() and @ref operator+= member functions can only be executed for certain JSON types.
		json.exception.type_error.309 | cannot use insert() with | The @ref insert() member functions can only be executed for certain JSON types.
		json.exception.type_error.310 | cannot use swap() with number | The @ref swap() member functions can only be executed for certain JSON types.
		json.exception.type_error.311 | cannot use emplace_back() with string | The @ref emplace_back() member function can only be executed for certain JSON types.
		json.exception.type_error.313 | invalid value to unflatten | The @ref unflatten function converts an object whose keys are JSON Pointers back into an arbitrary nested JSON value. The JSON Pointers must not overlap, because then the resulting value would not be well defined.
		json.exception.type_error.314 | only objects can be unflattened | The @ref unflatten function only works for an object whose keys are JSON Pointers.
		json.exception.type_error.315 | values in object must be primitive | The @ref unflatten function only works for an object whose keys are JSON Pointers and whose values are primitive.

		@since version 3.0.0
		*/
		class type_error : public exception {
		public:
			static type_error create( int id, const std::string& what_arg ) {
				std::string w = exception::name( "type_error", id ) + what_arg;
				return type_error( id, w.c_str( ) );
			}

		private:
			type_error( int id_, const char* what_arg )
				: exception( id_, what_arg ) {}
		};

		/*!
		@brief exception indicating access out of the defined range

		Exceptions have ids 4xx.

		name / id                       | example massage | description
		------------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------------
		json.exception.out_of_range.401 | array index 3 is out of range | The provided array index @a i is larger than @a size-1.
		json.exception.out_of_range.402 | array index '-' (3) is out of range | The special array index `-` in a JSON Pointer never describes a valid element of the array, but the index past the end. That is, it can only be used to add elements at this position, but not to read it.
		json.exception.out_of_range.403 | key 'foo' not found | The provided key was not found in the JSON object.
		json.exception.out_of_range.404 | unresolved reference token 'foo' | A reference token in a JSON Pointer could not be resolved.
		json.exception.out_of_range.405 | JSON pointer has no parent | The JSON Patch operations 'remove' and 'add' can not be applied to the root element of the JSON value.
		json.exception.out_of_range.406 | number overflow parsing '10E1000' | A parsed number could not be stored as without changing it to NaN or INF.

		@since version 3.0.0
		*/
		class out_of_range : public exception {
		public:
			static out_of_range create( int id, const std::string& what_arg ) {
				std::string w = exception::name( "out_of_range", id ) + what_arg;
				return out_of_range( id, w.c_str( ) );
			}

		private:
			out_of_range( int id_, const char* what_arg )
				: exception( id_, what_arg ) {}
		};

		/*!
		@brief exception indicating other errors

		Exceptions have ids 5xx.

		name / id                      | example massage | description
		------------------------------ | --------------- | -------------------------
		json.exception.other_error.501 | unsuccessful: {"op":"test","path":"/baz", "value":"bar"} | A JSON Patch operation 'test' failed. The unsuccessful operation is also printed.

		@since version 3.0.0
		*/
		class other_error : public exception {
		public:
			static other_error create( int id, const std::string& what_arg ) {
				std::string w = exception::name( "other_error", id ) + what_arg;
				return other_error( id, w.c_str( ) );
			}

		private:
			other_error( int id_, const char* what_arg )
				: exception( id_, what_arg ) {}
		};



		///////////////////////////
		// JSON type enumeration //
		///////////////////////////

		/*!
		@brief the JSON type enumeration

		This enumeration collects the different JSON types. It is internally used to
		distinguish the stored values, and the functions @ref basic_json::is_null(),
		@ref basic_json::is_object(), @ref basic_json::is_array(),
		@ref basic_json::is_string(), @ref basic_json::is_boolean(),
		@ref basic_json::is_number() (with @ref basic_json::is_number_integer(),
		@ref basic_json::is_number_unsigned(), and @ref basic_json::is_number_float()),
		@ref basic_json::is_discarded(), @ref basic_json::is_primitive(), and
		@ref basic_json::is_structured() rely on it.

		@note There are three enumeration entries (number_integer, number_unsigned, and
		number_float), because the library distinguishes these three types for numbers:
		@ref basic_json::number_unsigned_t is used for unsigned integers,
		@ref basic_json::number_integer_t is used for signed integers, and
		@ref basic_json::number_float_t is used for floating-point numbers or to
		approximate integers which do not fit in the limits of their respective type.

		@sa @ref basic_json::basic_json(const value_t value_type) -- create a JSON
		value with the default value for a given type

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		enum class value_t : uint8_t {
			null,            ///< null value
			object,          ///< object (unordered set of name/value pairs)
			array,           ///< array (ordered collection of values)
			string,          ///< string value
			boolean,         ///< boolean value
			number_integer,  ///< number value (signed integer)
			number_unsigned, ///< number value (unsigned integer)
			number_float,    ///< number value (floating-point)
			discarded        ///< discarded by the the parser callback function
		};

		/*!
		@brief comparison operator for JSON types

		Returns an ordering that is similar to Python:
		- order: null < boolean < number < object < array < string
		- furthermore, each type is not smaller than itself

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		inline bool operator<( const value_t lhs, const value_t rhs ) noexcept {
			static constexpr std::array<uint8_t, 8> order = { {
					0, // null
					3, // object
					4, // array
					5, // string
					1, // boolean
					2, // integer
					2, // unsigned
					2, // float
				}
			};

			// discarded values are not comparable
			if( lhs == value_t::discarded or rhs == value_t::discarded ) {
				return false;
			}

			return order[ static_cast<std::size_t>( lhs ) ] <
				order[ static_cast<std::size_t>( rhs ) ];
		}


		/////////////
		// helpers //
		/////////////

		// alias templates to reduce boilerplate
		template<bool B, typename T = void>
		using enable_if_t = typename std::enable_if<B, T>::type;

		template<typename T>
		using uncvref_t = typename std::remove_cv<typename std::remove_reference<T>::type>::type;

		/*
		Implementation of two C++17 constructs: conjunction, negation. This is needed
		to avoid evaluating all the traits in a condition

		For example: not std::is_same<void, T>::value and has_value_type<T>::value
		will not compile when T = void (on MSVC at least). Whereas
		conjunction<negation<std::is_same<void, T>>, has_value_type<T>>::value will
		stop evaluating if negation<...>::value == false

		Please note that those constructs must be used with caution, since symbols can
		become very long quickly (which can slow down compilation and cause MSVC
		internal compiler errors). Only use it when you have to (see example ahead).
		*/
		template<class...> struct conjunction : std::true_type {};
		template<class B1> struct conjunction<B1> : B1 {};
		template<class B1, class... Bn>
		struct conjunction<B1, Bn...> : std::conditional<bool( B1::value ), conjunction<Bn...>, B1>::type {};

		template<class B> struct negation : std::integral_constant < bool, !B::value > {};

		// dispatch utility (taken from ranges-v3)
		template<unsigned N> struct priority_tag : priority_tag < N - 1 > {};
		template<> struct priority_tag<0> {};


		//////////////////
		// constructors //
		//////////////////

		template<value_t> struct external_constructor;

		template<>
		struct external_constructor<value_t::boolean> {
			template<typename BasicJsonType>
			static void construct( BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::boolean_t b ) noexcept {
				j.m_type = value_t::boolean;
				j.m_value = b;
				j.assert_invariant( );
			}
		};

		template<>
		struct external_constructor<value_t::string> {
			template<typename BasicJsonType>
			static void construct( BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::string_t& s ) {
				j.m_type = value_t::string;
				j.m_value = s;
				j.assert_invariant( );
			}
		};

		template<>
		struct external_constructor<value_t::number_float> {
			template<typename BasicJsonType>
			static void construct( BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t val ) noexcept {
				j.m_type = value_t::number_float;
				j.m_value = val;
				j.assert_invariant( );
			}
		};

		template<>
		struct external_constructor<value_t::number_unsigned> {
			template<typename BasicJsonType>
			static void construct( BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t val ) noexcept {
				j.m_type = value_t::number_unsigned;
				j.m_value = val;
				j.assert_invariant( );
			}
		};

		template<>
		struct external_constructor<value_t::number_integer> {
			template<typename BasicJsonType>
			static void construct( BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t val ) noexcept {
				j.m_type = value_t::number_integer;
				j.m_value = val;
				j.assert_invariant( );
			}
		};

		template<>
		struct external_constructor<value_t::array> {
			template<typename BasicJsonType>
			static void construct( BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::array_t& arr ) {
				j.m_type = value_t::array;
				j.m_value = arr;
				j.assert_invariant( );
			}

			template<typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleArrayType,
				enable_if_t<not std::is_same<CompatibleArrayType,
				typename BasicJsonType::array_t>::value,
				int> = 0>
				static void construct( BasicJsonType& j, const CompatibleArrayType& arr ) {
				using std::begin;
				using std::end;
				j.m_type = value_t::array;
				j.m_value.array = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::array_t>( begin( arr ), end( arr ) );
				j.assert_invariant( );
			}

			template<typename BasicJsonType>
			static void construct( BasicJsonType& j, const std::vector<bool>& arr ) {
				j.m_type = value_t::array;
				j.m_value = value_t::array;
				j.m_value.array->reserve( arr.size( ) );
				for( bool x : arr ) {
					j.m_value.array->push_back( x );
				}
				j.assert_invariant( );
			}
		};

		template<>
		struct external_constructor<value_t::object> {
			template<typename BasicJsonType>
			static void construct( BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::object_t& obj ) {
				j.m_type = value_t::object;
				j.m_value = obj;
				j.assert_invariant( );
			}

			template<typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleObjectType,
				enable_if_t<not std::is_same<CompatibleObjectType,
				typename BasicJsonType::object_t>::value,
				int> = 0>
				static void construct( BasicJsonType& j, const CompatibleObjectType& obj ) {
				using std::begin;
				using std::end;

				j.m_type = value_t::object;
				j.m_value.object = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::object_t>( begin( obj ), end( obj ) );
				j.assert_invariant( );
			}
		};


		////////////////////////
		// has_/is_ functions //
		////////////////////////

		/*!
		@brief Helper to determine whether there's a key_type for T.

		This helper is used to tell associative containers apart from other containers
		such as sequence containers. For instance, `std::map` passes the test as it
		contains a `mapped_type`, whereas `std::vector` fails the test.

		@sa http://stackoverflow.com/a/7728728/266378
		@since version 1.0.0, overworked in version 2.0.6
		*/
#define NLOHMANN_JSON_HAS_HELPER(type)                                        \
    template<typename T> struct has_##type {                                  \
    private:                                                                  \
        template<typename U, typename = typename U::type>                     \
        static int detect(U &&);                                              \
        static void detect(...);                                              \
    public:                                                                   \
        static constexpr bool value =                                         \
                std::is_integral<decltype(detect(std::declval<T>()))>::value; \
    }

		NLOHMANN_JSON_HAS_HELPER( mapped_type );
		NLOHMANN_JSON_HAS_HELPER( key_type );
		NLOHMANN_JSON_HAS_HELPER( value_type );
		NLOHMANN_JSON_HAS_HELPER( iterator );

#undef NLOHMANN_JSON_HAS_HELPER


		template<bool B, class RealType, class CompatibleObjectType>
		struct is_compatible_object_type_impl : std::false_type {};

		template<class RealType, class CompatibleObjectType>
		struct is_compatible_object_type_impl<true, RealType, CompatibleObjectType> {
			static constexpr auto value =
				std::is_constructible<typename RealType::key_type,
				typename CompatibleObjectType::key_type>::value and
				std::is_constructible<typename RealType::mapped_type,
				typename CompatibleObjectType::mapped_type>::value;
		};

		template<class BasicJsonType, class CompatibleObjectType>
		struct is_compatible_object_type {
			static auto constexpr value = is_compatible_object_type_impl <
				conjunction<negation<std::is_same<void, CompatibleObjectType>>,
				has_mapped_type<CompatibleObjectType>,
				has_key_type<CompatibleObjectType>>::value,
				typename BasicJsonType::object_t, CompatibleObjectType >::value;
		};

		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
		struct is_basic_json_nested_type {
			static auto constexpr value = std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::iterator>::value or
				std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::const_iterator>::value or
				std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::reverse_iterator>::value or
				std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::const_reverse_iterator>::value or
				std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::json_pointer>::value;
		};

		template<class BasicJsonType, class CompatibleArrayType>
		struct is_compatible_array_type {
			static auto constexpr value =
				conjunction<negation<std::is_same<void, CompatibleArrayType>>,
				negation<is_compatible_object_type<
				BasicJsonType, CompatibleArrayType>>,
				negation<std::is_constructible<typename BasicJsonType::string_t,
				CompatibleArrayType>>,
				negation<is_basic_json_nested_type<BasicJsonType, CompatibleArrayType>>,
				has_value_type<CompatibleArrayType>,
				has_iterator<CompatibleArrayType>>::value;
		};

		template<bool, typename, typename>
		struct is_compatible_integer_type_impl : std::false_type {};

		template<typename RealIntegerType, typename CompatibleNumberIntegerType>
		struct is_compatible_integer_type_impl<true, RealIntegerType, CompatibleNumberIntegerType> {
			// is there an assert somewhere on overflows?
			using RealLimits = std::numeric_limits<RealIntegerType>;
			using CompatibleLimits = std::numeric_limits<CompatibleNumberIntegerType>;

			static constexpr auto value =
				std::is_constructible<RealIntegerType,
				CompatibleNumberIntegerType>::value and
				CompatibleLimits::is_integer and
				RealLimits::is_signed == CompatibleLimits::is_signed;
		};

		template<typename RealIntegerType, typename CompatibleNumberIntegerType>
		struct is_compatible_integer_type {
			static constexpr auto value =
				is_compatible_integer_type_impl <
				std::is_integral<CompatibleNumberIntegerType>::value and
				not std::is_same<bool, CompatibleNumberIntegerType>::value,
				RealIntegerType, CompatibleNumberIntegerType > ::value;
		};


		// trait checking if JSONSerializer<T>::from_json(json const&, udt&) exists
		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
		struct has_from_json {
		private:
			// also check the return type of from_json
			template<typename U, typename = enable_if_t<std::is_same<void, decltype( uncvref_t<U>::from_json(
				std::declval<BasicJsonType>( ), std::declval<T&>( ) ) )>::value>>
				static int detect( U&& );
			static void detect( ... );

		public:
			static constexpr bool value = std::is_integral<decltype(
				detect( std::declval<typename BasicJsonType::template json_serializer<T, void>>( ) ) )>::value;
		};

		// This trait checks if JSONSerializer<T>::from_json(json const&) exists
		// this overload is used for non-default-constructible user-defined-types
		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
		struct has_non_default_from_json {
		private:
			template <
				typename U,
				typename = enable_if_t<std::is_same<
				T, decltype( uncvref_t<U>::from_json( std::declval<BasicJsonType>( ) ) )>::value >>
				static int detect( U&& );
			static void detect( ... );

		public:
			static constexpr bool value = std::is_integral<decltype( detect(
				std::declval<typename BasicJsonType::template json_serializer<T, void>>( ) ) )>::value;
		};

		// This trait checks if BasicJsonType::json_serializer<T>::to_json exists
		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
		struct has_to_json {
		private:
			template<typename U, typename = decltype( uncvref_t<U>::to_json(
				std::declval<BasicJsonType&>( ), std::declval<T>( ) ) )>
				static int detect( U&& );
			static void detect( ... );

		public:
			static constexpr bool value = std::is_integral<decltype( detect(
				std::declval<typename BasicJsonType::template json_serializer<T, void>>( ) ) )>::value;
		};


		/////////////
		// to_json //
		/////////////

		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T, enable_if_t<
			std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::boolean_t>::value, int> = 0>
			void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, T b ) noexcept {
			external_constructor<value_t::boolean>::construct( j, b );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleString,
			enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<typename BasicJsonType::string_t,
			CompatibleString>::value, int> = 0>
			void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, const CompatibleString& s ) {
			external_constructor<value_t::string>::construct( j, s );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename FloatType,
			enable_if_t<std::is_floating_point<FloatType>::value, int> = 0>
			void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, FloatType val ) noexcept {
			external_constructor<value_t::number_float>::construct( j, static_cast<typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t>( val ) );
		}

		template <
			typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleNumberUnsignedType,
			enable_if_t<is_compatible_integer_type<typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t,
			CompatibleNumberUnsignedType>::value, int> = 0 >
			void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleNumberUnsignedType val ) noexcept {
			external_constructor<value_t::number_unsigned>::construct( j, static_cast<typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t>( val ) );
		}

		template <
			typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleNumberIntegerType,
			enable_if_t<is_compatible_integer_type<typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t,
			CompatibleNumberIntegerType>::value, int> = 0 >
			void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleNumberIntegerType val ) noexcept {
			external_constructor<value_t::number_integer>::construct( j, static_cast<typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t>( val ) );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename EnumType,
			enable_if_t<std::is_enum<EnumType>::value, int> = 0>
			void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, EnumType e ) noexcept {
			using underlying_type = typename std::underlying_type<EnumType>::type;
			external_constructor<value_t::number_integer>::construct( j, static_cast<underlying_type>( e ) );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType>
		void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, const std::vector<bool>& e ) {
			external_constructor<value_t::array>::construct( j, e );
		}

		template <
			typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleArrayType,
			enable_if_t <
			is_compatible_array_type<BasicJsonType, CompatibleArrayType>::value or
			std::is_same<typename BasicJsonType::array_t, CompatibleArrayType>::value,
			int > = 0 >
			void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, const  CompatibleArrayType& arr ) {
			external_constructor<value_t::array>::construct( j, arr );
		}

		template <
			typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleObjectType,
			enable_if_t<is_compatible_object_type<BasicJsonType, CompatibleObjectType>::value,
			int> = 0 >
			void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, const  CompatibleObjectType& arr ) {
			external_constructor<value_t::object>::construct( j, arr );
		}

		template <typename BasicJsonType, typename T, std::size_t N,
			enable_if_t<not std::is_constructible<
			typename BasicJsonType::string_t, T( &)[ N ]>::value,
			int> = 0>
			void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, T( &arr )[ N ] ) {
			external_constructor<value_t::array>::construct( j, arr );
		}

		///////////////
		// from_json //
		///////////////

		// overloads for basic_json template parameters
		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename ArithmeticType,
			enable_if_t<std::is_arithmetic<ArithmeticType>::value and
			not std::is_same<ArithmeticType,
			typename BasicJsonType::boolean_t>::value,
			int> = 0>
			void get_arithmetic_value( const BasicJsonType& j, ArithmeticType& val ) {
			switch( static_cast<value_t>( j ) ) {
			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			{
				val = static_cast<ArithmeticType>(
					*j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t*>( ) );
				break;
			}
			case value_t::number_integer:
			{
				val = static_cast<ArithmeticType>(
					*j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t*>( ) );
				break;
			}
			case value_t::number_float:
			{
				val = static_cast<ArithmeticType>(
					*j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t*>( ) );
				break;
			}
			default:
			{
				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 302, "type must be number, but is " + j.type_name( ) ) );
			}
			}
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType>
		void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::boolean_t& b ) {
			if( not j.is_boolean( ) ) {
				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 302, "type must be boolean, but is " + j.type_name( ) ) );
			}
			b = *j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::boolean_t*>( );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType>
		void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::string_t& s ) {
			if( not j.is_string( ) ) {
				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 302, "type must be string, but is " + j.type_name( ) ) );
			}
			s = *j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::string_t*>( );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType>
		void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t& val ) {
			get_arithmetic_value( j, val );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType>
		void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t& val ) {
			get_arithmetic_value( j, val );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType>
		void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t& val ) {
			get_arithmetic_value( j, val );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename EnumType,
			enable_if_t<std::is_enum<EnumType>::value, int> = 0>
			void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, EnumType& e ) {
			typename std::underlying_type<EnumType>::type val;
			get_arithmetic_value( j, val );
			e = static_cast<EnumType>( val );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType>
		void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::array_t& arr ) {
			if( not j.is_array( ) ) {
				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 302, "type must be array, but is " + j.type_name( ) ) );
			}
			arr = *j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::array_t*>( );
		}

		// forward_list doesn't have an insert method
		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T, typename Allocator,
			enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<BasicJsonType, T>::value, int> = 0>
			void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, std::forward_list<T, Allocator>& l ) {
			if( not j.is_array( ) ) {
				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 302, "type must be array, but is " + j.type_name( ) ) );
			}

			for( auto it = j.rbegin( ), end = j.rend( ); it != end; ++it ) {
				l.push_front( it->template get<T>( ) );
			}
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleArrayType>
		void from_json_array_impl( const BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleArrayType& arr, priority_tag<0> ) {
			using std::begin;
			using std::end;

			std::transform( j.begin( ), j.end( ),
							std::inserter( arr, end( arr ) ), []( const BasicJsonType & i ) {
				// get<BasicJsonType>() returns *this, this won't call a from_json
				// method when value_type is BasicJsonType
				return i.template get<typename CompatibleArrayType::value_type>( );
			} );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleArrayType>
		auto from_json_array_impl( const BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleArrayType& arr, priority_tag<1> )
			-> decltype(
			arr.reserve( std::declval<typename CompatibleArrayType::size_type>( ) ),
			void( ) ) {
			using std::begin;
			using std::end;

			arr.reserve( j.size( ) );
			std::transform( j.begin( ), j.end( ),
							std::inserter( arr, end( arr ) ), []( const BasicJsonType & i ) {
				// get<BasicJsonType>() returns *this, this won't call a from_json
				// method when value_type is BasicJsonType
				return i.template get<typename CompatibleArrayType::value_type>( );
			} );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleArrayType,
			enable_if_t<is_compatible_array_type<BasicJsonType, CompatibleArrayType>::value and
			std::is_convertible<BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleArrayType::value_type>::value and
			not std::is_same<typename BasicJsonType::array_t, CompatibleArrayType>::value, int> = 0>
			void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleArrayType& arr ) {
			if( not j.is_array( ) ) {
				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 302, "type must be array, but is " + j.type_name( ) ) );
			}

			from_json_array_impl( j, arr, priority_tag<1> {} );
		}

		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleObjectType,
			enable_if_t<is_compatible_object_type<BasicJsonType, CompatibleObjectType>::value, int> = 0>
			void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleObjectType& obj ) {
			if( not j.is_object( ) ) {
				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 302, "type must be object, but is " + j.type_name( ) ) );
			}

			auto inner_object = j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::object_t*>( );
			using std::begin;
			using std::end;
			// we could avoid the assignment, but this might require a for loop, which
			// might be less efficient than the container constructor for some
			// containers (would it?)
			obj = CompatibleObjectType( begin( *inner_object ), end( *inner_object ) );
		}

		// overload for arithmetic types, not chosen for basic_json template arguments
		// (BooleanType, etc..); note: Is it really necessary to provide explicit
		// overloads for boolean_t etc. in case of a custom BooleanType which is not
		// an arithmetic type?
		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename ArithmeticType,
			enable_if_t <
			std::is_arithmetic<ArithmeticType>::value and
			not std::is_same<ArithmeticType, typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t>::value and
			not std::is_same<ArithmeticType, typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t>::value and
			not std::is_same<ArithmeticType, typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t>::value and
			not std::is_same<ArithmeticType, typename BasicJsonType::boolean_t>::value,
			int> = 0>
			void from_json( const BasicJsonType& j, ArithmeticType& val ) {
			switch( static_cast<value_t>( j ) ) {
			case value_t::number_unsigned:
			{
				val = static_cast<ArithmeticType>( *j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t*>( ) );
				break;
			}
			case value_t::number_integer:
			{
				val = static_cast<ArithmeticType>( *j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t*>( ) );
				break;
			}
			case value_t::number_float:
			{
				val = static_cast<ArithmeticType>( *j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t*>( ) );
				break;
			}
			case value_t::boolean:
			{
				val = static_cast<ArithmeticType>( *j.template get_ptr<const typename BasicJsonType::boolean_t*>( ) );
				break;
			}
			default:
			{
				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 302, "type must be number, but is " + j.type_name( ) ) );
			}
			}
		}

		struct to_json_fn {
		private:
			template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
			auto call( BasicJsonType& j, T&& val, priority_tag<1> ) const noexcept( noexcept( to_json( j, std::forward<T>( val ) ) ) )
				-> decltype( to_json( j, std::forward<T>( val ) ), void( ) ) {
				return to_json( j, std::forward<T>( val ) );
			}

			template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
			void call( BasicJsonType&, T&&, priority_tag<0> ) const noexcept {
				static_assert( sizeof( BasicJsonType ) == 0,
							   "could not find to_json() method in T's namespace" );
			}

		public:
			template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
			void operator()( BasicJsonType& j, T&& val ) const
				noexcept( noexcept( std::declval<to_json_fn>( ).call( j, std::forward<T>( val ), priority_tag<1> {} ) ) ) {
				return call( j, std::forward<T>( val ), priority_tag<1> {} );
			}
		};

		struct from_json_fn {
		private:
			template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
			auto call( const BasicJsonType& j, T& val, priority_tag<1> ) const
				noexcept( noexcept( from_json( j, val ) ) )
				-> decltype( from_json( j, val ), void( ) ) {
				return from_json( j, val );
			}

			template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
			void call( const BasicJsonType&, T&, priority_tag<0> ) const noexcept {
				static_assert( sizeof( BasicJsonType ) == 0,
							   "could not find from_json() method in T's namespace" );
			}

		public:
			template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T>
			void operator()( const BasicJsonType& j, T& val ) const
				noexcept( noexcept( std::declval<from_json_fn>( ).call( j, val, priority_tag<1> {} ) ) ) {
				return call( j, val, priority_tag<1> {} );
			}
		};

		// taken from ranges-v3
		template<typename T>
		struct static_const {
			static constexpr T value{};
		};

		template<typename T>
		constexpr T static_const<T>::value;
	} // namespace detail


	  /// namespace to hold default `to_json` / `from_json` functions
	namespace {
		constexpr const auto& to_json = detail::static_const<detail::to_json_fn>::value;
		constexpr const auto& from_json = detail::static_const<detail::from_json_fn>::value;
	}


	/*!
	@brief default JSONSerializer template argument

	This serializer ignores the template arguments and uses ADL
	([argument-dependent lookup](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/adl))
	for serialization.
	*/
	template<typename = void, typename = void>
	struct adl_serializer {
		/*!
		@brief convert a JSON value to any value type

		This function is usually called by the `get()` function of the
		@ref basic_json class (either explicit or via conversion operators).

		@param[in] j         JSON value to read from
		@param[in,out] val  value to write to
		*/
		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename ValueType>
		static void from_json( BasicJsonType&& j, ValueType& val ) noexcept(
			noexcept( ::nlohmann::from_json( std::forward<BasicJsonType>( j ), val ) ) ) {
			::nlohmann::from_json( std::forward<BasicJsonType>( j ), val );
		}

		/*!
		@brief convert any value type to a JSON value

		This function is usually called by the constructors of the @ref basic_json
		class.

		@param[in,out] j  JSON value to write to
		@param[in] val     value to read from
		*/
		template<typename BasicJsonType, typename ValueType>
		static void to_json( BasicJsonType& j, ValueType&& val ) noexcept(
			noexcept( ::nlohmann::to_json( j, std::forward<ValueType>( val ) ) ) ) {
			::nlohmann::to_json( j, std::forward<ValueType>( val ) );
		}
	};


	/*!
	@brief a class to store JSON values

	@tparam ObjectType type for JSON objects (`std::map` by default; will be used
	in @ref object_t)
	@tparam ArrayType type for JSON arrays (`std::vector` by default; will be used
	in @ref array_t)
	@tparam StringType type for JSON strings and object keys (`std::string` by
	default; will be used in @ref string_t)
	@tparam BooleanType type for JSON booleans (`bool` by default; will be used
	in @ref boolean_t)
	@tparam NumberIntegerType type for JSON integer numbers (`int64_t` by
	default; will be used in @ref number_integer_t)
	@tparam NumberUnsignedType type for JSON unsigned integer numbers (@c
	`uint64_t` by default; will be used in @ref number_unsigned_t)
	@tparam NumberFloatType type for JSON floating-point numbers (`double` by
	default; will be used in @ref number_float_t)
	@tparam AllocatorType type of the allocator to use (`std::allocator` by
	default)
	@tparam JSONSerializer the serializer to resolve internal calls to `to_json()`
	and `from_json()` (@ref adl_serializer by default)

	@requirement The class satisfies the following concept requirements:
	- Basic
	- [DefaultConstructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/DefaultConstructible):
	JSON values can be default constructed. The result will be a JSON null
	value.
	- [MoveConstructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/MoveConstructible):
	A JSON value can be constructed from an rvalue argument.
	- [CopyConstructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/CopyConstructible):
	A JSON value can be copy-constructed from an lvalue expression.
	- [MoveAssignable](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/MoveAssignable):
	A JSON value van be assigned from an rvalue argument.
	- [CopyAssignable](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/CopyAssignable):
	A JSON value can be copy-assigned from an lvalue expression.
	- [Destructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Destructible):
	JSON values can be destructed.
	- Layout
	- [StandardLayoutType](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/StandardLayoutType):
	JSON values have
	[standard layout](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/data_members#Standard_layout):
	All non-static data members are private and standard layout types, the
	class has no virtual functions or (virtual) base classes.
	- Library-wide
	- [EqualityComparable](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/EqualityComparable):
	JSON values can be compared with `==`, see @ref
	operator==(const_reference,const_reference).
	- [LessThanComparable](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/LessThanComparable):
	JSON values can be compared with `<`, see @ref
	operator<(const_reference,const_reference).
	- [Swappable](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Swappable):
	Any JSON lvalue or rvalue of can be swapped with any lvalue or rvalue of
	other compatible types, using unqualified function call @ref swap().
	- [NullablePointer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/NullablePointer):
	JSON values can be compared against `std::nullptr_t` objects which are used
	to model the `null` value.
	- Container
	- [Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container):
	JSON values can be used like STL containers and provide iterator access.
	- [ReversibleContainer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/ReversibleContainer);
	JSON values can be used like STL containers and provide reverse iterator
	access.

	@invariant The member variables @a m_value and @a m_type have the following
	relationship:
	- If `m_type == value_t::object`, then `m_value.object != nullptr`.
	- If `m_type == value_t::array`, then `m_value.array != nullptr`.
	- If `m_type == value_t::string`, then `m_value.string != nullptr`.
	The invariants are checked by member function assert_invariant().

	@internal
	@note ObjectType trick from http://stackoverflow.com/a/9860911
	@endinternal

	@see [RFC 7159: The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange
	Format](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159)

	@since version 1.0.0

	@nosubgrouping
	*/
	template <
		template<typename U, typename V, typename... Args> class ObjectType = std::map,
		template<typename U, typename... Args> class ArrayType = std::vector,
		class StringType = std::string,
		class BooleanType = bool,
		class NumberIntegerType = std::int64_t,
		class NumberUnsignedType = std::uint64_t,
		class NumberFloatType = double,
		template<typename U> class AllocatorType = std::allocator,
		template<typename T, typename SFINAE = void> class JSONSerializer = adl_serializer
	>
		class basic_json {
		private:
			template<detail::value_t> friend struct detail::external_constructor;
			/// workaround type for MSVC
			using basic_json_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType, StringType,
				BooleanType, NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType,
				AllocatorType, JSONSerializer>;

		public:
			using value_t = detail::value_t;
			// forward declarations
			template<typename U> class iter_impl;
			template<typename Base> class json_reverse_iterator;
			class json_pointer;
			template<typename T, typename SFINAE>
			using json_serializer = JSONSerializer<T, SFINAE>;


			////////////////
			// exceptions //
			////////////////

			/// @name exceptions
			/// Classes to implement user-defined exceptions.
			/// @{

			/// @copydoc detail::exception
			using exception = detail::exception;
			/// @copydoc detail::parse_error
			using parse_error = detail::parse_error;
			/// @copydoc detail::invalid_iterator
			using invalid_iterator = detail::invalid_iterator;
			/// @copydoc detail::type_error
			using type_error = detail::type_error;
			/// @copydoc detail::out_of_range
			using out_of_range = detail::out_of_range;
			/// @copydoc detail::other_error
			using other_error = detail::other_error;

			/// @}


			/////////////////////
			// container types //
			/////////////////////

			/// @name container types
			/// The canonic container types to use @ref basic_json like any other STL
			/// container.
			/// @{

			/// the type of elements in a basic_json container
			using value_type = basic_json;

			/// the type of an element reference
			using reference = value_type&;
			/// the type of an element const reference
			using const_reference = const value_type&;

			/// a type to represent differences between iterators
			using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
			/// a type to represent container sizes
			using size_type = std::size_t;

			/// the allocator type
			using allocator_type = AllocatorType<basic_json>;

			/// the type of an element pointer
			using pointer = typename std::allocator_traits<allocator_type>::pointer;
			/// the type of an element const pointer
			using const_pointer = typename std::allocator_traits<allocator_type>::const_pointer;

			/// an iterator for a basic_json container
			using iterator = iter_impl<basic_json>;
			/// a const iterator for a basic_json container
			using const_iterator = iter_impl<const basic_json>;
			/// a reverse iterator for a basic_json container
			using reverse_iterator = json_reverse_iterator<typename basic_json::iterator>;
			/// a const reverse iterator for a basic_json container
			using const_reverse_iterator = json_reverse_iterator<typename basic_json::const_iterator>;

			/// @}


			/*!
			@brief returns the allocator associated with the container
			*/
			static allocator_type get_allocator( ) {
				return allocator_type( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns version information on the library

			This function returns a JSON object with information about the library,
			including the version number and information on the platform and compiler.

			@return JSON object holding version information
			key         | description
			----------- | ---------------
			`compiler`  | Information on the used compiler. It is an object with the following keys: `c++` (the used C++ standard), `family` (the compiler family; possible values are `clang`, `icc`, `gcc`, `ilecpp`, `msvc`, `pgcpp`, `sunpro`, and `unknown`), and `version` (the compiler version).
			`copyright` | The copyright line for the library as string.
			`name`      | The name of the library as string.
			`platform`  | The used platform as string. Possible values are `win32`, `linux`, `apple`, `unix`, and `unknown`.
			`url`       | The URL of the project as string.
			`version`   | The version of the library. It is an object with the following keys: `major`, `minor`, and `patch` as defined by [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org), and `string` (the version string).

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example output of the `meta()`
			function.,meta}

			@complexity Constant.

			@since 2.1.0
			*/
			static basic_json meta( ) {
				basic_json result;

				result[ "copyright" ] = "(C) 2013-2017 Niels Lohmann";
				result[ "name" ] = "JSON for Modern C++";
				result[ "url" ] = "https://github.com/nlohmann/json";
				result[ "version" ] =
				{
					{ "string", "2.1.1" },{ "major", 2 },{ "minor", 1 },{ "patch", 1 }
				};

#ifdef _WIN32
				result[ "platform" ] = "win32";
#elif defined __linux__
				result[ "platform" ] = "linux";
#elif defined __APPLE__
				result[ "platform" ] = "apple";
#elif defined __unix__
				result[ "platform" ] = "unix";
#else
				result[ "platform" ] = "unknown";
#endif

#if defined(__clang__)
				result[ "compiler" ] = { { "family", "clang" },{ "version", __clang_version__ } };
#elif defined(__ICC) || defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
				result[ "compiler" ] = { { "family", "icc" },{ "version", __INTEL_COMPILER } };
#elif defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GNUG__)
				result[ "compiler" ] = { { "family", "gcc" },{ "version", std::to_string( __GNUC__ ) + "." + std::to_string( __GNUC_MINOR__ ) + "." + std::to_string( __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ ) } };
#elif defined(__HP_cc) || defined(__HP_aCC)
				result[ "compiler" ] = "hp"
#elif defined(__IBMCPP__)
				result[ "compiler" ] = { { "family", "ilecpp" },{ "version", __IBMCPP__ } };
#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
				result[ "compiler" ] = { { "family", "msvc" },{ "version", _MSC_VER } };
#elif defined(__PGI)
				result[ "compiler" ] = { { "family", "pgcpp" },{ "version", __PGI } };
#elif defined(__SUNPRO_CC)
				result[ "compiler" ] = { { "family", "sunpro" },{ "version", __SUNPRO_CC } };
#else
				result[ "compiler" ] = { { "family", "unknown" },{ "version", "unknown" } };
#endif

#ifdef __cplusplus
				result[ "compiler" ][ "c++" ] = std::to_string( __cplusplus );
#else
				result[ "compiler" ][ "c++" ] = "unknown";
#endif
				return result;
			}


			///////////////////////////
			// JSON value data types //
			///////////////////////////

			/// @name JSON value data types
			/// The data types to store a JSON value. These types are derived from
			/// the template arguments passed to class @ref basic_json.
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief a type for an object

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes JSON objects as follows:
			> An object is an unordered collection of zero or more name/value pairs,
			> where a name is a string and a value is a string, number, boolean, null,
			> object, or array.

			To store objects in C++, a type is defined by the template parameters
			described below.

			@tparam ObjectType  the container to store objects (e.g., `std::map` or
			`std::unordered_map`)
			@tparam StringType the type of the keys or names (e.g., `std::string`).
			The comparison function `std::less<StringType>` is used to order elements
			inside the container.
			@tparam AllocatorType the allocator to use for objects (e.g.,
			`std::allocator`)

			#### Default type

			With the default values for @a ObjectType (`std::map`), @a StringType
			(`std::string`), and @a AllocatorType (`std::allocator`), the default
			value for @a object_t is:

			@code {.cpp}
			std::map<
			std::string, // key_type
			basic_json, // value_type
			std::less<std::string>, // key_compare
			std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, basic_json>> // allocator_type
			>
			@endcode

			#### Behavior

			The choice of @a object_t influences the behavior of the JSON class. With
			the default type, objects have the following behavior:

			- When all names are unique, objects will be interoperable in the sense
			that all software implementations receiving that object will agree on
			the name-value mappings.
			- When the names within an object are not unique, later stored name/value
			pairs overwrite previously stored name/value pairs, leaving the used
			names unique. For instance, `{"key": 1}` and `{"key": 2, "key": 1}` will
			be treated as equal and both stored as `{"key": 1}`.
			- Internally, name/value pairs are stored in lexicographical order of the
			names. Objects will also be serialized (see @ref dump) in this order.
			For instance, `{"b": 1, "a": 2}` and `{"a": 2, "b": 1}` will be stored
			and serialized as `{"a": 2, "b": 1}`.
			- When comparing objects, the order of the name/value pairs is irrelevant.
			This makes objects interoperable in the sense that they will not be
			affected by these differences. For instance, `{"b": 1, "a": 2}` and
			`{"a": 2, "b": 1}` will be treated as equal.

			#### Limits

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) specifies:
			> An implementation may set limits on the maximum depth of nesting.

			In this class, the object's limit of nesting is not constraint explicitly.
			However, a maximum depth of nesting may be introduced by the compiler or
			runtime environment. A theoretical limit can be queried by calling the
			@ref max_size function of a JSON object.

			#### Storage

			Objects are stored as pointers in a @ref basic_json type. That is, for any
			access to object values, a pointer of type `object_t*` must be
			dereferenced.

			@sa @ref array_t -- type for an array value

			@since version 1.0.0

			@note The order name/value pairs are added to the object is *not*
			preserved by the library. Therefore, iterating an object may return
			name/value pairs in a different order than they were originally stored. In
			fact, keys will be traversed in alphabetical order as `std::map` with
			`std::less` is used by default. Please note this behavior conforms to [RFC
			7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159), because any order implements the
			specified "unordered" nature of JSON objects.
			*/
			using object_t = ObjectType<StringType,
				basic_json,
				std::less<StringType>,
				AllocatorType<std::pair<const StringType,
				basic_json>>>;

			/*!
			@brief a type for an array

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes JSON arrays as follows:
			> An array is an ordered sequence of zero or more values.

			To store objects in C++, a type is defined by the template parameters
			explained below.

			@tparam ArrayType  container type to store arrays (e.g., `std::vector` or
			`std::list`)
			@tparam AllocatorType allocator to use for arrays (e.g., `std::allocator`)

			#### Default type

			With the default values for @a ArrayType (`std::vector`) and @a
			AllocatorType (`std::allocator`), the default value for @a array_t is:

			@code {.cpp}
			std::vector<
			basic_json, // value_type
			std::allocator<basic_json> // allocator_type
			>
			@endcode

			#### Limits

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) specifies:
			> An implementation may set limits on the maximum depth of nesting.

			In this class, the array's limit of nesting is not constraint explicitly.
			However, a maximum depth of nesting may be introduced by the compiler or
			runtime environment. A theoretical limit can be queried by calling the
			@ref max_size function of a JSON array.

			#### Storage

			Arrays are stored as pointers in a @ref basic_json type. That is, for any
			access to array values, a pointer of type `array_t*` must be dereferenced.

			@sa @ref object_t -- type for an object value

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			using array_t = ArrayType<basic_json, AllocatorType<basic_json>>;

			/*!
			@brief a type for a string

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes JSON strings as follows:
			> A string is a sequence of zero or more Unicode characters.

			To store objects in C++, a type is defined by the template parameter
			described below. Unicode values are split by the JSON class into
			byte-sized characters during deserialization.

			@tparam StringType  the container to store strings (e.g., `std::string`).
			Note this container is used for keys/names in objects, see @ref object_t.

			#### Default type

			With the default values for @a StringType (`std::string`), the default
			value for @a string_t is:

			@code {.cpp}
			std::string
			@endcode

			#### Encoding

			Strings are stored in UTF-8 encoding. Therefore, functions like
			`std::string::size()` or `std::string::length()` return the number of
			bytes in the string rather than the number of characters or glyphs.

			#### String comparison

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) states:
			> Software implementations are typically required to test names of object
			> members for equality. Implementations that transform the textual
			> representation into sequences of Unicode code units and then perform the
			> comparison numerically, code unit by code unit, are interoperable in the
			> sense that implementations will agree in all cases on equality or
			> inequality of two strings. For example, implementations that compare
			> strings with escaped characters unconverted may incorrectly find that
			> `"a\\b"` and `"a\u005Cb"` are not equal.

			This implementation is interoperable as it does compare strings code unit
			by code unit.

			#### Storage

			String values are stored as pointers in a @ref basic_json type. That is,
			for any access to string values, a pointer of type `string_t*` must be
			dereferenced.

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			using string_t = StringType;

			/*!
			@brief a type for a boolean

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) implicitly describes a boolean as a
			type which differentiates the two literals `true` and `false`.

			To store objects in C++, a type is defined by the template parameter @a
			BooleanType which chooses the type to use.

			#### Default type

			With the default values for @a BooleanType (`bool`), the default value for
			@a boolean_t is:

			@code {.cpp}
			bool
			@endcode

			#### Storage

			Boolean values are stored directly inside a @ref basic_json type.

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			using boolean_t = BooleanType;

			/*!
			@brief a type for a number (integer)

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes numbers as follows:
			> The representation of numbers is similar to that used in most
			> programming languages. A number is represented in base 10 using decimal
			> digits. It contains an integer component that may be prefixed with an
			> optional minus sign, which may be followed by a fraction part and/or an
			> exponent part. Leading zeros are not allowed. (...) Numeric values that
			> cannot be represented in the grammar below (such as Infinity and NaN)
			> are not permitted.

			This description includes both integer and floating-point numbers.
			However, C++ allows more precise storage if it is known whether the number
			is a signed integer, an unsigned integer or a floating-point number.
			Therefore, three different types, @ref number_integer_t, @ref
			number_unsigned_t and @ref number_float_t are used.

			To store integer numbers in C++, a type is defined by the template
			parameter @a NumberIntegerType which chooses the type to use.

			#### Default type

			With the default values for @a NumberIntegerType (`int64_t`), the default
			value for @a number_integer_t is:

			@code {.cpp}
			int64_t
			@endcode

			#### Default behavior

			- The restrictions about leading zeros is not enforced in C++. Instead,
			leading zeros in integer literals lead to an interpretation as octal
			number. Internally, the value will be stored as decimal number. For
			instance, the C++ integer literal `010` will be serialized to `8`.
			During deserialization, leading zeros yield an error.
			- Not-a-number (NaN) values will be serialized to `null`.

			#### Limits

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) specifies:
			> An implementation may set limits on the range and precision of numbers.

			When the default type is used, the maximal integer number that can be
			stored is `9223372036854775807` (INT64_MAX) and the minimal integer number
			that can be stored is `-9223372036854775808` (INT64_MIN). Integer numbers
			that are out of range will yield over/underflow when used in a
			constructor. During deserialization, too large or small integer numbers
			will be automatically be stored as @ref number_unsigned_t or @ref
			number_float_t.

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) further states:
			> Note that when such software is used, numbers that are integers and are
			> in the range \f$[-2^{53}+1, 2^{53}-1]\f$ are interoperable in the sense
			> that implementations will agree exactly on their numeric values.

			As this range is a subrange of the exactly supported range [INT64_MIN,
			INT64_MAX], this class's integer type is interoperable.

			#### Storage

			Integer number values are stored directly inside a @ref basic_json type.

			@sa @ref number_float_t -- type for number values (floating-point)

			@sa @ref number_unsigned_t -- type for number values (unsigned integer)

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			using number_integer_t = NumberIntegerType;

			/*!
			@brief a type for a number (unsigned)

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes numbers as follows:
			> The representation of numbers is similar to that used in most
			> programming languages. A number is represented in base 10 using decimal
			> digits. It contains an integer component that may be prefixed with an
			> optional minus sign, which may be followed by a fraction part and/or an
			> exponent part. Leading zeros are not allowed. (...) Numeric values that
			> cannot be represented in the grammar below (such as Infinity and NaN)
			> are not permitted.

			This description includes both integer and floating-point numbers.
			However, C++ allows more precise storage if it is known whether the number
			is a signed integer, an unsigned integer or a floating-point number.
			Therefore, three different types, @ref number_integer_t, @ref
			number_unsigned_t and @ref number_float_t are used.

			To store unsigned integer numbers in C++, a type is defined by the
			template parameter @a NumberUnsignedType which chooses the type to use.

			#### Default type

			With the default values for @a NumberUnsignedType (`uint64_t`), the
			default value for @a number_unsigned_t is:

			@code {.cpp}
			uint64_t
			@endcode

			#### Default behavior

			- The restrictions about leading zeros is not enforced in C++. Instead,
			leading zeros in integer literals lead to an interpretation as octal
			number. Internally, the value will be stored as decimal number. For
			instance, the C++ integer literal `010` will be serialized to `8`.
			During deserialization, leading zeros yield an error.
			- Not-a-number (NaN) values will be serialized to `null`.

			#### Limits

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) specifies:
			> An implementation may set limits on the range and precision of numbers.

			When the default type is used, the maximal integer number that can be
			stored is `18446744073709551615` (UINT64_MAX) and the minimal integer
			number that can be stored is `0`. Integer numbers that are out of range
			will yield over/underflow when used in a constructor. During
			deserialization, too large or small integer numbers will be automatically
			be stored as @ref number_integer_t or @ref number_float_t.

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) further states:
			> Note that when such software is used, numbers that are integers and are
			> in the range \f$[-2^{53}+1, 2^{53}-1]\f$ are interoperable in the sense
			> that implementations will agree exactly on their numeric values.

			As this range is a subrange (when considered in conjunction with the
			number_integer_t type) of the exactly supported range [0, UINT64_MAX],
			this class's integer type is interoperable.

			#### Storage

			Integer number values are stored directly inside a @ref basic_json type.

			@sa @ref number_float_t -- type for number values (floating-point)
			@sa @ref number_integer_t -- type for number values (integer)

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			using number_unsigned_t = NumberUnsignedType;

			/*!
			@brief a type for a number (floating-point)

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) describes numbers as follows:
			> The representation of numbers is similar to that used in most
			> programming languages. A number is represented in base 10 using decimal
			> digits. It contains an integer component that may be prefixed with an
			> optional minus sign, which may be followed by a fraction part and/or an
			> exponent part. Leading zeros are not allowed. (...) Numeric values that
			> cannot be represented in the grammar below (such as Infinity and NaN)
			> are not permitted.

			This description includes both integer and floating-point numbers.
			However, C++ allows more precise storage if it is known whether the number
			is a signed integer, an unsigned integer or a floating-point number.
			Therefore, three different types, @ref number_integer_t, @ref
			number_unsigned_t and @ref number_float_t are used.

			To store floating-point numbers in C++, a type is defined by the template
			parameter @a NumberFloatType which chooses the type to use.

			#### Default type

			With the default values for @a NumberFloatType (`double`), the default
			value for @a number_float_t is:

			@code {.cpp}
			double
			@endcode

			#### Default behavior

			- The restrictions about leading zeros is not enforced in C++. Instead,
			leading zeros in floating-point literals will be ignored. Internally,
			the value will be stored as decimal number. For instance, the C++
			floating-point literal `01.2` will be serialized to `1.2`. During
			deserialization, leading zeros yield an error.
			- Not-a-number (NaN) values will be serialized to `null`.

			#### Limits

			[RFC 7159](http://rfc7159.net/rfc7159) states:
			> This specification allows implementations to set limits on the range and
			> precision of numbers accepted. Since software that implements IEEE
			> 754-2008 binary64 (double precision) numbers is generally available and
			> widely used, good interoperability can be achieved by implementations
			> that expect no more precision or range than these provide, in the sense
			> that implementations will approximate JSON numbers within the expected
			> precision.

			This implementation does exactly follow this approach, as it uses double
			precision floating-point numbers. Note values smaller than
			`-1.79769313486232e+308` and values greater than `1.79769313486232e+308`
			will be stored as NaN internally and be serialized to `null`.

			#### Storage

			Floating-point number values are stored directly inside a @ref basic_json
			type.

			@sa @ref number_integer_t -- type for number values (integer)

			@sa @ref number_unsigned_t -- type for number values (unsigned integer)

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			using number_float_t = NumberFloatType;

			/// @}

		private:

			/// helper for exception-safe object creation
			template<typename T, typename... Args>
			static T* create( Args&& ... args ) {
				AllocatorType<T> alloc;
				auto deleter = [ & ]( T * object ) {
					alloc.deallocate( object, 1 );
				};
				std::unique_ptr<T, decltype( deleter )> object( alloc.allocate( 1 ), deleter );
				alloc.construct( object.get( ), std::forward<Args>( args )... );
				assert( object != nullptr );
				return object.release( );
			}

			////////////////////////
			// JSON value storage //
			////////////////////////

			/*!
			@brief a JSON value

			The actual storage for a JSON value of the @ref basic_json class. This
			union combines the different storage types for the JSON value types
			defined in @ref value_t.

			JSON type | value_t type    | used type
			--------- | --------------- | ------------------------
			object    | object          | pointer to @ref object_t
			array     | array           | pointer to @ref array_t
			string    | string          | pointer to @ref string_t
			boolean   | boolean         | @ref boolean_t
			number    | number_integer  | @ref number_integer_t
			number    | number_unsigned | @ref number_unsigned_t
			number    | number_float    | @ref number_float_t
			null      | null            | *no value is stored*

			@note Variable-length types (objects, arrays, and strings) are stored as
			pointers. The size of the union should not exceed 64 bits if the default
			value types are used.

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			union json_value {
				/// object (stored with pointer to save storage)
				object_t* object;
				/// array (stored with pointer to save storage)
				array_t* array;
				/// string (stored with pointer to save storage)
				string_t* string;
				/// boolean
				boolean_t boolean;
				/// number (integer)
				number_integer_t number_integer;
				/// number (unsigned integer)
				number_unsigned_t number_unsigned;
				/// number (floating-point)
				number_float_t number_float;

				/// default constructor (for null values)
				json_value( ) = default;
				/// constructor for booleans
				json_value( boolean_t v ) noexcept : boolean( v ) {}
				/// constructor for numbers (integer)
				json_value( number_integer_t v ) noexcept : number_integer( v ) {}
				/// constructor for numbers (unsigned)
				json_value( number_unsigned_t v ) noexcept : number_unsigned( v ) {}
				/// constructor for numbers (floating-point)
				json_value( number_float_t v ) noexcept : number_float( v ) {}
				/// constructor for empty values of a given type
				json_value( value_t t ) {
					switch( t ) {
					case value_t::object:
					{
						object = create<object_t>( );
						break;
					}

					case value_t::array:
					{
						array = create<array_t>( );
						break;
					}

					case value_t::string:
					{
						string = create<string_t>( "" );
						break;
					}

					case value_t::boolean:
					{
						boolean = boolean_t( false );
						break;
					}

					case value_t::number_integer:
					{
						number_integer = number_integer_t( 0 );
						break;
					}

					case value_t::number_unsigned:
					{
						number_unsigned = number_unsigned_t( 0 );
						break;
					}

					case value_t::number_float:
					{
						number_float = number_float_t( 0.0 );
						break;
					}

					case value_t::null:
					{
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						if( t == value_t::null ) {
							JSON_THROW( other_error::create( 500, "961c151d2e87f2686a955a9be24d316f1362bf21 2.1.1" ) ); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						break;
					}
					}
				}

				/// constructor for strings
				json_value( const string_t& value ) {
					string = create<string_t>( value );
				}

				/// constructor for objects
				json_value( const object_t& value ) {
					object = create<object_t>( value );
				}

				/// constructor for arrays
				json_value( const array_t& value ) {
					array = create<array_t>( value );
				}
			};

			/*!
			@brief checks the class invariants

			This function asserts the class invariants. It needs to be called at the
			end of every constructor to make sure that created objects respect the
			invariant. Furthermore, it has to be called each time the type of a JSON
			value is changed, because the invariant expresses a relationship between
			@a m_type and @a m_value.
			*/
			void assert_invariant( ) const {
				assert( m_type != value_t::object or m_value.object != nullptr );
				assert( m_type != value_t::array or m_value.array != nullptr );
				assert( m_type != value_t::string or m_value.string != nullptr );
			}

		public:
			//////////////////////////
			// JSON parser callback //
			//////////////////////////

			/*!
			@brief JSON callback events

			This enumeration lists the parser events that can trigger calling a
			callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t during parsing.

			@image html callback_events.png "Example when certain parse events are triggered"

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			enum class parse_event_t : uint8_t {
				/// the parser read `{` and started to process a JSON object
				object_start,
				/// the parser read `}` and finished processing a JSON object
				object_end,
				/// the parser read `[` and started to process a JSON array
				array_start,
				/// the parser read `]` and finished processing a JSON array
				array_end,
				/// the parser read a key of a value in an object
				key,
				/// the parser finished reading a JSON value
				value
			};

			/*!
			@brief per-element parser callback type

			With a parser callback function, the result of parsing a JSON text can be
			influenced. When passed to @ref parse(std::istream&, const
			parser_callback_t) or @ref parse(const CharT, const parser_callback_t),
			it is called on certain events (passed as @ref parse_event_t via parameter
			@a event) with a set recursion depth @a depth and context JSON value
			@a parsed. The return value of the callback function is a boolean
			indicating whether the element that emitted the callback shall be kept or
			not.

			We distinguish six scenarios (determined by the event type) in which the
			callback function can be called. The following table describes the values
			of the parameters @a depth, @a event, and @a parsed.

			parameter @a event | description | parameter @a depth | parameter @a parsed
			------------------ | ----------- | ------------------ | -------------------
			parse_event_t::object_start | the parser read `{` and started to process a JSON object | depth of the parent of the JSON object | a JSON value with type discarded
			parse_event_t::key | the parser read a key of a value in an object | depth of the currently parsed JSON object | a JSON string containing the key
			parse_event_t::object_end | the parser read `}` and finished processing a JSON object | depth of the parent of the JSON object | the parsed JSON object
			parse_event_t::array_start | the parser read `[` and started to process a JSON array | depth of the parent of the JSON array | a JSON value with type discarded
			parse_event_t::array_end | the parser read `]` and finished processing a JSON array | depth of the parent of the JSON array | the parsed JSON array
			parse_event_t::value | the parser finished reading a JSON value | depth of the value | the parsed JSON value

			@image html callback_events.png "Example when certain parse events are triggered"

			Discarding a value (i.e., returning `false`) has different effects
			depending on the context in which function was called:

			- Discarded values in structured types are skipped. That is, the parser
			will behave as if the discarded value was never read.
			- In case a value outside a structured type is skipped, it is replaced
			with `null`. This case happens if the top-level element is skipped.

			@param[in] depth  the depth of the recursion during parsing

			@param[in] event  an event of type parse_event_t indicating the context in
			the callback function has been called

			@param[in,out] parsed  the current intermediate parse result; note that
			writing to this value has no effect for parse_event_t::key events

			@return Whether the JSON value which called the function during parsing
			should be kept (`true`) or not (`false`). In the latter case, it is either
			skipped completely or replaced by an empty discarded object.

			@sa @ref parse(std::istream&, parser_callback_t) or
			@ref parse(const CharT, const parser_callback_t) for examples

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			using parser_callback_t = std::function<bool( int depth,
														  parse_event_t event,
														  basic_json& parsed )>;


			//////////////////
			// constructors //
			//////////////////

			/// @name constructors and destructors
			/// Constructors of class @ref basic_json, copy/move constructor, copy
			/// assignment, static functions creating objects, and the destructor.
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief create an empty value with a given type

			Create an empty JSON value with a given type. The value will be default
			initialized with an empty value which depends on the type:

			Value type  | initial value
			----------- | -------------
			null        | `null`
			boolean     | `false`
			string      | `""`
			number      | `0`
			object      | `{}`
			array       | `[]`

			@param[in] value_type  the type of the value to create

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor for different @ref
			value_t values,basic_json__value_t}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			basic_json( const value_t value_type )
				: m_type( value_type ), m_value( value_type ) {
				assert_invariant( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief create a null object

			Create a `null` JSON value. It either takes a null pointer as parameter
			(explicitly creating `null`) or no parameter (implicitly creating `null`).
			The passed null pointer itself is not read -- it is only used to choose
			the right constructor.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this constructor never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor with and without a
			null pointer parameter.,basic_json__nullptr_t}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			basic_json( std::nullptr_t = nullptr ) noexcept
				: basic_json( value_t::null ) {
				assert_invariant( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief create a JSON value

			This is a "catch all" constructor for all compatible JSON types; that is,
			types for which a `to_json()` method exsits. The constructor forwards the
			parameter @a val to that method (to `json_serializer<U>::to_json` method
			with `U = uncvref_t<CompatibleType>`, to be exact).

			Template type @a CompatibleType includes, but is not limited to, the
			following types:
			- **arrays**: @ref array_t and all kinds of compatible containers such as
			`std::vector`, `std::deque`, `std::list`, `std::forward_list`,
			`std::array`, `std::set`, `std::unordered_set`, `std::multiset`, and
			`unordered_multiset` with a `value_type` from which a @ref basic_json
			value can be constructed.
			- **objects**: @ref object_t and all kinds of compatible associative
			containers such as `std::map`, `std::unordered_map`, `std::multimap`,
			and `std::unordered_multimap` with a `key_type` compatible to
			@ref string_t and a `value_type` from which a @ref basic_json value can
			be constructed.
			- **strings**: @ref string_t, string literals, and all compatible string
			containers can be used.
			- **numbers**: @ref number_integer_t, @ref number_unsigned_t,
			@ref number_float_t, and all convertible number types such as `int`,
			`size_t`, `int64_t`, `float` or `double` can be used.
			- **boolean**: @ref boolean_t / `bool` can be used.

			See the examples below.

			@tparam CompatibleType a type such that:
			- @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 @ref basic_json nested type (e.g.,
			@ref json_pointer, @ref iterator, etc ...)
			- @ref @ref json_serializer<U> has a
			`to_json(basic_json_t&, CompatibleType&&)` method

			@tparam U = `uncvref_t<CompatibleType>`

			@param[in] val the value to be forwarded

			@complexity Usually linear in the size of the passed @a val, also
			depending on the implementation of the called `to_json()`
			method.

			@throw what `json_serializer<U>::to_json()` throws

			@liveexample{The following code shows the constructor with several
			compatible types.,basic_json__CompatibleType}

			@since version 2.1.0
			*/
			template<typename CompatibleType, typename U = detail::uncvref_t<CompatibleType>,
				detail::enable_if_t<not std::is_base_of<std::istream, U>::value and
				not std::is_same<U, basic_json_t>::value and
				not detail::is_basic_json_nested_type<
				basic_json_t, U>::value and
				detail::has_to_json<basic_json, U>::value,
				int> = 0>
				basic_json( CompatibleType && val ) noexcept( noexcept( JSONSerializer<U>::to_json(
				std::declval<basic_json_t&>( ), std::forward<CompatibleType>( val ) ) ) ) {
				JSONSerializer<U>::to_json( *this, std::forward<CompatibleType>( val ) );
				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
			list @a init. In case @a type_deduction is `true` (default), the type of
			the JSON value to be created is deducted from the initializer list @a init
			according to the following rules:

			1. If the list is empty, an empty JSON object value `{}` is created.
			2. If the list consists of pairs whose first element is a string, a JSON
			object value is created where the first elements of the pairs are
			treated as keys and the second elements are as values.
			3. In all other cases, an array is created.

			The rules aim to create the best fit between a C++ initializer list and
			JSON values. The rationale is as follows:

			1. The empty initializer list is written as `{}` which is exactly an empty
			JSON object.
			2. C++ has now way of describing mapped types other than to list a list of
			pairs. As JSON requires that keys must be of type string, rule 2 is the
			weakest constraint one can pose on initializer lists to interpret them
			as an object.
			3. In all other cases, the initializer list could not be interpreted as
			JSON object type, so interpreting it as JSON array type is safe.

			With the rules described above, the following JSON values cannot be
			expressed by an initializer list:

			- the empty array (`[]`): use @ref array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>)
			with an empty initializer list in this case
			- arrays whose elements satisfy rule 2: use @ref
			array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) with the same initializer list
			in this case

			@note When used without parentheses around an empty initializer list, @ref
			basic_json() is called instead of this function, yielding the JSON null
			value.

			@param[in] init  initializer list with JSON values

			@param[in] type_deduction internal parameter; when set to `true`, the type
			of the JSON value is deducted from the initializer list @a init; when set
			to `false`, the type provided via @a manual_type is forced. This mode is
			used by the functions @ref array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) and
			@ref object(std::initializer_list<basic_json>).

			@param[in] manual_type internal parameter; when @a type_deduction is set
			to `false`, the created JSON value will use the provided type (only @ref
			value_t::array and @ref value_t::object are valid); when @a type_deduction
			is set to `true`, this parameter has no effect

			@throw type_error.301 if @a type_deduction is `false`, @a manual_type is
			`value_t::object`, but @a init contains an element which is not a pair
			whose first element is a string. In this case, the constructor could not
			create an object. If @a type_deduction would have be `true`, an array
			would have been created. See @ref object(std::initializer_list<basic_json>)
			for an example.

			@complexity Linear in the size of the initializer list @a init.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how JSON values are created from
			initializer lists.,basic_json__list_init_t}

			@sa @ref array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) -- create a JSON array
			value from an initializer list
			@sa @ref object(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) -- create a JSON object
			value from an initializer list

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			basic_json( std::initializer_list<basic_json> init,
						bool type_deduction = true,
						value_t manual_type = value_t::array ) {
				// check if each element is an array with two elements whose first
				// element is a string
				bool is_an_object = std::all_of( init.begin( ), init.end( ),
												 []( const basic_json & element ) {
					return element.is_array( ) and element.size( ) == 2 and element[ 0 ].is_string( );
				} );

				// adjust type if type deduction is not wanted
				if( not type_deduction ) {
					// if array is wanted, do not create an object though possible
					if( manual_type == value_t::array ) {
						is_an_object = false;
					}

					// if object is wanted but impossible, throw an exception
					if( manual_type == value_t::object and not is_an_object ) {
						JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 301, "cannot create object from initializer list" ) );
					}
				}

				if( is_an_object ) {
					// the initializer list is a list of pairs -> create object
					m_type = value_t::object;
					m_value = value_t::object;

					std::for_each( init.begin( ), init.end( ), [ this ]( const basic_json & element ) {
						m_value.object->emplace( *( element[ 0 ].m_value.string ), element[ 1 ] );
					} );
				}
				else {
					// the initializer list describes an array -> create array
					m_type = value_t::array;
					m_value.array = create<array_t>( init );
				}

				assert_invariant( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief explicitly create an array from an initializer list

			Creates a JSON array value from a given initializer list. That is, given a
			list of values `a, b, c`, creates the JSON value `[a, b, c]`. If the
			initializer list is empty, the empty array `[]` is created.

			@note This function is only needed to express two edge cases that cannot
			be realized with the initializer list constructor (@ref
			basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json>, bool, value_t)). These cases
			are:
			1. creating an array whose elements are all pairs whose first element is a
			string -- in this case, the initializer list constructor would create an
			object, taking the first elements as keys
			2. creating an empty array -- passing the empty initializer list to the
			initializer list constructor yields an empty object

			@param[in] init  initializer list with JSON values to create an array from
			(optional)

			@return JSON array value

			@complexity Linear in the size of @a init.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for the `array`
			function.,array}

			@sa @ref basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json>, bool, value_t) --
			create a JSON value from an initializer list
			@sa @ref object(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) -- create a JSON object
			value from an initializer list

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			static basic_json array( std::initializer_list<basic_json> init =
									 std::initializer_list<basic_json>( ) ) {
				return basic_json( init, false, value_t::array );
			}

			/*!
			@brief explicitly create an object from an initializer list

			Creates a JSON object value from a given initializer list. The initializer
			lists elements must be pairs, and their first elements must be strings. If
			the initializer list is empty, the empty object `{}` is created.

			@note This function is only added for symmetry reasons. In contrast to the
			related function @ref array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>), there are
			no cases which can only be expressed by this function. That is, any
			initializer list @a init can also be passed to the initializer list
			constructor @ref basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json>, bool, value_t).

			@param[in] init  initializer list to create an object from (optional)

			@return JSON object value

			@throw type_error.301 if @a init is not a list of pairs whose first
			elements are strings. In this case, no object can be created. When such a
			value is passed to @ref basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json>, bool, value_t),
			an array would have been created from the passed initializer list @a init.
			See example below.

			@complexity Linear in the size of @a init.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for the `object`
			function.,object}

			@sa @ref basic_json(std::initializer_list<basic_json>, bool, value_t) --
			create a JSON value from an initializer list
			@sa @ref array(std::initializer_list<basic_json>) -- create a JSON array
			value from an initializer list

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			static basic_json object( std::initializer_list<basic_json> init =
									  std::initializer_list<basic_json>( ) ) {
				return basic_json( init, false, value_t::object );
			}

			/*!
			@brief construct an array with count copies of given value

			Constructs a JSON array value by creating @a cnt copies of a passed value.
			In case @a cnt is `0`, an empty array is created. As postcondition,
			`std::distance(begin(),end()) == cnt` holds.

			@param[in] cnt  the number of JSON copies of @a val to create
			@param[in] val  the JSON value to copy

			@complexity Linear in @a cnt.

			@liveexample{The following code shows examples for the @ref
			basic_json(size_type\, const basic_json&)
			constructor.,basic_json__size_type_basic_json}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			basic_json( size_type cnt, const basic_json& val )
				: m_type( value_t::array ) {
				m_value.array = create<array_t>( cnt, val );
				assert_invariant( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief construct a JSON container given an iterator range

			Constructs the JSON value with the contents of the range `[first, last)`.
			The semantics depends on the different types a JSON value can have:
			- In case of primitive types (number, boolean, or string), @a first must
			be `begin()` and @a last must be `end()`. In this case, the value is
			copied. Otherwise, invalid_iterator.204 is thrown.
			- In case of structured types (array, object), the constructor behaves as
			similar versions for `std::vector`.
			- In case of a null type, invalid_iterator.206 is thrown.

			@tparam InputIT an input iterator type (@ref iterator or @ref
			const_iterator)

			@param[in] first begin of the range to copy from (included)
			@param[in] last end of the range to copy from (excluded)

			@pre Iterators @a first and @a last must be initialized. **This
			precondition is enforced with an assertion.**

			@pre Range `[first, last)` is valid. Usually, this precondition cannot be
			checked efficiently. Only certain edge cases are detected; see the
			description of the exceptions below.

			@throw invalid_iterator.201 if iterators @a first and @a last are not
			compatible (i.e., do not belong to the same JSON value). In this case,
			the range `[first, last)` is undefined.
			@throw invalid_iterator.204 if iterators @a first and @a last belong to a
			primitive type (number, boolean, or string), but @a first does not point
			to the first element any more. In this case, the range `[first, last)` is
			undefined. See example code below.
			@throw invalid_iterator.206 if iterators @a first and @a last belong to a
			null value. In this case, the range `[first, last)` is undefined.

			@complexity Linear in distance between @a first and @a last.

			@liveexample{The example below shows several ways to create JSON values by
			specifying a subrange with iterators.,basic_json__InputIt_InputIt}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			template<class InputIT, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_same<InputIT, typename basic_json_t::iterator>::value or
				std::is_same<InputIT, typename basic_json_t::const_iterator>::value, int>::type = 0>
				basic_json( InputIT first, InputIT last ) {
				assert( first.m_object != nullptr );
				assert( last.m_object != nullptr );

				// make sure iterator fits the current value
				if( first.m_object != last.m_object ) {
					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 201, "iterators are not compatible" ) );
				}

				// copy type from first iterator
				m_type = first.m_object->m_type;

				// check if iterator range is complete for primitive values
				switch( m_type ) {
				case value_t::boolean:
				case value_t::number_float:
				case value_t::number_integer:
				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				case value_t::string:
				{
					if( not first.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin( ) or not last.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_end( ) ) {
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 204, "iterators out of range" ) );
					}
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					break;
				}
				}

				switch( m_type ) {
				case value_t::number_integer:
				{
					m_value.number_integer = first.m_object->m_value.number_integer;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				{
					m_value.number_unsigned = first.m_object->m_value.number_unsigned;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_float:
				{
					m_value.number_float = first.m_object->m_value.number_float;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::boolean:
				{
					m_value.boolean = first.m_object->m_value.boolean;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::string:
				{
					m_value = *first.m_object->m_value.string;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					m_value.object = create<object_t>( first.m_it.object_iterator,
													   last.m_it.object_iterator );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					m_value.array = create<array_t>( first.m_it.array_iterator,
													 last.m_it.array_iterator );
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 206, "cannot construct with iterators from " +
								first.m_object->type_name( ) ) );
				}
				}

				assert_invariant( );
			}


			///////////////////////////////////////
			// other constructors and destructor //
			///////////////////////////////////////

			/*!
			@brief copy constructor

			Creates a copy of a given JSON value.

			@param[in] other  the JSON value to copy

			@complexity Linear in the size of @a other.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is linear.
			- As postcondition, it holds: `other == basic_json(other)`.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for the copy
			constructor.,basic_json__basic_json}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			basic_json( const basic_json& other )
				: m_type( other.m_type ) {
				// check of passed value is valid
				other.assert_invariant( );

				switch( m_type ) {
				case value_t::object:
				{
					m_value = *other.m_value.object;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					m_value = *other.m_value.array;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::string:
				{
					m_value = *other.m_value.string;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::boolean:
				{
					m_value = other.m_value.boolean;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_integer:
				{
					m_value = other.m_value.number_integer;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				{
					m_value = other.m_value.number_unsigned;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_float:
				{
					m_value = other.m_value.number_float;
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					break;
				}
				}

				assert_invariant( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief move constructor

			Move constructor. Constructs a JSON value with the contents of the given
			value @a other using move semantics. It "steals" the resources from @a
			other and leaves it as JSON null value.

			@param[in,out] other  value to move to this object

			@post @a other is a JSON null value

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The code below shows the move constructor explicitly called
			via std::move.,basic_json__moveconstructor}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			basic_json( basic_json&& other ) noexcept
				: m_type( std::move( other.m_type ) ),
				m_value( std::move( other.m_value ) ) {
				// check that passed value is valid
				other.assert_invariant( );

				// invalidate payload
				other.m_type = value_t::null;
				other.m_value = {};

				assert_invariant( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief copy assignment

			Copy assignment operator. Copies a JSON value via the "copy and swap"
			strategy: It is expressed in terms of the copy constructor, destructor,
			and the swap() member function.

			@param[in] other  value to copy from

			@complexity Linear.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is linear.

			@liveexample{The code below shows and example for the copy assignment. It
			creates a copy of value `a` which is then swapped with `b`. Finally\, the
			copy of `a` (which is the null value after the swap) is
			destroyed.,basic_json__copyassignment}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			reference& operator=( basic_json other ) noexcept (
				std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<value_t>::value and
				std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<value_t>::value and
				std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<json_value>::value and
				std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<json_value>::value
				) {
				// check that passed value is valid
				other.assert_invariant( );

				using std::swap;
				swap( m_type, other.m_type );
				swap( m_value, other.m_value );

				assert_invariant( );
				return *this;
			}

			/*!
			@brief destructor

			Destroys the JSON value and frees all allocated memory.

			@complexity Linear.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is linear.
			- All stored elements are destroyed and all memory is freed.

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			~basic_json( ) {
				assert_invariant( );

				switch( m_type ) {
				case value_t::object:
				{
					AllocatorType<object_t> alloc;
					alloc.destroy( m_value.object );
					alloc.deallocate( m_value.object, 1 );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					AllocatorType<array_t> alloc;
					alloc.destroy( m_value.array );
					alloc.deallocate( m_value.array, 1 );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::string:
				{
					AllocatorType<string_t> alloc;
					alloc.destroy( m_value.string );
					alloc.deallocate( m_value.string, 1 );
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					// all other types need no specific destructor
					break;
				}
				}
			}

			/// @}

		public:
			///////////////////////
			// object inspection //
			///////////////////////

			/// @name object inspection
			/// Functions to inspect the type of a JSON value.
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief serialization

			Serialization function for JSON values. The function tries to mimic
			Python's `json.dumps()` function, and currently supports its @a indent
			parameter.

			@param[in] indent If indent is nonnegative, then array elements and object
			members will be pretty-printed with that indent level. An indent level of
			`0` will only insert newlines. `-1` (the default) selects the most compact
			representation.

			@return string containing the serialization of the JSON value

			@complexity Linear.

			@liveexample{The following example shows the effect of different @a indent
			parameters to the result of the serialization.,dump}

			@see https://docs.python.org/2/library/json.html#json.dump

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			string_t dump( const int indent = -1 ) const {
				std::stringstream ss;
				serializer s( ss );

				if( indent >= 0 ) {
					s.dump( *this, true, static_cast<unsigned int>( indent ) );
				}
				else {
					s.dump( *this, false, 0 );
				}

				return ss.str( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief return the type of the JSON value (explicit)

			Return the type of the JSON value as a value from the @ref value_t
			enumeration.

			@return the type of the JSON value

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `type()` for all JSON
			types.,type}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr value_t type( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether type is primitive

			This function returns true iff the JSON type is primitive (string, number,
			boolean, or null).

			@return `true` if type is primitive (string, number, boolean, or null),
			`false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_primitive()` for all JSON
			types.,is_primitive}

			@sa @ref is_structured() -- returns whether JSON value is structured
			@sa @ref is_null() -- returns whether JSON value is `null`
			@sa @ref is_string() -- returns whether JSON value is a string
			@sa @ref is_boolean() -- returns whether JSON value is a boolean
			@sa @ref is_number() -- returns whether JSON value is a number

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_primitive( ) const noexcept {
				return is_null( ) or is_string( ) or is_boolean( ) or is_number( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether type is structured

			This function returns true iff the JSON type is structured (array or
			object).

			@return `true` if type is structured (array or object), `false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_structured()` for all JSON
			types.,is_structured}

			@sa @ref is_primitive() -- returns whether value is primitive
			@sa @ref is_array() -- returns whether value is an array
			@sa @ref is_object() -- returns whether value is an object

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_structured( ) const noexcept {
				return is_array( ) or is_object( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether value is null

			This function returns true iff the JSON value is null.

			@return `true` if type is null, `false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_null()` for all JSON
			types.,is_null}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_null( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type == value_t::null;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether value is a boolean

			This function returns true iff the JSON value is a boolean.

			@return `true` if type is boolean, `false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_boolean()` for all JSON
			types.,is_boolean}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_boolean( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type == value_t::boolean;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether value is a number

			This function returns true iff the JSON value is a number. This includes
			both integer and floating-point values.

			@return `true` if type is number (regardless whether integer, unsigned
			integer or floating-type), `false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_number()` for all JSON
			types.,is_number}

			@sa @ref is_number_integer() -- check if value is an integer or unsigned
			integer number
			@sa @ref is_number_unsigned() -- check if value is an unsigned integer
			number
			@sa @ref is_number_float() -- check if value is a floating-point number

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_number( ) const noexcept {
				return is_number_integer( ) or is_number_float( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether value is an integer number

			This function returns true iff the JSON value is an integer or unsigned
			integer number. This excludes floating-point values.

			@return `true` if type is an integer or unsigned integer number, `false`
			otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_number_integer()` for all
			JSON types.,is_number_integer}

			@sa @ref is_number() -- check if value is a number
			@sa @ref is_number_unsigned() -- check if value is an unsigned integer
			number
			@sa @ref is_number_float() -- check if value is a floating-point number

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_number_integer( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type == value_t::number_integer or m_type == value_t::number_unsigned;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether value is an unsigned integer number

			This function returns true iff the JSON value is an unsigned integer
			number. This excludes floating-point and (signed) integer values.

			@return `true` if type is an unsigned integer number, `false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_number_unsigned()` for all
			JSON types.,is_number_unsigned}

			@sa @ref is_number() -- check if value is a number
			@sa @ref is_number_integer() -- check if value is an integer or unsigned
			integer number
			@sa @ref is_number_float() -- check if value is a floating-point number

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_number_unsigned( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type == value_t::number_unsigned;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether value is a floating-point number

			This function returns true iff the JSON value is a floating-point number.
			This excludes integer and unsigned integer values.

			@return `true` if type is a floating-point number, `false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_number_float()` for all
			JSON types.,is_number_float}

			@sa @ref is_number() -- check if value is number
			@sa @ref is_number_integer() -- check if value is an integer number
			@sa @ref is_number_unsigned() -- check if value is an unsigned integer
			number

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_number_float( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type == value_t::number_float;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether value is an object

			This function returns true iff the JSON value is an object.

			@return `true` if type is object, `false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_object()` for all JSON
			types.,is_object}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_object( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type == value_t::object;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether value is an array

			This function returns true iff the JSON value is an array.

			@return `true` if type is array, `false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_array()` for all JSON
			types.,is_array}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_array( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type == value_t::array;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether value is a string

			This function returns true iff the JSON value is a string.

			@return `true` if type is string, `false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_string()` for all JSON
			types.,is_string}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_string( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type == value_t::string;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return whether value is discarded

			This function returns true iff the JSON value was discarded during parsing
			with a callback function (see @ref parser_callback_t).

			@note This function will always be `false` for JSON values after parsing.
			That is, discarded values can only occur during parsing, but will be
			removed when inside a structured value or replaced by null in other cases.

			@return `true` if type is discarded, `false` otherwise.

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `is_discarded()` for all JSON
			types.,is_discarded}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr bool is_discarded( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type == value_t::discarded;
			}

			/*!
			@brief return the type of the JSON value (implicit)

			Implicitly return the type of the JSON value as a value from the @ref
			value_t enumeration.

			@return the type of the JSON value

			@complexity Constant.

			@exceptionsafety No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws
			exceptions.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies the @ref value_t operator for
			all JSON types.,operator__value_t}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			constexpr operator value_t( ) const noexcept {
				return m_type;
			}

			/// @}

		private:
			//////////////////
			// value access //
			//////////////////

			/// get a boolean (explicit)
			boolean_t get_impl( boolean_t* /*unused*/ ) const {
				if( is_boolean( ) ) {
					return m_value.boolean;
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 302, "type must be boolean, but is " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (object)
			object_t* get_impl_ptr( object_t* /*unused*/ ) noexcept {
				return is_object( ) ? m_value.object : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (object)
			constexpr const object_t* get_impl_ptr( const object_t* /*unused*/ ) const noexcept {
				return is_object( ) ? m_value.object : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (array)
			array_t* get_impl_ptr( array_t* /*unused*/ ) noexcept {
				return is_array( ) ? m_value.array : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (array)
			constexpr const array_t* get_impl_ptr( const array_t* /*unused*/ ) const noexcept {
				return is_array( ) ? m_value.array : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (string)
			string_t* get_impl_ptr( string_t* /*unused*/ ) noexcept {
				return is_string( ) ? m_value.string : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (string)
			constexpr const string_t* get_impl_ptr( const string_t* /*unused*/ ) const noexcept {
				return is_string( ) ? m_value.string : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (boolean)
			boolean_t* get_impl_ptr( boolean_t* /*unused*/ ) noexcept {
				return is_boolean( ) ? &m_value.boolean : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (boolean)
			constexpr const boolean_t* get_impl_ptr( const boolean_t* /*unused*/ ) const noexcept {
				return is_boolean( ) ? &m_value.boolean : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (integer number)
			number_integer_t* get_impl_ptr( number_integer_t* /*unused*/ ) noexcept {
				return is_number_integer( ) ? &m_value.number_integer : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (integer number)
			constexpr const number_integer_t* get_impl_ptr( const number_integer_t* /*unused*/ ) const noexcept {
				return is_number_integer( ) ? &m_value.number_integer : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (unsigned number)
			number_unsigned_t* get_impl_ptr( number_unsigned_t* /*unused*/ ) noexcept {
				return is_number_unsigned( ) ? &m_value.number_unsigned : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (unsigned number)
			constexpr const number_unsigned_t* get_impl_ptr( const number_unsigned_t* /*unused*/ ) const noexcept {
				return is_number_unsigned( ) ? &m_value.number_unsigned : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (floating-point number)
			number_float_t* get_impl_ptr( number_float_t* /*unused*/ ) noexcept {
				return is_number_float( ) ? &m_value.number_float : nullptr;
			}

			/// get a pointer to the value (floating-point number)
			constexpr const number_float_t* get_impl_ptr( const number_float_t* /*unused*/ ) const noexcept {
				return is_number_float( ) ? &m_value.number_float : nullptr;
			}

			/*!
			@brief helper function to implement get_ref()

			This funcion helps to implement get_ref() without code duplication for
			const and non-const overloads

			@tparam ThisType will be deduced as `basic_json` or `const basic_json`

			@throw type_error.303 if ReferenceType does not match underlying value
			type of the current JSON
			*/
			template<typename ReferenceType, typename ThisType>
			static ReferenceType get_ref_impl( ThisType& obj ) {
				// helper type
				using PointerType = typename std::add_pointer<ReferenceType>::type;

				// delegate the call to get_ptr<>()
				auto ptr = obj.template get_ptr<PointerType>( );

				if( ptr != nullptr ) {
					return *ptr;
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 303, "incompatible ReferenceType for get_ref, actual type is " + obj.type_name( ) ) );
			}

		public:
			/// @name value access
			/// Direct access to the stored value of a JSON value.
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief get special-case overload

			This overloads avoids a lot of template boilerplate, it can be seen as the
			identity method

			@tparam BasicJsonType == @ref basic_json

			@return a copy of *this

			@complexity Constant.

			@since version 2.1.0
			*/
			template <
				typename BasicJsonType,
				detail::enable_if_t<std::is_same<typename std::remove_const<BasicJsonType>::type,
				basic_json_t>::value,
				int> = 0 >
				basic_json get( ) const {
				return *this;
			}

			/*!
			@brief get a value (explicit)

			Explicit type conversion between the JSON value and a compatible value
			which is [CopyConstructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/CopyConstructible)
			and [DefaultConstructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/DefaultConstructible).
			The value is converted by calling the @ref json_serializer<ValueType>
			`from_json()` method.

			The function is equivalent to executing
			@code {.cpp}
			ValueType ret;
			JSONSerializer<ValueType>::from_json(*this, ret);
			return ret;
			@endcode

			This overloads is chosen if:
			- @a ValueType is not @ref basic_json,
			- @ref json_serializer<ValueType> has a `from_json()` method of the form
			`void from_json(const @ref basic_json&, ValueType&)`, and
			- @ref json_serializer<ValueType> does not have a `from_json()` method of
			the form `ValueType from_json(const @ref basic_json&)`

			@tparam ValueTypeCV the provided value type
			@tparam ValueType the returned value type

			@return copy of the JSON value, converted to @a ValueType

			@throw what @ref json_serializer<ValueType> `from_json()` method throws

			@liveexample{The example below shows several conversions from JSON values
			to other types. There a few things to note: (1) Floating-point numbers can
			be converted to integers\, (2) A JSON array can be converted to a standard
			`std::vector<short>`\, (3) A JSON object can be converted to C++
			associative containers such as `std::unordered_map<std::string\,
			json>`.,get__ValueType_const}

			@since version 2.1.0
			*/
			template <
				typename ValueTypeCV,
				typename ValueType = detail::uncvref_t<ValueTypeCV>,
				detail::enable_if_t <
				not std::is_same<basic_json_t, 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 >
				ValueType get( ) const noexcept( noexcept(
				JSONSerializer<ValueType>::from_json( std::declval<const basic_json_t&>( ), std::declval<ValueType&>( ) ) ) ) {
				// we cannot static_assert on ValueTypeCV being non-const, because
				// there is support for get<const basic_json_t>(), which is why we
				// still need the uncvref
				static_assert( not std::is_reference<ValueTypeCV>::value,
							   "get() cannot be used with reference types, you might want to use get_ref()" );
				static_assert( std::is_default_constructible<ValueType>::value,
							   "types must be DefaultConstructible when used with get()" );

				ValueType ret;
				JSONSerializer<ValueType>::from_json( *this, ret );
				return ret;
			}

			/*!
			@brief get a value (explicit); special case

			Explicit type conversion between the JSON value and a compatible value
			which is **not** [CopyConstructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/CopyConstructible)
			and **not** [DefaultConstructible](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/DefaultConstructible).
			The value is converted by calling the @ref json_serializer<ValueType>
			`from_json()` method.

			The function is equivalent to executing
			@code {.cpp}
			return JSONSerializer<ValueTypeCV>::from_json(*this);
			@endcode

			This overloads is chosen if:
			- @a ValueType is not @ref basic_json and
			- @ref json_serializer<ValueType> has a `from_json()` method of the form
			`ValueType from_json(const @ref basic_json&)`

			@note If @ref json_serializer<ValueType> has both overloads of
			`from_json()`, this one is chosen.

			@tparam ValueTypeCV the provided value type
			@tparam ValueType the returned value type

			@return copy of the JSON value, converted to @a ValueType

			@throw what @ref json_serializer<ValueType> `from_json()` method throws

			@since version 2.1.0
			*/
			template <
				typename ValueTypeCV,
				typename ValueType = detail::uncvref_t<ValueTypeCV>,
				detail::enable_if_t<not std::is_same<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value and
				detail::has_non_default_from_json<basic_json_t,
				ValueType>::value, int> = 0 >
				ValueType get( ) const noexcept( noexcept(
				JSONSerializer<ValueTypeCV>::from_json( std::declval<const basic_json_t&>( ) ) ) ) {
				static_assert( not std::is_reference<ValueTypeCV>::value,
							   "get() cannot be used with reference types, you might want to use get_ref()" );
				return JSONSerializer<ValueTypeCV>::from_json( *this );
			}

			/*!
			@brief get a pointer value (explicit)

			Explicit pointer access to the internally stored JSON value. No copies are
			made.

			@warning The pointer becomes invalid if the underlying JSON object
			changes.

			@tparam PointerType pointer type; must be a pointer to @ref array_t, @ref
			object_t, @ref string_t, @ref boolean_t, @ref number_integer_t,
			@ref number_unsigned_t, or @ref number_float_t.

			@return pointer to the internally stored JSON value if the requested
			pointer type @a PointerType fits to the JSON value; `nullptr` otherwise

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how pointers to internal values of a
			JSON value can be requested. Note that no type conversions are made and a
			`nullptr` is returned if the value and the requested pointer type does not
			match.,get__PointerType}

			@sa @ref get_ptr() for explicit pointer-member access

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			template<typename PointerType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_pointer<PointerType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				PointerType get( ) noexcept {
				// delegate the call to get_ptr
				return get_ptr<PointerType>( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief get a pointer value (explicit)
			@copydoc get()
			*/
			template<typename PointerType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_pointer<PointerType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				constexpr const PointerType get( ) const noexcept {
				// delegate the call to get_ptr
				return get_ptr<PointerType>( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief get a pointer value (implicit)

			Implicit pointer access to the internally stored JSON value. No copies are
			made.

			@warning Writing data to the pointee of the result yields an undefined
			state.

			@tparam PointerType pointer type; must be a pointer to @ref array_t, @ref
			object_t, @ref string_t, @ref boolean_t, @ref number_integer_t,
			@ref number_unsigned_t, or @ref number_float_t. Enforced by a static
			assertion.

			@return pointer to the internally stored JSON value if the requested
			pointer type @a PointerType fits to the JSON value; `nullptr` otherwise

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how pointers to internal values of a
			JSON value can be requested. Note that no type conversions are made and a
			`nullptr` is returned if the value and the requested pointer type does not
			match.,get_ptr}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			template<typename PointerType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_pointer<PointerType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				PointerType get_ptr( ) noexcept {
				// get the type of the PointerType (remove pointer and const)
				using pointee_t = typename std::remove_const<typename
					std::remove_pointer<typename
					std::remove_const<PointerType>::type>::type>::type;
				// make sure the type matches the allowed types
				static_assert(
					std::is_same<object_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<array_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<string_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<boolean_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<number_integer_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<number_unsigned_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<number_float_t, pointee_t>::value
					, "incompatible pointer type" );

				// delegate the call to get_impl_ptr<>()
				return get_impl_ptr( static_cast<PointerType>( nullptr ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief get a pointer value (implicit)
			@copydoc get_ptr()
			*/
			template<typename PointerType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_pointer<PointerType>::value and
				std::is_const<typename std::remove_pointer<PointerType>::type>::value, int>::type = 0>
				constexpr const PointerType get_ptr( ) const noexcept {
				// get the type of the PointerType (remove pointer and const)
				using pointee_t = typename std::remove_const<typename
					std::remove_pointer<typename
					std::remove_const<PointerType>::type>::type>::type;
				// make sure the type matches the allowed types
				static_assert(
					std::is_same<object_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<array_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<string_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<boolean_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<number_integer_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<number_unsigned_t, pointee_t>::value
					or std::is_same<number_float_t, pointee_t>::value
					, "incompatible pointer type" );

				// delegate the call to get_impl_ptr<>() const
				return get_impl_ptr( static_cast<const PointerType>( nullptr ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief get a reference value (implicit)

			Implicit reference access to the internally stored JSON value. No copies
			are made.

			@warning Writing data to the referee of the result yields an undefined
			state.

			@tparam ReferenceType reference type; must be a reference to @ref array_t,
			@ref object_t, @ref string_t, @ref boolean_t, @ref number_integer_t, or
			@ref number_float_t. Enforced by static assertion.

			@return reference to the internally stored JSON value if the requested
			reference type @a ReferenceType fits to the JSON value; throws
			type_error.303 otherwise

			@throw type_error.303 in case passed type @a ReferenceType is incompatible
			with the stored JSON value; see example below

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The example shows several calls to `get_ref()`.,get_ref}

			@since version 1.1.0
			*/
			template<typename ReferenceType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_reference<ReferenceType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				ReferenceType get_ref( ) {
				// delegate call to get_ref_impl
				return get_ref_impl<ReferenceType>( *this );
			}

			/*!
			@brief get a reference value (implicit)
			@copydoc get_ref()
			*/
			template<typename ReferenceType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_reference<ReferenceType>::value and
				std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<ReferenceType>::type>::value, int>::type = 0>
				ReferenceType get_ref( ) const {
				// delegate call to get_ref_impl
				return get_ref_impl<ReferenceType>( *this );
			}

			/*!
			@brief get a value (implicit)

			Implicit type conversion between the JSON value and a compatible value.
			The call is realized by calling @ref get() const.

			@tparam ValueType non-pointer type compatible to the JSON value, for
			instance `int` for JSON integer numbers, `bool` for JSON booleans, or
			`std::vector` types for JSON arrays. The character type of @ref string_t
			as well as an initializer list of this type is excluded to avoid
			ambiguities as these types implicitly convert to `std::string`.

			@return copy of the JSON value, converted to type @a ValueType

			@throw type_error.302 in case passed type @a ValueType is incompatible
			to the JSON value type (e.g., the JSON value is of type boolean, but a
			string is requested); see example below

			@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value.

			@liveexample{The example below shows several conversions from JSON values
			to other types. There a few things to note: (1) Floating-point numbers can
			be converted to integers\, (2) A JSON array can be converted to a standard
			`std::vector<short>`\, (3) A JSON object can be converted to C++
			associative containers such as `std::unordered_map<std::string\,
			json>`.,operator__ValueType}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			template < typename ValueType, typename std::enable_if <
				not std::is_pointer<ValueType>::value and
				not std::is_same<ValueType, typename string_t::value_type>::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
#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >1900 && defined(_HAS_CXX17) && _HAS_CXX17 == 1 // fix for issue #464
				and not std::is_same<ValueType, typename std::string_view>::value
#endif
				, int >::type = 0 >
				operator ValueType( ) const {
				// delegate the call to get<>() const
				return get<ValueType>( );
			}

			/// @}


			////////////////////
			// element access //
			////////////////////

			/// @name element access
			/// Access to the JSON value.
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief access specified array element with bounds checking

			Returns a reference to the element at specified location @a idx, with
			bounds checking.

			@param[in] idx  index of the element to access

			@return reference to the element at index @a idx

			@throw type_error.304 if the JSON value is not an array; in this case,
			calling `at` with an index makes no sense. See example below.
			@throw out_of_range.401 if the index @a idx is out of range of the array;
			that is, `idx >= size()`. See example below.

			@exceptionsafety Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no
			changes in the JSON value.

			@complexity Constant.

			@since version 1.0.0

			@liveexample{The example below shows how array elements can be read and
			written using `at()`. It also demonstrates the different exceptions that
			can be thrown.,at__size_type}
			*/
			reference at( size_type idx ) {
				// at only works for arrays
				if( is_array( ) ) {
					JSON_TRY
					{
						return m_value.array->at( idx );
					}
						JSON_CATCH( std::out_of_range& ) {
						// create better exception explanation
						JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 401, "array index " + std::to_string( idx ) + " is out of range" ) );
					}
				}
				else {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 304, "cannot use at() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified array element with bounds checking

			Returns a const reference to the element at specified location @a idx,
			with bounds checking.

			@param[in] idx  index of the element to access

			@return const reference to the element at index @a idx

			@throw type_error.304 if the JSON value is not an array; in this case,
			calling `at` with an index makes no sense. See example below.
			@throw out_of_range.401 if the index @a idx is out of range of the array;
			that is, `idx >= size()`. See example below.

			@exceptionsafety Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no
			changes in the JSON value.

			@complexity Constant.

			@since version 1.0.0

			@liveexample{The example below shows how array elements can be read using
			`at()`. It also demonstrates the different exceptions that can be thrown.,
			at__size_type_const}
			*/
			const_reference at( size_type idx ) const {
				// at only works for arrays
				if( is_array( ) ) {
					JSON_TRY
					{
						return m_value.array->at( idx );
					}
						JSON_CATCH( std::out_of_range& ) {
						// create better exception explanation
						JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 401, "array index " + std::to_string( idx ) + " is out of range" ) );
					}
				}
				else {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 304, "cannot use at() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified object element with bounds checking

			Returns a reference to the element at with specified key @a key, with
			bounds checking.

			@param[in] key  key of the element to access

			@return reference to the element at key @a key

			@throw type_error.304 if the JSON value is not an object; in this case,
			calling `at` with a key makes no sense. See example below.
			@throw out_of_range.403 if the key @a key is is not stored in the object;
			that is, `find(key) == end()`. See example below.

			@exceptionsafety Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no
			changes in the JSON value.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

			@sa @ref operator[](const typename object_t::key_type&) for unchecked
			access by reference
			@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

			@since version 1.0.0

			@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read and
			written using `at()`. It also demonstrates the different exceptions that
			can be thrown.,at__object_t_key_type}
			*/
			reference at( const typename object_t::key_type& key ) {
				// at only works for objects
				if( is_object( ) ) {
					JSON_TRY
					{
						return m_value.object->at( key );
					}
						JSON_CATCH( std::out_of_range& ) {
						// create better exception explanation
						JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 403, "key '" + key + "' not found" ) );
					}
				}
				else {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 304, "cannot use at() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified object element with bounds checking

			Returns a const reference to the element at with specified key @a key,
			with bounds checking.

			@param[in] key  key of the element to access

			@return const reference to the element at key @a key

			@throw type_error.304 if the JSON value is not an object; in this case,
			calling `at` with a key makes no sense. See example below.
			@throw out_of_range.403 if the key @a key is is not stored in the object;
			that is, `find(key) == end()`. See example below.

			@exceptionsafety Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no
			changes in the JSON value.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

			@sa @ref operator[](const typename object_t::key_type&) for unchecked
			access by reference
			@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

			@since version 1.0.0

			@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read using
			`at()`. It also demonstrates the different exceptions that can be thrown.,
			at__object_t_key_type_const}
			*/
			const_reference at( const typename object_t::key_type& key ) const {
				// at only works for objects
				if( is_object( ) ) {
					JSON_TRY
					{
						return m_value.object->at( key );
					}
						JSON_CATCH( std::out_of_range& ) {
						// create better exception explanation
						JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 403, "key '" + key + "' not found" ) );
					}
				}
				else {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 304, "cannot use at() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified array element

			Returns a reference to the element at specified location @a idx.

			@note If @a idx is beyond the range of the array (i.e., `idx >= size()`),
			then the array is silently filled up with `null` values to make `idx` a
			valid reference to the last stored element.

			@param[in] idx  index of the element to access

			@return reference to the element at index @a idx

			@throw type_error.305 if the JSON value is not an array or null; in that
			cases, using the [] operator with an index makes no sense.

			@complexity Constant if @a idx is in the range of the array. Otherwise
			linear in `idx - size()`.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how array elements can be read and
			written using `[]` operator. Note the addition of `null`
			values.,operatorarray__size_type}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			reference operator[]( size_type idx ) {
				// implicitly convert null value to an empty array
				if( is_null( ) ) {
					m_type = value_t::array;
					m_value.array = create<array_t>( );
					assert_invariant( );
				}

				// operator[] only works for arrays
				if( is_array( ) ) {
					// fill up array with null values if given idx is outside range
					if( idx >= m_value.array->size( ) ) {
						m_value.array->insert( m_value.array->end( ),
											   idx - m_value.array->size( ) + 1,
											   basic_json( ) );
					}

					return m_value.array->operator[]( idx );
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 305, "cannot use operator[] with " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified array element

			Returns a const reference to the element at specified location @a idx.

			@param[in] idx  index of the element to access

			@return const reference to the element at index @a idx

			@throw type_error.305 if the JSON value is not an array; in that cases,
			using the [] operator with an index makes no sense.

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how array elements can be read using
			the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__size_type_const}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			const_reference operator[]( size_type idx ) const {
				// const operator[] only works for arrays
				if( is_array( ) ) {
					return m_value.array->operator[]( idx );
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 305, "cannot use operator[] with " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified object element

			Returns a reference to the element at with specified key @a key.

			@note If @a key is not found in the object, then it is silently added to
			the object and filled with a `null` value to make `key` a valid reference.
			In case the value was `null` before, it is converted to an object.

			@param[in] key  key of the element to access

			@return reference to the element at key @a key

			@throw type_error.305 if the JSON value is not an object or null; in that
			cases, using the [] operator with a key makes no sense.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read and
			written using the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type}

			@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
			with range checking
			@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			reference operator[]( const typename object_t::key_type& key ) {
				// implicitly convert null value to an empty object
				if( is_null( ) ) {
					m_type = value_t::object;
					m_value.object = create<object_t>( );
					assert_invariant( );
				}

				// operator[] only works for objects
				if( is_object( ) ) {
					return m_value.object->operator[]( key );
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 305, "cannot use operator[] with " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief read-only access specified object element

			Returns a const reference to the element at with specified key @a key. No
			bounds checking is performed.

			@warning If the element with key @a key does not exist, the behavior is
			undefined.

			@param[in] key  key of the element to access

			@return const reference to the element at key @a key

			@pre The element with key @a key must exist. **This precondition is
			enforced with an assertion.**

			@throw type_error.305 if the JSON value is not an object; in that cases,
			using the [] operator with a key makes no sense.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read using
			the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type_const}

			@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
			with range checking
			@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			const_reference operator[]( const typename object_t::key_type& key ) const {
				// const operator[] only works for objects
				if( is_object( ) ) {
					assert( m_value.object->find( key ) != m_value.object->end( ) );
					return m_value.object->find( key )->second;
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 305, "cannot use operator[] with " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified object element

			Returns a reference to the element at with specified key @a key.

			@note If @a key is not found in the object, then it is silently added to
			the object and filled with a `null` value to make `key` a valid reference.
			In case the value was `null` before, it is converted to an object.

			@param[in] key  key of the element to access

			@return reference to the element at key @a key

			@throw type_error.305 if the JSON value is not an object or null; in that
			cases, using the [] operator with a key makes no sense.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read and
			written using the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type}

			@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
			with range checking
			@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			template<typename T, std::size_t n>
			reference operator[]( T * ( &key )[ n ] ) {
				return operator[]( static_cast<const T>( key ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief read-only access specified object element

			Returns a const reference to the element at with specified key @a key. No
			bounds checking is performed.

			@warning If the element with key @a key does not exist, the behavior is
			undefined.

			@note This function is required for compatibility reasons with Clang.

			@param[in] key  key of the element to access

			@return const reference to the element at key @a key

			@throw type_error.305 if the JSON value is not an object; in that cases,
			using the [] operator with a key makes no sense.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read using
			the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type_const}

			@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
			with range checking
			@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			template<typename T, std::size_t n>
			const_reference operator[]( T * ( &key )[ n ] ) const {
				return operator[]( static_cast<const T>( key ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified object element

			Returns a reference to the element at with specified key @a key.

			@note If @a key is not found in the object, then it is silently added to
			the object and filled with a `null` value to make `key` a valid reference.
			In case the value was `null` before, it is converted to an object.

			@param[in] key  key of the element to access

			@return reference to the element at key @a key

			@throw type_error.305 if the JSON value is not an object or null; in that
			cases, using the [] operator with a key makes no sense.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read and
			written using the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type}

			@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
			with range checking
			@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

			@since version 1.1.0
			*/
			template<typename T>
			reference operator[]( T* key ) {
				// implicitly convert null to object
				if( is_null( ) ) {
					m_type = value_t::object;
					m_value = value_t::object;
					assert_invariant( );
				}

				// at only works for objects
				if( is_object( ) ) {
					return m_value.object->operator[]( key );
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 305, "cannot use operator[] with " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief read-only access specified object element

			Returns a const reference to the element at with specified key @a key. No
			bounds checking is performed.

			@warning If the element with key @a key does not exist, the behavior is
			undefined.

			@param[in] key  key of the element to access

			@return const reference to the element at key @a key

			@pre The element with key @a key must exist. **This precondition is
			enforced with an assertion.**

			@throw type_error.305 if the JSON value is not an object; in that cases,
			using the [] operator with a key makes no sense.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be read using
			the `[]` operator.,operatorarray__key_type_const}

			@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
			with range checking
			@sa @ref value() for access by value with a default value

			@since version 1.1.0
			*/
			template<typename T>
			const_reference operator[]( T* key ) const {
				// at only works for objects
				if( is_object( ) ) {
					assert( m_value.object->find( key ) != m_value.object->end( ) );
					return m_value.object->find( key )->second;
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 305, "cannot use operator[] with " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified object element with default value

			Returns either a copy of an object's element at the specified key @a key
			or a given default value if no element with key @a key exists.

			The function is basically equivalent to executing
			@code {.cpp}
			try {
			return at(key);
			} catch(out_of_range) {
			return default_value;
			}
			@endcode

			@note Unlike @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&), this function
			does not throw if the given key @a key was not found.

			@note Unlike @ref operator[](const typename object_t::key_type& key), this
			function does not implicitly add an element to the position defined by @a
			key. This function is furthermore also applicable to const objects.

			@param[in] key  key of the element to access
			@param[in] default_value  the value to return if @a key is not found

			@tparam ValueType type compatible to JSON values, for instance `int` for
			JSON integer numbers, `bool` for JSON booleans, or `std::vector` types for
			JSON arrays. Note the type of the expected value at @a key and the default
			value @a default_value must be compatible.

			@return copy of the element at key @a key or @a default_value if @a key
			is not found

			@throw type_error.306 if the JSON value is not an objec; in that cases,
			using `value()` with a key makes no sense.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be queried
			with a default value.,basic_json__value}

			@sa @ref at(const typename object_t::key_type&) for access by reference
			with range checking
			@sa @ref operator[](const typename object_t::key_type&) for unchecked
			access by reference

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			template<class ValueType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				ValueType value( const typename object_t::key_type& key, ValueType default_value ) const {
				// at only works for objects
				if( is_object( ) ) {
					// if key is found, return value and given default value otherwise
					const auto it = find( key );
					if( it != end( ) ) {
						return *it;
					}

					return default_value;
				}
				else {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 306, "cannot use value() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief overload for a default value of type const char*
			@copydoc basic_json::value(const typename object_t::key_type&, ValueType) const
			*/
			string_t value( const typename object_t::key_type& key, const char* default_value ) const {
				return value( key, string_t( default_value ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified object element via JSON Pointer with default value

			Returns either a copy of an object's element at the specified key @a key
			or a given default value if no element with key @a key exists.

			The function is basically equivalent to executing
			@code {.cpp}
			try {
			return at(ptr);
			} catch(out_of_range) {
			return default_value;
			}
			@endcode

			@note Unlike @ref at(const json_pointer&), this function does not throw
			if the given key @a key was not found.

			@param[in] ptr  a JSON pointer to the element to access
			@param[in] default_value  the value to return if @a ptr found no value

			@tparam ValueType type compatible to JSON values, for instance `int` for
			JSON integer numbers, `bool` for JSON booleans, or `std::vector` types for
			JSON arrays. Note the type of the expected value at @a key and the default
			value @a default_value must be compatible.

			@return copy of the element at key @a key or @a default_value if @a key
			is not found

			@throw type_error.306 if the JSON value is not an objec; in that cases,
			using `value()` with a key makes no sense.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how object elements can be queried
			with a default value.,basic_json__value_ptr}

			@sa @ref operator[](const json_pointer&) for unchecked access by reference

			@since version 2.0.2
			*/
			template<class ValueType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_convertible<basic_json_t, ValueType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				ValueType value( const json_pointer& ptr, ValueType default_value ) const {
				// at only works for objects
				if( is_object( ) ) {
					// if pointer resolves a value, return it or use default value
					JSON_TRY
					{
						return ptr.get_checked( this );
					}
						JSON_CATCH( out_of_range& ) {
						return default_value;
					}
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 306, "cannot use value() with " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief overload for a default value of type const char*
			@copydoc basic_json::value(const json_pointer&, ValueType) const
			*/
			string_t value( const json_pointer& ptr, const char* default_value ) const {
				return value( ptr, string_t( default_value ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access the first element

			Returns a reference to the first element in the container. For a JSON
			container `c`, the expression `c.front()` is equivalent to `*c.begin()`.

			@return In case of a structured type (array or object), a reference to the
			first element is returned. In case of number, string, or boolean values, a
			reference to the value is returned.

			@complexity Constant.

			@pre The JSON value must not be `null` (would throw `std::out_of_range`)
			or an empty array or object (undefined behavior, **guarded by
			assertions**).
			@post The JSON value remains unchanged.

			@throw invalid_iterator.214 when called on `null` value

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `front()`.,front}

			@sa @ref back() -- access the last element

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			reference front( ) {
				return *begin( );
			}

			/*!
			@copydoc basic_json::front()
			*/
			const_reference front( ) const {
				return *cbegin( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access the last element

			Returns a reference to the last element in the container. For a JSON
			container `c`, the expression `c.back()` is equivalent to
			@code {.cpp}
			auto tmp = c.end();
			--tmp;
			return *tmp;
			@endcode

			@return In case of a structured type (array or object), a reference to the
			last element is returned. In case of number, string, or boolean values, a
			reference to the value is returned.

			@complexity Constant.

			@pre The JSON value must not be `null` (would throw `std::out_of_range`)
			or an empty array or object (undefined behavior, **guarded by
			assertions**).
			@post The JSON value remains unchanged.

			@throw invalid_iterator.214 when called on a `null` value. See example
			below.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `back()`.,back}

			@sa @ref front() -- access the first element

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			reference back( ) {
				auto tmp = end( );
				--tmp;
				return *tmp;
			}

			/*!
			@copydoc basic_json::back()
			*/
			const_reference back( ) const {
				auto tmp = cend( );
				--tmp;
				return *tmp;
			}

			/*!
			@brief remove element given an iterator

			Removes the element specified by iterator @a pos. The iterator @a pos must
			be valid and dereferenceable. Thus the `end()` iterator (which is valid,
			but is not dereferenceable) cannot be used as a value for @a pos.

			If called on a primitive type other than `null`, the resulting JSON value
			will be `null`.

			@param[in] pos iterator to the element to remove
			@return Iterator following the last removed element. If the iterator @a
			pos refers to the last element, the `end()` iterator is returned.

			@tparam IteratorType an @ref iterator or @ref const_iterator

			@post Invalidates iterators and references at or after the point of the
			erase, including the `end()` iterator.

			@throw type_error.307 if called on a `null` value; example: `"cannot use
			erase() with null"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.202 if called on an iterator which does not belong
			to the current JSON value; example: `"iterator does not fit current
			value"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.205 if called on a primitive type with invalid
			iterator (i.e., any iterator which is not `begin()`); example: `"iterator
			out of range"`

			@complexity The complexity depends on the type:
			- objects: amortized constant
			- arrays: linear in distance between @a pos and the end of the container
			- strings: linear in the length of the string
			- other types: constant

			@liveexample{The example shows the result of `erase()` for different JSON
			types.,erase__IteratorType}

			@sa @ref erase(IteratorType, IteratorType) -- removes the elements in
			the given range
			@sa @ref erase(const typename object_t::key_type&) -- removes the element
			from an object at the given key
			@sa @ref erase(const size_type) -- removes the element from an array at
			the given index

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			template<class IteratorType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_same<IteratorType, typename basic_json_t::iterator>::value or
				std::is_same<IteratorType, typename basic_json_t::const_iterator>::value, int>::type
				= 0>
				IteratorType erase( IteratorType pos ) {
				// make sure iterator fits the current value
				if( this != pos.m_object ) {
					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 202, "iterator does not fit current value" ) );
				}

				IteratorType result = end( );

				switch( m_type ) {
				case value_t::boolean:
				case value_t::number_float:
				case value_t::number_integer:
				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				case value_t::string:
				{
					if( not pos.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin( ) ) {
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 205, "iterator out of range" ) );
					}

					if( is_string( ) ) {
						AllocatorType<string_t> alloc;
						alloc.destroy( m_value.string );
						alloc.deallocate( m_value.string, 1 );
						m_value.string = nullptr;
					}

					m_type = value_t::null;
					assert_invariant( );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					result.m_it.object_iterator = m_value.object->erase( pos.m_it.object_iterator );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->erase( pos.m_it.array_iterator );
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 307, "cannot use erase() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
				}

				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief remove elements given an iterator range

			Removes the element specified by the range `[first; last)`. The iterator
			@a first does not need to be dereferenceable if `first == last`: erasing
			an empty range is a no-op.

			If called on a primitive type other than `null`, the resulting JSON value
			will be `null`.

			@param[in] first iterator to the beginning of the range to remove
			@param[in] last iterator past the end of the range to remove
			@return Iterator following the last removed element. If the iterator @a
			second refers to the last element, the `end()` iterator is returned.

			@tparam IteratorType an @ref iterator or @ref const_iterator

			@post Invalidates iterators and references at or after the point of the
			erase, including the `end()` iterator.

			@throw type_error.307 if called on a `null` value; example: `"cannot use
			erase() with null"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.203 if called on iterators which does not belong
			to the current JSON value; example: `"iterators do not fit current value"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.204 if called on a primitive type with invalid
			iterators (i.e., if `first != begin()` and `last != end()`); example:
			`"iterators out of range"`

			@complexity The complexity depends on the type:
			- objects: `log(size()) + std::distance(first, last)`
			- arrays: linear in the distance between @a first and @a last, plus linear
			in the distance between @a last and end of the container
			- strings: linear in the length of the string
			- other types: constant

			@liveexample{The example shows the result of `erase()` for different JSON
			types.,erase__IteratorType_IteratorType}

			@sa @ref erase(IteratorType) -- removes the element at a given position
			@sa @ref erase(const typename object_t::key_type&) -- removes the element
			from an object at the given key
			@sa @ref erase(const size_type) -- removes the element from an array at
			the given index

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			template<class IteratorType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_same<IteratorType, typename basic_json_t::iterator>::value or
				std::is_same<IteratorType, typename basic_json_t::const_iterator>::value, int>::type
				= 0>
				IteratorType erase( IteratorType first, IteratorType last ) {
				// make sure iterator fits the current value
				if( this != first.m_object or this != last.m_object ) {
					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 203, "iterators do not fit current value" ) );
				}

				IteratorType result = end( );

				switch( m_type ) {
				case value_t::boolean:
				case value_t::number_float:
				case value_t::number_integer:
				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				case value_t::string:
				{
					if( not first.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin( ) or not last.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_end( ) ) {
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 204, "iterators out of range" ) );
					}

					if( is_string( ) ) {
						AllocatorType<string_t> alloc;
						alloc.destroy( m_value.string );
						alloc.deallocate( m_value.string, 1 );
						m_value.string = nullptr;
					}

					m_type = value_t::null;
					assert_invariant( );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					result.m_it.object_iterator = m_value.object->erase( first.m_it.object_iterator,
																		 last.m_it.object_iterator );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->erase( first.m_it.array_iterator,
																	   last.m_it.array_iterator );
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 307, "cannot use erase() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
				}

				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief remove element from a JSON object given a key

			Removes elements from a JSON object with the key value @a key.

			@param[in] key value of the elements to remove

			@return Number of elements removed. If @a ObjectType is the default
			`std::map` type, the return value will always be `0` (@a key was not
			found) or `1` (@a key was found).

			@post References and iterators to the erased elements are invalidated.
			Other references and iterators are not affected.

			@throw type_error.307 when called on a type other than JSON object;
			example: `"cannot use erase() with null"`

			@complexity `log(size()) + count(key)`

			@liveexample{The example shows the effect of `erase()`.,erase__key_type}

			@sa @ref erase(IteratorType) -- removes the element at a given position
			@sa @ref erase(IteratorType, IteratorType) -- removes the elements in
			the given range
			@sa @ref erase(const size_type) -- removes the element from an array at
			the given index

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			size_type erase( const typename object_t::key_type& key ) {
				// this erase only works for objects
				if( is_object( ) ) {
					return m_value.object->erase( key );
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 307, "cannot use erase() with " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief remove element from a JSON array given an index

			Removes element from a JSON array at the index @a idx.

			@param[in] idx index of the element to remove

			@throw type_error.307 when called on a type other than JSON object;
			example: `"cannot use erase() with null"`
			@throw out_of_range.401 when `idx >= size()`; example: `"array index 17
			is out of range"`

			@complexity Linear in distance between @a idx and the end of the container.

			@liveexample{The example shows the effect of `erase()`.,erase__size_type}

			@sa @ref erase(IteratorType) -- removes the element at a given position
			@sa @ref erase(IteratorType, IteratorType) -- removes the elements in
			the given range
			@sa @ref erase(const typename object_t::key_type&) -- removes the element
			from an object at the given key

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			void erase( const size_type idx ) {
				// this erase only works for arrays
				if( is_array( ) ) {
					if( idx >= size( ) ) {
						JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 401, "array index " + std::to_string( idx ) + " is out of range" ) );
					}

					m_value.array->erase( m_value.array->begin( ) + static_cast<difference_type>( idx ) );
				}
				else {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 307, "cannot use erase() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
			}

			/// @}


			////////////
			// lookup //
			////////////

			/// @name lookup
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief find an element in a JSON object

			Finds an element in a JSON object with key equivalent to @a key. If the
			element is not found or the JSON value is not an object, end() is
			returned.

			@note This method always returns @ref end() when executed on a JSON type
			that is not an object.

			@param[in] key key value of the element to search for

			@return Iterator to an element with key equivalent to @a key. If no such
			element is found or the JSON value is not an object, past-the-end (see
			@ref end()) iterator is returned.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the JSON object.

			@liveexample{The example shows how `find()` is used.,find__key_type}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			iterator find( typename object_t::key_type key ) {
				auto result = end( );

				if( is_object( ) ) {
					result.m_it.object_iterator = m_value.object->find( key );
				}

				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief find an element in a JSON object
			@copydoc find(typename object_t::key_type)
			*/
			const_iterator find( typename object_t::key_type key ) const {
				auto result = cend( );

				if( is_object( ) ) {
					result.m_it.object_iterator = m_value.object->find( key );
				}

				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns the number of occurrences of a key in a JSON object

			Returns the number of elements with key @a key. If ObjectType is the
			default `std::map` type, the return value will always be `0` (@a key was
			not found) or `1` (@a key was found).

			@note This method always returns `0` when executed on a JSON type that is
			not an object.

			@param[in] key key value of the element to count

			@return Number of elements with key @a key. If the JSON value is not an
			object, the return value will be `0`.

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the JSON object.

			@liveexample{The example shows how `count()` is used.,count}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			size_type count( typename object_t::key_type key ) const {
				// return 0 for all nonobject types
				return is_object( ) ? m_value.object->count( key ) : 0;
			}

			/// @}


			///////////////
			// iterators //
			///////////////

			/// @name iterators
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief returns an iterator to the first element

			Returns an iterator to the first element.

			@image html range-begin-end.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

			@return iterator to the first element

			@complexity Constant.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `begin()`.,begin}

			@sa @ref cbegin() -- returns a const iterator to the beginning
			@sa @ref end() -- returns an iterator to the end
			@sa @ref cend() -- returns a const iterator to the end

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			iterator begin( ) noexcept {
				iterator result( this );
				result.set_begin( );
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@copydoc basic_json::cbegin()
			*/
			const_iterator begin( ) const noexcept {
				return cbegin( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns a const iterator to the first element

			Returns a const iterator to the first element.

			@image html range-begin-end.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

			@return const iterator to the first element

			@complexity Constant.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.
			- Has the semantics of `const_cast<const basic_json&>(*this).begin()`.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `cbegin()`.,cbegin}

			@sa @ref begin() -- returns an iterator to the beginning
			@sa @ref end() -- returns an iterator to the end
			@sa @ref cend() -- returns a const iterator to the end

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			const_iterator cbegin( ) const noexcept {
				const_iterator result( this );
				result.set_begin( );
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns an iterator to one past the last element

			Returns an iterator to one past the last element.

			@image html range-begin-end.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

			@return iterator one past the last element

			@complexity Constant.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `end()`.,end}

			@sa @ref cend() -- returns a const iterator to the end
			@sa @ref begin() -- returns an iterator to the beginning
			@sa @ref cbegin() -- returns a const iterator to the beginning

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			iterator end( ) noexcept {
				iterator result( this );
				result.set_end( );
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@copydoc basic_json::cend()
			*/
			const_iterator end( ) const noexcept {
				return cend( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns a const iterator to one past the last element

			Returns a const iterator to one past the last element.

			@image html range-begin-end.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

			@return const iterator one past the last element

			@complexity Constant.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.
			- Has the semantics of `const_cast<const basic_json&>(*this).end()`.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `cend()`.,cend}

			@sa @ref end() -- returns an iterator to the end
			@sa @ref begin() -- returns an iterator to the beginning
			@sa @ref cbegin() -- returns a const iterator to the beginning

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			const_iterator cend( ) const noexcept {
				const_iterator result( this );
				result.set_end( );
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns an iterator to the reverse-beginning

			Returns an iterator to the reverse-beginning; that is, the last element.

			@image html range-rbegin-rend.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

			@complexity Constant.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[ReversibleContainer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/ReversibleContainer)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.
			- Has the semantics of `reverse_iterator(end())`.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `rbegin()`.,rbegin}

			@sa @ref crbegin() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the beginning
			@sa @ref rend() -- returns a reverse iterator to the end
			@sa @ref crend() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the end

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			reverse_iterator rbegin( ) noexcept {
				return reverse_iterator( end( ) );
			}

			/*!
			@copydoc basic_json::crbegin()
			*/
			const_reverse_iterator rbegin( ) const noexcept {
				return crbegin( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns an iterator to the reverse-end

			Returns an iterator to the reverse-end; that is, one before the first
			element.

			@image html range-rbegin-rend.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

			@complexity Constant.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[ReversibleContainer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/ReversibleContainer)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.
			- Has the semantics of `reverse_iterator(begin())`.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `rend()`.,rend}

			@sa @ref crend() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the end
			@sa @ref rbegin() -- returns a reverse iterator to the beginning
			@sa @ref crbegin() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the beginning

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			reverse_iterator rend( ) noexcept {
				return reverse_iterator( begin( ) );
			}

			/*!
			@copydoc basic_json::crend()
			*/
			const_reverse_iterator rend( ) const noexcept {
				return crend( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns a const reverse iterator to the last element

			Returns a const iterator to the reverse-beginning; that is, the last
			element.

			@image html range-rbegin-rend.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

			@complexity Constant.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[ReversibleContainer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/ReversibleContainer)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.
			- Has the semantics of `const_cast<const basic_json&>(*this).rbegin()`.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `crbegin()`.,crbegin}

			@sa @ref rbegin() -- returns a reverse iterator to the beginning
			@sa @ref rend() -- returns a reverse iterator to the end
			@sa @ref crend() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the end

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			const_reverse_iterator crbegin( ) const noexcept {
				return const_reverse_iterator( cend( ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns a const reverse iterator to one before the first

			Returns a const reverse iterator to the reverse-end; that is, one before
			the first element.

			@image html range-rbegin-rend.svg "Illustration from cppreference.com"

			@complexity Constant.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[ReversibleContainer](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/ReversibleContainer)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.
			- Has the semantics of `const_cast<const basic_json&>(*this).rend()`.

			@liveexample{The following code shows an example for `crend()`.,crend}

			@sa @ref rend() -- returns a reverse iterator to the end
			@sa @ref rbegin() -- returns a reverse iterator to the beginning
			@sa @ref crbegin() -- returns a const reverse iterator to the beginning

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			const_reverse_iterator crend( ) const noexcept {
				return const_reverse_iterator( cbegin( ) );
			}

		private:
			// forward declaration
			template<typename IteratorType> class iteration_proxy;

		public:
			/*!
			@brief wrapper to access iterator member functions in range-based for

			This function allows to access @ref iterator::key() and @ref
			iterator::value() during range-based for loops. In these loops, a
			reference to the JSON values is returned, so there is no access to the
			underlying iterator.

			@note The name of this function is not yet final and may change in the
			future.
			*/
			static iteration_proxy<iterator> iterator_wrapper( reference cont ) {
				return iteration_proxy<iterator>( cont );
			}

			/*!
			@copydoc iterator_wrapper(reference)
			*/
			static iteration_proxy<const_iterator> iterator_wrapper( const_reference cont ) {
				return iteration_proxy<const_iterator>( cont );
			}

			/// @}


			//////////////
			// capacity //
			//////////////

			/// @name capacity
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief checks whether the container is empty

			Checks if a JSON value has no elements.

			@return The return value depends on the different types and is
			defined as follows:
			Value type  | return value
			----------- | -------------
			null        | `true`
			boolean     | `false`
			string      | `false`
			number      | `false`
			object      | result of function `object_t::empty()`
			array       | result of function `array_t::empty()`

			@note This function does not return whether a string stored as JSON value
			is empty - it returns whether the JSON container itself is empty which is
			false in the case of a string.

			@complexity Constant, as long as @ref array_t and @ref object_t satisfy
			the Container concept; that is, their `empty()` functions have constant
			complexity.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.
			- Has the semantics of `begin() == end()`.

			@liveexample{The following code uses `empty()` to check if a JSON
			object contains any elements.,empty}

			@sa @ref size() -- returns the number of elements

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			bool empty( ) const noexcept {
				switch( m_type ) {
				case value_t::null:
				{
					// null values are empty
					return true;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					// delegate call to array_t::empty()
					return m_value.array->empty( );
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					// delegate call to object_t::empty()
					return m_value.object->empty( );
				}

				default:
				{
					// all other types are nonempty
					return false;
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns the number of elements

			Returns the number of elements in a JSON value.

			@return The return value depends on the different types and is
			defined as follows:
			Value type  | return value
			----------- | -------------
			null        | `0`
			boolean     | `1`
			string      | `1`
			number      | `1`
			object      | result of function object_t::size()
			array       | result of function array_t::size()

			@note This function does not return the length of a string stored as JSON
			value - it returns the number of elements in the JSON value which is 1 in
			the case of a string.

			@complexity Constant, as long as @ref array_t and @ref object_t satisfy
			the Container concept; that is, their size() functions have constant
			complexity.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.
			- Has the semantics of `std::distance(begin(), end())`.

			@liveexample{The following code calls `size()` on the different value
			types.,size}

			@sa @ref empty() -- checks whether the container is empty
			@sa @ref max_size() -- returns the maximal number of elements

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			size_type size( ) const noexcept {
				switch( m_type ) {
				case value_t::null:
				{
					// null values are empty
					return 0;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					// delegate call to array_t::size()
					return m_value.array->size( );
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					// delegate call to object_t::size()
					return m_value.object->size( );
				}

				default:
				{
					// all other types have size 1
					return 1;
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief returns the maximum possible number of elements

			Returns the maximum number of elements a JSON value is able to hold due to
			system or library implementation limitations, i.e. `std::distance(begin(),
			end())` for the JSON value.

			@return The return value depends on the different types and is
			defined as follows:
			Value type  | return value
			----------- | -------------
			null        | `0` (same as `size()`)
			boolean     | `1` (same as `size()`)
			string      | `1` (same as `size()`)
			number      | `1` (same as `size()`)
			object      | result of function `object_t::max_size()`
			array       | result of function `array_t::max_size()`

			@complexity Constant, as long as @ref array_t and @ref object_t satisfy
			the Container concept; that is, their `max_size()` functions have constant
			complexity.

			@requirement This function helps `basic_json` satisfying the
			[Container](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/Container)
			requirements:
			- The complexity is constant.
			- Has the semantics of returning `b.size()` where `b` is the largest
			possible JSON value.

			@liveexample{The following code calls `max_size()` on the different value
			types. Note the output is implementation specific.,max_size}

			@sa @ref size() -- returns the number of elements

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			size_type max_size( ) const noexcept {
				switch( m_type ) {
				case value_t::array:
				{
					// delegate call to array_t::max_size()
					return m_value.array->max_size( );
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					// delegate call to object_t::max_size()
					return m_value.object->max_size( );
				}

				default:
				{
					// all other types have max_size() == size()
					return size( );
				}
				}
			}

			/// @}


			///////////////
			// modifiers //
			///////////////

			/// @name modifiers
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief clears the contents

			Clears the content of a JSON value and resets it to the default value as
			if @ref basic_json(value_t) would have been called:

			Value type  | initial value
			----------- | -------------
			null        | `null`
			boolean     | `false`
			string      | `""`
			number      | `0`
			object      | `{}`
			array       | `[]`

			@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value.

			@liveexample{The example below shows the effect of `clear()` to different
			JSON types.,clear}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			void clear( ) noexcept {
				switch( m_type ) {
				case value_t::number_integer:
				{
					m_value.number_integer = 0;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				{
					m_value.number_unsigned = 0;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_float:
				{
					m_value.number_float = 0.0;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::boolean:
				{
					m_value.boolean = false;
					break;
				}

				case value_t::string:
				{
					m_value.string->clear( );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					m_value.array->clear( );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					m_value.object->clear( );
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					break;
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief add an object to an array

			Appends the given element @a val to the end of the JSON value. If the
			function is called on a JSON null value, an empty array is created before
			appending @a val.

			@param[in] val the value to add to the JSON array

			@throw type_error.308 when called on a type other than JSON array or
			null; example: `"cannot use push_back() with number"`

			@complexity Amortized constant.

			@liveexample{The example shows how `push_back()` and `+=` can be used to
			add elements to a JSON array. Note how the `null` value was silently
			converted to a JSON array.,push_back}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			void push_back( basic_json&& val ) {
				// push_back only works for null objects or arrays
				if( not( is_null( ) or is_array( ) ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 308, "cannot use push_back() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}

				// transform null object into an array
				if( is_null( ) ) {
					m_type = value_t::array;
					m_value = value_t::array;
					assert_invariant( );
				}

				// add element to array (move semantics)
				m_value.array->push_back( std::move( val ) );
				// invalidate object
				val.m_type = value_t::null;
			}

			/*!
			@brief add an object to an array
			@copydoc push_back(basic_json&&)
			*/
			reference operator+=( basic_json&& val ) {
				push_back( std::move( val ) );
				return *this;
			}

			/*!
			@brief add an object to an array
			@copydoc push_back(basic_json&&)
			*/
			void push_back( const basic_json& val ) {
				// push_back only works for null objects or arrays
				if( not( is_null( ) or is_array( ) ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 308, "cannot use push_back() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}

				// transform null object into an array
				if( is_null( ) ) {
					m_type = value_t::array;
					m_value = value_t::array;
					assert_invariant( );
				}

				// add element to array
				m_value.array->push_back( val );
			}

			/*!
			@brief add an object to an array
			@copydoc push_back(basic_json&&)
			*/
			reference operator+=( const basic_json& val ) {
				push_back( val );
				return *this;
			}

			/*!
			@brief add an object to an object

			Inserts the given element @a val to the JSON object. If the function is
			called on a JSON null value, an empty object is created before inserting
			@a val.

			@param[in] val the value to add to the JSON object

			@throw type_error.308 when called on a type other than JSON object or
			null; example: `"cannot use push_back() with number"`

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container, O(log(`size()`)).

			@liveexample{The example shows how `push_back()` and `+=` can be used to
			add elements to a JSON object. Note how the `null` value was silently
			converted to a JSON object.,push_back__object_t__value}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			void push_back( const typename object_t::value_type& val ) {
				// push_back only works for null objects or objects
				if( not( is_null( ) or is_object( ) ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 308, "cannot use push_back() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}

				// transform null object into an object
				if( is_null( ) ) {
					m_type = value_t::object;
					m_value = value_t::object;
					assert_invariant( );
				}

				// add element to array
				m_value.object->insert( val );
			}

			/*!
			@brief add an object to an object
			@copydoc push_back(const typename object_t::value_type&)
			*/
			reference operator+=( const typename object_t::value_type& val ) {
				push_back( val );
				return *this;
			}

			/*!
			@brief add an object to an object

			This function allows to use `push_back` with an initializer list. In case

			1. the current value is an object,
			2. the initializer list @a init contains only two elements, and
			3. the first element of @a init is a string,

			@a init is converted into an object element and added using
			@ref push_back(const typename object_t::value_type&). Otherwise, @a init
			is converted to a JSON value and added using @ref push_back(basic_json&&).

			@param[in] init  an initializer list

			@complexity Linear in the size of the initializer list @a init.

			@note This function is required to resolve an ambiguous overload error,
			because pairs like `{"key", "value"}` can be both interpreted as
			`object_t::value_type` or `std::initializer_list<basic_json>`, see
			https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/235 for more information.

			@liveexample{The example shows how initializer lists are treated as
			objects when possible.,push_back__initializer_list}
			*/
			void push_back( std::initializer_list<basic_json> init ) {
				if( is_object( ) and init.size( ) == 2 and init.begin( )->is_string( ) ) {
					const string_t key = *init.begin( );
					push_back( typename object_t::value_type( key, *( init.begin( ) + 1 ) ) );
				}
				else {
					push_back( basic_json( init ) );
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief add an object to an object
			@copydoc push_back(std::initializer_list<basic_json>)
			*/
			reference operator+=( std::initializer_list<basic_json> init ) {
				push_back( init );
				return *this;
			}

			/*!
			@brief add an object to an array

			Creates a JSON value from the passed parameters @a args to the end of the
			JSON value. If the function is called on a JSON null value, an empty array
			is created before appending the value created from @a args.

			@param[in] args arguments to forward to a constructor of @ref basic_json
			@tparam Args compatible types to create a @ref basic_json object

			@throw type_error.311 when called on a type other than JSON array or
			null; example: `"cannot use emplace_back() with number"`

			@complexity Amortized constant.

			@liveexample{The example shows how `push_back()` can be used to add
			elements to a JSON array. Note how the `null` value was silently converted
			to a JSON array.,emplace_back}

			@since version 2.0.8
			*/
			template<class... Args>
			void emplace_back( Args&& ... args ) {
				// emplace_back only works for null objects or arrays
				if( not( is_null( ) or is_array( ) ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 311, "cannot use emplace_back() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}

				// transform null object into an array
				if( is_null( ) ) {
					m_type = value_t::array;
					m_value = value_t::array;
					assert_invariant( );
				}

				// add element to array (perfect forwarding)
				m_value.array->emplace_back( std::forward<Args>( args )... );
			}

			/*!
			@brief add an object to an object if key does not exist

			Inserts a new element into a JSON object constructed in-place with the
			given @a args if there is no element with the key in the container. If the
			function is called on a JSON null value, an empty object is created before
			appending the value created from @a args.

			@param[in] args arguments to forward to a constructor of @ref basic_json
			@tparam Args compatible types to create a @ref basic_json object

			@return a pair consisting of an iterator to the inserted element, or the
			already-existing element if no insertion happened, and a bool
			denoting whether the insertion took place.

			@throw type_error.311 when called on a type other than JSON object or
			null; example: `"cannot use emplace() with number"`

			@complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container, O(log(`size()`)).

			@liveexample{The example shows how `emplace()` can be used to add elements
			to a JSON object. Note how the `null` value was silently converted to a
			JSON object. Further note how no value is added if there was already one
			value stored with the same key.,emplace}

			@since version 2.0.8
			*/
			template<class... Args>
			std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace( Args&& ... args ) {
				// emplace only works for null objects or arrays
				if( not( is_null( ) or is_object( ) ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 311, "cannot use emplace() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}

				// transform null object into an object
				if( is_null( ) ) {
					m_type = value_t::object;
					m_value = value_t::object;
					assert_invariant( );
				}

				// add element to array (perfect forwarding)
				auto res = m_value.object->emplace( std::forward<Args>( args )... );
				// create result iterator and set iterator to the result of emplace
				auto it = begin( );
				it.m_it.object_iterator = res.first;

				// return pair of iterator and boolean
				return { it, res.second };
			}

			/*!
			@brief inserts element

			Inserts element @a val before iterator @a pos.

			@param[in] pos iterator before which the content will be inserted; may be
			the end() iterator
			@param[in] val element to insert
			@return iterator pointing to the inserted @a val.

			@throw type_error.309 if called on JSON values other than arrays;
			example: `"cannot use insert() with string"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.202 if @a pos is not an iterator of *this;
			example: `"iterator does not fit current value"`

			@complexity Constant plus linear in the distance between @a pos and end of
			the container.

			@liveexample{The example shows how `insert()` is used.,insert}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			iterator insert( const_iterator pos, const basic_json& val ) {
				// insert only works for arrays
				if( is_array( ) ) {
					// check if iterator pos fits to this JSON value
					if( pos.m_object != this ) {
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 202, "iterator does not fit current value" ) );
					}

					// insert to array and return iterator
					iterator result( this );
					result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->insert( pos.m_it.array_iterator, val );
					return result;
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 309, "cannot use insert() with " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief inserts element
			@copydoc insert(const_iterator, const basic_json&)
			*/
			iterator insert( const_iterator pos, basic_json&& val ) {
				return insert( pos, val );
			}

			/*!
			@brief inserts elements

			Inserts @a cnt copies of @a val before iterator @a pos.

			@param[in] pos iterator before which the content will be inserted; may be
			the end() iterator
			@param[in] cnt number of copies of @a val to insert
			@param[in] val element to insert
			@return iterator pointing to the first element inserted, or @a pos if
			`cnt==0`

			@throw type_error.309 if called on JSON values other than arrays; example:
			`"cannot use insert() with string"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.202 if @a pos is not an iterator of *this;
			example: `"iterator does not fit current value"`

			@complexity Linear in @a cnt plus linear in the distance between @a pos
			and end of the container.

			@liveexample{The example shows how `insert()` is used.,insert__count}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			iterator insert( const_iterator pos, size_type cnt, const basic_json& val ) {
				// insert only works for arrays
				if( is_array( ) ) {
					// check if iterator pos fits to this JSON value
					if( pos.m_object != this ) {
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 202, "iterator does not fit current value" ) );
					}

					// insert to array and return iterator
					iterator result( this );
					result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->insert( pos.m_it.array_iterator, cnt, val );
					return result;
				}

				JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 309, "cannot use insert() with " + type_name( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief inserts elements

			Inserts elements from range `[first, last)` before iterator @a pos.

			@param[in] pos iterator before which the content will be inserted; may be
			the end() iterator
			@param[in] first begin of the range of elements to insert
			@param[in] last end of the range of elements to insert

			@throw type_error.309 if called on JSON values other than arrays; example:
			`"cannot use insert() with string"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.202 if @a pos is not an iterator of *this;
			example: `"iterator does not fit current value"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.210 if @a first and @a last do not belong to the
			same JSON value; example: `"iterators do not fit"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.211 if @a first or @a last are iterators into
			container for which insert is called; example: `"passed iterators may not
			belong to container"`

			@return iterator pointing to the first element inserted, or @a pos if
			`first==last`

			@complexity Linear in `std::distance(first, last)` plus linear in the
			distance between @a pos and end of the container.

			@liveexample{The example shows how `insert()` is used.,insert__range}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			iterator insert( const_iterator pos, const_iterator first, const_iterator last ) {
				// insert only works for arrays
				if( not is_array( ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 309, "cannot use insert() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}

				// check if iterator pos fits to this JSON value
				if( pos.m_object != this ) {
					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 202, "iterator does not fit current value" ) );
				}

				// check if range iterators belong to the same JSON object
				if( first.m_object != last.m_object ) {
					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 210, "iterators do not fit" ) );
				}

				if( first.m_object == this or last.m_object == this ) {
					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 211, "passed iterators may not belong to container" ) );
				}

				// insert to array and return iterator
				iterator result( this );
				result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->insert(
					pos.m_it.array_iterator,
					first.m_it.array_iterator,
					last.m_it.array_iterator );
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief inserts elements

			Inserts elements from initializer list @a ilist before iterator @a pos.

			@param[in] pos iterator before which the content will be inserted; may be
			the end() iterator
			@param[in] ilist initializer list to insert the values from

			@throw type_error.309 if called on JSON values other than arrays; example:
			`"cannot use insert() with string"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.202 if @a pos is not an iterator of *this;
			example: `"iterator does not fit current value"`

			@return iterator pointing to the first element inserted, or @a pos if
			`ilist` is empty

			@complexity Linear in `ilist.size()` plus linear in the distance between
			@a pos and end of the container.

			@liveexample{The example shows how `insert()` is used.,insert__ilist}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			iterator insert( const_iterator pos, std::initializer_list<basic_json> ilist ) {
				// insert only works for arrays
				if( not is_array( ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 309, "cannot use insert() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}

				// check if iterator pos fits to this JSON value
				if( pos.m_object != this ) {
					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 202, "iterator does not fit current value" ) );
				}

				// insert to array and return iterator
				iterator result( this );
				result.m_it.array_iterator = m_value.array->insert( pos.m_it.array_iterator, ilist );
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief inserts elements

			Inserts elements from range `[first, last)`.

			@param[in] first begin of the range of elements to insert
			@param[in] last end of the range of elements to insert

			@throw type_error.309 if called on JSON values other than objects; example:
			`"cannot use insert() with string"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.202 if iterator @a first or @a last does does not
			point to an object; example: `"iterators first and last must point to
			objects"`
			@throw invalid_iterator.210 if @a first and @a last do not belong to the
			same JSON value; example: `"iterators do not fit"`

			@complexity Logarithmic: `O(N*log(size() + N))`, where `N` is the number
			of elements to insert.

			@liveexample{The example shows how `insert()` is used.,insert__range_object}

			@since version 3.0.0
			*/
			void insert( const_iterator first, const_iterator last ) {
				// insert only works for objects
				if( not is_object( ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 309, "cannot use insert() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}

				// check if range iterators belong to the same JSON object
				if( first.m_object != last.m_object ) {
					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 210, "iterators do not fit" ) );
				}

				// passed iterators must belong to objects
				if( not first.m_object->is_object( ) or not first.m_object->is_object( ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 202, "iterators first and last must point to objects" ) );
				}

				m_value.object->insert( first.m_it.object_iterator, last.m_it.object_iterator );
			}

			/*!
			@brief exchanges the values

			Exchanges the contents of the JSON value with those of @a other. Does not
			invoke any move, copy, or swap operations on individual elements. All
			iterators and references remain valid. The past-the-end iterator is
			invalidated.

			@param[in,out] other JSON value to exchange the contents with

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how JSON values can be swapped with
			`swap()`.,swap__reference}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			void swap( reference other ) noexcept (
				std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<value_t>::value and
				std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<value_t>::value and
				std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<json_value>::value and
				std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<json_value>::value
				) {
				std::swap( m_type, other.m_type );
				std::swap( m_value, other.m_value );
				assert_invariant( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief exchanges the values

			Exchanges the contents of a JSON array with those of @a other. Does not
			invoke any move, copy, or swap operations on individual elements. All
			iterators and references remain valid. The past-the-end iterator is
			invalidated.

			@param[in,out] other array to exchange the contents with

			@throw type_error.310 when JSON value is not an array; example: `"cannot
			use swap() with string"`

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how arrays can be swapped with
			`swap()`.,swap__array_t}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			void swap( array_t& other ) {
				// swap only works for arrays
				if( is_array( ) ) {
					std::swap( *( m_value.array ), other );
				}
				else {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 310, "cannot use swap() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief exchanges the values

			Exchanges the contents of a JSON object with those of @a other. Does not
			invoke any move, copy, or swap operations on individual elements. All
			iterators and references remain valid. The past-the-end iterator is
			invalidated.

			@param[in,out] other object to exchange the contents with

			@throw type_error.310 when JSON value is not an object; example:
			`"cannot use swap() with string"`

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how objects can be swapped with
			`swap()`.,swap__object_t}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			void swap( object_t& other ) {
				// swap only works for objects
				if( is_object( ) ) {
					std::swap( *( m_value.object ), other );
				}
				else {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 310, "cannot use swap() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief exchanges the values

			Exchanges the contents of a JSON string with those of @a other. Does not
			invoke any move, copy, or swap operations on individual elements. All
			iterators and references remain valid. The past-the-end iterator is
			invalidated.

			@param[in,out] other string to exchange the contents with

			@throw type_error.310 when JSON value is not a string; example: `"cannot
			use swap() with boolean"`

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how strings can be swapped with
			`swap()`.,swap__string_t}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			void swap( string_t& other ) {
				// swap only works for strings
				if( is_string( ) ) {
					std::swap( *( m_value.string ), other );
				}
				else {
					JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 310, "cannot use swap() with " + type_name( ) ) );
				}
			}

			/// @}

		public:
			//////////////////////////////////////////
			// lexicographical comparison operators //
			//////////////////////////////////////////

			/// @name lexicographical comparison operators
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief comparison: equal

			Compares two JSON values for equality according to the following rules:
			- Two JSON values are equal if (1) they are from the same type and (2)
			their stored values are the same according to their respective
			`operator==`.
			- Integer and floating-point numbers are automatically converted before
			comparison. Floating-point numbers are compared indirectly: two
			floating-point numbers `f1` and `f2` are considered equal if neither
			`f1 > f2` nor `f2 > f1` holds. Note than two NaN values are always
			treated as unequal.
			- Two JSON null values are equal.

			@note NaN values never compare equal to themselves or to other NaN values.

			@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
			@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
			@return whether the values @a lhs and @a rhs are equal

			@complexity Linear.

			@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
			types.,operator__equal}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			friend bool operator==( const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				const auto lhs_type = lhs.type( );
				const auto rhs_type = rhs.type( );

				if( lhs_type == rhs_type ) {
					switch( lhs_type ) {
					case value_t::array:
					{
						return *lhs.m_value.array == *rhs.m_value.array;
					}
					case value_t::object:
					{
						return *lhs.m_value.object == *rhs.m_value.object;
					}
					case value_t::null:
					{
						return true;
					}
					case value_t::string:
					{
						return *lhs.m_value.string == *rhs.m_value.string;
					}
					case value_t::boolean:
					{
						return lhs.m_value.boolean == rhs.m_value.boolean;
					}
					case value_t::number_integer:
					{
						return lhs.m_value.number_integer == rhs.m_value.number_integer;
					}
					case value_t::number_unsigned:
					{
						return lhs.m_value.number_unsigned == rhs.m_value.number_unsigned;
					}
					case value_t::number_float:
					{
						return lhs.m_value.number_float == rhs.m_value.number_float;
					}
					default:
					{
						return false;
					}
					}
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_integer and rhs_type == value_t::number_float ) {
					return static_cast<number_float_t>( lhs.m_value.number_integer ) == rhs.m_value.number_float;
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_float and rhs_type == value_t::number_integer ) {
					return lhs.m_value.number_float == static_cast<number_float_t>( rhs.m_value.number_integer );
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned and rhs_type == value_t::number_float ) {
					return static_cast<number_float_t>( lhs.m_value.number_unsigned ) == rhs.m_value.number_float;
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_float and rhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned ) {
					return lhs.m_value.number_float == static_cast<number_float_t>( rhs.m_value.number_unsigned );
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned and rhs_type == value_t::number_integer ) {
					return static_cast<number_integer_t>( lhs.m_value.number_unsigned ) == rhs.m_value.number_integer;
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_integer and rhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned ) {
					return lhs.m_value.number_integer == static_cast<number_integer_t>( rhs.m_value.number_unsigned );
				}

				return false;
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: equal
			@copydoc operator==(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator==( const_reference lhs, const ScalarType rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( lhs == basic_json( rhs ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: equal
			@copydoc operator==(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator==( const ScalarType lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( basic_json( lhs ) == rhs );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: not equal

			Compares two JSON values for inequality by calculating `not (lhs == rhs)`.

			@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
			@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
			@return whether the values @a lhs and @a rhs are not equal

			@complexity Linear.

			@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
			types.,operator__notequal}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			friend bool operator!=( const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				return not ( lhs == rhs );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: not equal
			@copydoc operator!=(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator!=( const_reference lhs, const ScalarType rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( lhs != basic_json( rhs ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: not equal
			@copydoc operator!=(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator!=( const ScalarType lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( basic_json( lhs ) != rhs );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: less than

			Compares whether one JSON value @a lhs is less than another JSON value @a
			rhs according to the following rules:
			- If @a lhs and @a rhs have the same type, the values are compared using
			the default `<` operator.
			- Integer and floating-point numbers are automatically converted before
			comparison
			- In case @a lhs and @a rhs have different types, the values are ignored
			and the order of the types is considered, see
			@ref operator<(const value_t, const value_t).

			@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
			@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
			@return whether @a lhs is less than @a rhs

			@complexity Linear.

			@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
			types.,operator__less}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			friend bool operator<( const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				const auto lhs_type = lhs.type( );
				const auto rhs_type = rhs.type( );

				if( lhs_type == rhs_type ) {
					switch( lhs_type ) {
					case value_t::array:
					{
						return *lhs.m_value.array < *rhs.m_value.array;
					}
					case value_t::object:
					{
						return *lhs.m_value.object < *rhs.m_value.object;
					}
					case value_t::null:
					{
						return false;
					}
					case value_t::string:
					{
						return *lhs.m_value.string < *rhs.m_value.string;
					}
					case value_t::boolean:
					{
						return lhs.m_value.boolean < rhs.m_value.boolean;
					}
					case value_t::number_integer:
					{
						return lhs.m_value.number_integer < rhs.m_value.number_integer;
					}
					case value_t::number_unsigned:
					{
						return lhs.m_value.number_unsigned < rhs.m_value.number_unsigned;
					}
					case value_t::number_float:
					{
						return lhs.m_value.number_float < rhs.m_value.number_float;
					}
					default:
					{
						return false;
					}
					}
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_integer and rhs_type == value_t::number_float ) {
					return static_cast<number_float_t>( lhs.m_value.number_integer ) < rhs.m_value.number_float;
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_float and rhs_type == value_t::number_integer ) {
					return lhs.m_value.number_float < static_cast<number_float_t>( rhs.m_value.number_integer );
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned and rhs_type == value_t::number_float ) {
					return static_cast<number_float_t>( lhs.m_value.number_unsigned ) < rhs.m_value.number_float;
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_float and rhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned ) {
					return lhs.m_value.number_float < static_cast<number_float_t>( rhs.m_value.number_unsigned );
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_integer and rhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned ) {
					return lhs.m_value.number_integer < static_cast<number_integer_t>( rhs.m_value.number_unsigned );
				}
				else if( lhs_type == value_t::number_unsigned and rhs_type == value_t::number_integer ) {
					return static_cast<number_integer_t>( lhs.m_value.number_unsigned ) < rhs.m_value.number_integer;
				}

				// We only reach this line if we cannot compare values. In that case,
				// we compare types. Note we have to call the operator explicitly,
				// because MSVC has problems otherwise.
				return operator<( lhs_type, rhs_type );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: less than
			@copydoc operator<(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator<( const_reference lhs, const ScalarType rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( lhs < basic_json( rhs ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: less than
			@copydoc operator<(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator<( const ScalarType lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( basic_json( lhs ) < rhs );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: less than or equal

			Compares whether one JSON value @a lhs is less than or equal to another
			JSON value by calculating `not (rhs < lhs)`.

			@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
			@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
			@return whether @a lhs is less than or equal to @a rhs

			@complexity Linear.

			@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
			types.,operator__greater}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			friend bool operator<=( const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				return not ( rhs < lhs );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: less than or equal
			@copydoc operator<=(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator<=( const_reference lhs, const ScalarType rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( lhs <= basic_json( rhs ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: less than or equal
			@copydoc operator<=(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator<=( const ScalarType lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( basic_json( lhs ) <= rhs );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: greater than

			Compares whether one JSON value @a lhs is greater than another
			JSON value by calculating `not (lhs <= rhs)`.

			@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
			@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
			@return whether @a lhs is greater than to @a rhs

			@complexity Linear.

			@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
			types.,operator__lessequal}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			friend bool operator>( const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				return not ( lhs <= rhs );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: greater than
			@copydoc operator>(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator>( const_reference lhs, const ScalarType rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( lhs > basic_json( rhs ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: greater than
			@copydoc operator>(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator>( const ScalarType lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( basic_json( lhs ) > rhs );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: greater than or equal

			Compares whether one JSON value @a lhs is greater than or equal to another
			JSON value by calculating `not (lhs < rhs)`.

			@param[in] lhs  first JSON value to consider
			@param[in] rhs  second JSON value to consider
			@return whether @a lhs is greater than or equal to @a rhs

			@complexity Linear.

			@liveexample{The example demonstrates comparing several JSON
			types.,operator__greaterequal}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			friend bool operator>=( const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				return not ( lhs < rhs );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: greater than or equal
			@copydoc operator>=(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator>=( const_reference lhs, const ScalarType rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( lhs >= basic_json( rhs ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief comparison: greater than or equal
			@copydoc operator>=(const_reference, const_reference)
			*/
			template<typename ScalarType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value, int>::type = 0>
				friend bool operator>=( const ScalarType lhs, const_reference rhs ) noexcept {
				return ( basic_json( lhs ) >= rhs );
			}

			/// @}


			///////////////////
			// serialization //
			///////////////////

			/// @name serialization
			/// @{

		private:
			/*!
			@brief wrapper around the serialization functions
			*/
			class serializer {
			private:
				serializer( const serializer& ) = delete;
				serializer& operator=( const serializer& ) = delete;

			public:
				/*!
				@param[in] s  output stream to serialize to
				*/
				serializer( std::ostream& s )
					: o( s ), loc( std::localeconv( ) ),
					thousands_sep( !loc->thousands_sep ? '\0' : loc->thousands_sep[ 0 ] ),
					decimal_point( !loc->decimal_point ? '\0' : loc->decimal_point[ 0 ] ) {}

				/*!
				@brief internal implementation of the serialization function

				This function is called by the public member function dump and
				organizes the serialization internally. The indentation level is
				propagated as additional parameter. In case of arrays and objects, the
				function is called recursively.

				- strings and object keys are escaped using `escape_string()`
				- integer numbers are converted implicitly via `operator<<`
				- floating-point numbers are converted to a string using `"%g"` format

				@param[in] val             value to serialize
				@param[in] pretty_print    whether the output shall be pretty-printed
				@param[in] indent_step     the indent level
				@param[in] current_indent  the current indent level (only used internally)
				*/
				void dump( const basic_json& val,
						   const bool pretty_print,
						   const unsigned int indent_step,
						   const unsigned int current_indent = 0 ) {
					switch( val.m_type ) {
					case value_t::object:
					{
						if( val.m_value.object->empty( ) ) {
							o.write( "{}", 2 );
							return;
						}

						if( pretty_print ) {
							o.write( "{\n", 2 );

							// variable to hold indentation for recursive calls
							const auto new_indent = current_indent + indent_step;
							if( indent_string.size( ) < new_indent ) {
								indent_string.resize( new_indent, ' ' );
							}

							// first n-1 elements
							auto i = val.m_value.object->cbegin( );
							for( size_t cnt = 0; cnt < val.m_value.object->size( ) - 1; ++cnt, ++i ) {
								o.write( indent_string.c_str( ), static_cast<std::streamsize>( new_indent ) );
								o.put( '\"' );
								dump_escaped( i->first );
								o.write( "\": ", 3 );
								dump( i->second, true, indent_step, new_indent );
								o.write( ",\n", 2 );
							}

							// last element
							assert( i != val.m_value.object->cend( ) );
							o.write( indent_string.c_str( ), static_cast<std::streamsize>( new_indent ) );
							o.put( '\"' );
							dump_escaped( i->first );
							o.write( "\": ", 3 );
							dump( i->second, true, indent_step, new_indent );

							o.put( '\n' );
							o.write( indent_string.c_str( ), static_cast<std::streamsize>( current_indent ) );
							o.put( '}' );
						}
						else {
							o.put( '{' );

							// first n-1 elements
							auto i = val.m_value.object->cbegin( );
							for( size_t cnt = 0; cnt < val.m_value.object->size( ) - 1; ++cnt, ++i ) {
								o.put( '\"' );
								dump_escaped( i->first );
								o.write( "\":", 2 );
								dump( i->second, false, indent_step, current_indent );
								o.put( ',' );
							}

							// last element
							assert( i != val.m_value.object->cend( ) );
							o.put( '\"' );
							dump_escaped( i->first );
							o.write( "\":", 2 );
							dump( i->second, false, indent_step, current_indent );

							o.put( '}' );
						}

						return;
					}

					case value_t::array:
					{
						if( val.m_value.array->empty( ) ) {
							o.write( "[]", 2 );
							return;
						}

						if( pretty_print ) {
							o.write( "[\n", 2 );

							// variable to hold indentation for recursive calls
							const auto new_indent = current_indent + indent_step;
							if( indent_string.size( ) < new_indent ) {
								indent_string.resize( new_indent, ' ' );
							}

							// first n-1 elements
							for( auto i = val.m_value.array->cbegin( ); i != val.m_value.array->cend( ) - 1; ++i ) {
								o.write( indent_string.c_str( ), static_cast<std::streamsize>( new_indent ) );
								dump( *i, true, indent_step, new_indent );
								o.write( ",\n", 2 );
							}

							// last element
							assert( not val.m_value.array->empty( ) );
							o.write( indent_string.c_str( ), static_cast<std::streamsize>( new_indent ) );
							dump( val.m_value.array->back( ), true, indent_step, new_indent );

							o.put( '\n' );
							o.write( indent_string.c_str( ), static_cast<std::streamsize>( current_indent ) );
							o.put( ']' );
						}
						else {
							o.put( '[' );

							// first n-1 elements
							for( auto i = val.m_value.array->cbegin( ); i != val.m_value.array->cend( ) - 1; ++i ) {
								dump( *i, false, indent_step, current_indent );
								o.put( ',' );
							}

							// last element
							assert( not val.m_value.array->empty( ) );
							dump( val.m_value.array->back( ), false, indent_step, current_indent );

							o.put( ']' );
						}

						return;
					}

					case value_t::string:
					{
						o.put( '\"' );
						dump_escaped( *val.m_value.string );
						o.put( '\"' );
						return;
					}

					case value_t::boolean:
					{
						if( val.m_value.boolean ) {
							o.write( "true", 4 );
						}
						else {
							o.write( "false", 5 );
						}
						return;
					}

					case value_t::number_integer:
					{
						dump_integer( val.m_value.number_integer );
						return;
					}

					case value_t::number_unsigned:
					{
						dump_integer( val.m_value.number_unsigned );
						return;
					}

					case value_t::number_float:
					{
						dump_float( val.m_value.number_float );
						return;
					}

					case value_t::discarded:
					{
						o.write( "<discarded>", 11 );
						return;
					}

					case value_t::null:
					{
						o.write( "null", 4 );
						return;
					}
					}
				}

			private:
				/*!
				@brief calculates the extra space to escape a JSON string

				@param[in] s  the string to escape
				@return the number of characters required to escape string @a s

				@complexity Linear in the length of string @a s.
				*/
				static std::size_t extra_space( const string_t& s ) noexcept {
					return std::accumulate( s.begin( ), s.end( ), size_t{},
											[]( size_t res, typename string_t::value_type c ) {
						switch( c ) {
						case '"':
						case '\\':
						case '\b':
						case '\f':
						case '\n':
						case '\r':
						case '\t':
						{
							// from c (1 byte) to \x (2 bytes)
							return res + 1;
						}

						case 0x00:
						case 0x01:
						case 0x02:
						case 0x03:
						case 0x04:
						case 0x05:
						case 0x06:
						case 0x07:
						case 0x0b:
						case 0x0e:
						case 0x0f:
						case 0x10:
						case 0x11:
						case 0x12:
						case 0x13:
						case 0x14:
						case 0x15:
						case 0x16:
						case 0x17:
						case 0x18:
						case 0x19:
						case 0x1a:
						case 0x1b:
						case 0x1c:
						case 0x1d:
						case 0x1e:
						case 0x1f:
						{
							// from c (1 byte) to \uxxxx (6 bytes)
							return res + 5;
						}

						default:
						{
							return res;
						}
						}
					} );
				}

				/*!
				@brief dump escaped string

				Escape a string by replacing certain special characters by a sequence
				of an escape character (backslash) and another character and other
				control characters by a sequence of "\u" followed by a four-digit hex
				representation. The escaped string is written to output stream @a o.

				@param[in] s  the string to escape

				@complexity Linear in the length of string @a s.
				*/
				void dump_escaped( const string_t& s ) const {
					const auto space = extra_space( s );
					if( space == 0 ) {
						o.write( s.c_str( ), static_cast<std::streamsize>( s.size( ) ) );
						return;
					}

					// create a result string of necessary size
					string_t result( s.size( ) + space, '\\' );
					std::size_t pos = 0;

					for( const auto& c : s ) {
						switch( c ) {
							// quotation mark (0x22)
						case '"':
						{
							result[ pos + 1 ] = '"';
							pos += 2;
							break;
						}

						// reverse solidus (0x5c)
						case '\\':
						{
							// nothing to change
							pos += 2;
							break;
						}

						// backspace (0x08)
						case '\b':
						{
							result[ pos + 1 ] = 'b';
							pos += 2;
							break;
						}

						// formfeed (0x0c)
						case '\f':
						{
							result[ pos + 1 ] = 'f';
							pos += 2;
							break;
						}

						// newline (0x0a)
						case '\n':
						{
							result[ pos + 1 ] = 'n';
							pos += 2;
							break;
						}

						// carriage return (0x0d)
						case '\r':
						{
							result[ pos + 1 ] = 'r';
							pos += 2;
							break;
						}

						// horizontal tab (0x09)
						case '\t':
						{
							result[ pos + 1 ] = 't';
							pos += 2;
							break;
						}

						case 0x00:
						case 0x01:
						case 0x02:
						case 0x03:
						case 0x04:
						case 0x05:
						case 0x06:
						case 0x07:
						case 0x0b:
						case 0x0e:
						case 0x0f:
						case 0x10:
						case 0x11:
						case 0x12:
						case 0x13:
						case 0x14:
						case 0x15:
						case 0x16:
						case 0x17:
						case 0x18:
						case 0x19:
						case 0x1a:
						case 0x1b:
						case 0x1c:
						case 0x1d:
						case 0x1e:
						case 0x1f:
						{
							// convert a number 0..15 to its hex representation
							// (0..f)
							static const char hexify[ 16 ] =
							{
								'0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7',
								'8', '9', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'
							};

							// print character c as \uxxxx
							for( const char m :
							{ 'u', '0', '0', hexify[ c >> 4 ], hexify[ c & 0x0f ]
							} ) {
								result[ ++pos ] = m;
							}

							++pos;
							break;
						}

						default:
						{
							// all other characters are added as-is
							result[ pos++ ] = c;
							break;
						}
						}
					}

					assert( pos == s.size( ) + space );
					o.write( result.c_str( ), static_cast<std::streamsize>( result.size( ) ) );
				}

				/*!
				@brief dump an integer

				Dump a given integer to output stream @a o. Works internally with
				@a number_buffer.

				@param[in] x  integer number (signed or unsigned) to dump
				@tparam NumberType either @a number_integer_t or @a number_unsigned_t
				*/
				template<typename NumberType, detail::enable_if_t <
					std::is_same<NumberType, number_unsigned_t>::value or
					std::is_same<NumberType, number_integer_t>::value, int> = 0>
					void dump_integer( NumberType x ) {
					// special case for "0"
					if( x == 0 ) {
						o.put( '0' );
						return;
					}

					const bool is_negative = x < 0;
					size_t i = 0;

					// spare 1 byte for '\0'
					while( x != 0 and i < number_buffer.size( ) - 1 ) {
						const auto digit = std::labs( static_cast<long>( x % 10 ) );
						number_buffer[ i++ ] = static_cast<char>( '0' + digit );
						x /= 10;
					}

					// make sure the number has been processed completely
					assert( x == 0 );

					if( is_negative ) {
						// make sure there is capacity for the '-'
						assert( i < number_buffer.size( ) - 2 );
						number_buffer[ i++ ] = '-';
					}

					std::reverse( number_buffer.begin( ), number_buffer.begin( ) + i );
					o.write( number_buffer.data( ), static_cast<std::streamsize>( i ) );
				}

				/*!
				@brief dump a floating-point number

				Dump a given floating-point number to output stream @a o. Works
				internally with @a number_buffer.

				@param[in] x  floating-point number to dump
				*/
				void dump_float( number_float_t x ) {
					// NaN / inf
					if( not std::isfinite( x ) or std::isnan( x ) ) {
						o.write( "null", 4 );
						return;
					}

					// special case for 0.0 and -0.0
					if( x == 0 ) {
						if( std::signbit( x ) ) {
							o.write( "-0.0", 4 );
						}
						else {
							o.write( "0.0", 3 );
						}
						return;
					}

					// get number of digits for a text -> float -> text round-trip
					static constexpr auto d = std::numeric_limits<number_float_t>::digits10;

					// the actual conversion
					std::ptrdiff_t len = snprintf( number_buffer.data( ), number_buffer.size( ),
												   "%.*g", d, x );

					// negative value indicates an error
					assert( len > 0 );
					// check if buffer was large enough
					assert( static_cast<size_t>( len ) < number_buffer.size( ) );

					// erase thousands separator
					if( thousands_sep != '\0' ) {
						const auto end = std::remove( number_buffer.begin( ),
													  number_buffer.begin( ) + len,
													  thousands_sep );
						std::fill( end, number_buffer.end( ), '\0' );
						assert( ( end - number_buffer.begin( ) ) <= len );
						len = ( end - number_buffer.begin( ) );
					}

					// convert decimal point to '.'
					if( decimal_point != '\0' and decimal_point != '.' ) {
						for( auto& c : number_buffer ) {
							if( c == decimal_point ) {
								c = '.';
								break;
							}
						}
					}

					o.write( number_buffer.data( ), static_cast<std::streamsize>( len ) );

					// determine if need to append ".0"
					const bool value_is_int_like = std::none_of( number_buffer.begin( ),
																 number_buffer.begin( ) + len + 1,
																 []( char c ) {
						return c == '.' or c == 'e';
					} );

					if( value_is_int_like ) {
						o.write( ".0", 2 );
					}
				}

			private:
				/// the output of the serializer
				std::ostream& o;

				/// a (hopefully) large enough character buffer
				std::array<char, 64> number_buffer{ {} };

				/// the locale
				const std::lconv* loc = nullptr;
				/// the locale's thousand separator character
				const char thousands_sep = '\0';
				/// the locale's decimal point character
				const char decimal_point = '\0';

				/// the indentation string
				string_t indent_string = string_t( 512, ' ' );
			};

		public:
			/*!
			@brief serialize to stream

			Serialize the given JSON value @a j to the output stream @a o. The JSON
			value will be serialized using the @ref dump member function. The
			indentation of the output can be controlled with the member variable
			`width` of the output stream @a o. For instance, using the manipulator
			`std::setw(4)` on @a o sets the indentation level to `4` and the
			serialization result is the same as calling `dump(4)`.

			@param[in,out] o  stream to serialize to
			@param[in] j  JSON value to serialize

			@return the stream @a o

			@complexity Linear.

			@liveexample{The example below shows the serialization with different
			parameters to `width` to adjust the indentation level.,operator_serialize}

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			friend std::ostream& operator<<( std::ostream& o, const basic_json& j ) {
				// read width member and use it as indentation parameter if nonzero
				const bool pretty_print = ( o.width( ) > 0 );
				const auto indentation = ( pretty_print ? o.width( ) : 0 );

				// reset width to 0 for subsequent calls to this stream
				o.width( 0 );

				// do the actual serialization
				serializer s( o );
				s.dump( j, pretty_print, static_cast<unsigned int>( indentation ) );
				return o;
			}

			/*!
			@brief serialize to stream
			@deprecated This stream operator is deprecated and will be removed in a
			future version of the library. Please use
			@ref std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const basic_json&)
			instead; that is, replace calls like `j >> o;` with `o << j;`.
			*/
			JSON_DEPRECATED
				friend std::ostream& operator>>( const basic_json& j, std::ostream& o ) {
				return o << j;
			}

			/// @}


			/////////////////////
			// deserialization //
			/////////////////////

			/// @name deserialization
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief deserialize from an array

			This function reads from an array of 1-byte values.

			@pre Each element of the container has a size of 1 byte. Violating this
			precondition yields undefined behavior. **This precondition is enforced
			with a static assertion.**

			@param[in] array  array to read from
			@param[in] cb  a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
			which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
			(optional)

			@return result of the deserialization

			@throw parse_error.101 if a parse error occurs; example: `""unexpected end
			of input; expected string literal""`
			@throw parse_error.102 if to_unicode fails or surrogate error
			@throw parse_error.103 if to_unicode fails

			@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
			LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
			@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

			@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

			@liveexample{The example below demonstrates the `parse()` function reading
			from an array.,parse__array__parser_callback_t}

			@since version 2.0.3
			*/
			template<class T, std::size_t N>
			static basic_json parse( T( &array )[ N ],
									 const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr ) {
				// delegate the call to the iterator-range parse overload
				return parse( std::begin( array ), std::end( array ), cb );
			}

			/*!
			@brief deserialize from string literal

			@tparam CharT character/literal type with size of 1 byte
			@param[in] s  string literal to read a serialized JSON value from
			@param[in] cb a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
			which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
			(optional)

			@return result of the deserialization

			@throw parse_error.101 in case of an unexpected token
			@throw parse_error.102 if to_unicode fails or surrogate error
			@throw parse_error.103 if to_unicode fails

			@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
			LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
			@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

			@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.
			@note String containers like `std::string` or @ref string_t can be parsed
			with @ref parse(const ContiguousContainer&, const parser_callback_t)

			@liveexample{The example below demonstrates the `parse()` function with
			and without callback function.,parse__string__parser_callback_t}

			@sa @ref parse(std::istream&, const parser_callback_t) for a version that
			reads from an input stream

			@since version 1.0.0 (originally for @ref string_t)
			*/
			template<typename CharT, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_pointer<CharT>::value and
				std::is_integral<typename std::remove_pointer<CharT>::type>::value and
				sizeof( typename std::remove_pointer<CharT>::type ) == 1, int>::type = 0>
				static basic_json parse( const CharT s,
										 const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr ) {
				return parser( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( s ), cb ).parse( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief deserialize from stream

			@param[in,out] i  stream to read a serialized JSON value from
			@param[in] cb a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
			which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
			(optional)

			@return result of the deserialization

			@throw parse_error.101 in case of an unexpected token
			@throw parse_error.102 if to_unicode fails or surrogate error
			@throw parse_error.103 if to_unicode fails
			@throw parse_error.111 if input stream is in a bad state

			@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
			LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
			@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

			@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

			@liveexample{The example below demonstrates the `parse()` function with
			and without callback function.,parse__istream__parser_callback_t}

			@sa @ref parse(const CharT, const parser_callback_t) for a version
			that reads from a string

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			static basic_json parse( std::istream& i,
									 const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr ) {
				return parser( i, cb ).parse( );
			}

			/*!
			@copydoc parse(std::istream&, const parser_callback_t)
			*/
			static basic_json parse( std::istream&& i,
									 const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr ) {
				return parser( i, cb ).parse( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief deserialize from an iterator range with contiguous storage

			This function reads from an iterator range of a container with contiguous
			storage of 1-byte values. Compatible container types include
			`std::vector`, `std::string`, `std::array`, `std::valarray`, and
			`std::initializer_list`. Furthermore, C-style arrays can be used with
			`std::begin()`/`std::end()`. User-defined containers can be used as long
			as they implement random-access iterators and a contiguous storage.

			@pre The iterator range is contiguous. Violating this precondition yields
			undefined behavior. **This precondition is enforced with an assertion.**
			@pre Each element in the range has a size of 1 byte. Violating this
			precondition yields undefined behavior. **This precondition is enforced
			with a static assertion.**

			@warning There is no way to enforce all preconditions at compile-time. If
			the function is called with noncompliant iterators and with
			assertions switched off, the behavior is undefined and will most
			likely yield segmentation violation.

			@tparam IteratorType iterator of container with contiguous storage
			@param[in] first  begin of the range to parse (included)
			@param[in] last  end of the range to parse (excluded)
			@param[in] cb  a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
			which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
			(optional)

			@return result of the deserialization

			@throw parse_error.101 in case of an unexpected token
			@throw parse_error.102 if to_unicode fails or surrogate error
			@throw parse_error.103 if to_unicode fails

			@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
			LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
			@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

			@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

			@liveexample{The example below demonstrates the `parse()` function reading
			from an iterator range.,parse__iteratortype__parser_callback_t}

			@since version 2.0.3
			*/
			template<class IteratorType, typename std::enable_if<
				std::is_base_of<
				std::random_access_iterator_tag,
				typename std::iterator_traits<IteratorType>::iterator_category>::value, int>::type = 0>
				static basic_json parse( IteratorType first, IteratorType last,
										 const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr ) {
				// assertion to check that the iterator range is indeed contiguous,
				// see http://stackoverflow.com/a/35008842/266378 for more discussion
				assert( std::accumulate( first, last, std::pair<bool, int>( true, 0 ),
						[ &first ]( std::pair<bool, int> res, decltype( *first ) val ) {
					res.first &= ( val == *( std::next( std::addressof( *first ), res.second++ ) ) );
					return res;
				} ).first );

				// assertion to check that each element is 1 byte long
				static_assert( sizeof( typename std::iterator_traits<IteratorType>::value_type ) == 1,
							   "each element in the iterator range must have the size of 1 byte" );

				// if iterator range is empty, create a parser with an empty string
				// to generate "unexpected EOF" error message
				if( std::distance( first, last ) <= 0 ) {
					return parser( "" ).parse( );
				}

				return parser( first, last, cb ).parse( );
			}

			/*!
			@brief deserialize from a container with contiguous storage

			This function reads from a container with contiguous storage of 1-byte
			values. Compatible container types include `std::vector`, `std::string`,
			`std::array`, and `std::initializer_list`. User-defined containers can be
			used as long as they implement random-access iterators and a contiguous
			storage.

			@pre The container storage is contiguous. Violating this precondition
			yields undefined behavior. **This precondition is enforced with an
			assertion.**
			@pre Each element of the container has a size of 1 byte. Violating this
			precondition yields undefined behavior. **This precondition is enforced
			with a static assertion.**

			@warning There is no way to enforce all preconditions at compile-time. If
			the function is called with a noncompliant container and with
			assertions switched off, the behavior is undefined and will most
			likely yield segmentation violation.

			@tparam ContiguousContainer container type with contiguous storage
			@param[in] c  container to read from
			@param[in] cb  a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
			which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
			(optional)

			@return result of the deserialization

			@throw parse_error.101 in case of an unexpected token
			@throw parse_error.102 if to_unicode fails or surrogate error
			@throw parse_error.103 if to_unicode fails

			@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
			LL(1) parser. The complexity can be higher if the parser callback function
			@a cb has a super-linear complexity.

			@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

			@liveexample{The example below demonstrates the `parse()` function reading
			from a contiguous container.,parse__contiguouscontainer__parser_callback_t}

			@since version 2.0.3
			*/
			template<class ContiguousContainer, typename std::enable_if<
				not std::is_pointer<ContiguousContainer>::value and
				std::is_base_of<
				std::random_access_iterator_tag,
				typename std::iterator_traits<decltype( std::begin( std::declval<ContiguousContainer const>( ) ) )>::iterator_category>::value
				, int>::type = 0>
				static basic_json parse( const ContiguousContainer& c,
										 const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr ) {
				// delegate the call to the iterator-range parse overload
				return parse( std::begin( c ), std::end( c ), cb );
			}

			/*!
			@brief deserialize from stream
			@deprecated This stream operator is deprecated and will be removed in a
			future version of the library. Please use
			@ref std::istream& operator>>(std::istream&, basic_json&)
			instead; that is, replace calls like `j << i;` with `i >> j;`.
			*/
			JSON_DEPRECATED
				friend std::istream& operator<<( basic_json& j, std::istream& i ) {
				j = parser( i ).parse( );
				return i;
			}

			/*!
			@brief deserialize from stream

			Deserializes an input stream to a JSON value.

			@param[in,out] i  input stream to read a serialized JSON value from
			@param[in,out] j  JSON value to write the deserialized input to

			@throw parse_error.101 in case of an unexpected token
			@throw parse_error.102 if to_unicode fails or surrogate error
			@throw parse_error.103 if to_unicode fails
			@throw parse_error.111 if input stream is in a bad state

			@complexity Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive
			LL(1) parser.

			@note A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.

			@liveexample{The example below shows how a JSON value is constructed by
			reading a serialization from a stream.,operator_deserialize}

			@sa parse(std::istream&, const parser_callback_t) for a variant with a
			parser callback function to filter values while parsing

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			friend std::istream& operator>>( std::istream& i, basic_json& j ) {
				j = parser( i ).parse( );
				return i;
			}

			/// @}

			//////////////////////////////////////////
			// binary serialization/deserialization //
			//////////////////////////////////////////

			/// @name binary serialization/deserialization support
			/// @{

		private:
			/*!
			@note Some code in the switch cases has been copied, because otherwise
			copilers would complain about implicit fallthrough and there is no
			portable attribute to mute such warnings.
			*/
			template<typename T>
			static void add_to_vector( std::vector<uint8_t>& vec, size_t bytes, const T number ) {
				assert( bytes == 1 or bytes == 2 or bytes == 4 or bytes == 8 );

				switch( bytes ) {
				case 8:
				{
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( static_cast<uint64_t>( number ) >> 070 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( static_cast<uint64_t>( number ) >> 060 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( static_cast<uint64_t>( number ) >> 050 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( static_cast<uint64_t>( number ) >> 040 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( number >> 030 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( number >> 020 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( number >> 010 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( number & 0xff ) );
					break;
				}

				case 4:
				{
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( number >> 030 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( number >> 020 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( number >> 010 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( number & 0xff ) );
					break;
				}

				case 2:
				{
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( ( number >> 010 ) & 0xff ) );
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( number & 0xff ) );
					break;
				}

				case 1:
				{
					vec.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( number & 0xff ) );
					break;
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief take sufficient bytes from a vector to fill an integer variable

			In the context of binary serialization formats, we need to read several
			bytes from a byte vector and combine them to multi-byte integral data
			types.

			@param[in] vec  byte vector to read from
			@param[in] current_index  the position in the vector after which to read

			@return the next sizeof(T) bytes from @a vec, in reverse order as T

			@tparam T the integral return type

			@throw parse_error.110 if there are less than sizeof(T)+1 bytes in the
			vector @a vec to read

			In the for loop, the bytes from the vector are copied in reverse order into
			the return value. In the figures below, let sizeof(T)=4 and `i` be the loop
			variable.

			Precondition:

			vec:   |   |   | a | b | c | d |      T: |   |   |   |   |
			^               ^             ^                ^
			current_index         i            ptr        sizeof(T)

			Postcondition:

			vec:   |   |   | a | b | c | d |      T: | d | c | b | a |
			^   ^                                     ^
			|   i                                    ptr
			current_index

			@sa Code adapted from <http://stackoverflow.com/a/41031865/266378>.
			*/
			template<typename T>
			static T get_from_vector( const std::vector<uint8_t>& vec, const size_t current_index ) {
				// check if we can read sizeof(T) bytes starting the next index
				check_length( vec.size( ), sizeof( T ), current_index + 1 );

				T result;
				auto* ptr = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>( &result );
				for( size_t i = 0; i < sizeof( T ); ++i ) {
					*ptr++ = vec[ current_index + sizeof( T ) - i ];
				}
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief create a MessagePack serialization of a given JSON value

			This is a straightforward implementation of the MessagePack specification.

			@param[in] j  JSON value to serialize
			@param[in,out] v  byte vector to write the serialization to

			@sa https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack/blob/master/spec.md
			*/
			static void to_msgpack_internal( const basic_json& j, std::vector<uint8_t>& v ) {
				switch( j.type( ) ) {
				case value_t::null:
				{
					// nil
					v.push_back( 0xc0 );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::boolean:
				{
					// true and false
					v.push_back( j.m_value.boolean ? 0xc3 : 0xc2 );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_integer:
				{
					if( j.m_value.number_integer >= 0 ) {
						// MessagePack does not differentiate between positive
						// signed integers and unsigned integers. Therefore, we
						// used the code from the value_t::number_unsigned case
						// here.
						if( j.m_value.number_unsigned < 128 ) {
							// positive fixnum
							add_to_vector( v, 1, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// uint 8
							v.push_back( 0xcc );
							add_to_vector( v, 1, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// uint 16
							v.push_back( 0xcd );
							add_to_vector( v, 2, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// uint 32
							v.push_back( 0xce );
							add_to_vector( v, 4, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// uint 64
							v.push_back( 0xcf );
							add_to_vector( v, 8, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
						}
					}
					else {
						if( j.m_value.number_integer >= -32 ) {
							// negative fixnum
							add_to_vector( v, 1, j.m_value.number_integer );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_integer >= ( std::numeric_limits<int8_t>::min )( ) and j.m_value.number_integer <= ( std::numeric_limits<int8_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// int 8
							v.push_back( 0xd0 );
							add_to_vector( v, 1, j.m_value.number_integer );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_integer >= ( std::numeric_limits<int16_t>::min )( ) and j.m_value.number_integer <= ( std::numeric_limits<int16_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// int 16
							v.push_back( 0xd1 );
							add_to_vector( v, 2, j.m_value.number_integer );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_integer >= ( std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::min )( ) and j.m_value.number_integer <= ( std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// int 32
							v.push_back( 0xd2 );
							add_to_vector( v, 4, j.m_value.number_integer );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_integer >= ( std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::min )( ) and j.m_value.number_integer <= ( std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// int 64
							v.push_back( 0xd3 );
							add_to_vector( v, 8, j.m_value.number_integer );
						}
					}
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				{
					if( j.m_value.number_unsigned < 128 ) {
						// positive fixnum
						add_to_vector( v, 1, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
					}
					else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max )( ) ) {
						// uint 8
						v.push_back( 0xcc );
						add_to_vector( v, 1, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
					}
					else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max )( ) ) {
						// uint 16
						v.push_back( 0xcd );
						add_to_vector( v, 2, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
					}
					else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max )( ) ) {
						// uint 32
						v.push_back( 0xce );
						add_to_vector( v, 4, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
					}
					else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max )( ) ) {
						// uint 64
						v.push_back( 0xcf );
						add_to_vector( v, 8, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
					}
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_float:
				{
					// float 64
					v.push_back( 0xcb );
					const auto* helper = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>( &( j.m_value.number_float ) );
					for( size_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i ) {
						v.push_back( helper[ 7 - i ] );
					}
					break;
				}

				case value_t::string:
				{
					const auto N = j.m_value.string->size( );
					if( N <= 31 ) {
						// fixstr
						v.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( 0xa0 | N ) );
					}
					else if( N <= 255 ) {
						// str 8
						v.push_back( 0xd9 );
						add_to_vector( v, 1, N );
					}
					else if( N <= 65535 ) {
						// str 16
						v.push_back( 0xda );
						add_to_vector( v, 2, N );
					}
					else if( N <= 4294967295 ) {
						// str 32
						v.push_back( 0xdb );
						add_to_vector( v, 4, N );
					}

					// append string
					std::copy( j.m_value.string->begin( ), j.m_value.string->end( ),
							   std::back_inserter( v ) );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					const auto N = j.m_value.array->size( );
					if( N <= 15 ) {
						// fixarray
						v.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( 0x90 | N ) );
					}
					else if( N <= 0xffff ) {
						// array 16
						v.push_back( 0xdc );
						add_to_vector( v, 2, N );
					}
					else if( N <= 0xffffffff ) {
						// array 32
						v.push_back( 0xdd );
						add_to_vector( v, 4, N );
					}

					// append each element
					for( const auto& el : *j.m_value.array ) {
						to_msgpack_internal( el, v );
					}
					break;
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					const auto N = j.m_value.object->size( );
					if( N <= 15 ) {
						// fixmap
						v.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( 0x80 | ( N & 0xf ) ) );
					}
					else if( N <= 65535 ) {
						// map 16
						v.push_back( 0xde );
						add_to_vector( v, 2, N );
					}
					else if( N <= 4294967295 ) {
						// map 32
						v.push_back( 0xdf );
						add_to_vector( v, 4, N );
					}

					// append each element
					for( const auto& el : *j.m_value.object ) {
						to_msgpack_internal( el.first, v );
						to_msgpack_internal( el.second, v );
					}
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					break;
				}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief create a CBOR serialization of a given JSON value

			This is a straightforward implementation of the CBOR specification.

			@param[in] j  JSON value to serialize
			@param[in,out] v  byte vector to write the serialization to

			@sa https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7049
			*/
			static void to_cbor_internal( const basic_json& j, std::vector<uint8_t>& v ) {
				switch( j.type( ) ) {
				case value_t::null:
				{
					v.push_back( 0xf6 );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::boolean:
				{
					v.push_back( j.m_value.boolean ? 0xf5 : 0xf4 );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_integer:
				{
					if( j.m_value.number_integer >= 0 ) {
						// CBOR does not differentiate between positive signed
						// integers and unsigned integers. Therefore, we used the
						// code from the value_t::number_unsigned case here.
						if( j.m_value.number_integer <= 0x17 ) {
							add_to_vector( v, 1, j.m_value.number_integer );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_integer <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max )( ) ) {
							v.push_back( 0x18 );
							// one-byte uint8_t
							add_to_vector( v, 1, j.m_value.number_integer );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_integer <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max )( ) ) {
							v.push_back( 0x19 );
							// two-byte uint16_t
							add_to_vector( v, 2, j.m_value.number_integer );
						}
						else if( j.m_value.number_integer <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max )( ) ) {
							v.push_back( 0x1a );
							// four-byte uint32_t
							add_to_vector( v, 4, j.m_value.number_integer );
						}
						else {
							v.push_back( 0x1b );
							// eight-byte uint64_t
							add_to_vector( v, 8, j.m_value.number_integer );
						}
					}
					else {
						// The conversions below encode the sign in the first
						// byte, and the value is converted to a positive number.
						const auto positive_number = -1 - j.m_value.number_integer;
						if( j.m_value.number_integer >= -24 ) {
							v.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( 0x20 + positive_number ) );
						}
						else if( positive_number <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// int 8
							v.push_back( 0x38 );
							add_to_vector( v, 1, positive_number );
						}
						else if( positive_number <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// int 16
							v.push_back( 0x39 );
							add_to_vector( v, 2, positive_number );
						}
						else if( positive_number <= ( std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max )( ) ) {
							// int 32
							v.push_back( 0x3a );
							add_to_vector( v, 4, positive_number );
						}
						else {
							// int 64
							v.push_back( 0x3b );
							add_to_vector( v, 8, positive_number );
						}
					}
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_unsigned:
				{
					if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= 0x17 ) {
						v.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( j.m_value.number_unsigned ) );
					}
					else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= 0xff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x18 );
						// one-byte uint8_t
						add_to_vector( v, 1, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
					}
					else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= 0xffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x19 );
						// two-byte uint16_t
						add_to_vector( v, 2, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
					}
					else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= 0xffffffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x1a );
						// four-byte uint32_t
						add_to_vector( v, 4, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
					}
					else if( j.m_value.number_unsigned <= 0xffffffffffffffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x1b );
						// eight-byte uint64_t
						add_to_vector( v, 8, j.m_value.number_unsigned );
					}
					break;
				}

				case value_t::number_float:
				{
					// Double-Precision Float
					v.push_back( 0xfb );
					const auto* helper = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>( &( j.m_value.number_float ) );
					for( size_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i ) {
						v.push_back( helper[ 7 - i ] );
					}
					break;
				}

				case value_t::string:
				{
					const auto N = j.m_value.string->size( );
					if( N <= 0x17 ) {
						v.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( 0x60 + N ) );  // 1 byte for string + size
					}
					else if( N <= 0xff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x78 );  // one-byte uint8_t for N
						add_to_vector( v, 1, N );
					}
					else if( N <= 0xffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x79 );  // two-byte uint16_t for N
						add_to_vector( v, 2, N );
					}
					else if( N <= 0xffffffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x7a ); // four-byte uint32_t for N
						add_to_vector( v, 4, N );
					}
					// LCOV_EXCL_START
					else if( N <= 0xffffffffffffffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x7b );  // eight-byte uint64_t for N
						add_to_vector( v, 8, N );
					}
					// LCOV_EXCL_STOP

					// append string
					std::copy( j.m_value.string->begin( ), j.m_value.string->end( ),
							   std::back_inserter( v ) );
					break;
				}

				case value_t::array:
				{
					const auto N = j.m_value.array->size( );
					if( N <= 0x17 ) {
						v.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( 0x80 + N ) );  // 1 byte for array + size
					}
					else if( N <= 0xff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x98 );  // one-byte uint8_t for N
						add_to_vector( v, 1, N );
					}
					else if( N <= 0xffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x99 );  // two-byte uint16_t for N
						add_to_vector( v, 2, N );
					}
					else if( N <= 0xffffffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x9a );  // four-byte uint32_t for N
						add_to_vector( v, 4, N );
					}
					// LCOV_EXCL_START
					else if( N <= 0xffffffffffffffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0x9b );  // eight-byte uint64_t for N
						add_to_vector( v, 8, N );
					}
					// LCOV_EXCL_STOP

					// append each element
					for( const auto& el : *j.m_value.array ) {
						to_cbor_internal( el, v );
					}
					break;
				}

				case value_t::object:
				{
					const auto N = j.m_value.object->size( );
					if( N <= 0x17 ) {
						v.push_back( static_cast<uint8_t>( 0xa0 + N ) );  // 1 byte for object + size
					}
					else if( N <= 0xff ) {
						v.push_back( 0xb8 );
						add_to_vector( v, 1, N );  // one-byte uint8_t for N
					}
					else if( N <= 0xffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0xb9 );
						add_to_vector( v, 2, N );  // two-byte uint16_t for N
					}
					else if( N <= 0xffffffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0xba );
						add_to_vector( v, 4, N );  // four-byte uint32_t for N
					}
					// LCOV_EXCL_START
					else if( N <= 0xffffffffffffffff ) {
						v.push_back( 0xbb );
						add_to_vector( v, 8, N );  // eight-byte uint64_t for N
					}
					// LCOV_EXCL_STOP

					// append each element
					for( const auto& el : *j.m_value.object ) {
						to_cbor_internal( el.first, v );
						to_cbor_internal( el.second, v );
					}
					break;
				}

				default:
				{
					break;
				}
				}
			}


			/*
			@brief checks if given lengths do not exceed the size of a given vector

			To secure the access to the byte vector during CBOR/MessagePack
			deserialization, bytes are copied from the vector into buffers. This
			function checks if the number of bytes to copy (@a len) does not exceed
			the size @s size of the vector. Additionally, an @a offset is given from
			where to start reading the bytes.

			This function checks whether reading the bytes is safe; that is, offset is
			a valid index in the vector, offset+len

			@param[in] size    size of the byte vector
			@param[in] len     number of bytes to read
			@param[in] offset  offset where to start reading

			vec:  x x x x x X X X X X
			^         ^         ^
			0         offset    len

			@throws out_of_range if `len > v.size()`
			*/
			static void check_length( const size_t size, const size_t len, const size_t offset ) {
				// simple case: requested length is greater than the vector's length
				if( len > size or offset > size ) {
					JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 110, offset + 1, "cannot read " + std::to_string( len ) + " bytes from vector" ) );
				}

				// second case: adding offset would result in overflow
				if( ( size > ( ( std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max )( ) - offset ) ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 110, offset + 1, "cannot read " + std::to_string( len ) + " bytes from vector" ) );
				}

				// last case: reading past the end of the vector
				if( len + offset > size ) {
					JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 110, offset + 1, "cannot read " + std::to_string( len ) + " bytes from vector" ) );
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief check if the next byte belongs to a string

			While parsing a map, the keys must be strings. This function checks if the
			current byte is one of the start bytes for a string in MessagePack:

			- 0xa0 - 0xbf: fixstr
			- 0xd9: str 8
			- 0xda: str 16
			- 0xdb: str 32

			@param[in] v  MessagePack serialization
			@param[in] idx  byte index in @a v to check for a string

			@throw parse_error.113 if `v[idx]` does not belong to a string
			*/
			static void msgpack_expect_string( const std::vector<uint8_t>& v, size_t idx ) {
				check_length( v.size( ), 1, idx );

				const auto byte = v[ idx ];
				if( ( byte >= 0xa0 and byte <= 0xbf ) or ( byte >= 0xd9 and byte <= 0xdb ) ) {
					return;
				}

				std::stringstream ss;
				ss << std::hex << static_cast<int>( v[ idx ] );
				JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 113, idx + 1, "expected a MessagePack string; last byte: 0x" + ss.str( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief check if the next byte belongs to a string

			While parsing a map, the keys must be strings. This function checks if the
			current byte is one of the start bytes for a string in CBOR:

			- 0x60 - 0x77: fixed length
			- 0x78 - 0x7b: variable length
			- 0x7f: indefinity length

			@param[in] v  CBOR serialization
			@param[in] idx  byte index in @a v to check for a string

			@throw parse_error.113 if `v[idx]` does not belong to a string
			*/
			static void cbor_expect_string( const std::vector<uint8_t>& v, size_t idx ) {
				check_length( v.size( ), 1, idx );

				const auto byte = v[ idx ];
				if( ( byte >= 0x60 and byte <= 0x7b ) or byte == 0x7f ) {
					return;
				}

				std::stringstream ss;
				ss << std::hex << static_cast<int>( v[ idx ] );
				JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 113, idx + 1, "expected a CBOR string; last byte: 0x" + ss.str( ) ) );
			}

			/*!
			@brief create a JSON value from a given MessagePack vector

			@param[in] v  MessagePack serialization
			@param[in] idx  byte index to start reading from @a v

			@return deserialized JSON value

			@throw parse_error.110 if the given vector ends prematurely
			@throw parse_error.112 if unsupported features from MessagePack were
			used in the given vector @a v or if the input is not valid MessagePack
			@throw parse_error.113 if a string was expected as map key, but not found

			@sa https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack/blob/master/spec.md
			*/
			static basic_json from_msgpack_internal( const std::vector<uint8_t>& v, size_t& idx ) {
				// store and increment index
				const size_t current_idx = idx++;

				// make sure reading 1 byte is safe
				check_length( v.size( ), 1, current_idx );

				if( v[ current_idx ] <= 0xbf ) {
					if( v[ current_idx ] <= 0x7f ) // positive fixint
					{
						return v[ current_idx ];
					}
					if( v[ current_idx ] <= 0x8f ) // fixmap
					{
						basic_json result = value_t::object;
						const size_t len = v[ current_idx ] & 0x0f;
						for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
							msgpack_expect_string( v, idx );
							std::string key = from_msgpack_internal( v, idx );
							result[ key ] = from_msgpack_internal( v, idx );
						}
						return result;
					}
					else if( v[ current_idx ] <= 0x9f ) // fixarray
					{
						basic_json result = value_t::array;
						const size_t len = v[ current_idx ] & 0x0f;
						for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
							result.push_back( from_msgpack_internal( v, idx ) );
						}
						return result;
					}
					else // fixstr
					{
						const size_t len = v[ current_idx ] & 0x1f;
						const size_t offset = current_idx + 1;
						idx += len; // skip content bytes
						check_length( v.size( ), len, offset );
						return std::string( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( v.data( ) ) + offset, len );
					}
				}
				else if( v[ current_idx ] >= 0xe0 ) // negative fixint
				{
					return static_cast<int8_t>( v[ current_idx ] );
				}
				else {
					switch( v[ current_idx ] ) {
					case 0xc0: // nil
					{
						return value_t::null;
					}

					case 0xc2: // false
					{
						return false;
					}

					case 0xc3: // true
					{
						return true;
					}

					case 0xca: // float 32
					{
						// copy bytes in reverse order into the double variable
						float res;
						check_length( v.size( ), sizeof( float ), current_idx + 1 );
						for( size_t byte = 0; byte < sizeof( float ); ++byte ) {
							reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>( &res )[ sizeof( float ) - byte - 1 ] = v[ current_idx + 1 + byte ];
						}
						idx += sizeof( float ); // skip content bytes
						return res;
					}

					case 0xcb: // float 64
					{
						// copy bytes in reverse order into the double variable
						double res;
						check_length( v.size( ), sizeof( double ), current_idx + 1 );
						for( size_t byte = 0; byte < sizeof( double ); ++byte ) {
							reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>( &res )[ sizeof( double ) - byte - 1 ] = v[ current_idx + 1 + byte ];
						}
						idx += sizeof( double ); // skip content bytes
						return res;
					}

					case 0xcc: // uint 8
					{
						idx += 1; // skip content byte
						return get_from_vector<uint8_t>( v, current_idx );
					}

					case 0xcd: // uint 16
					{
						idx += 2; // skip 2 content bytes
						return get_from_vector<uint16_t>( v, current_idx );
					}

					case 0xce: // uint 32
					{
						idx += 4; // skip 4 content bytes
						return get_from_vector<uint32_t>( v, current_idx );
					}

					case 0xcf: // uint 64
					{
						idx += 8; // skip 8 content bytes
						return get_from_vector<uint64_t>( v, current_idx );
					}

					case 0xd0: // int 8
					{
						idx += 1; // skip content byte
						return get_from_vector<int8_t>( v, current_idx );
					}

					case 0xd1: // int 16
					{
						idx += 2; // skip 2 content bytes
						return get_from_vector<int16_t>( v, current_idx );
					}

					case 0xd2: // int 32
					{
						idx += 4; // skip 4 content bytes
						return get_from_vector<int32_t>( v, current_idx );
					}

					case 0xd3: // int 64
					{
						idx += 8; // skip 8 content bytes
						return get_from_vector<int64_t>( v, current_idx );
					}

					case 0xd9: // str 8
					{
						const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint8_t>( v, current_idx ) );
						const size_t offset = current_idx + 2;
						idx += len + 1; // skip size byte + content bytes
						check_length( v.size( ), len, offset );
						return std::string( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( v.data( ) ) + offset, len );
					}

					case 0xda: // str 16
					{
						const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint16_t>( v, current_idx ) );
						const size_t offset = current_idx + 3;
						idx += len + 2; // skip 2 size bytes + content bytes
						check_length( v.size( ), len, offset );
						return std::string( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( v.data( ) ) + offset, len );
					}

					case 0xdb: // str 32
					{
						const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint32_t>( v, current_idx ) );
						const size_t offset = current_idx + 5;
						idx += len + 4; // skip 4 size bytes + content bytes
						check_length( v.size( ), len, offset );
						return std::string( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( v.data( ) ) + offset, len );
					}

					case 0xdc: // array 16
					{
						basic_json result = value_t::array;
						const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint16_t>( v, current_idx ) );
						idx += 2; // skip 2 size bytes
						for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
							result.push_back( from_msgpack_internal( v, idx ) );
						}
						return result;
					}

					case 0xdd: // array 32
					{
						basic_json result = value_t::array;
						const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint32_t>( v, current_idx ) );
						idx += 4; // skip 4 size bytes
						for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
							result.push_back( from_msgpack_internal( v, idx ) );
						}
						return result;
					}

					case 0xde: // map 16
					{
						basic_json result = value_t::object;
						const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint16_t>( v, current_idx ) );
						idx += 2; // skip 2 size bytes
						for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
							msgpack_expect_string( v, idx );
							std::string key = from_msgpack_internal( v, idx );
							result[ key ] = from_msgpack_internal( v, idx );
						}
						return result;
					}

					case 0xdf: // map 32
					{
						basic_json result = value_t::object;
						const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint32_t>( v, current_idx ) );
						idx += 4; // skip 4 size bytes
						for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
							msgpack_expect_string( v, idx );
							std::string key = from_msgpack_internal( v, idx );
							result[ key ] = from_msgpack_internal( v, idx );
						}
						return result;
					}

					default:
					{
						std::stringstream ss;
						ss << std::hex << static_cast<int>( v[ current_idx ] );
						JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 112, current_idx + 1, "error reading MessagePack; last byte: 0x" + ss.str( ) ) );
					}
					}
				}
			}

			/*!
			@brief create a JSON value from a given CBOR vector

			@param[in] v  CBOR serialization
			@param[in] idx  byte index to start reading from @a v

			@return deserialized JSON value

			@throw parse_error.110 if the given vector ends prematurely
			@throw parse_error.112 if unsupported features from CBOR were
			used in the given vector @a v or if the input is not valid CBOR
			@throw parse_error.113 if a string was expected as map key, but not found

			@sa https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7049
			*/
			static basic_json from_cbor_internal( const std::vector<uint8_t>& v, size_t& idx ) {
				// store and increment index
				const size_t current_idx = idx++;

				// make sure reading 1 byte is safe
				check_length( v.size( ), 1, current_idx );

				switch( v[ current_idx ] ) {
					// Integer 0x00..0x17 (0..23)
				case 0x00:
				case 0x01:
				case 0x02:
				case 0x03:
				case 0x04:
				case 0x05:
				case 0x06:
				case 0x07:
				case 0x08:
				case 0x09:
				case 0x0a:
				case 0x0b:
				case 0x0c:
				case 0x0d:
				case 0x0e:
				case 0x0f:
				case 0x10:
				case 0x11:
				case 0x12:
				case 0x13:
				case 0x14:
				case 0x15:
				case 0x16:
				case 0x17:
				{
					return v[ current_idx ];
				}

				case 0x18: // Unsigned integer (one-byte uint8_t follows)
				{
					idx += 1; // skip content byte
					return get_from_vector<uint8_t>( v, current_idx );
				}

				case 0x19: // Unsigned integer (two-byte uint16_t follows)
				{
					idx += 2; // skip 2 content bytes
					return get_from_vector<uint16_t>( v, current_idx );
				}

				case 0x1a: // Unsigned integer (four-byte uint32_t follows)
				{
					idx += 4; // skip 4 content bytes
					return get_from_vector<uint32_t>( v, current_idx );
				}

				case 0x1b: // Unsigned integer (eight-byte uint64_t follows)
				{
					idx += 8; // skip 8 content bytes
					return get_from_vector<uint64_t>( v, current_idx );
				}

				// Negative integer -1-0x00..-1-0x17 (-1..-24)
				case 0x20:
				case 0x21:
				case 0x22:
				case 0x23:
				case 0x24:
				case 0x25:
				case 0x26:
				case 0x27:
				case 0x28:
				case 0x29:
				case 0x2a:
				case 0x2b:
				case 0x2c:
				case 0x2d:
				case 0x2e:
				case 0x2f:
				case 0x30:
				case 0x31:
				case 0x32:
				case 0x33:
				case 0x34:
				case 0x35:
				case 0x36:
				case 0x37:
				{
					return static_cast<int8_t>( 0x20 - 1 - v[ current_idx ] );
				}

				case 0x38: // Negative integer (one-byte uint8_t follows)
				{
					idx += 1; // skip content byte
							  // must be uint8_t !
					return static_cast<number_integer_t>( -1 ) - get_from_vector<uint8_t>( v, current_idx );
				}

				case 0x39: // Negative integer -1-n (two-byte uint16_t follows)
				{
					idx += 2; // skip 2 content bytes
					return static_cast<number_integer_t>( -1 ) - get_from_vector<uint16_t>( v, current_idx );
				}

				case 0x3a: // Negative integer -1-n (four-byte uint32_t follows)
				{
					idx += 4; // skip 4 content bytes
					return static_cast<number_integer_t>( -1 ) - get_from_vector<uint32_t>( v, current_idx );
				}

				case 0x3b: // Negative integer -1-n (eight-byte uint64_t follows)
				{
					idx += 8; // skip 8 content bytes
					return static_cast<number_integer_t>( -1 ) - static_cast<number_integer_t>( get_from_vector<uint64_t>( v, current_idx ) );
				}

				// UTF-8 string (0x00..0x17 bytes follow)
				case 0x60:
				case 0x61:
				case 0x62:
				case 0x63:
				case 0x64:
				case 0x65:
				case 0x66:
				case 0x67:
				case 0x68:
				case 0x69:
				case 0x6a:
				case 0x6b:
				case 0x6c:
				case 0x6d:
				case 0x6e:
				case 0x6f:
				case 0x70:
				case 0x71:
				case 0x72:
				case 0x73:
				case 0x74:
				case 0x75:
				case 0x76:
				case 0x77:
				{
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( v[ current_idx ] - 0x60 );
					const size_t offset = current_idx + 1;
					idx += len; // skip content bytes
					check_length( v.size( ), len, offset );
					return std::string( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( v.data( ) ) + offset, len );
				}

				case 0x78: // UTF-8 string (one-byte uint8_t for n follows)
				{
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint8_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					const size_t offset = current_idx + 2;
					idx += len + 1; // skip size byte + content bytes
					check_length( v.size( ), len, offset );
					return std::string( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( v.data( ) ) + offset, len );
				}

				case 0x79: // UTF-8 string (two-byte uint16_t for n follow)
				{
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint16_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					const size_t offset = current_idx + 3;
					idx += len + 2; // skip 2 size bytes + content bytes
					check_length( v.size( ), len, offset );
					return std::string( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( v.data( ) ) + offset, len );
				}

				case 0x7a: // UTF-8 string (four-byte uint32_t for n follow)
				{
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint32_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					const size_t offset = current_idx + 5;
					idx += len + 4; // skip 4 size bytes + content bytes
					check_length( v.size( ), len, offset );
					return std::string( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( v.data( ) ) + offset, len );
				}

				case 0x7b: // UTF-8 string (eight-byte uint64_t for n follow)
				{
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint64_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					const size_t offset = current_idx + 9;
					idx += len + 8; // skip 8 size bytes + content bytes
					check_length( v.size( ), len, offset );
					return std::string( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( v.data( ) ) + offset, len );
				}

				case 0x7f: // UTF-8 string (indefinite length)
				{
					std::string result;
					while( static_cast<void>( check_length( v.size( ), 1, idx ) ), v[ idx ] != 0xff ) {
						string_t s = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
						result += s;
					}
					// skip break byte (0xFF)
					idx += 1;
					return result;
				}

				// array (0x00..0x17 data items follow)
				case 0x80:
				case 0x81:
				case 0x82:
				case 0x83:
				case 0x84:
				case 0x85:
				case 0x86:
				case 0x87:
				case 0x88:
				case 0x89:
				case 0x8a:
				case 0x8b:
				case 0x8c:
				case 0x8d:
				case 0x8e:
				case 0x8f:
				case 0x90:
				case 0x91:
				case 0x92:
				case 0x93:
				case 0x94:
				case 0x95:
				case 0x96:
				case 0x97:
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::array;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( v[ current_idx ] - 0x80 );
					for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
						result.push_back( from_cbor_internal( v, idx ) );
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0x98: // array (one-byte uint8_t for n follows)
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::array;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint8_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					idx += 1; // skip 1 size byte
					for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
						result.push_back( from_cbor_internal( v, idx ) );
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0x99: // array (two-byte uint16_t for n follow)
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::array;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint16_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					idx += 2; // skip 4 size bytes
					for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
						result.push_back( from_cbor_internal( v, idx ) );
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0x9a: // array (four-byte uint32_t for n follow)
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::array;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint32_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					idx += 4; // skip 4 size bytes
					for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
						result.push_back( from_cbor_internal( v, idx ) );
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0x9b: // array (eight-byte uint64_t for n follow)
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::array;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint64_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					idx += 8; // skip 8 size bytes
					for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
						result.push_back( from_cbor_internal( v, idx ) );
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0x9f: // array (indefinite length)
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::array;
					while( static_cast<void>( check_length( v.size( ), 1, idx ) ), v[ idx ] != 0xff ) {
						result.push_back( from_cbor_internal( v, idx ) );
					}
					// skip break byte (0xFF)
					idx += 1;
					return result;
				}

				// map (0x00..0x17 pairs of data items follow)
				case 0xa0:
				case 0xa1:
				case 0xa2:
				case 0xa3:
				case 0xa4:
				case 0xa5:
				case 0xa6:
				case 0xa7:
				case 0xa8:
				case 0xa9:
				case 0xaa:
				case 0xab:
				case 0xac:
				case 0xad:
				case 0xae:
				case 0xaf:
				case 0xb0:
				case 0xb1:
				case 0xb2:
				case 0xb3:
				case 0xb4:
				case 0xb5:
				case 0xb6:
				case 0xb7:
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::object;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( v[ current_idx ] - 0xa0 );
					for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
						cbor_expect_string( v, idx );
						std::string key = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
						result[ key ] = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0xb8: // map (one-byte uint8_t for n follows)
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::object;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint8_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					idx += 1; // skip 1 size byte
					for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
						cbor_expect_string( v, idx );
						std::string key = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
						result[ key ] = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0xb9: // map (two-byte uint16_t for n follow)
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::object;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint16_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					idx += 2; // skip 2 size bytes
					for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
						cbor_expect_string( v, idx );
						std::string key = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
						result[ key ] = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0xba: // map (four-byte uint32_t for n follow)
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::object;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint32_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					idx += 4; // skip 4 size bytes
					for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
						cbor_expect_string( v, idx );
						std::string key = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
						result[ key ] = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0xbb: // map (eight-byte uint64_t for n follow)
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::object;
					const auto len = static_cast<size_t>( get_from_vector<uint64_t>( v, current_idx ) );
					idx += 8; // skip 8 size bytes
					for( size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i ) {
						cbor_expect_string( v, idx );
						std::string key = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
						result[ key ] = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
					}
					return result;
				}

				case 0xbf: // map (indefinite length)
				{
					basic_json result = value_t::object;
					while( static_cast<void>( check_length( v.size( ), 1, idx ) ), v[ idx ] != 0xff ) {
						cbor_expect_string( v, idx );
						std::string key = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
						result[ key ] = from_cbor_internal( v, idx );
					}
					// skip break byte (0xFF)
					idx += 1;
					return result;
				}

				case 0xf4: // false
				{
					return false;
				}

				case 0xf5: // true
				{
					return true;
				}

				case 0xf6: // null
				{
					return value_t::null;
				}

				case 0xf9: // Half-Precision Float (two-byte IEEE 754)
				{
					idx += 2; // skip two content bytes

							  // code from RFC 7049, Appendix D, Figure 3:
							  // As half-precision floating-point numbers were only added to
							  // IEEE 754 in 2008, today's programming platforms often still
							  // only have limited support for them. It is very easy to
							  // include at least decoding support for them even without such
							  // support. An example of a small decoder for half-precision
							  // floating-point numbers in the C language is shown in Fig. 3.
					check_length( v.size( ), 2, current_idx + 1 );
					const int half = ( v[ current_idx + 1 ] << 8 ) + v[ current_idx + 2 ];
					const int exp = ( half >> 10 ) & 0x1f;
					const int mant = half & 0x3ff;
					double val;
					if( exp == 0 ) {
						val = std::ldexp( mant, -24 );
					}
					else if( exp != 31 ) {
						val = std::ldexp( mant + 1024, exp - 25 );
					}
					else {
						val = mant == 0
							? std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity( )
							: std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN( );
					}
					return ( half & 0x8000 ) != 0 ? -val : val;
				}

				case 0xfa: // Single-Precision Float (four-byte IEEE 754)
				{
					// copy bytes in reverse order into the float variable
					float res;
					check_length( v.size( ), sizeof( float ), current_idx + 1 );
					for( size_t byte = 0; byte < sizeof( float ); ++byte ) {
						reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>( &res )[ sizeof( float ) - byte - 1 ] = v[ current_idx + 1 + byte ];
					}
					idx += sizeof( float ); // skip content bytes
					return res;
				}

				case 0xfb: // Double-Precision Float (eight-byte IEEE 754)
				{
					// copy bytes in reverse order into the double variable
					double res;
					check_length( v.size( ), sizeof( double ), current_idx + 1 );
					for( size_t byte = 0; byte < sizeof( double ); ++byte ) {
						reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>( &res )[ sizeof( double ) - byte - 1 ] = v[ current_idx + 1 + byte ];
					}
					idx += sizeof( double ); // skip content bytes
					return res;
				}

				default: // anything else (0xFF is handled inside the other types)
				{
					std::stringstream ss;
					ss << std::hex << static_cast<int>( v[ current_idx ] );
					JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 112, current_idx + 1, "error reading CBOR; last byte: 0x" + ss.str( ) ) );
				}
				}
			}

		public:
			/*!
			@brief create a MessagePack serialization of a given JSON value

			Serializes a given JSON value @a j to a byte vector using the MessagePack
			serialization format. MessagePack is a binary serialization format which
			aims to be more compact than JSON itself, yet more efficient to parse.

			The library uses the following mapping from JSON values types to
			MessagePack types according to the MessagePack specification:

			JSON value type | value/range                       | MessagePack type | first byte
			--------------- | --------------------------------- | ---------------- | ----------
			null            | `null`                            | nil              | 0xc0
			boolean         | `true`                            | true             | 0xc3
			boolean         | `false`                           | false            | 0xc2
			number_integer  | -9223372036854775808..-2147483649 | int64            | 0xd3
			number_integer  | -2147483648..-32769               | int32            | 0xd2
			number_integer  | -32768..-129                      | int16            | 0xd1
			number_integer  | -128..-33                         | int8             | 0xd0
			number_integer  | -32..-1                           | negative fixint  | 0xe0..0xff
			number_integer  | 0..127                            | positive fixint  | 0x00..0x7f
			number_integer  | 128..255                          | uint 8           | 0xcc
			number_integer  | 256..65535                        | uint 16          | 0xcd
			number_integer  | 65536..4294967295                 | uint 32          | 0xce
			number_integer  | 4294967296..18446744073709551615  | uint 64          | 0xcf
			number_unsigned | 0..127                            | positive fixint  | 0x00..0x7f
			number_unsigned | 128..255                          | uint 8           | 0xcc
			number_unsigned | 256..65535                        | uint 16          | 0xcd
			number_unsigned | 65536..4294967295                 | uint 32          | 0xce
			number_unsigned | 4294967296..18446744073709551615  | uint 64          | 0xcf
			number_float    | *any value*                       | float 64         | 0xcb
			string          | *length*: 0..31                   | fixstr           | 0xa0..0xbf
			string          | *length*: 32..255                 | str 8            | 0xd9
			string          | *length*: 256..65535              | str 16           | 0xda
			string          | *length*: 65536..4294967295       | str 32           | 0xdb
			array           | *size*: 0..15                     | fixarray         | 0x90..0x9f
			array           | *size*: 16..65535                 | array 16         | 0xdc
			array           | *size*: 65536..4294967295         | array 32         | 0xdd
			object          | *size*: 0..15                     | fix map          | 0x80..0x8f
			object          | *size*: 16..65535                 | map 16           | 0xde
			object          | *size*: 65536..4294967295         | map 32           | 0xdf

			@note The mapping is **complete** in the sense that any JSON value type
			can be converted to a MessagePack value.

			@note The following values can **not** be converted to a MessagePack value:
			- strings with more than 4294967295 bytes
			- arrays with more than 4294967295 elements
			- objects with more than 4294967295 elements

			@note The following MessagePack types are not used in the conversion:
			- bin 8 - bin 32 (0xc4..0xc6)
			- ext 8 - ext 32 (0xc7..0xc9)
			- float 32 (0xca)
			- fixext 1 - fixext 16 (0xd4..0xd8)

			@note Any MessagePack output created @ref to_msgpack can be successfully
			parsed by @ref from_msgpack.

			@param[in] j  JSON value to serialize
			@return MessagePack serialization as byte vector

			@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value @a j.

			@liveexample{The example shows the serialization of a JSON value to a byte
			vector in MessagePack format.,to_msgpack}

			@sa http://msgpack.org
			@sa @ref from_msgpack(const std::vector<uint8_t>&, const size_t) for the
			analogous deserialization
			@sa @ref to_cbor(const basic_json& for the related CBOR format

			@since version 2.0.9
			*/
			static std::vector<uint8_t> to_msgpack( const basic_json& j ) {
				std::vector<uint8_t> result;
				to_msgpack_internal( j, result );
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief create a JSON value from a byte vector in MessagePack format

			Deserializes a given byte vector @a v to a JSON value using the MessagePack
			serialization format.

			The library maps MessagePack types to JSON value types as follows:

			MessagePack type | JSON value type | first byte
			---------------- | --------------- | ----------
			positive fixint  | number_unsigned | 0x00..0x7f
			fixmap           | object          | 0x80..0x8f
			fixarray         | array           | 0x90..0x9f
			fixstr           | string          | 0xa0..0xbf
			nil              | `null`          | 0xc0
			false            | `false`         | 0xc2
			true             | `true`          | 0xc3
			float 32         | number_float    | 0xca
			float 64         | number_float    | 0xcb
			uint 8           | number_unsigned | 0xcc
			uint 16          | number_unsigned | 0xcd
			uint 32          | number_unsigned | 0xce
			uint 64          | number_unsigned | 0xcf
			int 8            | number_integer  | 0xd0
			int 16           | number_integer  | 0xd1
			int 32           | number_integer  | 0xd2
			int 64           | number_integer  | 0xd3
			str 8            | string          | 0xd9
			str 16           | string          | 0xda
			str 32           | string          | 0xdb
			array 16         | array           | 0xdc
			array 32         | array           | 0xdd
			map 16           | object          | 0xde
			map 32           | object          | 0xdf
			negative fixint  | number_integer  | 0xe0-0xff

			@warning The mapping is **incomplete** in the sense that not all
			MessagePack types can be converted to a JSON value. The following
			MessagePack types are not supported and will yield parse errors:
			- bin 8 - bin 32 (0xc4..0xc6)
			- ext 8 - ext 32 (0xc7..0xc9)
			- fixext 1 - fixext 16 (0xd4..0xd8)

			@note Any MessagePack output created @ref to_msgpack can be successfully
			parsed by @ref from_msgpack.

			@param[in] v  a byte vector in MessagePack format
			@param[in] start_index the index to start reading from @a v (0 by default)
			@return deserialized JSON value

			@throw parse_error.110 if the given vector ends prematurely
			@throw parse_error.112 if unsupported features from MessagePack were
			used in the given vector @a v or if the input is not valid MessagePack
			@throw parse_error.113 if a string was expected as map key, but not found

			@complexity Linear in the size of the byte vector @a v.

			@liveexample{The example shows the deserialization of a byte vector in
			MessagePack format to a JSON value.,from_msgpack}

			@sa http://msgpack.org
			@sa @ref to_msgpack(const basic_json&) for the analogous serialization
			@sa @ref from_cbor(const std::vector<uint8_t>&, const size_t) for the
			related CBOR format

			@since version 2.0.9, parameter @a start_index since 2.1.1
			*/
			static basic_json from_msgpack( const std::vector<uint8_t>& v,
											const size_t start_index = 0 ) {
				size_t i = start_index;
				return from_msgpack_internal( v, i );
			}

			/*!
			@brief create a MessagePack serialization of a given JSON value

			Serializes a given JSON value @a j to a byte vector using the CBOR (Concise
			Binary Object Representation) serialization format. CBOR is a binary
			serialization format which aims to be more compact than JSON itself, yet
			more efficient to parse.

			The library uses the following mapping from JSON values types to
			CBOR types according to the CBOR specification (RFC 7049):

			JSON value type | value/range                                | CBOR type                          | first byte
			--------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- | ---------------
			null            | `null`                                     | Null                               | 0xf6
			boolean         | `true`                                     | True                               | 0xf5
			boolean         | `false`                                    | False                              | 0xf4
			number_integer  | -9223372036854775808..-2147483649          | Negative integer (8 bytes follow)  | 0x3b
			number_integer  | -2147483648..-32769                        | Negative integer (4 bytes follow)  | 0x3a
			number_integer  | -32768..-129                               | Negative integer (2 bytes follow)  | 0x39
			number_integer  | -128..-25                                  | Negative integer (1 byte follow)   | 0x38
			number_integer  | -24..-1                                    | Negative integer                   | 0x20..0x37
			number_integer  | 0..23                                      | Integer                            | 0x00..0x17
			number_integer  | 24..255                                    | Unsigned integer (1 byte follow)   | 0x18
			number_integer  | 256..65535                                 | Unsigned integer (2 bytes follow)  | 0x19
			number_integer  | 65536..4294967295                          | Unsigned integer (4 bytes follow)  | 0x1a
			number_integer  | 4294967296..18446744073709551615           | Unsigned integer (8 bytes follow)  | 0x1b
			number_unsigned | 0..23                                      | Integer                            | 0x00..0x17
			number_unsigned | 24..255                                    | Unsigned integer (1 byte follow)   | 0x18
			number_unsigned | 256..65535                                 | Unsigned integer (2 bytes follow)  | 0x19
			number_unsigned | 65536..4294967295                          | Unsigned integer (4 bytes follow)  | 0x1a
			number_unsigned | 4294967296..18446744073709551615           | Unsigned integer (8 bytes follow)  | 0x1b
			number_float    | *any value*                                | Double-Precision Float             | 0xfb
			string          | *length*: 0..23                            | UTF-8 string                       | 0x60..0x77
			string          | *length*: 23..255                          | UTF-8 string (1 byte follow)       | 0x78
			string          | *length*: 256..65535                       | UTF-8 string (2 bytes follow)      | 0x79
			string          | *length*: 65536..4294967295                | UTF-8 string (4 bytes follow)      | 0x7a
			string          | *length*: 4294967296..18446744073709551615 | UTF-8 string (8 bytes follow)      | 0x7b
			array           | *size*: 0..23                              | array                              | 0x80..0x97
			array           | *size*: 23..255                            | array (1 byte follow)              | 0x98
			array           | *size*: 256..65535                         | array (2 bytes follow)             | 0x99
			array           | *size*: 65536..4294967295                  | array (4 bytes follow)             | 0x9a
			array           | *size*: 4294967296..18446744073709551615   | array (8 bytes follow)             | 0x9b
			object          | *size*: 0..23                              | map                                | 0xa0..0xb7
			object          | *size*: 23..255                            | map (1 byte follow)                | 0xb8
			object          | *size*: 256..65535                         | map (2 bytes follow)               | 0xb9
			object          | *size*: 65536..4294967295                  | map (4 bytes follow)               | 0xba
			object          | *size*: 4294967296..18446744073709551615   | map (8 bytes follow)               | 0xbb

			@note The mapping is **complete** in the sense that any JSON value type
			can be converted to a CBOR value.

			@note The following CBOR types are not used in the conversion:
			- byte strings (0x40..0x5f)
			- UTF-8 strings terminated by "break" (0x7f)
			- arrays terminated by "break" (0x9f)
			- maps terminated by "break" (0xbf)
			- date/time (0xc0..0xc1)
			- bignum (0xc2..0xc3)
			- decimal fraction (0xc4)
			- bigfloat (0xc5)
			- tagged items (0xc6..0xd4, 0xd8..0xdb)
			- expected conversions (0xd5..0xd7)
			- simple values (0xe0..0xf3, 0xf8)
			- undefined (0xf7)
			- half and single-precision floats (0xf9-0xfa)
			- break (0xff)

			@param[in] j  JSON value to serialize
			@return MessagePack serialization as byte vector

			@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value @a j.

			@liveexample{The example shows the serialization of a JSON value to a byte
			vector in CBOR format.,to_cbor}

			@sa http://cbor.io
			@sa @ref from_cbor(const std::vector<uint8_t>&, const size_t) for the
			analogous deserialization
			@sa @ref to_msgpack(const basic_json& for the related MessagePack format

			@since version 2.0.9
			*/
			static std::vector<uint8_t> to_cbor( const basic_json& j ) {
				std::vector<uint8_t> result;
				to_cbor_internal( j, result );
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief create a JSON value from a byte vector in CBOR format

			Deserializes a given byte vector @a v to a JSON value using the CBOR
			(Concise Binary Object Representation) serialization format.

			The library maps CBOR types to JSON value types as follows:

			CBOR type              | JSON value type | first byte
			---------------------- | --------------- | ----------
			Integer                | number_unsigned | 0x00..0x17
			Unsigned integer       | number_unsigned | 0x18
			Unsigned integer       | number_unsigned | 0x19
			Unsigned integer       | number_unsigned | 0x1a
			Unsigned integer       | number_unsigned | 0x1b
			Negative integer       | number_integer  | 0x20..0x37
			Negative integer       | number_integer  | 0x38
			Negative integer       | number_integer  | 0x39
			Negative integer       | number_integer  | 0x3a
			Negative integer       | number_integer  | 0x3b
			Negative integer       | number_integer  | 0x40..0x57
			UTF-8 string           | string          | 0x60..0x77
			UTF-8 string           | string          | 0x78
			UTF-8 string           | string          | 0x79
			UTF-8 string           | string          | 0x7a
			UTF-8 string           | string          | 0x7b
			UTF-8 string           | string          | 0x7f
			array                  | array           | 0x80..0x97
			array                  | array           | 0x98
			array                  | array           | 0x99
			array                  | array           | 0x9a
			array                  | array           | 0x9b
			array                  | array           | 0x9f
			map                    | object          | 0xa0..0xb7
			map                    | object          | 0xb8
			map                    | object          | 0xb9
			map                    | object          | 0xba
			map                    | object          | 0xbb
			map                    | object          | 0xbf
			False                  | `false`         | 0xf4
			True                   | `true`          | 0xf5
			Nill                   | `null`          | 0xf6
			Half-Precision Float   | number_float    | 0xf9
			Single-Precision Float | number_float    | 0xfa
			Double-Precision Float | number_float    | 0xfb

			@warning The mapping is **incomplete** in the sense that not all CBOR
			types can be converted to a JSON value. The following CBOR types
			are not supported and will yield parse errors (parse_error.112):
			- byte strings (0x40..0x5f)
			- date/time (0xc0..0xc1)
			- bignum (0xc2..0xc3)
			- decimal fraction (0xc4)
			- bigfloat (0xc5)
			- tagged items (0xc6..0xd4, 0xd8..0xdb)
			- expected conversions (0xd5..0xd7)
			- simple values (0xe0..0xf3, 0xf8)
			- undefined (0xf7)

			@warning CBOR allows map keys of any type, whereas JSON only allows
			strings as keys in object values. Therefore, CBOR maps with keys
			other than UTF-8 strings are rejected (parse_error.113).

			@note Any CBOR output created @ref to_cbor can be successfully parsed by
			@ref from_cbor.

			@param[in] v  a byte vector in CBOR format
			@param[in] start_index the index to start reading from @a v (0 by default)
			@return deserialized JSON value

			@throw parse_error.110 if the given vector ends prematurely
			@throw parse_error.112 if unsupported features from CBOR were
			used in the given vector @a v or if the input is not valid CBOR
			@throw parse_error.113 if a string was expected as map key, but not found

			@complexity Linear in the size of the byte vector @a v.

			@liveexample{The example shows the deserialization of a byte vector in CBOR
			format to a JSON value.,from_cbor}

			@sa http://cbor.io
			@sa @ref to_cbor(const basic_json&) for the analogous serialization
			@sa @ref from_msgpack(const std::vector<uint8_t>&, const size_t) for the
			related MessagePack format

			@since version 2.0.9, parameter @a start_index since 2.1.1
			*/
			static basic_json from_cbor( const std::vector<uint8_t>& v,
										 const size_t start_index = 0 ) {
				size_t i = start_index;
				return from_cbor_internal( v, i );
			}

			/// @}

			///////////////////////////
			// convenience functions //
			///////////////////////////

			/*!
			@brief return the type as string

			Returns the type name as string to be used in error messages - usually to
			indicate that a function was called on a wrong JSON type.

			@return basically a string representation of a the @a m_type member

			@complexity Constant.

			@liveexample{The following code exemplifies `type_name()` for all JSON
			types.,type_name}

			@since version 1.0.0, public since 2.1.0
			*/
			std::string type_name( ) const {
				{
					switch( m_type ) {
					case value_t::null:
						return "null";
					case value_t::object:
						return "object";
					case value_t::array:
						return "array";
					case value_t::string:
						return "string";
					case value_t::boolean:
						return "boolean";
					case value_t::discarded:
						return "discarded";
					default:
						return "number";
					}
				}
			}


		private:
			//////////////////////
			// member variables //
			//////////////////////

			/// the type of the current element
			value_t m_type = value_t::null;

			/// the value of the current element
			json_value m_value = {};


		private:
			///////////////
			// iterators //
			///////////////

			/*!
			@brief an iterator for primitive JSON types

			This class models an iterator for primitive JSON types (boolean, number,
			string). It's only purpose is to allow the iterator/const_iterator classes
			to "iterate" over primitive values. Internally, the iterator is modeled by
			a `difference_type` variable. Value begin_value (`0`) models the begin,
			end_value (`1`) models past the end.
			*/
			class primitive_iterator_t {
			public:

				difference_type get_value( ) const noexcept {
					return m_it;
				}
				/// set iterator to a defined beginning
				void set_begin( ) noexcept {
					m_it = begin_value;
				}

				/// set iterator to a defined past the end
				void set_end( ) noexcept {
					m_it = end_value;
				}

				/// return whether the iterator can be dereferenced
				constexpr bool is_begin( ) const noexcept {
					return ( m_it == begin_value );
				}

				/// return whether the iterator is at end
				constexpr bool is_end( ) const noexcept {
					return ( m_it == end_value );
				}

				friend constexpr bool operator==( primitive_iterator_t lhs, primitive_iterator_t rhs ) noexcept {
					return lhs.m_it == rhs.m_it;
				}

				friend constexpr bool operator!=( primitive_iterator_t lhs, primitive_iterator_t rhs ) noexcept {
					return !( lhs == rhs );
				}

				friend constexpr bool operator<( primitive_iterator_t lhs, primitive_iterator_t rhs ) noexcept {
					return lhs.m_it < rhs.m_it;
				}

				friend constexpr bool operator<=( primitive_iterator_t lhs, primitive_iterator_t rhs ) noexcept {
					return lhs.m_it <= rhs.m_it;
				}

				friend constexpr bool operator>( primitive_iterator_t lhs, primitive_iterator_t rhs ) noexcept {
					return lhs.m_it > rhs.m_it;
				}

				friend constexpr bool operator>=( primitive_iterator_t lhs, primitive_iterator_t rhs ) noexcept {
					return lhs.m_it >= rhs.m_it;
				}

				primitive_iterator_t operator+( difference_type i ) {
					auto result = *this;
					result += i;
					return result;
				}

				friend constexpr difference_type operator-( primitive_iterator_t lhs, primitive_iterator_t rhs ) noexcept {
					return lhs.m_it - rhs.m_it;
				}

				friend std::ostream& operator<<( std::ostream& os, primitive_iterator_t it ) {
					return os << it.m_it;
				}

				primitive_iterator_t& operator++( ) {
					++m_it;
					return *this;
				}

				primitive_iterator_t operator++( int ) {
					auto result = *this;
					m_it++;
					return result;
				}

				primitive_iterator_t& operator--( ) {
					--m_it;
					return *this;
				}

				primitive_iterator_t operator--( int ) {
					auto result = *this;
					m_it--;
					return result;
				}

				primitive_iterator_t& operator+=( difference_type n ) {
					m_it += n;
					return *this;
				}

				primitive_iterator_t& operator-=( difference_type n ) {
					m_it -= n;
					return *this;
				}

			private:
				static constexpr difference_type begin_value = 0;
				static constexpr difference_type end_value = begin_value + 1;

				/// iterator as signed integer type
				difference_type m_it = std::numeric_limits<std::ptrdiff_t>::denorm_min( );
			};

			/*!
			@brief an iterator value

			@note This structure could easily be a union, but MSVC currently does not
			allow unions members with complex constructors, see
			https://github.com/nlohmann/json/pull/105.
			*/
			struct internal_iterator {
				/// iterator for JSON objects
				typename object_t::iterator object_iterator;
				/// iterator for JSON arrays
				typename array_t::iterator array_iterator;
				/// generic iterator for all other types
				primitive_iterator_t primitive_iterator;

				/// create an uninitialized internal_iterator
				internal_iterator( ) noexcept
					: object_iterator( ), array_iterator( ), primitive_iterator( ) {}
			};

			/// proxy class for the iterator_wrapper functions
			template<typename IteratorType>
			class iteration_proxy {
			private:
				/// helper class for iteration
				class iteration_proxy_internal {
				private:
					/// the iterator
					IteratorType anchor;
					/// an index for arrays (used to create key names)
					size_t array_index = 0;

				public:
					explicit iteration_proxy_internal( IteratorType it ) noexcept
						: anchor( it ) {}

					/// dereference operator (needed for range-based for)
					iteration_proxy_internal& operator*( ) {
						return *this;
					}

					/// increment operator (needed for range-based for)
					iteration_proxy_internal& operator++( ) {
						++anchor;
						++array_index;

						return *this;
					}

					/// inequality operator (needed for range-based for)
					bool operator!= ( const iteration_proxy_internal& o ) const {
						return anchor != o.anchor;
					}

					/// return key of the iterator
					typename basic_json::string_t key( ) const {
						assert( anchor.m_object != nullptr );

						switch( anchor.m_object->type( ) ) {
							// use integer array index as key
						case value_t::array:
						{
							return std::to_string( array_index );
						}

						// use key from the object
						case value_t::object:
						{
							return anchor.key( );
						}

						// use an empty key for all primitive types
						default:
						{
							return "";
						}
						}
					}

					/// return value of the iterator
					typename IteratorType::reference value( ) const {
						return anchor.value( );
					}
				};

				/// the container to iterate
				typename IteratorType::reference container;

			public:
				/// construct iteration proxy from a container
				explicit iteration_proxy( typename IteratorType::reference cont )
					: container( cont ) {}

				/// return iterator begin (needed for range-based for)
				iteration_proxy_internal begin( ) noexcept {
					return iteration_proxy_internal( container.begin( ) );
				}

				/// return iterator end (needed for range-based for)
				iteration_proxy_internal end( ) noexcept {
					return iteration_proxy_internal( container.end( ) );
				}
			};

		public:
			/*!
			@brief a template for a random access iterator for the @ref basic_json class

			This class implements a both iterators (iterator and const_iterator) for the
			@ref basic_json class.

			@note An iterator is called *initialized* when a pointer to a JSON value
			has been set (e.g., by a constructor or a copy assignment). If the
			iterator is default-constructed, it is *uninitialized* and most
			methods are undefined. **The library uses assertions to detect calls
			on uninitialized iterators.**

			@requirement The class satisfies the following concept requirements:
			- [RandomAccessIterator](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/RandomAccessIterator):
			The iterator that can be moved to point (forward and backward) to any
			element in constant time.

			@since version 1.0.0, simplified in version 2.0.9
			*/
			template<typename U>
			class iter_impl : public std::iterator<std::random_access_iterator_tag, U> {
				/// allow basic_json to access private members
				friend class basic_json;

				// make sure U is basic_json or const basic_json
				static_assert( std::is_same<U, basic_json>::value
							   or std::is_same<U, const basic_json>::value,
							   "iter_impl only accepts (const) basic_json" );

			public:
				/// the type of the values when the iterator is dereferenced
				using value_type = typename basic_json::value_type;
				/// a type to represent differences between iterators
				using difference_type = typename basic_json::difference_type;
				/// defines a pointer to the type iterated over (value_type)
				using pointer = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<U>::value,
					typename basic_json::const_pointer,
					typename basic_json::pointer>::type;
				/// defines a reference to the type iterated over (value_type)
				using reference = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<U>::value,
					typename basic_json::const_reference,
					typename basic_json::reference>::type;
				/// the category of the iterator
				using iterator_category = std::bidirectional_iterator_tag;

				/// default constructor
				iter_impl( ) = default;

				/*!
				@brief constructor for a given JSON instance
				@param[in] object  pointer to a JSON object for this iterator
				@pre object != nullptr
				@post The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				explicit iter_impl( pointer object ) noexcept
					: m_object( object ) {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						m_it.object_iterator = typename object_t::iterator( );
						break;
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						m_it.array_iterator = typename array_t::iterator( );
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						m_it.primitive_iterator = primitive_iterator_t( );
						break;
					}
					}
				}

				/*
				Use operator `const_iterator` instead of `const_iterator(const iterator&
				other) noexcept` to avoid two class definitions for @ref iterator and
				@ref const_iterator.

				This function is only called if this class is an @ref iterator. If this
				class is a @ref const_iterator this function is not called.
				*/
				operator const_iterator( ) const {
					const_iterator ret;

					if( m_object ) {
						ret.m_object = m_object;
						ret.m_it = m_it;
					}

					return ret;
				}

				/*!
				@brief copy constructor
				@param[in] other  iterator to copy from
				@note It is not checked whether @a other is initialized.
				*/
				iter_impl( const iter_impl& other ) noexcept
					: m_object( other.m_object ), m_it( other.m_it ) {}

				/*!
				@brief copy assignment
				@param[in,out] other  iterator to copy from
				@note It is not checked whether @a other is initialized.
				*/
				iter_impl& operator=( iter_impl other ) noexcept(
					std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<pointer>::value and
					std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<pointer>::value and
					std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<internal_iterator>::value and
					std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<internal_iterator>::value
					) {
					std::swap( m_object, other.m_object );
					std::swap( m_it, other.m_it );
					return *this;
				}

			private:
				/*!
				@brief set the iterator to the first value
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				void set_begin( ) noexcept {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						m_it.object_iterator = m_object->m_value.object->begin( );
						break;
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						m_it.array_iterator = m_object->m_value.array->begin( );
						break;
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::null:
					{
						// set to end so begin()==end() is true: null is empty
						m_it.primitive_iterator.set_end( );
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						m_it.primitive_iterator.set_begin( );
						break;
					}
					}
				}

				/*!
				@brief set the iterator past the last value
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				void set_end( ) noexcept {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						m_it.object_iterator = m_object->m_value.object->end( );
						break;
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						m_it.array_iterator = m_object->m_value.array->end( );
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						m_it.primitive_iterator.set_end( );
						break;
					}
					}
				}

			public:
				/*!
				@brief return a reference to the value pointed to by the iterator
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				reference operator*( ) const {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						assert( m_it.object_iterator != m_object->m_value.object->end( ) );
						return m_it.object_iterator->second;
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						assert( m_it.array_iterator != m_object->m_value.array->end( ) );
						return *m_it.array_iterator;
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::null:
					{
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 214, "cannot get value" ) );
					}

					default:
					{
						if( m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin( ) ) {
							return *m_object;
						}

						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 214, "cannot get value" ) );
					}
					}
				}

				/*!
				@brief dereference the iterator
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				pointer operator->( ) const {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						assert( m_it.object_iterator != m_object->m_value.object->end( ) );
						return &( m_it.object_iterator->second );
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						assert( m_it.array_iterator != m_object->m_value.array->end( ) );
						return &*m_it.array_iterator;
					}

					default:
					{
						if( m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin( ) ) {
							return m_object;
						}

						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 214, "cannot get value" ) );
					}
					}
				}

				/*!
				@brief post-increment (it++)
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				iter_impl operator++( int ) {
					auto result = *this;
					++( *this );
					return result;
				}

				/*!
				@brief pre-increment (++it)
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				iter_impl& operator++( ) {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						std::advance( m_it.object_iterator, 1 );
						break;
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						std::advance( m_it.array_iterator, 1 );
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						++m_it.primitive_iterator;
						break;
					}
					}

					return *this;
				}

				/*!
				@brief post-decrement (it--)
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				iter_impl operator--( int ) {
					auto result = *this;
					--( *this );
					return result;
				}

				/*!
				@brief pre-decrement (--it)
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				iter_impl& operator--( ) {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						std::advance( m_it.object_iterator, -1 );
						break;
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						std::advance( m_it.array_iterator, -1 );
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						--m_it.primitive_iterator;
						break;
					}
					}

					return *this;
				}

				/*!
				@brief  comparison: equal
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				bool operator==( const iter_impl& other ) const {
					// if objects are not the same, the comparison is undefined
					if( m_object != other.m_object ) {
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 212, "cannot compare iterators of different containers" ) );
					}

					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						return ( m_it.object_iterator == other.m_it.object_iterator );
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						return ( m_it.array_iterator == other.m_it.array_iterator );
					}

					default:
					{
						return ( m_it.primitive_iterator == other.m_it.primitive_iterator );
					}
					}
				}

				/*!
				@brief  comparison: not equal
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				bool operator!=( const iter_impl& other ) const {
					return not operator==( other );
				}

				/*!
				@brief  comparison: smaller
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				bool operator<( const iter_impl& other ) const {
					// if objects are not the same, the comparison is undefined
					if( m_object != other.m_object ) {
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 212, "cannot compare iterators of different containers" ) );
					}

					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 213, "cannot compare order of object iterators" ) );
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						return ( m_it.array_iterator < other.m_it.array_iterator );
					}

					default:
					{
						return ( m_it.primitive_iterator < other.m_it.primitive_iterator );
					}
					}
				}

				/*!
				@brief  comparison: less than or equal
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				bool operator<=( const iter_impl& other ) const {
					return not other.operator < ( *this );
				}

				/*!
				@brief  comparison: greater than
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				bool operator>( const iter_impl& other ) const {
					return not operator<=( other );
				}

				/*!
				@brief  comparison: greater than or equal
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				bool operator>=( const iter_impl& other ) const {
					return not operator<( other );
				}

				/*!
				@brief  add to iterator
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				iter_impl& operator+=( difference_type i ) {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 209, "cannot use offsets with object iterators" ) );
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						std::advance( m_it.array_iterator, i );
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						m_it.primitive_iterator += i;
						break;
					}
					}

					return *this;
				}

				/*!
				@brief  subtract from iterator
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				iter_impl& operator-=( difference_type i ) {
					return operator+=( -i );
				}

				/*!
				@brief  add to iterator
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				iter_impl operator+( difference_type i ) {
					auto result = *this;
					result += i;
					return result;
				}

				/*!
				@brief  subtract from iterator
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				iter_impl operator-( difference_type i ) {
					auto result = *this;
					result -= i;
					return result;
				}

				/*!
				@brief  return difference
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				difference_type operator-( const iter_impl& other ) const {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 209, "cannot use offsets with object iterators" ) );
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						return m_it.array_iterator - other.m_it.array_iterator;
					}

					default:
					{
						return m_it.primitive_iterator - other.m_it.primitive_iterator;
					}
					}
				}

				/*!
				@brief  access to successor
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				reference operator[]( difference_type n ) const {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					switch( m_object->m_type ) {
					case basic_json::value_t::object:
					{
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 208, "cannot use operator[] for object iterators" ) );
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::array:
					{
						return *std::next( m_it.array_iterator, n );
					}

					case basic_json::value_t::null:
					{
						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 214, "cannot get value" ) );
					}

					default:
					{
						if( m_it.primitive_iterator.get_value( ) == -n ) {
							return *m_object;
						}

						JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 214, "cannot get value" ) );
					}
					}
				}

				/*!
				@brief  return the key of an object iterator
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				typename object_t::key_type key( ) const {
					assert( m_object != nullptr );

					if( m_object->is_object( ) ) {
						return m_it.object_iterator->first;
					}

					JSON_THROW( invalid_iterator::create( 207, "cannot use key() for non-object iterators" ) );
				}

				/*!
				@brief  return the value of an iterator
				@pre The iterator is initialized; i.e. `m_object != nullptr`.
				*/
				reference value( ) const {
					return operator*( );
				}

			private:
				/// associated JSON instance
				pointer m_object = nullptr;
				/// the actual iterator of the associated instance
				internal_iterator m_it = internal_iterator( );
			};

			/*!
			@brief a template for a reverse iterator class

			@tparam Base the base iterator type to reverse. Valid types are @ref
			iterator (to create @ref reverse_iterator) and @ref const_iterator (to
			create @ref const_reverse_iterator).

			@requirement The class satisfies the following concept requirements:
			- [RandomAccessIterator](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/RandomAccessIterator):
			The iterator that can be moved to point (forward and backward) to any
			element in constant time.
			- [OutputIterator](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concept/OutputIterator):
			It is possible to write to the pointed-to element (only if @a Base is
			@ref iterator).

			@since version 1.0.0
			*/
			template<typename Base>
			class json_reverse_iterator : public std::reverse_iterator<Base> {
			public:
				/// shortcut to the reverse iterator adaptor
				using base_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<Base>;
				/// the reference type for the pointed-to element
				using reference = typename Base::reference;

				/// create reverse iterator from iterator
				json_reverse_iterator( const typename base_iterator::iterator_type& it ) noexcept
					: base_iterator( it ) {}

				/// create reverse iterator from base class
				json_reverse_iterator( const base_iterator& it ) noexcept
					: base_iterator( it ) {}

				/// post-increment (it++)
				json_reverse_iterator operator++( int ) {
					return base_iterator::operator++( 1 );
				}

				/// pre-increment (++it)
				json_reverse_iterator& operator++( ) {
					base_iterator::operator++( );
					return *this;
				}

				/// post-decrement (it--)
				json_reverse_iterator operator--( int ) {
					return base_iterator::operator--( 1 );
				}

				/// pre-decrement (--it)
				json_reverse_iterator& operator--( ) {
					base_iterator::operator--( );
					return *this;
				}

				/// add to iterator
				json_reverse_iterator& operator+=( difference_type i ) {
					base_iterator::operator+=( i );
					return *this;
				}

				/// add to iterator
				json_reverse_iterator operator+( difference_type i ) const {
					auto result = *this;
					result += i;
					return result;
				}

				/// subtract from iterator
				json_reverse_iterator operator-( difference_type i ) const {
					auto result = *this;
					result -= i;
					return result;
				}

				/// return difference
				difference_type operator-( const json_reverse_iterator& other ) const {
					return this->base( ) - other.base( );
				}

				/// access to successor
				reference operator[]( difference_type n ) const {
					return *( this->operator+( n ) );
				}

				/// return the key of an object iterator
				typename object_t::key_type key( ) const {
					auto it = --this->base( );
					return it.key( );
				}

				/// return the value of an iterator
				reference value( ) const {
					auto it = --this->base( );
					return it.operator * ( );
				}
			};


		private:
			//////////////////////
			// lexer and parser //
			//////////////////////

			/*!
			@brief lexical analysis

			This class organizes the lexical analysis during JSON deserialization. The
			core of it is a scanner generated by [re2c](http://re2c.org) that
			processes a buffer and recognizes tokens according to RFC 7159.
			*/
			class lexer {
			public:
				/// token types for the parser
				enum class token_type {
					uninitialized,   ///< indicating the scanner is uninitialized
					literal_true,    ///< the `true` literal
					literal_false,   ///< the `false` literal
					literal_null,    ///< the `null` literal
					value_string,    ///< a string -- use get_string() for actual value
					value_unsigned,  ///< an unsigned integer -- use get_number() for actual value
					value_integer,   ///< a signed integer -- use get_number() for actual value
					value_float,     ///< an floating point number -- use get_number() for actual value
					begin_array,     ///< the character for array begin `[`
					begin_object,    ///< the character for object begin `{`
					end_array,       ///< the character for array end `]`
					end_object,      ///< the character for object end `}`
					name_separator,  ///< the name separator `:`
					value_separator, ///< the value separator `,`
					parse_error,     ///< indicating a parse error
					end_of_input     ///< indicating the end of the input buffer
				};

				/// the char type to use in the lexer
				using lexer_char_t = unsigned char;

				/// a lexer from a buffer with given length
				lexer( const lexer_char_t* buff, const size_t len ) noexcept
					: m_content( buff ) {
					assert( m_content != nullptr );
					m_start = m_cursor = m_content;
					m_limit = m_content + len;
				}

				/*!
				@brief a lexer from an input stream
				@throw parse_error.111 if input stream is in a bad state
				*/
				explicit lexer( std::istream& s )
					: m_stream( &s ), m_line_buffer( ) {
					// immediately abort if stream is erroneous
					if( s.fail( ) ) {
						JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 111, 0, "bad input stream" ) );
					}

					// fill buffer
					fill_line_buffer( );

					// skip UTF-8 byte-order mark
					if( m_line_buffer.size( ) >= 3 and m_line_buffer.substr( 0, 3 ) == "\xEF\xBB\xBF" ) {
						m_line_buffer[ 0 ] = ' ';
						m_line_buffer[ 1 ] = ' ';
						m_line_buffer[ 2 ] = ' ';
					}
				}

				// switch off unwanted functions (due to pointer members)
				lexer( ) = delete;
				lexer( const lexer& ) = delete;
				lexer operator=( const lexer& ) = delete;

				/*!
				@brief create a string from one or two Unicode code points

				There are two cases: (1) @a codepoint1 is in the Basic Multilingual
				Plane (U+0000 through U+FFFF) and @a codepoint2 is 0, or (2)
				@a codepoint1 and @a codepoint2 are a UTF-16 surrogate pair to
				represent a code point above U+FFFF.

				@param[in] codepoint1  the code point (can be high surrogate)
				@param[in] codepoint2  the code point (can be low surrogate or 0)

				@return string representation of the code point; the length of the
				result string is between 1 and 4 characters.

				@throw parse_error.102 if the low surrogate is invalid; example:
				`""missing or wrong low surrogate""`
				@throw parse_error.103 if code point is > 0x10ffff; example: `"code
				points above 0x10FFFF are invalid"`

				@complexity Constant.

				@see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8#Sample_code>
				*/
				string_t to_unicode( const std::size_t codepoint1,
									 const std::size_t codepoint2 = 0 ) const {
					// calculate the code point from the given code points
					std::size_t codepoint = codepoint1;

					// check if codepoint1 is a high surrogate
					if( codepoint1 >= 0xD800 and codepoint1 <= 0xDBFF ) {
						// check if codepoint2 is a low surrogate
						if( codepoint2 >= 0xDC00 and codepoint2 <= 0xDFFF ) {
							codepoint =
								// high surrogate occupies the most significant 22 bits
								( codepoint1 << 10 )
								// low surrogate occupies the least significant 15 bits
								+ codepoint2
								// there is still the 0xD800, 0xDC00 and 0x10000 noise
								// in the result so we have to subtract with:
								// (0xD800 << 10) + DC00 - 0x10000 = 0x35FDC00
								-0x35FDC00;
						}
						else {
							JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 102, get_position( ), "missing or wrong low surrogate" ) );
						}
					}

					string_t result;

					if( codepoint < 0x80 ) {
						// 1-byte characters: 0xxxxxxx (ASCII)
						result.append( 1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( codepoint ) );
					}
					else if( codepoint <= 0x7ff ) {
						// 2-byte characters: 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx
						result.append( 1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( 0xC0 | ( codepoint >> 6 ) ) );
						result.append( 1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( 0x80 | ( codepoint & 0x3F ) ) );
					}
					else if( codepoint <= 0xffff ) {
						// 3-byte characters: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
						result.append( 1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( 0xE0 | ( codepoint >> 12 ) ) );
						result.append( 1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( 0x80 | ( ( codepoint >> 6 ) & 0x3F ) ) );
						result.append( 1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( 0x80 | ( codepoint & 0x3F ) ) );
					}
					else if( codepoint <= 0x10ffff ) {
						// 4-byte characters: 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
						result.append( 1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( 0xF0 | ( codepoint >> 18 ) ) );
						result.append( 1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( 0x80 | ( ( codepoint >> 12 ) & 0x3F ) ) );
						result.append( 1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( 0x80 | ( ( codepoint >> 6 ) & 0x3F ) ) );
						result.append( 1, static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( 0x80 | ( codepoint & 0x3F ) ) );
					}
					else {
						JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 103, get_position( ), "code points above 0x10FFFF are invalid" ) );
					}

					return result;
				}

				/// return name of values of type token_type (only used for errors)
				static std::string token_type_name( const token_type t ) {
					switch( t ) {
					case token_type::uninitialized:
						return "<uninitialized>";
					case token_type::literal_true:
						return "true literal";
					case token_type::literal_false:
						return "false literal";
					case token_type::literal_null:
						return "null literal";
					case token_type::value_string:
						return "string literal";
					case lexer::token_type::value_unsigned:
					case lexer::token_type::value_integer:
					case lexer::token_type::value_float:
						return "number literal";
					case token_type::begin_array:
						return "'['";
					case token_type::begin_object:
						return "'{'";
					case token_type::end_array:
						return "']'";
					case token_type::end_object:
						return "'}'";
					case token_type::name_separator:
						return "':'";
					case token_type::value_separator:
						return "','";
					case token_type::parse_error:
						return "<parse error>";
					case token_type::end_of_input:
						return "end of input";
					default:
					{
						// catch non-enum values
						return "unknown token"; // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
					}
					}
				}

				/*!
				This function implements a scanner for JSON. It is specified using
				regular expressions that try to follow RFC 7159 as close as possible.
				These regular expressions are then translated into a minimized
				deterministic finite automaton (DFA) by the tool
				[re2c](http://re2c.org). As a result, the translated code for this
				function consists of a large block of code with `goto` jumps.

				@return the class of the next token read from the buffer

				@complexity Linear in the length of the input.\n

				Proposition: The loop below will always terminate for finite input.\n

				Proof (by contradiction): Assume a finite input. To loop forever, the
				loop must never hit code with a `break` statement. The only code
				snippets without a `break` statement is the continue statement for
				whitespace. To loop forever, the input must be an infinite sequence
				whitespace. This contradicts the assumption of finite input, q.e.d.
				*/
				token_type scan( ) {
					while( true ) {
						// pointer for backtracking information
						m_marker = nullptr;

						// remember the begin of the token
						m_start = m_cursor;
						assert( m_start != nullptr );


						{
							lexer_char_t yych;
							unsigned int yyaccept = 0;
							static const unsigned char yybm[] =
							{
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,  32,  32,   0,   0,  32,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								160, 128,   0, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
								128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
								192, 192, 192, 192, 192, 192, 192, 192,
								192, 192, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
								128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
								128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
								128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
								128, 128, 128, 128,   0, 128, 128, 128,
								128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
								128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
								128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
								128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
								0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
							};
							if( ( m_limit - m_cursor ) < 5 ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 5 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yybm[ 0 + yych ] & 32 ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_6;
							}
							if( yych <= '[' ) {
								if( yych <= '-' ) {
									if( yych <= '"' ) {
										if( yych <= 0x00 ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_2;
										}
										if( yych <= '!' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_4;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_9;
									}
									else {
										if( yych <= '+' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_4;
										}
										if( yych <= ',' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_10;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_12;
									}
								}
								else {
									if( yych <= '9' ) {
										if( yych <= '/' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_4;
										}
										if( yych <= '0' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_13;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_15;
									}
									else {
										if( yych <= ':' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_17;
										}
										if( yych <= 'Z' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_4;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_19;
									}
								}
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'n' ) {
									if( yych <= 'e' ) {
										if( yych == ']' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_21;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_4;
									}
									else {
										if( yych <= 'f' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_23;
										}
										if( yych <= 'm' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_4;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_24;
									}
								}
								else {
									if( yych <= 'z' ) {
										if( yych == 't' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_25;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_4;
									}
									else {
										if( yych <= '{' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_26;
										}
										if( yych == '}' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_28;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_4;
									}
								}
							}
basic_json_parser_2:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::end_of_input;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_4:
							++m_cursor;
basic_json_parser_5:
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::parse_error;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_6:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yybm[ 0 + yych ] & 32 ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_6;
							}
							{
								position += static_cast<size_t>( ( m_cursor - m_start ) );
								continue;
							}
basic_json_parser_9:
							yyaccept = 0;
							yych = *( m_marker = ++m_cursor );
							if( yych <= 0x1F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_5;
							}
							if( yych <= 0x7F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_31;
							}
							if( yych <= 0xC1 ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_5;
							}
							if( yych <= 0xF4 ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_31;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_5;
basic_json_parser_10:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::value_separator;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_12:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych <= '/' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_5;
							}
							if( yych <= '0' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_43;
							}
							if( yych <= '9' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_45;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_5;
basic_json_parser_13:
							yyaccept = 1;
							yych = *( m_marker = ++m_cursor );
							if( yych <= '9' ) {
								if( yych == '.' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_47;
								}
								if( yych >= '0' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_48;
								}
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'E' ) {
									if( yych >= 'E' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_51;
									}
								}
								else {
									if( yych == 'e' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_51;
									}
								}
							}
basic_json_parser_14:
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::value_unsigned;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_15:
							yyaccept = 1;
							m_marker = ++m_cursor;
							if( ( m_limit - m_cursor ) < 3 ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 3 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yybm[ 0 + yych ] & 64 ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_15;
							}
							if( yych <= 'D' ) {
								if( yych == '.' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_47;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_14;
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'E' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_51;
								}
								if( yych == 'e' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_51;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_14;
							}
basic_json_parser_17:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::name_separator;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_19:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::begin_array;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_21:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::end_array;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_23:
							yyaccept = 0;
							yych = *( m_marker = ++m_cursor );
							if( yych == 'a' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_52;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_5;
basic_json_parser_24:
							yyaccept = 0;
							yych = *( m_marker = ++m_cursor );
							if( yych == 'u' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_53;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_5;
basic_json_parser_25:
							yyaccept = 0;
							yych = *( m_marker = ++m_cursor );
							if( yych == 'r' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_54;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_5;
basic_json_parser_26:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::begin_object;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_28:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::end_object;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_30:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
basic_json_parser_31:
							if( yybm[ 0 + yych ] & 128 ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_30;
							}
							if( yych <= 0xE0 ) {
								if( yych <= '\\' ) {
									if( yych <= 0x1F ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_32;
									}
									if( yych <= '"' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_33;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_35;
								}
								else {
									if( yych <= 0xC1 ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_32;
									}
									if( yych <= 0xDF ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_36;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_37;
								}
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 0xEF ) {
									if( yych == 0xED ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_39;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_38;
								}
								else {
									if( yych <= 0xF0 ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_40;
									}
									if( yych <= 0xF3 ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_41;
									}
									if( yych <= 0xF4 ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_42;
									}
								}
							}
basic_json_parser_32:
							m_cursor = m_marker;
							if( yyaccept <= 1 ) {
								if( yyaccept == 0 ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_5;
								}
								else {
									goto basic_json_parser_14;
								}
							}
							else {
								if( yyaccept == 2 ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_44;
								}
								else {
									goto basic_json_parser_58;
								}
							}
basic_json_parser_33:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::value_string;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_35:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= 'e' ) {
								if( yych <= '/' ) {
									if( yych == '"' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_30;
									}
									if( yych <= '.' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_32;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_30;
								}
								else {
									if( yych <= '\\' ) {
										if( yych <= '[' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_32;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_30;
									}
									else {
										if( yych == 'b' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_30;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_32;
									}
								}
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'q' ) {
									if( yych <= 'f' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_30;
									}
									if( yych == 'n' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_30;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								else {
									if( yych <= 's' ) {
										if( yych <= 'r' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_30;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_32;
									}
									else {
										if( yych <= 't' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_30;
										}
										if( yych <= 'u' ) {
											goto basic_json_parser_55;
										}
										goto basic_json_parser_32;
									}
								}
							}
basic_json_parser_36:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= 0x7F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if( yych <= 0xBF ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_30;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_37:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= 0x9F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if( yych <= 0xBF ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_36;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_38:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= 0x7F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if( yych <= 0xBF ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_36;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_39:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= 0x7F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if( yych <= 0x9F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_36;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_40:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= 0x8F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if( yych <= 0xBF ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_38;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_41:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= 0x7F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if( yych <= 0xBF ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_38;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_42:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= 0x7F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if( yych <= 0x8F ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_38;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_43:
							yyaccept = 2;
							yych = *( m_marker = ++m_cursor );
							if( yych <= '9' ) {
								if( yych == '.' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_47;
								}
								if( yych >= '0' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_48;
								}
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'E' ) {
									if( yych >= 'E' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_51;
									}
								}
								else {
									if( yych == 'e' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_51;
									}
								}
							}
basic_json_parser_44:
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::value_integer;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_45:
							yyaccept = 2;
							m_marker = ++m_cursor;
							if( ( m_limit - m_cursor ) < 3 ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 3 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= '9' ) {
								if( yych == '.' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_47;
								}
								if( yych <= '/' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_44;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_45;
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'E' ) {
									if( yych <= 'D' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_44;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_51;
								}
								else {
									if( yych == 'e' ) {
										goto basic_json_parser_51;
									}
									goto basic_json_parser_44;
								}
							}
basic_json_parser_47:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych <= '/' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if( yych <= '9' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_56;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_48:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= '/' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_50;
							}
							if( yych <= '9' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_48;
							}
basic_json_parser_50:
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::parse_error;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_51:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych <= ',' ) {
								if( yych == '+' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_59;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= '-' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_59;
								}
								if( yych <= '/' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if( yych <= '9' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_60;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
basic_json_parser_52:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych == 'l' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_62;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_53:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych == 'l' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_63;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_54:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych == 'u' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_64;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_55:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= '@' ) {
								if( yych <= '/' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if( yych <= '9' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_65;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'F' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_65;
								}
								if( yych <= '`' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if( yych <= 'f' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_65;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
basic_json_parser_56:
							yyaccept = 3;
							m_marker = ++m_cursor;
							if( ( m_limit - m_cursor ) < 3 ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 3 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= 'D' ) {
								if( yych <= '/' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_58;
								}
								if( yych <= '9' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_56;
								}
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'E' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_51;
								}
								if( yych == 'e' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_51;
								}
							}
basic_json_parser_58:
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::value_float;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_59:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych <= '/' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							if( yych >= ':' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
basic_json_parser_60:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= '/' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_58;
							}
							if( yych <= '9' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_60;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_58;
basic_json_parser_62:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych == 's' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_66;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_63:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych == 'l' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_67;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_64:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych == 'e' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_69;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_65:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= '@' ) {
								if( yych <= '/' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if( yych <= '9' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_71;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'F' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_71;
								}
								if( yych <= '`' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if( yych <= 'f' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_71;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
basic_json_parser_66:
							yych = *++m_cursor;
							if( yych == 'e' ) {
								goto basic_json_parser_72;
							}
							goto basic_json_parser_32;
basic_json_parser_67:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::literal_null;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_69:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::literal_true;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_71:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= '@' ) {
								if( yych <= '/' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if( yych <= '9' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_74;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'F' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_74;
								}
								if( yych <= '`' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if( yych <= 'f' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_74;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
basic_json_parser_72:
							++m_cursor;
							{
								last_token_type = token_type::literal_false;
								break;
							}
basic_json_parser_74:
							++m_cursor;
							if( m_limit <= m_cursor ) {
								fill_line_buffer( 1 );    // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
							}
							yych = *m_cursor;
							if( yych <= '@' ) {
								if( yych <= '/' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if( yych <= '9' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_30;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
							else {
								if( yych <= 'F' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_30;
								}
								if( yych <= '`' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_32;
								}
								if( yych <= 'f' ) {
									goto basic_json_parser_30;
								}
								goto basic_json_parser_32;
							}
						}

					}

					position += static_cast<size_t>( ( m_cursor - m_start ) );
					return last_token_type;
				}

				/*!
				@brief append data from the stream to the line buffer

				This function is called by the scan() function when the end of the
				buffer (`m_limit`) is reached and the `m_cursor` pointer cannot be
				incremented without leaving the limits of the line buffer. Note re2c
				decides when to call this function.

				If the lexer reads from contiguous storage, there is no trailing null
				byte. Therefore, this function must make sure to add these padding
				null bytes.

				If the lexer reads from an input stream, this function reads the next
				line of the input.

				@pre
				p p p p p p u u u u u x . . . . . .
				^           ^       ^   ^
				m_content   m_start |   m_limit
				m_cursor

				@post
				u u u u u x x x x x x x . . . . . .
				^       ^               ^
				|       m_cursor        m_limit
				m_start
				m_content
				*/
				void fill_line_buffer( size_t n = 0 ) {
					// if line buffer is used, m_content points to its data
					assert( m_line_buffer.empty( )
							or m_content == reinterpret_cast<const lexer_char_t*>( m_line_buffer.data( ) ) );

					// if line buffer is used, m_limit is set past the end of its data
					assert( m_line_buffer.empty( )
							or m_limit == m_content + m_line_buffer.size( ) );

					// pointer relationships
					assert( m_content <= m_start );
					assert( m_start <= m_cursor );
					assert( m_cursor <= m_limit );
					assert( m_marker == nullptr or m_marker <= m_limit );

					// number of processed characters (p)
					const auto num_processed_chars = static_cast<size_t>( m_start - m_content );
					// offset for m_marker wrt. to m_start
					const auto offset_marker = ( m_marker == nullptr ) ? 0 : m_marker - m_start;
					// number of unprocessed characters (u)
					const auto offset_cursor = m_cursor - m_start;

					// no stream is used or end of file is reached
					if( m_stream == nullptr or m_stream->eof( ) ) {
						// m_start may or may not be pointing into m_line_buffer at
						// this point. We trust the standard library to do the right
						// thing. See http://stackoverflow.com/q/28142011/266378
						m_line_buffer.assign( m_start, m_limit );

						// append n characters to make sure that there is sufficient
						// space between m_cursor and m_limit
						m_line_buffer.append( 1, '\x00' );
						if( n > 0 ) {
							m_line_buffer.append( n - 1, '\x01' );
						}
					}
					else {
						// delete processed characters from line buffer
						m_line_buffer.erase( 0, num_processed_chars );
						// read next line from input stream
						m_line_buffer_tmp.clear( );

						// check if stream is still good
						if( m_stream->fail( ) ) {
							JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 111, 0, "bad input stream" ) );
						}

						std::getline( *m_stream, m_line_buffer_tmp, '\n' );

						// add line with newline symbol to the line buffer
						m_line_buffer += m_line_buffer_tmp;
						m_line_buffer.push_back( '\n' );
					}

					// set pointers
					m_content = reinterpret_cast<const lexer_char_t*>( m_line_buffer.data( ) );
					assert( m_content != nullptr );
					m_start = m_content;
					m_marker = m_start + offset_marker;
					m_cursor = m_start + offset_cursor;
					m_limit = m_start + m_line_buffer.size( );
				}

				/// return string representation of last read token
				string_t get_token_string( ) const {
					assert( m_start != nullptr );
					return string_t( reinterpret_cast<typename string_t::const_pointer>( m_start ),
									 static_cast<size_t>( m_cursor - m_start ) );
				}

				/*!
				@brief return string value for string tokens

				The function iterates the characters between the opening and closing
				quotes of the string value. The complete string is the range
				[m_start,m_cursor). Consequently, we iterate from m_start+1 to
				m_cursor-1.

				We differentiate two cases:

				1. Escaped characters. In this case, a new character is constructed
				according to the nature of the escape. Some escapes create new
				characters (e.g., `"\\n"` is replaced by `"\n"`), some are copied
				as is (e.g., `"\\\\"`). Furthermore, Unicode escapes of the shape
				`"\\uxxxx"` need special care. In this case, to_unicode takes care
				of the construction of the values.
				2. Unescaped characters are copied as is.

				@pre `m_cursor - m_start >= 2`, meaning the length of the last token
				is at least 2 bytes which is trivially true for any string (which
				consists of at least two quotes).

				" c1 c2 c3 ... "
				^                ^
				m_start          m_cursor

				@complexity Linear in the length of the string.\n

				Lemma: The loop body will always terminate.\n

				Proof (by contradiction): Assume the loop body does not terminate. As
				the loop body does not contain another loop, one of the called
				functions must never return. The called functions are `std::strtoul`
				and to_unicode. Neither function can loop forever, so the loop body
				will never loop forever which contradicts the assumption that the loop
				body does not terminate, q.e.d.\n

				Lemma: The loop condition for the for loop is eventually false.\n

				Proof (by contradiction): Assume the loop does not terminate. Due to
				the above lemma, this can only be due to a tautological loop
				condition; that is, the loop condition i < m_cursor - 1 must always be
				true. Let x be the change of i for any loop iteration. Then
				m_start + 1 + x < m_cursor - 1 must hold to loop indefinitely. This
				can be rephrased to m_cursor - m_start - 2 > x. With the
				precondition, we x <= 0, meaning that the loop condition holds
				indefinitely if i is always decreased. However, observe that the value
				of i is strictly increasing with each iteration, as it is incremented
				by 1 in the iteration expression and never decremented inside the loop
				body. Hence, the loop condition will eventually be false which
				contradicts the assumption that the loop condition is a tautology,
				q.e.d.

				@return string value of current token without opening and closing
				quotes
				@throw parse_error.102 if to_unicode fails or surrogate error
				@throw parse_error.103 if to_unicode fails
				*/
				string_t get_string( ) const {
					assert( m_cursor - m_start >= 2 );

					string_t result;
					result.reserve( static_cast<size_t>( m_cursor - m_start - 2 ) );

					// iterate the result between the quotes
					for( const lexer_char_t* i = m_start + 1; i < m_cursor - 1; ++i ) {
						// find next escape character
						auto e = std::find( i, m_cursor - 1, '\\' );
						if( e != i ) {
							// see https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/365#issuecomment-262874705
							for( auto k = i; k < e; k++ ) {
								result.push_back( static_cast<typename string_t::value_type>( *k ) );
							}
							i = e - 1; // -1 because of ++i
						}
						else {
							// processing escaped character
							// read next character
							++i;

							switch( *i ) {
								// the default escapes
							case 't':
							{
								result += "\t";
								break;
							}
							case 'b':
							{
								result += "\b";
								break;
							}
							case 'f':
							{
								result += "\f";
								break;
							}
							case 'n':
							{
								result += "\n";
								break;
							}
							case 'r':
							{
								result += "\r";
								break;
							}
							case '\\':
							{
								result += "\\";
								break;
							}
							case '/':
							{
								result += "/";
								break;
							}
							case '"':
							{
								result += "\"";
								break;
							}

							// unicode
							case 'u':
							{
								// get code xxxx from uxxxx
								auto codepoint = std::strtoul( std::string( reinterpret_cast<typename string_t::const_pointer>( i + 1 ),
															   4 ).c_str( ), nullptr, 16 );

								// check if codepoint is a high surrogate
								if( codepoint >= 0xD800 and codepoint <= 0xDBFF ) {
									// make sure there is a subsequent unicode
									if( ( i + 6 >= m_limit ) or *( i + 5 ) != '\\' or *( i + 6 ) != 'u' ) {
										JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 102, get_position( ), "missing low surrogate" ) );
									}

									// get code yyyy from uxxxx\uyyyy
									auto codepoint2 = std::strtoul( std::string( reinterpret_cast<typename string_t::const_pointer>
										( i + 7 ), 4 ).c_str( ), nullptr, 16 );
									result += to_unicode( codepoint, codepoint2 );
									// skip the next 10 characters (xxxx\uyyyy)
									i += 10;
								}
								else if( codepoint >= 0xDC00 and codepoint <= 0xDFFF ) {
									// we found a lone low surrogate
									JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 102, get_position( ), "missing high surrogate" ) );
								}
								else {
									// add unicode character(s)
									result += to_unicode( codepoint );
									// skip the next four characters (xxxx)
									i += 4;
								}
								break;
							}
							}
						}
					}

					return result;
				}


				/*!
				@brief parse string into a built-in arithmetic type as if the current
				locale is POSIX.

				@note in floating-point case strtod may parse past the token's end -
				this is not an error

				@note any leading blanks are not handled
				*/
				struct strtonum {
				public:
					strtonum( const char* start, const char* end )
						: m_start( start ), m_end( end ) {}

					/*!
					@return true iff parsed successfully as number of type T

					@param[in,out] val shall contain parsed value, or undefined value
					if could not parse
					*/
					template<typename T, typename = typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value>::type>
					bool to( T& val ) const {
						return parse( val, std::is_integral<T>( ) );
					}

				private:
					const char* const m_start = nullptr;
					const char* const m_end = nullptr;

					// floating-point conversion

					// overloaded wrappers for strtod/strtof/strtold
					// that will be called from parse<floating_point_t>
					static void strtof( float& f, const char* str, char** endptr ) {
						f = std::strtof( str, endptr );
					}

					static void strtof( double& f, const char* str, char** endptr ) {
						f = std::strtod( str, endptr );
					}

					static void strtof( long double& f, const char* str, char** endptr ) {
						f = std::strtold( str, endptr );
					}

					template<typename T>
					bool parse( T& value, /*is_integral=*/std::false_type ) const {
						// replace decimal separator with locale-specific version,
						// when necessary; data will point to either the original
						// string, or buf, or tempstr containing the fixed string.
						std::string tempstr;
						std::array<char, 64> buf;
						const size_t len = static_cast<size_t>( m_end - m_start );

						// lexer will reject empty numbers
						assert( len > 0 );

						// since dealing with strtod family of functions, we're
						// getting the decimal point char from the C locale facilities
						// instead of C++'s numpunct facet of the current std::locale
						const auto loc = localeconv( );
						assert( loc != nullptr );
						const char decimal_point_char = ( loc->decimal_point == nullptr ) ? '.' : loc->decimal_point[ 0 ];

						const char* data = m_start;

						if( decimal_point_char != '.' ) {
							const size_t ds_pos = static_cast<size_t>( std::find( m_start, m_end, '.' ) - m_start );

							if( ds_pos != len ) {
								// copy the data into the local buffer or tempstr, if
								// buffer is too small; replace decimal separator, and
								// update data to point to the modified bytes
								if( ( len + 1 ) < buf.size( ) ) {
									std::copy( m_start, m_end, buf.begin( ) );
									buf[ len ] = 0;
									buf[ ds_pos ] = decimal_point_char;
									data = buf.data( );
								}
								else {
									tempstr.assign( m_start, m_end );
									tempstr[ ds_pos ] = decimal_point_char;
									data = tempstr.c_str( );
								}
							}
						}

						char* endptr = nullptr;
						value = 0;
						// this calls appropriate overload depending on T
						strtof( value, data, &endptr );

						// parsing was successful iff strtof parsed exactly the number
						// of characters determined by the lexer (len)
						const bool ok = ( endptr == ( data + len ) );

						if( ok and ( value == static_cast<T>( 0.0 ) ) and ( *data == '-' ) ) {
							// some implementations forget to negate the zero
							value = -0.0;
						}

						return ok;
					}

					// integral conversion

					signed long long parse_integral( char** endptr, /*is_signed*/std::true_type ) const {
						return std::strtoll( m_start, endptr, 10 );
					}

					unsigned long long parse_integral( char** endptr, /*is_signed*/std::false_type ) const {
						return std::strtoull( m_start, endptr, 10 );
					}

					template<typename T>
					bool parse( T& value, /*is_integral=*/std::true_type ) const {
						char* endptr = nullptr;
						errno = 0; // these are thread-local
						const auto x = parse_integral( &endptr, std::is_signed<T>( ) );

						// called right overload?
						static_assert( std::is_signed<T>( ) == std::is_signed<decltype( x )>( ), "" );

						value = static_cast<T>( x );

						return ( x == static_cast<decltype( x )>( value ) ) // x fits into destination T
							and ( x < 0 ) == ( value < 0 )             // preserved sign
																	   //and ((x != 0) or is_integral())        // strto[u]ll did nto fail
							and ( errno == 0 )                       // strto[u]ll did not overflow
							and ( m_start < m_end )                  // token was not empty
							and ( endptr == m_end );                 // parsed entire token exactly
					}
				};

				/*!
				@brief return number value for number tokens

				This function translates the last token into the most appropriate
				number type (either integer, unsigned integer or floating point),
				which is passed back to the caller via the result parameter.

				integral numbers that don't fit into the the range of the respective
				type are parsed as number_float_t

				floating-point values do not satisfy std::isfinite predicate
				are converted to value_t::null

				throws if the entire string [m_start .. m_cursor) cannot be
				interpreted as a number

				@param[out] result  @ref basic_json object to receive the number.
				@param[in]  token   the type of the number token
				*/
				bool get_number( basic_json& result, const token_type token ) const {
					assert( m_start != nullptr );
					assert( m_start < m_cursor );
					assert( ( token == token_type::value_unsigned ) or
						( token == token_type::value_integer ) or
							( token == token_type::value_float ) );

					strtonum num_converter( reinterpret_cast<const char*>( m_start ),
											reinterpret_cast<const char*>( m_cursor ) );

					switch( token ) {
					case lexer::token_type::value_unsigned:
					{
						number_unsigned_t val;
						if( num_converter.to( val ) ) {
							// parsing successful
							result.m_type = value_t::number_unsigned;
							result.m_value = val;
							return true;
						}
						break;
					}

					case lexer::token_type::value_integer:
					{
						number_integer_t val;
						if( num_converter.to( val ) ) {
							// parsing successful
							result.m_type = value_t::number_integer;
							result.m_value = val;
							return true;
						}
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						break;
					}
					}

					// parse float (either explicitly or because a previous conversion
					// failed)
					number_float_t val;
					if( num_converter.to( val ) ) {
						// parsing successful
						result.m_type = value_t::number_float;
						result.m_value = val;

						// throw in case of infinity or NAN
						if( not std::isfinite( result.m_value.number_float ) ) {
							JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 406, "number overflow parsing '" + get_token_string( ) + "'" ) );
						}

						return true;
					}

					// couldn't parse number in any format
					return false;
				}

				constexpr size_t get_position( ) const {
					return position;
				}

			private:
				/// optional input stream
				std::istream* m_stream = nullptr;
				/// line buffer buffer for m_stream
				string_t m_line_buffer{};
				/// used for filling m_line_buffer
				string_t m_line_buffer_tmp{};
				/// the buffer pointer
				const lexer_char_t* m_content = nullptr;
				/// pointer to the beginning of the current symbol
				const lexer_char_t* m_start = nullptr;
				/// pointer for backtracking information
				const lexer_char_t* m_marker = nullptr;
				/// pointer to the current symbol
				const lexer_char_t* m_cursor = nullptr;
				/// pointer to the end of the buffer
				const lexer_char_t* m_limit = nullptr;
				/// the last token type
				token_type last_token_type = token_type::end_of_input;
				/// current position in the input (read bytes)
				size_t position = 0;
			};

			/*!
			@brief syntax analysis

			This class implements a recursive decent parser.
			*/
			class parser {
			public:
				/// a parser reading from a string literal
				parser( const char* buff, const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr )
					: callback( cb ),
					m_lexer( reinterpret_cast<const typename lexer::lexer_char_t*>( buff ), std::strlen( buff ) ) {}

				/*!
				@brief a parser reading from an input stream
				@throw parse_error.111 if input stream is in a bad state
				*/
				parser( std::istream& is, const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr )
					: callback( cb ), m_lexer( is ) {}

				/// a parser reading from an iterator range with contiguous storage
				template<class IteratorType, typename std::enable_if<
					std::is_same<typename std::iterator_traits<IteratorType>::iterator_category, std::random_access_iterator_tag>::value
					, int>::type
					= 0>
					parser( IteratorType first, IteratorType last, const parser_callback_t cb = nullptr )
					: callback( cb ),
					m_lexer( reinterpret_cast<const typename lexer::lexer_char_t*>( &( *first ) ),
							 static_cast<size_t>( std::distance( first, last ) ) ) {}

				/*!
				@brief public parser interface
				@throw parse_error.101 in case of an unexpected token
				@throw parse_error.102 if to_unicode fails or surrogate error
				@throw parse_error.103 if to_unicode fails
				*/
				basic_json parse( ) {
					// read first token
					get_token( );

					basic_json result = parse_internal( true );
					result.assert_invariant( );

					expect( lexer::token_type::end_of_input );

					// return parser result and replace it with null in case the
					// top-level value was discarded by the callback function
					return result.is_discarded( ) ? basic_json( ) : std::move( result );
				}

			private:
				/*!
				@brief the actual parser
				@throw parse_error.101 in case of an unexpected token
				@throw parse_error.102 if to_unicode fails or surrogate error
				@throw parse_error.103 if to_unicode fails
				*/
				basic_json parse_internal( bool keep ) {
					auto result = basic_json( value_t::discarded );

					switch( last_token ) {
					case lexer::token_type::begin_object:
					{
						if( keep and ( not callback
							or ( ( keep = callback( depth++, parse_event_t::object_start, result ) ) != 0 ) ) ) {
							// explicitly set result to object to cope with {}
							result.m_type = value_t::object;
							result.m_value = value_t::object;
						}

						// read next token
						get_token( );

						// closing } -> we are done
						if( last_token == lexer::token_type::end_object ) {
							get_token( );
							if( keep and callback and not callback( --depth, parse_event_t::object_end, result ) ) {
								result = basic_json( value_t::discarded );
							}
							return result;
						}

						// no comma is expected here
						unexpect( lexer::token_type::value_separator );

						// otherwise: parse key-value pairs
						do {
							// ugly, but could be fixed with loop reorganization
							if( last_token == lexer::token_type::value_separator ) {
								get_token( );
							}

							// store key
							expect( lexer::token_type::value_string );
							const auto key = m_lexer.get_string( );

							bool keep_tag = false;
							if( keep ) {
								if( callback ) {
									basic_json k( key );
									keep_tag = callback( depth, parse_event_t::key, k );
								}
								else {
									keep_tag = true;
								}
							}

							// parse separator (:)
							get_token( );
							expect( lexer::token_type::name_separator );

							// parse and add value
							get_token( );
							auto value = parse_internal( keep );
							if( keep and keep_tag and not value.is_discarded( ) ) {
								result[ key ] = std::move( value );
							}
						} while( last_token == lexer::token_type::value_separator );

						// closing }
						expect( lexer::token_type::end_object );
						get_token( );
						if( keep and callback and not callback( --depth, parse_event_t::object_end, result ) ) {
							result = basic_json( value_t::discarded );
						}

						return result;
					}

					case lexer::token_type::begin_array:
					{
						if( keep and ( not callback
							or ( ( keep = callback( depth++, parse_event_t::array_start, result ) ) != 0 ) ) ) {
							// explicitly set result to object to cope with []
							result.m_type = value_t::array;
							result.m_value = value_t::array;
						}

						// read next token
						get_token( );

						// closing ] -> we are done
						if( last_token == lexer::token_type::end_array ) {
							get_token( );
							if( callback and not callback( --depth, parse_event_t::array_end, result ) ) {
								result = basic_json( value_t::discarded );
							}
							return result;
						}

						// no comma is expected here
						unexpect( lexer::token_type::value_separator );

						// otherwise: parse values
						do {
							// ugly, but could be fixed with loop reorganization
							if( last_token == lexer::token_type::value_separator ) {
								get_token( );
							}

							// parse value
							auto value = parse_internal( keep );
							if( keep and not value.is_discarded( ) ) {
								result.push_back( std::move( value ) );
							}
						} while( last_token == lexer::token_type::value_separator );

						// closing ]
						expect( lexer::token_type::end_array );
						get_token( );
						if( keep and callback and not callback( --depth, parse_event_t::array_end, result ) ) {
							result = basic_json( value_t::discarded );
						}

						return result;
					}

					case lexer::token_type::literal_null:
					{
						get_token( );
						result.m_type = value_t::null;
						break;
					}

					case lexer::token_type::value_string:
					{
						const auto s = m_lexer.get_string( );
						get_token( );
						result = basic_json( s );
						break;
					}

					case lexer::token_type::literal_true:
					{
						get_token( );
						result.m_type = value_t::boolean;
						result.m_value = true;
						break;
					}

					case lexer::token_type::literal_false:
					{
						get_token( );
						result.m_type = value_t::boolean;
						result.m_value = false;
						break;
					}

					case lexer::token_type::value_unsigned:
					case lexer::token_type::value_integer:
					case lexer::token_type::value_float:
					{
						m_lexer.get_number( result, last_token );
						get_token( );
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						// the last token was unexpected
						unexpect( last_token );
					}
					}

					if( keep and callback and not callback( depth, parse_event_t::value, result ) ) {
						result = basic_json( value_t::discarded );
					}
					return result;
				}

				/// get next token from lexer
				typename lexer::token_type get_token( ) {
					last_token = m_lexer.scan( );
					return last_token;
				}

				/*!
				@throw parse_error.101 if expected token did not occur
				*/
				void expect( typename lexer::token_type t ) const {
					if( t != last_token ) {
						std::string error_msg = "parse error - unexpected ";
						error_msg += ( last_token == lexer::token_type::parse_error ? ( "'" + m_lexer.get_token_string( ) +
									   "'" ) :
									   lexer::token_type_name( last_token ) );
						error_msg += "; expected " + lexer::token_type_name( t );
						JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 101, m_lexer.get_position( ), error_msg ) );
					}
				}

				/*!
				@throw parse_error.101 if unexpected token occurred
				*/
				void unexpect( typename lexer::token_type t ) const {
					if( t == last_token ) {
						std::string error_msg = "parse error - unexpected ";
						error_msg += ( last_token == lexer::token_type::parse_error ? ( "'" + m_lexer.get_token_string( ) +
									   "'" ) :
									   lexer::token_type_name( last_token ) );
						JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 101, m_lexer.get_position( ), error_msg ) );
					}
				}

			private:
				/// current level of recursion
				int depth = 0;
				/// callback function
				const parser_callback_t callback = nullptr;
				/// the type of the last read token
				typename lexer::token_type last_token = lexer::token_type::uninitialized;
				/// the lexer
				lexer m_lexer;
			};

		public:
			/*!
			@brief JSON Pointer

			A JSON pointer defines a string syntax for identifying a specific value
			within a JSON document. It can be used with functions `at` and
			`operator[]`. Furthermore, JSON pointers are the base for JSON patches.

			@sa [RFC 6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			class json_pointer {
				/// allow basic_json to access private members
				friend class basic_json;

			public:
				/*!
				@brief create JSON pointer

				Create a JSON pointer according to the syntax described in
				[Section 3 of RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901#section-3).

				@param[in] s  string representing the JSON pointer; if omitted, the
				empty string is assumed which references the whole JSON
				value

				@throw parse_error.107 if the given JSON pointer @a s is nonempty and
				does not begin with a slash (`/`); see example below

				@throw parse_error.108 if a tilde (`~`) in the given JSON pointer @a s
				is not followed by `0` (representing `~`) or `1` (representing `/`);
				see example below

				@liveexample{The example shows the construction several valid JSON
				pointers as well as the exceptional behavior.,json_pointer}

				@since version 2.0.0
				*/
				explicit json_pointer( const std::string& s = "" )
					: reference_tokens( split( s ) ) {}

				/*!
				@brief return a string representation of the JSON pointer

				@invariant For each JSON pointer `ptr`, it holds:
				@code {.cpp}
				ptr == json_pointer(ptr.to_string());
				@endcode

				@return a string representation of the JSON pointer

				@liveexample{The example shows the result of `to_string`.,
				json_pointer__to_string}

				@since version 2.0.0
				*/
				std::string to_string( ) const noexcept {
					return std::accumulate( reference_tokens.begin( ),
											reference_tokens.end( ), std::string{},
											[]( const std::string & a, const std::string & b ) {
						return a + "/" + escape( b );
					} );
				}

				/// @copydoc to_string()
				operator std::string( ) const {
					return to_string( );
				}

			private:
				/*!
				@brief remove and return last reference pointer
				@throw out_of_range.405 if JSON pointer has no parent
				*/
				std::string pop_back( ) {
					if( is_root( ) ) {
						JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 405, "JSON pointer has no parent" ) );
					}

					auto last = reference_tokens.back( );
					reference_tokens.pop_back( );
					return last;
				}

				/// return whether pointer points to the root document
				bool is_root( ) const {
					return reference_tokens.empty( );
				}

				json_pointer top( ) const {
					if( is_root( ) ) {
						JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 405, "JSON pointer has no parent" ) );
					}

					json_pointer result = *this;
					result.reference_tokens = { reference_tokens[ 0 ] };
					return result;
				}

				/*!
				@brief create and return a reference to the pointed to value

				@complexity Linear in the number of reference tokens.

				@throw parse_error.109 if array index is not a number
				@throw type_error.313 if value cannot be unflattened
				*/
				reference get_and_create( reference j ) const {
					pointer result = &j;

					// in case no reference tokens exist, return a reference to the
					// JSON value j which will be overwritten by a primitive value
					for( const auto& reference_token : reference_tokens ) {
						switch( result->m_type ) {
						case value_t::null:
						{
							if( reference_token == "0" ) {
								// start a new array if reference token is 0
								result = &result->operator[]( 0 );
							}
							else {
								// start a new object otherwise
								result = &result->operator[]( reference_token );
							}
							break;
						}

						case value_t::object:
						{
							// create an entry in the object
							result = &result->operator[]( reference_token );
							break;
						}

						case value_t::array:
						{
							// create an entry in the array
							JSON_TRY
							{
								result = &result->operator[]( static_cast<size_type>( std::stoi( reference_token ) ) );
							}
								JSON_CATCH( std::invalid_argument& ) {
								JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 109, 0, "array index '" + reference_token + "' is not a number" ) );
							}
							break;
						}

						/*
						The following code is only reached if there exists a
						reference token _and_ the current value is primitive. In
						this case, we have an error situation, because primitive
						values may only occur as single value; that is, with an
						empty list of reference tokens.
						*/
						default:
						{
							JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 313, "invalid value to unflatten" ) );
						}
						}
					}

					return *result;
				}

				/*!
				@brief return a reference to the pointed to value

				@note This version does not throw if a value is not present, but tries
				to create nested values instead. For instance, calling this function
				with pointer `"/this/that"` on a null value is equivalent to calling
				`operator[]("this").operator[]("that")` on that value, effectively
				changing the null value to an object.

				@param[in] ptr  a JSON value

				@return reference to the JSON value pointed to by the JSON pointer

				@complexity Linear in the length of the JSON pointer.

				@throw parse_error.106   if an array index begins with '0'
				@throw parse_error.109   if an array index was not a number
				@throw out_of_range.404  if the JSON pointer can not be resolved
				*/
				reference get_unchecked( pointer ptr ) const {
					for( const auto& reference_token : reference_tokens ) {
						// convert null values to arrays or objects before continuing
						if( ptr->m_type == value_t::null ) {
							// check if reference token is a number
							const bool nums = std::all_of( reference_token.begin( ),
														   reference_token.end( ),
														   []( const char x ) {
								return ( x >= '0' and x <= '9' );
							} );

							// change value to array for numbers or "-" or to object
							// otherwise
							if( nums or reference_token == "-" ) {
								*ptr = value_t::array;
							}
							else {
								*ptr = value_t::object;
							}
						}

						switch( ptr->m_type ) {
						case value_t::object:
						{
							// use unchecked object access
							ptr = &ptr->operator[]( reference_token );
							break;
						}

						case value_t::array:
						{
							// error condition (cf. RFC 6901, Sect. 4)
							if( reference_token.size( ) > 1 and reference_token[ 0 ] == '0' ) {
								JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 106, 0, "array index '" + reference_token + "' must not begin with '0'" ) );
							}

							if( reference_token == "-" ) {
								// explicitly treat "-" as index beyond the end
								ptr = &ptr->operator[]( ptr->m_value.array->size( ) );
							}
							else {
								// convert array index to number; unchecked access
								JSON_TRY
								{
									ptr = &ptr->operator[]( static_cast<size_type>( std::stoi( reference_token ) ) );
								}
									JSON_CATCH( std::invalid_argument& ) {
									JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 109, 0, "array index '" + reference_token + "' is not a number" ) );
								}
							}
							break;
						}

						default:
						{
							JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 404, "unresolved reference token '" + reference_token + "'" ) );
						}
						}
					}

					return *ptr;
				}

				/*!
				@throw parse_error.106   if an array index begins with '0'
				@throw parse_error.109   if an array index was not a number
				@throw out_of_range.402  if the array index '-' is used
				@throw out_of_range.404  if the JSON pointer can not be resolved
				*/
				reference get_checked( pointer ptr ) const {
					for( const auto& reference_token : reference_tokens ) {
						switch( ptr->m_type ) {
						case value_t::object:
						{
							// note: at performs range check
							ptr = &ptr->at( reference_token );
							break;
						}

						case value_t::array:
						{
							if( reference_token == "-" ) {
								// "-" always fails the range check
								JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 402, "array index '-' (" +
											std::to_string( ptr->m_value.array->size( ) ) +
											") is out of range" ) );
							}

							// error condition (cf. RFC 6901, Sect. 4)
							if( reference_token.size( ) > 1 and reference_token[ 0 ] == '0' ) {
								JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 106, 0, "array index '" + reference_token + "' must not begin with '0'" ) );
							}

							// note: at performs range check
							JSON_TRY
							{
								ptr = &ptr->at( static_cast<size_type>( std::stoi( reference_token ) ) );
							}
								JSON_CATCH( std::invalid_argument& ) {
								JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 109, 0, "array index '" + reference_token + "' is not a number" ) );
							}
							break;
						}

						default:
						{
							JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 404, "unresolved reference token '" + reference_token + "'" ) );
						}
						}
					}

					return *ptr;
				}

				/*!
				@brief return a const reference to the pointed to value

				@param[in] ptr  a JSON value

				@return const reference to the JSON value pointed to by the JSON
				pointer

				@throw parse_error.106   if an array index begins with '0'
				@throw parse_error.109   if an array index was not a number
				@throw out_of_range.402  if the array index '-' is used
				@throw out_of_range.404  if the JSON pointer can not be resolved
				*/
				const_reference get_unchecked( const_pointer ptr ) const {
					for( const auto& reference_token : reference_tokens ) {
						switch( ptr->m_type ) {
						case value_t::object:
						{
							// use unchecked object access
							ptr = &ptr->operator[]( reference_token );
							break;
						}

						case value_t::array:
						{
							if( reference_token == "-" ) {
								// "-" cannot be used for const access
								JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 402, "array index '-' (" +
											std::to_string( ptr->m_value.array->size( ) ) +
											") is out of range" ) );
							}

							// error condition (cf. RFC 6901, Sect. 4)
							if( reference_token.size( ) > 1 and reference_token[ 0 ] == '0' ) {
								JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 106, 0, "array index '" + reference_token + "' must not begin with '0'" ) );
							}

							// use unchecked array access
							JSON_TRY
							{
								ptr = &ptr->operator[]( static_cast<size_type>( std::stoi( reference_token ) ) );
							}
								JSON_CATCH( std::invalid_argument& ) {
								JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 109, 0, "array index '" + reference_token + "' is not a number" ) );
							}
							break;
						}

						default:
						{
							JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 404, "unresolved reference token '" + reference_token + "'" ) );
						}
						}
					}

					return *ptr;
				}

				/*!
				@throw parse_error.106   if an array index begins with '0'
				@throw parse_error.109   if an array index was not a number
				@throw out_of_range.402  if the array index '-' is used
				@throw out_of_range.404  if the JSON pointer can not be resolved
				*/
				const_reference get_checked( const_pointer ptr ) const {
					for( const auto& reference_token : reference_tokens ) {
						switch( ptr->m_type ) {
						case value_t::object:
						{
							// note: at performs range check
							ptr = &ptr->at( reference_token );
							break;
						}

						case value_t::array:
						{
							if( reference_token == "-" ) {
								// "-" always fails the range check
								JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 402, "array index '-' (" +
											std::to_string( ptr->m_value.array->size( ) ) +
											") is out of range" ) );
							}

							// error condition (cf. RFC 6901, Sect. 4)
							if( reference_token.size( ) > 1 and reference_token[ 0 ] == '0' ) {
								JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 106, 0, "array index '" + reference_token + "' must not begin with '0'" ) );
							}

							// note: at performs range check
							JSON_TRY
							{
								ptr = &ptr->at( static_cast<size_type>( std::stoi( reference_token ) ) );
							}
								JSON_CATCH( std::invalid_argument& ) {
								JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 109, 0, "array index '" + reference_token + "' is not a number" ) );
							}
							break;
						}

						default:
						{
							JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 404, "unresolved reference token '" + reference_token + "'" ) );
						}
						}
					}

					return *ptr;
				}

				/*!
				@brief split the string input to reference tokens

				@note This function is only called by the json_pointer constructor.
				All exceptions below are documented there.

				@throw parse_error.107  if the pointer is not empty or begins with '/'
				@throw parse_error.108  if character '~' is not followed by '0' or '1'
				*/
				static std::vector<std::string> split( const std::string& reference_string ) {
					std::vector<std::string> result;

					// special case: empty reference string -> no reference tokens
					if( reference_string.empty( ) ) {
						return result;
					}

					// check if nonempty reference string begins with slash
					if( reference_string[ 0 ] != '/' ) {
						JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 107, 1, "JSON pointer must be empty or begin with '/' - was: '" + reference_string + "'" ) );
					}

					// extract the reference tokens:
					// - slash: position of the last read slash (or end of string)
					// - start: position after the previous slash
					for(
						// search for the first slash after the first character
						size_t slash = reference_string.find_first_of( '/', 1 ),
						// set the beginning of the first reference token
						start = 1;
						// we can stop if start == string::npos+1 = 0
						start != 0;
						// set the beginning of the next reference token
						// (will eventually be 0 if slash == std::string::npos)
						start = slash + 1,
						// find next slash
						slash = reference_string.find_first_of( '/', start ) ) {
						// use the text between the beginning of the reference token
						// (start) and the last slash (slash).
						auto reference_token = reference_string.substr( start, slash - start );

						// check reference tokens are properly escaped
						for( size_t pos = reference_token.find_first_of( '~' );
							 pos != std::string::npos;
							 pos = reference_token.find_first_of( '~', pos + 1 ) ) {
							assert( reference_token[ pos ] == '~' );

							// ~ must be followed by 0 or 1
							if( pos == reference_token.size( ) - 1 or
								( reference_token[ pos + 1 ] != '0' and
								reference_token[ pos + 1 ] != '1' ) ) {
								JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 108, 0, "escape character '~' must be followed with '0' or '1'" ) );
							}
						}

						// finally, store the reference token
						unescape( reference_token );
						result.push_back( reference_token );
					}

					return result;
				}

				/*!
				@brief replace all occurrences of a substring by another string

				@param[in,out] s  the string to manipulate; changed so that all
				occurrences of @a f are replaced with @a t
				@param[in]     f  the substring to replace with @a t
				@param[in]     t  the string to replace @a f

				@pre The search string @a f must not be empty. **This precondition is
				enforced with an assertion.**

				@since version 2.0.0
				*/
				static void replace_substring( std::string& s,
											   const std::string& f,
											   const std::string& t ) {
					assert( not f.empty( ) );

					for(
						size_t pos = s.find( f );         // find first occurrence of f
						pos != std::string::npos;       // make sure f was found
						s.replace( pos, f.size( ), t ),    // replace with t
						pos = s.find( f, pos + t.size( ) ) // find next occurrence of f
						);
				}

				/// escape tilde and slash
				static std::string escape( std::string s ) {
					// escape "~"" to "~0" and "/" to "~1"
					replace_substring( s, "~", "~0" );
					replace_substring( s, "/", "~1" );
					return s;
				}

				/// unescape tilde and slash
				static void unescape( std::string& s ) {
					// first transform any occurrence of the sequence '~1' to '/'
					replace_substring( s, "~1", "/" );
					// then transform any occurrence of the sequence '~0' to '~'
					replace_substring( s, "~0", "~" );
				}

				/*!
				@param[in] reference_string  the reference string to the current value
				@param[in] value             the value to consider
				@param[in,out] result        the result object to insert values to

				@note Empty objects or arrays are flattened to `null`.
				*/
				static void flatten( const std::string& reference_string,
									 const basic_json& value,
									 basic_json& result ) {
					switch( value.m_type ) {
					case value_t::array:
					{
						if( value.m_value.array->empty( ) ) {
							// flatten empty array as null
							result[ reference_string ] = nullptr;
						}
						else {
							// iterate array and use index as reference string
							for( size_t i = 0; i < value.m_value.array->size( ); ++i ) {
								flatten( reference_string + "/" + std::to_string( i ),
										 value.m_value.array->operator[]( i ), result );
							}
						}
						break;
					}

					case value_t::object:
					{
						if( value.m_value.object->empty( ) ) {
							// flatten empty object as null
							result[ reference_string ] = nullptr;
						}
						else {
							// iterate object and use keys as reference string
							for( const auto& element : *value.m_value.object ) {
								flatten( reference_string + "/" + escape( element.first ),
										 element.second, result );
							}
						}
						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						// add primitive value with its reference string
						result[ reference_string ] = value;
						break;
					}
					}
				}

				/*!
				@param[in] value  flattened JSON

				@return unflattened JSON

				@throw parse_error.109 if array index is not a number
				@throw type_error.314  if value is not an object
				@throw type_error.315  if object values are not primitive
				@throw type_error.313  if value cannot be unflattened
				*/
				static basic_json unflatten( const basic_json& value ) {
					if( not value.is_object( ) ) {
						JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 314, "only objects can be unflattened" ) );
					}

					basic_json result;

					// iterate the JSON object values
					for( const auto& element : *value.m_value.object ) {
						if( not element.second.is_primitive( ) ) {
							JSON_THROW( type_error::create( 315, "values in object must be primitive" ) );
						}

						// assign value to reference pointed to by JSON pointer; Note
						// that if the JSON pointer is "" (i.e., points to the whole
						// value), function get_and_create returns a reference to
						// result itself. An assignment will then create a primitive
						// value.
						json_pointer( element.first ).get_and_create( result ) = element.second;
					}

					return result;
				}

				friend bool operator==( json_pointer const& lhs,
										json_pointer const& rhs ) noexcept {
					return lhs.reference_tokens == rhs.reference_tokens;
				}

				friend bool operator!=( json_pointer const& lhs,
										json_pointer const& rhs ) noexcept {
					return !( lhs == rhs );
				}

				/// the reference tokens
				std::vector<std::string> reference_tokens{};
			};

			//////////////////////////
			// JSON Pointer support //
			//////////////////////////

			/// @name JSON Pointer functions
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief access specified element via JSON Pointer

			Uses a JSON pointer to retrieve a reference to the respective JSON value.
			No bound checking is performed. Similar to @ref operator[](const typename
			object_t::key_type&), `null` values are created in arrays and objects if
			necessary.

			In particular:
			- If the JSON pointer points to an object key that does not exist, it
			is created an filled with a `null` value before a reference to it
			is returned.
			- If the JSON pointer points to an array index that does not exist, it
			is created an filled with a `null` value before a reference to it
			is returned. All indices between the current maximum and the given
			index are also filled with `null`.
			- The special value `-` is treated as a synonym for the index past the
			end.

			@param[in] ptr  a JSON pointer

			@return reference to the element pointed to by @a ptr

			@complexity Constant.

			@throw parse_error.106   if an array index begins with '0'
			@throw parse_error.109   if an array index was not a number
			@throw out_of_range.404  if the JSON pointer can not be resolved

			@liveexample{The behavior is shown in the example.,operatorjson_pointer}

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			reference operator[]( const json_pointer& ptr ) {
				return ptr.get_unchecked( this );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified element via JSON Pointer

			Uses a JSON pointer to retrieve a reference to the respective JSON value.
			No bound checking is performed. The function does not change the JSON
			value; no `null` values are created. In particular, the the special value
			`-` yields an exception.

			@param[in] ptr  JSON pointer to the desired element

			@return const reference to the element pointed to by @a ptr

			@complexity Constant.

			@throw parse_error.106   if an array index begins with '0'
			@throw parse_error.109   if an array index was not a number
			@throw out_of_range.402  if the array index '-' is used
			@throw out_of_range.404  if the JSON pointer can not be resolved

			@liveexample{The behavior is shown in the example.,operatorjson_pointer_const}

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			const_reference operator[]( const json_pointer& ptr ) const {
				return ptr.get_unchecked( this );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified element via JSON Pointer

			Returns a reference to the element at with specified JSON pointer @a ptr,
			with bounds checking.

			@param[in] ptr  JSON pointer to the desired element

			@return reference to the element pointed to by @a ptr

			@throw parse_error.106 if an array index in the passed JSON pointer @a ptr
			begins with '0'. See example below.

			@throw parse_error.109 if an array index in the passed JSON pointer @a ptr
			is not a number. See example below.

			@throw out_of_range.401 if an array index in the passed JSON pointer @a ptr
			is out of range. See example below.

			@throw out_of_range.402 if the array index '-' is used in the passed JSON
			pointer @a ptr. As `at` provides checked access (and no elements are
			implicitly inserted), the index '-' is always invalid. See example below.

			@throw out_of_range.404 if the JSON pointer @a ptr can not be resolved.
			See example below.

			@exceptionsafety Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no
			changes in the JSON value.

			@complexity Constant.

			@since version 2.0.0

			@liveexample{The behavior is shown in the example.,at_json_pointer}
			*/
			reference at( const json_pointer& ptr ) {
				return ptr.get_checked( this );
			}

			/*!
			@brief access specified element via JSON Pointer

			Returns a const reference to the element at with specified JSON pointer @a
			ptr, with bounds checking.

			@param[in] ptr  JSON pointer to the desired element

			@return reference to the element pointed to by @a ptr

			@throw parse_error.106 if an array index in the passed JSON pointer @a ptr
			begins with '0'. See example below.

			@throw parse_error.109 if an array index in the passed JSON pointer @a ptr
			is not a number. See example below.

			@throw out_of_range.401 if an array index in the passed JSON pointer @a ptr
			is out of range. See example below.

			@throw out_of_range.402 if the array index '-' is used in the passed JSON
			pointer @a ptr. As `at` provides checked access (and no elements are
			implicitly inserted), the index '-' is always invalid. See example below.

			@throw out_of_range.404 if the JSON pointer @a ptr can not be resolved.
			See example below.

			@exceptionsafety Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no
			changes in the JSON value.

			@complexity Constant.

			@since version 2.0.0

			@liveexample{The behavior is shown in the example.,at_json_pointer_const}
			*/
			const_reference at( const json_pointer& ptr ) const {
				return ptr.get_checked( this );
			}

			/*!
			@brief return flattened JSON value

			The function creates a JSON object whose keys are JSON pointers (see [RFC
			6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)) and whose values are all
			primitive. The original JSON value can be restored using the @ref
			unflatten() function.

			@return an object that maps JSON pointers to primitive values

			@note Empty objects and arrays are flattened to `null` and will not be
			reconstructed correctly by the @ref unflatten() function.

			@complexity Linear in the size the JSON value.

			@liveexample{The following code shows how a JSON object is flattened to an
			object whose keys consist of JSON pointers.,flatten}

			@sa @ref unflatten() for the reverse function

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			basic_json flatten( ) const {
				basic_json result( value_t::object );
				json_pointer::flatten( "", *this, result );
				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief unflatten a previously flattened JSON value

			The function restores the arbitrary nesting of a JSON value that has been
			flattened before using the @ref flatten() function. The JSON value must
			meet certain constraints:
			1. The value must be an object.
			2. The keys must be JSON pointers (see
			[RFC 6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901))
			3. The mapped values must be primitive JSON types.

			@return the original JSON from a flattened version

			@note Empty objects and arrays are flattened by @ref flatten() to `null`
			values and can not unflattened to their original type. Apart from
			this example, for a JSON value `j`, the following is always true:
			`j == j.flatten().unflatten()`.

			@complexity Linear in the size the JSON value.

			@throw type_error.314  if value is not an object
			@throw type_error.315  if object values are not primitve

			@liveexample{The following code shows how a flattened JSON object is
			unflattened into the original nested JSON object.,unflatten}

			@sa @ref flatten() for the reverse function

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			basic_json unflatten( ) const {
				return json_pointer::unflatten( *this );
			}

			/// @}

			//////////////////////////
			// JSON Patch functions //
			//////////////////////////

			/// @name JSON Patch functions
			/// @{

			/*!
			@brief applies a JSON patch

			[JSON Patch](http://jsonpatch.com) defines a JSON document structure for
			expressing a sequence of operations to apply to a JSON) document. With
			this function, a JSON Patch is applied to the current JSON value by
			executing all operations from the patch.

			@param[in] json_patch  JSON patch document
			@return patched document

			@note The application of a patch is atomic: Either all operations succeed
			and the patched document is returned or an exception is thrown. In
			any case, the original value is not changed: the patch is applied
			to a copy of the value.

			@throw parse_error.104 if the JSON patch does not consist of an array of
			objects

			@throw parse_error.105 if the JSON patch is malformed (e.g., mandatory
			attributes are missing); example: `"operation add must have member path"`

			@throw out_of_range.401 if an array index is out of range.

			@throw out_of_range.403 if a JSON pointer inside the patch could not be
			resolved successfully in the current JSON value; example: `"key baz not
			found"`

			@throw out_of_range.405 if JSON pointer has no parent ("add", "remove",
			"move")

			@throw other_error.501 if "test" operation was unsuccessful

			@complexity Linear in the size of the JSON value and the length of the
			JSON patch. As usually only a fraction of the JSON value is affected by
			the patch, the complexity can usually be neglected.

			@liveexample{The following code shows how a JSON patch is applied to a
			value.,patch}

			@sa @ref diff -- create a JSON patch by comparing two JSON values

			@sa [RFC 6902 (JSON Patch)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902)
			@sa [RFC 6901 (JSON Pointer)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			basic_json patch( const basic_json& json_patch ) const {
				// make a working copy to apply the patch to
				basic_json result = *this;

				// the valid JSON Patch operations
				enum class patch_operations { add, remove, replace, move, copy, test, invalid };

				const auto get_op = []( const std::string & op ) {
					if( op == "add" ) {
						return patch_operations::add;
					}
					if( op == "remove" ) {
						return patch_operations::remove;
					}
					if( op == "replace" ) {
						return patch_operations::replace;
					}
					if( op == "move" ) {
						return patch_operations::move;
					}
					if( op == "copy" ) {
						return patch_operations::copy;
					}
					if( op == "test" ) {
						return patch_operations::test;
					}

					return patch_operations::invalid;
				};

				// wrapper for "add" operation; add value at ptr
				const auto operation_add = [ &result ]( json_pointer & ptr, basic_json val ) {
					// adding to the root of the target document means replacing it
					if( ptr.is_root( ) ) {
						result = val;
					}
					else {
						// make sure the top element of the pointer exists
						json_pointer top_pointer = ptr.top( );
						if( top_pointer != ptr ) {
							result.at( top_pointer );
						}

						// get reference to parent of JSON pointer ptr
						const auto last_path = ptr.pop_back( );
						basic_json& parent = result[ ptr ];

						switch( parent.m_type ) {
						case value_t::null:
						case value_t::object:
						{
							// use operator[] to add value
							parent[ last_path ] = val;
							break;
						}

						case value_t::array:
						{
							if( last_path == "-" ) {
								// special case: append to back
								parent.push_back( val );
							}
							else {
								const auto idx = std::stoi( last_path );
								if( static_cast<size_type>( idx ) > parent.size( ) ) {
									// avoid undefined behavior
									JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 401, "array index " + std::to_string( idx ) + " is out of range" ) );
								}
								else {
									// default case: insert add offset
									parent.insert( parent.begin( ) + static_cast<difference_type>( idx ), val );
								}
							}
							break;
						}

						default:
						{
							// if there exists a parent it cannot be primitive
							assert( false );  // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
						}
						}
					}
				};

				// wrapper for "remove" operation; remove value at ptr
				const auto operation_remove = [ &result ]( json_pointer & ptr ) {
					// get reference to parent of JSON pointer ptr
					const auto last_path = ptr.pop_back( );
					basic_json& parent = result.at( ptr );

					// remove child
					if( parent.is_object( ) ) {
						// perform range check
						auto it = parent.find( last_path );
						if( it != parent.end( ) ) {
							parent.erase( it );
						}
						else {
							JSON_THROW( out_of_range::create( 403, "key '" + last_path + "' not found" ) );
						}
					}
					else if( parent.is_array( ) ) {
						// note erase performs range check
						parent.erase( static_cast<size_type>( std::stoi( last_path ) ) );
					}
				};

				// type check: top level value must be an array
				if( not json_patch.is_array( ) ) {
					JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 104, 0, "JSON patch must be an array of objects" ) );
				}

				// iterate and apply the operations
				for( const auto& val : json_patch ) {
					// wrapper to get a value for an operation
					const auto get_value = [ &val ]( const std::string & op,
													 const std::string & member,
													 bool string_type ) -> basic_json& {
						// find value
						auto it = val.m_value.object->find( member );

						// context-sensitive error message
						const auto error_msg = ( op == "op" ) ? "operation" : "operation '" + op + "'";

						// check if desired value is present
						if( it == val.m_value.object->end( ) ) {
							JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 105, 0, error_msg + " must have member '" + member + "'" ) );
						}

						// check if result is of type string
						if( string_type and not it->second.is_string( ) ) {
							JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 105, 0, error_msg + " must have string member '" + member + "'" ) );
						}

						// no error: return value
						return it->second;
					};

					// type check: every element of the array must be an object
					if( not val.is_object( ) ) {
						JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 104, 0, "JSON patch must be an array of objects" ) );
					}

					// collect mandatory members
					const std::string op = get_value( "op", "op", true );
					const std::string path = get_value( op, "path", true );
					json_pointer ptr( path );

					switch( get_op( op ) ) {
					case patch_operations::add:
					{
						operation_add( ptr, get_value( "add", "value", false ) );
						break;
					}

					case patch_operations::remove:
					{
						operation_remove( ptr );
						break;
					}

					case patch_operations::replace:
					{
						// the "path" location must exist - use at()
						result.at( ptr ) = get_value( "replace", "value", false );
						break;
					}

					case patch_operations::move:
					{
						const std::string from_path = get_value( "move", "from", true );
						json_pointer from_ptr( from_path );

						// the "from" location must exist - use at()
						basic_json v = result.at( from_ptr );

						// The move operation is functionally identical to a
						// "remove" operation on the "from" location, followed
						// immediately by an "add" operation at the target
						// location with the value that was just removed.
						operation_remove( from_ptr );
						operation_add( ptr, v );
						break;
					}

					case patch_operations::copy:
					{
						const std::string from_path = get_value( "copy", "from", true );;
						const json_pointer from_ptr( from_path );

						// the "from" location must exist - use at()
						result[ ptr ] = result.at( from_ptr );
						break;
					}

					case patch_operations::test:
					{
						bool success = false;
						JSON_TRY
						{
							// check if "value" matches the one at "path"
							// the "path" location must exist - use at()
							success = ( result.at( ptr ) == get_value( "test", "value", false ) );
						}
							JSON_CATCH( out_of_range& ) {
							// ignore out of range errors: success remains false
						}

						// throw an exception if test fails
						if( not success ) {
							JSON_THROW( other_error::create( 501, "unsuccessful: " + val.dump( ) ) );
						}

						break;
					}

					case patch_operations::invalid:
					{
						// op must be "add", "remove", "replace", "move", "copy", or
						// "test"
						JSON_THROW( parse_error::create( 105, 0, "operation value '" + op + "' is invalid" ) );
					}
					}
				}

				return result;
			}

			/*!
			@brief creates a diff as a JSON patch

			Creates a [JSON Patch](http://jsonpatch.com) so that value @a source can
			be changed into the value @a target by calling @ref patch function.

			@invariant For two JSON values @a source and @a target, the following code
			yields always `true`:
			@code {.cpp}
			source.patch(diff(source, target)) == target;
			@endcode

			@note Currently, only `remove`, `add`, and `replace` operations are
			generated.

			@param[in] source  JSON value to compare from
			@param[in] target  JSON value to compare against
			@param[in] path    helper value to create JSON pointers

			@return a JSON patch to convert the @a source to @a target

			@complexity Linear in the lengths of @a source and @a target.

			@liveexample{The following code shows how a JSON patch is created as a
			diff for two JSON values.,diff}

			@sa @ref patch -- apply a JSON patch

			@sa [RFC 6902 (JSON Patch)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902)

			@since version 2.0.0
			*/
			static basic_json diff( const basic_json& source,
									const basic_json& target,
									const std::string& path = "" ) {
				// the patch
				basic_json result( value_t::array );

				// if the values are the same, return empty patch
				if( source == target ) {
					return result;
				}

				if( source.type( ) != target.type( ) ) {
					// different types: replace value
					result.push_back(
					{
						{ "op", "replace" },
						{ "path", path },
						{ "value", target }
					} );
				}
				else {
					switch( source.type( ) ) {
					case value_t::array:
					{
						// first pass: traverse common elements
						size_t i = 0;
						while( i < source.size( ) and i < target.size( ) ) {
							// recursive call to compare array values at index i
							auto temp_diff = diff( source[ i ], target[ i ], path + "/" + std::to_string( i ) );
							result.insert( result.end( ), temp_diff.begin( ), temp_diff.end( ) );
							++i;
						}

						// i now reached the end of at least one array
						// in a second pass, traverse the remaining elements

						// remove my remaining elements
						const auto end_index = static_cast<difference_type>( result.size( ) );
						while( i < source.size( ) ) {
							// add operations in reverse order to avoid invalid
							// indices
							result.insert( result.begin( ) + end_index, object(
							{
								{ "op", "remove" },
								{ "path", path + "/" + std::to_string( i ) }
							} ) );
							++i;
						}

						// add other remaining elements
						while( i < target.size( ) ) {
							result.push_back(
							{
								{ "op", "add" },
								{ "path", path + "/" + std::to_string( i ) },
								{ "value", target[ i ] }
							} );
							++i;
						}

						break;
					}

					case value_t::object:
					{
						// first pass: traverse this object's elements
						for( auto it = source.begin( ); it != source.end( ); ++it ) {
							// escape the key name to be used in a JSON patch
							const auto key = json_pointer::escape( it.key( ) );

							if( target.find( it.key( ) ) != target.end( ) ) {
								// recursive call to compare object values at key it
								auto temp_diff = diff( it.value( ), target[ it.key( ) ], path + "/" + key );
								result.insert( result.end( ), temp_diff.begin( ), temp_diff.end( ) );
							}
							else {
								// found a key that is not in o -> remove it
								result.push_back( object(
								{
									{ "op", "remove" },
									{ "path", path + "/" + key }
								} ) );
							}
						}

						// second pass: traverse other object's elements
						for( auto it = target.begin( ); it != target.end( ); ++it ) {
							if( source.find( it.key( ) ) == source.end( ) ) {
								// found a key that is not in this -> add it
								const auto key = json_pointer::escape( it.key( ) );
								result.push_back(
								{
									{ "op", "add" },
									{ "path", path + "/" + key },
									{ "value", it.value( ) }
								} );
							}
						}

						break;
					}

					default:
					{
						// both primitive type: replace value
						result.push_back(
						{
							{ "op", "replace" },
							{ "path", path },
							{ "value", target }
						} );
						break;
					}
					}
				}

				return result;
			}

			/// @}
	};

	/////////////
	// presets //
	/////////////

	/*!
	@brief default JSON class

	This type is the default specialization of the @ref basic_json class which
	uses the standard template types.

	@since version 1.0.0
	*/
	using json = basic_json<>;
} // namespace nlohmann


  ///////////////////////
  // nonmember support //
  ///////////////////////

  // specialization of std::swap, and std::hash
namespace std {
	/*!
	@brief exchanges the values of two JSON objects

	@since version 1.0.0
	*/
	template<>
	inline void swap( nlohmann::json& j1,
					  nlohmann::json& j2 ) noexcept(
		is_nothrow_move_constructible<nlohmann::json>::value and
		is_nothrow_move_assignable<nlohmann::json>::value
		) {
		j1.swap( j2 );
	}

	/// hash value for JSON objects
	template<>
	struct hash<nlohmann::json> {
		/*!
		@brief return a hash value for a JSON object

		@since version 1.0.0
		*/
		std::size_t operator()( const nlohmann::json& j ) const {
			// a naive hashing via the string representation
			const auto& h = hash<nlohmann::json::string_t>( );
			return h( j.dump( ) );
		}
	};

	/// specialization for std::less<value_t>
	template <>
	struct less<::nlohmann::detail::value_t> {
		/*!
		@brief compare two value_t enum values
		@since version 3.0.0
		*/
		bool operator()( nlohmann::detail::value_t lhs,
						 nlohmann::detail::value_t rhs ) const noexcept {
			return nlohmann::detail::operator<( lhs, rhs );
		}
	};

} // namespace std

  /*!
  @brief user-defined string literal for JSON values

  This operator implements a user-defined string literal for JSON objects. It
  can be used by adding `"_json"` to a string literal and returns a JSON object
  if no parse error occurred.

  @param[in] s  a string representation of a JSON object
  @param[in] n  the length of string @a s
  @return a JSON object

  @since version 1.0.0
  */
inline nlohmann::json operator "" _json( const char* s, std::size_t n ) {
	return nlohmann::json::parse( s, s + n );
}

/*!
@brief user-defined string literal for JSON pointer

This operator implements a user-defined string literal for JSON Pointers. It
can be used by adding `"_json_pointer"` to a string literal and returns a JSON pointer
object if no parse error occurred.

@param[in] s  a string representation of a JSON Pointer
@param[in] n  the length of string @a s
@return a JSON pointer object

@since version 2.0.0
*/
inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator "" _json_pointer( const char* s, std::size_t n ) {
	return nlohmann::json::json_pointer( std::string( s, n ) );
}

// restore GCC/clang diagnostic settings
#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GNUG__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif
#if defined(__clang__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif

// clean up
#undef JSON_CATCH
#undef JSON_THROW
#undef JSON_TRY
#undef JSON_DEPRECATED

#endif