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28.0.50; json-parse-string missing support for key-less json strings

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>, Thomas Hisch <thomas.hisch <at> ims.co.at>
Cc: "46486 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <46486 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#46486: [External] : bug#46486: 28.0.50; json-parse-string missing support for key-less json strings
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 23:20:37 +0000

> > (json-parse-string "\"abc\"")
> > -> progn: could not parse JSON stream: "'[' or '{' expected near
> '\"abc\"'", "<string>", 1, 5, 5
> >
> > Note that strings that neither start with [ nor { are valid JSON
> objects
> > according to the JSON schema.
> >
> 
> That contradicts RFC 4627, which states: "A JSON text is a serialized
> object or array."

Apologies for not following this thread.

RFC 4627 is extended by RFC 8259.

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8259

With that, JSON scalars are included - not just
JSON objects an arrays.

(Again, dunno what the bug context is, or whether
my comment is relevant.  Please ignore, if not.) 

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