To integrate an inline helper function that return type name as string

[ghostplant]

• Describe the feature in as much detail as possible.
  To integrate an inline helper function that return type name as string.

• Include sample usage where appropriate.
  It helps for many runtime requirement, not only for debugging type data when logging, but also for transferring type information as message to other program components that is not with nlohmann library integrated. Using is_number(), is_array() and .. case by case is a lot more verbose which is unfriendly for those requirement.

The solution should be simple, and it is recommended to integrate into the library itself:

inline std::string json::type_as_string() {
  if (this->is_bool())
    return "bool";
  if (this->is_number_integer())
    return "int";
  if (this->is_number_float())
    return "float";
  ...
}

[nickaein]

This is already basic_json::type_name() method available for JSON objects. Does that accomplish what you are looking for?

[ghostplant]

@nickaein Thanks, it is just a little hard to find such usage from the documentation and I think it is too hidden.