Merge pull request #854 from theodelrieu/fix/force_msvc_stacktrace

to/from_json: add a MSVC-specific static_assert to force a stacktrace
nlohmann · Dec 5, 2017 · 0e3a0b7 · 0e3a0b7
2 parents f4c0160 + c9a02cb
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diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
@@ -1351,6 +1351,13 @@ struct to_json_fn
     {
         static_assert(sizeof(BasicJsonType) == 0,
                       "could not find to_json() method in T's namespace");
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+	// Visual Studio does not show a stacktrace for the above assert.
+	using decayed = uncvref_t<T>;
+        static_assert(sizeof(typename decayed::force_msvc_stacktrace) == 0,
+                      "forcing msvc stacktrace to show which T we're talking about.");
+#endif
     }
 
   public:
@@ -1378,6 +1385,12 @@ struct from_json_fn
     {
         static_assert(sizeof(BasicJsonType) == 0,
                       "could not find from_json() method in T's namespace");
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+	// Visual Studio does not show a stacktrace for the above assert.
+	using decayed = uncvref_t<T>;
+        static_assert(sizeof(typename decayed::force_msvc_stacktrace) == 0,
+                      "forcing msvc stacktrace to show which T we're talking about.");
+#endif
     }
 
   public: