x.json2.decoder2: fix array decoding in struct is field, when array is initialized (#24422)

enghitalo · web-flow · commit a412f53e6240 · 2025-05-06T12:32:53.000+03:00
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/decoder2/decode.v b/vlib/x/json2/decoder2/decode.v
@@ -618,6 +618,9 @@ fn (mut decoder Decoder) decode_value[T](mut val T) ! {
 		decoder.decode_map(mut val)!
 		return
 	} $else $if T.unaliased_typ is $array {
+		unsafe {
+			val.len = 0
+		}
 		decoder.decode_array(mut val)!
 		// return to avoid the next increment of the current node
 		// this is because the current node is already incremented in the decode_array function
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/decoder2/tests/old_json_compatibility/json_decode_struct_default_test.v b/vlib/x/json2/decoder2/tests/old_json_compatibility/json_decode_struct_default_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import x.json2 as json
+import x.json2.decoder2
+
+struct Bar {
+	b []int = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
+}
+
+struct Foo {
+	Bar
+	a []int = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	str := json.encode(Foo{})
+	assert decoder2.decode[Foo](str)!.str() == 'Foo{
+    Bar: Bar{
+        b: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
+    }
+    a: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
+}'
+}
