📝 add more missing examples

docs/examples/from_json__default_constructible.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+namespace ns
+{
+// a simple struct to model a person
+struct person
+{
+    std::string name;
+    std::string address;
+    int age;
+};
+} // namespace ns
+
+namespace ns
+{
+void from_json(const json& j, person& p)
+{
+    j.at("name").get_to(p.name);
+    j.at("address").get_to(p.address);
+    j.at("age").get_to(p.age);
+}
+} // namespace ns
+
+int main()
+{
+    json j;
+    j["name"] = "Ned Flanders";
+    j["address"] = "744 Evergreen Terrace";
+    j["age"] = 60;
+
+    auto p = j.get<ns::person>();
+
+    std::cout << p.name << " (" << p.age << ") lives in " << p.address << std::endl;
+}

docs/examples/from_json__default_constructible.output

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ned Flanders (60) lives in 744 Evergreen Terrace

docs/examples/from_json__non_default_constructible.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+namespace ns
+{
+// a simple struct to model a person (not default constructible)
+struct person
+{
+    person(std::string n, std::string a, int aa)
+        : name(std::move(n)), address(std::move(a)), age(aa)
+    {}
+
+    std::string name;
+    std::string address;
+    int age;
+};
+} // namespace ns
+
+namespace nlohmann
+{
+template <>
+struct adl_serializer<ns::person>
+{
+    static ns::person from_json(const json& j)
+    {
+        return {j.at("name"), j.at("address"), j.at("age")};
+    }
+
+    // Here's the catch! You must provide a to_json method! Otherwise, you
+    // will not be able to convert person to json, since you fully
+    // specialized adl_serializer on that type
+    static void to_json(json& j, ns::person p)
+    {
+        j["name"] = p.name;
+        j["address"] = p.address;
+        j["age"] = p.age;
+    }
+};
+} // namespace nlohmann
+
+int main()
+{
+    json j;
+    j["name"] = "Ned Flanders";
+    j["address"] = "744 Evergreen Terrace";
+    j["age"] = 60;
+
+    auto p = j.get<ns::person>();
+
+    std::cout << p.name << " (" << p.age << ") lives in " << p.address << std::endl;
+}

docs/examples/from_json__non_default_constructible.output

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+Ned Flanders (60) lives in 744 Evergreen Terrace

docs/examples/to_json.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+namespace ns
+{
+// a simple struct to model a person
+struct person
+{
+    std::string name;
+    std::string address;
+    int age;
+};
+} // namespace ns
+
+namespace ns
+{
+void to_json(json& j, const person& p)
+{
+    j = json{ {"name", p.name}, {"address", p.address}, {"age", p.age} };
+}
+} // namespace ns
+
+int main()
+{
+    ns::person p = {"Ned Flanders", "744 Evergreen Terrace", 60};
+
+    json j = p;
+
+    std::cout << j << std::endl;
+}

docs/examples/to_json.output

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"address":"744 Evergreen Terrace","age":60,"name":"Ned Flanders"}

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/adl_serializer/from_json.md

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ noexcept(::nlohmann::from_json(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), detail::identity_
 -> decltype(::nlohmann::from_json(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), detail::identity_tag<TargetType> {}))
 ```
 
-This function is usually called by the [`get()`](../basic_json/get.md) function of the
+This function is usually called by the [`get()`](../basic_json/get.md) function of the [basic_json](../basic_json)
-[basic_json](../basic_json) class (either explicit or via conversion operators).
+class (either explicit or via conversion operators).
 
 1. This function is chosen for default-constructible value types.
 2. This function is chosen for value types which are not default-constructible.
@@ -32,9 +32,41 @@ This function is usually called by the [`get()`](../basic_json/get.md) function
 
 Copy of the JSON value, converted to `ValueType`
 
-!!! note
+## Examples
 
-    This documentation page is a stub.
+??? example "Example: (1) Default-constructible type"
+
+    The example below shows how a `from_json` function can be implemented for a user-defined type. This function is
+    called by the `adl_serializer` when `get<ns::person>()` is called.
+        
+    ```cpp
+    --8<-- "examples/from_json__default_constructible.cpp"
+    ```
+    
+    Output:
+    
+    ```json
+    --8<-- "examples/from_json__default_constructible.output"
+    ```
+
+??? example "Example: (2) Non-default-constructible type"
+
+    The example below shows how a `from_json` is implemented as part of a specialization of the `adl_serializer` to
+    realize the conversion of a non-default-constructible type.
+        
+    ```cpp
+    --8<-- "examples/from_json__non_default_constructible.cpp"
+    ```
+    
+    Output:
+    
+    ```json
+    --8<-- "examples/from_json__non_default_constructible.output"
+    ```
+
+## See also
+
+- [to_json](to_json.md)
 
 ## Version history
 

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/adl_serializer/to_json.md

@@ -17,9 +17,26 @@ This function is usually called by the constructors of the [basic_json](../basic
 `val` (in)
 :   value to read from
 
-!!! note
+## Examples
 
-    This documentation page is a stub.
+??? example
+
+    The example below shows how a `to_json` function can be implemented for a user-defined type. This function is called
+    by the `adl_serializer` when the constructor `basic_json(ns::person)` is called.
+        
+    ```cpp
+    --8<-- "examples/to_json.cpp"
+    ```
+    
+    Output:
+    
+    ```json
+    --8<-- "examples/to_json.output"
+    ```
+
+## See also
+
+- [from_json](from_json.md)
 
 ## Version history
 

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/json_serializer.md

@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ using json_serializer = JSONSerializer<T, SFINAE>;
 
 The default values for `json_serializer` is [`adl_serializer`](../adl_serializer).
 
+## Examples
+
+??? example
+
+    The example below shows how a conversion of a non-default-constructible type is implemented via a specialization of
+    the `adl_serializer`.
+        
+    ```cpp
+    --8<-- "examples/from_json__non_default_constructible.cpp"
+    ```
+    
+    Output:
+    
+    ```json
+    --8<-- "examples/from_json__non_default_constructible.output"
+    ```
+
 ## Version history
 
 - Since version 2.0.0.

docs/mkdocs/docs/features/arbitrary_types.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace ns {
         std::string address;
         int age;
     };
-}
+} // namespace ns
 
 ns::person p = {"Ned Flanders", "744 Evergreen Terrace", 60};