ZF-8617: Zend_Json_Decoder erroneously returns an empty array on some invalid JSON strings

Issue Type:
Bug
Created:
2009-12-22T16:15:25.000+0000
Last Updated:
2011-08-20T12:40:15.000+0000
Status:
Open
Fix version(s):
    Reporter:
    Pádraic Brady (padraic)
    Assignee:
    Matthew Weier O'Phinney (matthew)
    Tags:
    • Zend_Json
    • zf-crteam-padraic
    • zf-crteam-priority
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    Description

    There are two invalid JSON cases where the native PHP JSON implementation (i.e. used when ext/json is not available or the user selects by choice) of a decoder returns an empty array. Both follow below:

    Reproduce:

    var_dump(Zend_Json_Decoder::decode(' {'));
var_dump(Zend_Json_Decoder::decode(' ['));

    Expected:

    NULL NULL

    Actual:

    array(0) {} array(0) {}

    The given strings are invalid JSON and should not give rise to any construct that may be construed as a successful decoding. Either it should throw an Exception or return NULL in line with the behaviour of ext/json.

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