In reply to @emilazy:matrix.org
IOW, the nlohmann_json semantics are "we try to find an integer type we can fit a literal into, and otherwise we produce a float"

In reply to @weethet:catgirl.cloud
@raitobezarius:matrix.org please review https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/3862

the latest RFC defines a single numeric type and says

This specification allows implementations to set limits on the range
and precision of numbers accepted. Since software that implements
IEEE 754 binary64 (double precision) numbers [IEEE754] is generally
available and widely used, good interoperability can be achieved by
implementations that expect no more precision or range than these
provide, in the sense that implementations will approximate JSON
numbers within the expected precision. A JSON number such as 1E400
or 3.141592653589793238462643383279 may indicate potential
interoperability problems, since it suggests that the software that
created it expects receiving software to have greater capabilities
for numeric magnitude and precision than is widely available.

Note that when such software is used, numbers that are integers and
are in the range [-(253)+1, (253)-1] are interoperable in the
sense that implementations will agree exactly on their numeric
values.

the latest RFC defines a single numeric type and says

   This specification allows implementations to set limits on the range
   and precision of numbers accepted.  Since software that implements
   IEEE 754 binary64 (double precision) numbers [IEEE754] is generally
   available and widely used, good interoperability can be achieved by
   implementations that expect no more precision or range than these
   provide, in the sense that implementations will approximate JSON
   numbers within the expected precision.  A JSON number such as 1E400
   or 3.141592653589793238462643383279 may indicate potential
   interoperability problems, since it suggests that the software that
   created it expects receiving software to have greater capabilities
   for numeric magnitude and precision than is widely available.

   Note that when such software is used, numbers that are integers and
   are in the range [-(2**53)+1, (2**53)-1] are interoperable in the
   sense that implementations will agree exactly on their numeric
   values.

In reply to @raitobezarius:matrix.org
In ~ 5 days, yeah

ok, I-JSON says

   Software that implements IEEE 754-2008 binary64 (double precision)
   numbers [IEEE754] is generally available and widely used.
   Implementations that generate I-JSON messages cannot assume that
   receiving implementations can process numeric values with greater
   magnitude or precision than provided by those numbers.  I-JSON
   messages SHOULD NOT include numbers that express greater magnitude or
   precision than an IEEE 754 double precision number provides, for
   example, 1E400 or 3.141592653589793238462643383279.

   An I-JSON sender cannot expect a receiver to treat an integer whose
   absolute value is greater than 9007199254740991 (i.e., that is
   outside the range [-(2**53)+1, (2**53)-1]) as an exact value.

   For applications that require the exact interchange of numbers with
   greater magnitude or precision, it is RECOMMENDED to encode them in
   JSON string values.  This requires that the receiving program
   understand the intended semantic of the value.  An example would be
   64-bit integers, even though modern hardware can deal with them,
   because of the limited scope of JavaScript numbers.

nix-repl> builtins.isInt (builtins.fromJSON "1.0")
false

ok never mind :)