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Fixes #12 by preserving malformed-input errors instead of silently returning a partial collection.

The final change also covers related malformed-input paths discovered during regression testing:

  • Only valid unfinished numeric suffixes at EOF are completed, including decimal points and uppercase/lowercase exponents. Text such as 1evil or a delimited [1e,2] is rejected.
  • Malformed values remain malformed even when an enclosing object reaches EOF; five nested-number regressions cover this classification.
  • Objects require quoted keys and colons; arrays and objects require separators between values.
  • Non-whitespace content after the first complete JSON value is rejected.
  • Vitest source files are excluded from the library build so tsc does not emit test code or pull test-runner declarations into the CommonJS build.

Existing examples for incomplete collections, partial-type flags, permissive unfinished-string recovery, and trailing-comma handling remain passing. The separate prototype-key PR #20 and package metadata PR #21 are not duplicated here.

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  • npm run build passes.
  • npm test -- --run passes: 5 files, 54 tests.
  • git diff --check passes.
  • New regression groups failed before the corresponding fixes: 9 numeric cases, missing-separator cases, and 7 trailing-content cases. The tests include valid/incomplete inputs to protect existing behavior.

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This pull request improves malformed and partial JSON parsing by introducing the isPartialJSON helper and ensuring only PartialJSON errors are caught and handled during partial parsing. It also addresses trailing whitespace issues in arrays by adding skipBlank() calls. However, a similar trailing whitespace issue remains in object parsing (e.g., {"a": 1, }), where blanks are not skipped after a comma, potentially leading to unexpected errors.

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} catch (e) {
if (Allow.OBJ & allow) return obj;
else markPartialJSON("Expected '}' at end of object");
if (isPartialJSON(e)) {

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While the trailing whitespace issue has been successfully resolved for arrays (by adding skipBlank() after skipping the comma), the same issue still exists for objects.

If an object has trailing whitespace after a comma (e.g., {"a": 1, }), the spaces after the comma are not skipped before the loop condition jsonString[index] !== "}" is checked. This causes the parser to enter the loop and attempt to parse } as a key, leading to an unexpected error.

To fix this, we should also skip blanks after skipping a comma in parseObj:

                skipBlank();
                if (jsonString[index] === ",") {
                    index++; // skip comma
                    skipBlank();
                }

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Fix Malformed JSON Handling

Changes

  • Distinguish PartialJSON from MalformedJSON during object and array parsing.
  • Rethrow malformed values instead of silently truncating arrays or objects.
  • Validate object keys, colons, separators, brackets, and trailing content.
  • Preserve partial parsing for valid incomplete JSON when the relevant Allow flag is enabled.
  • Restrict partial-number recovery to valid terminal suffixes.
  • Exclude test files from the TypeScript build.

Tests

  • Add coverage for malformed numbers in arrays and objects.
  • Add regression tests for whitespace, partial numbers, missing separators, and trailing content.
  • Resolve issue #12.

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src/index.ts now separates malformed input from incomplete input during object, array, and number parsing. It validates separators, partial number suffixes, and trailing content. New Vitest suites cover these cases, whitespace, and trailing commas. tsconfig.json now excludes test files from compilation.

Priority: ⚪ Not assessed

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~22 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 2b9aa

Valid numeric JSON can be rejected, while malformed object content can be accepted as partial input. These parser regressions should be fixed before merge.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The description references issue #12, and the changes directly address malformed input being treated as incomplete JSON.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The parser fixes, regression tests, and test-file build exclusion align with the stated objectives. No unrelated changes are shown.
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src/index.test.ts (1)

4-16: ⚡ Quick win

Add one object-path regression test.

parseObj now has the same non-partial rethrow behavior as arrays, but this suite only exercises arrays. A small case like {"a": .05, "b": 2} would lock down that changed catch path too.

Test addition
 describe("malformed JSON handling", () => {
     it("throws for malformed numbers inside arrays", () => {
         expect(() => parse("[1, .05, 2]")).toThrow(MalformedJSON);
     });
+
+    it("throws for malformed numbers inside objects", () => {
+        expect(() => parse('{"a": .05, "b": 2}')).toThrow(MalformedJSON);
+    });
 
     it("keeps parsing after an empty array with spaces", () => {
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In `@src/index.test.ts` around lines 4 - 16, Add a new test case to the "malformed
JSON handling" describe block that validates parseObj's non-partial rethrow
behavior for malformed JSON inside objects. Create a test similar to the
existing "throws for malformed numbers inside arrays" test, but use an object
with a malformed number instead (such as {"a": .05, "b": 2}). The test should
verify that parse() throws a MalformedJSON error when encountering malformed
numbers inside objects, ensuring the same error handling path is exercised for
both array and object parsing scenarios.
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In `@src/index.test.ts`:
- Around line 4-16: Add a new test case to the "malformed JSON handling"
describe block that validates parseObj's non-partial rethrow behavior for
malformed JSON inside objects. Create a test similar to the existing "throws for
malformed numbers inside arrays" test, but use an object with a malformed number
instead (such as {"a": .05, "b": 2}). The test should verify that parse() throws
a MalformedJSON error when encountering malformed numbers inside objects,
ensuring the same error handling path is exercised for both array and object
parsing scenarios.

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Hey - I've left some high level feedback:

  • The new error-handling branches in parseObj and parseArr both call markPartialJSON(...) and then fall through to throw e, but since markPartialJSON already throws, the throw e is unreachable in the isPartialJSON(e) branch; consider restructuring these catch blocks to avoid redundant/unreachable throws and make the control flow clearer.
  • The isPartialJSON helper centralizes the instanceof check nicely; you might want to use the same pattern anywhere else that currently distinguishes PartialJSON from other errors to keep error handling consistent across the parser.
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- The new error-handling branches in `parseObj` and `parseArr` both call `markPartialJSON(...)` and then fall through to `throw e`, but since `markPartialJSON` already throws, the `throw e` is unreachable in the `isPartialJSON(e)` branch; consider restructuring these catch blocks to avoid redundant/unreachable throws and make the control flow clearer.
- The `isPartialJSON` helper centralizes the `instanceof` check nicely; you might want to use the same pattern anywhere else that currently distinguishes `PartialJSON` from other errors to keep error handling consistent across the parser.

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I pushed the follow-up changes from the review: object malformed-number coverage, blank skipping after object commas, and a small cleanup to the partial-error catch flow. I couldn’t run the suite locally here, so CI is still the check.

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src/index.test.ts (1)

21-23: ⚡ Quick win

Consider adding a parallel array test for consistency.

This test validates that trailing commas with whitespace are handled correctly in objects. For symmetry with the object/array malformed-number tests (lines 5–11), consider adding an equivalent array test:

it("keeps parsing after an array comma with spaces", () => {
    expect(parse('[1,   ]')).toEqual([1]);
});

This would ensure consistent trailing-comma handling across both structures.

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In `@src/index.test.ts` around lines 21 - 23, Add a new test case to match the
existing object trailing-comma test for consistency. Create a new it() test
called "keeps parsing after an array comma with spaces" that invokes the parse()
function with an array containing a trailing comma and whitespace (similar to
the object test pattern), and verify it returns the expected array with one
element. Place this new test case after the existing object test to maintain
parallel structure across both data types.
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In `@src/index.test.ts`:
- Around line 21-23: Add a new test case to match the existing object
trailing-comma test for consistency. Create a new it() test called "keeps
parsing after an array comma with spaces" that invokes the parse() function with
an array containing a trailing comma and whitespace (similar to the object test
pattern), and verify it returns the expected array with one element. Place this
new test case after the existing object test to maintain parallel structure
across both data types.

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Added the parallel array trailing-comma-with-spaces test from the review note: parse("[1, ]") now has coverage too.

I couldn’t run the suite from here, so CI is still the check.

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Follow-up pushed in ca2b1c4: restored PartialJSON behavior for incomplete object input at end-of-file while keeping malformed embedded values rethrown as MalformedJSON.

Local validation:

  • vitest run now passes: 2 files, 11 tests.

Note: tsc still fails in this local pnpm setup before project code because the package/dev dependency setup lacks Node typings for Vite/Vitest declarations, so CI should still be the source of truth for the build check.

@rupayon123 rupayon123 changed the title fix: distinguish malformed JSON from partial arrays fix: distinguish malformed documents from incomplete json Sep 9, 2026

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The build blocker is resolved in 025b660: the library build now excludes Vitest source files, and both npm run build and npm test -- --run pass locally (5 files, 54 tests).

The follow-up also covers malformed numeric suffixes, missing collection separators/object colons, trailing content after a complete value, and malformed nested values at EOF. Five nested-number cases reproduced the final error-classification bug before its fix. Existing incomplete-input examples and permissive unfinished-string behavior still pass. I updated the PR description to reflect the final change and validation.

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src/index.ts (1)

129-129: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve MalformedJSON for malformed object values.

Line 129 changes a non-partial error into PartialJSON when parsing reaches EOF. For parse('{"a":oops'), parseNum() throws MalformedJSON, but this branch replaces it with PartialJSON. Rethrow non-partial errors without checking index.

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         } catch (e) {
             if (!isPartialJSON(e)) {
-                if (index >= length) markPartialJSON("Expected '}' at end of object");
                 throw e;
             }
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In `@src/index.ts` at line 129, Update the EOF handling around markPartialJSON in
the object parser so existing non-partial errors from malformed values, such as
MalformedJSON thrown by parseNum, are rethrown unchanged; only convert an actual
incomplete object ending to PartialJSON, without relying solely on the index
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In `@src/index.ts`:
- Line 171: Update the numeric-token handling around markPartialJSON so leading
whitespace does not cause valid numbers at EOF to be classified as partial.
Remove reliance on start for this decision and mark PartialJSON only when the
failed token has a valid unfinished-number suffix, while preserving
JSON.parse(token) acceptance for inputs such as whitespace followed by 1.

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Comment thread src/index.ts
while (jsonString[index] && ",]}".indexOf(jsonString[index]) === -1) index++;

if (index == length && !(Allow.NUM & allow)) markPartialJSON("Unterminated number literal");
if (start > 0 && atEnd && !(Allow.NUM & allow)) markPartialJSON("Unterminated number literal");

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not use start to detect an incomplete number.

Line 171 rejects valid strict input with leading whitespace. parse(" 1", 0) sets start to 1, reaches EOF, and throws PartialJSON before JSON.parse(token) can accept 1. Classify only failed numeric tokens with a valid unfinished-number suffix as partial.

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In `@src/index.ts` at line 171, Update the numeric-token handling around
markPartialJSON so leading whitespace does not cause valid numbers at EOF to be
classified as partial. Remove reliance on start for this decision and mark
PartialJSON only when the failed token has a valid unfinished-number suffix,
while preserving JSON.parse(token) acceptance for inputs such as whitespace
followed by 1.

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