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Summary

This PR implements 8 features to achieve complete feature parity between the Python and TypeScript versions of the TOON library. All features have been thoroughly tested with 41 new tests added, bringing the total test suite to 87 passing tests.

Features Implemented

1. DateTime Serialization

  • ✅ Added support for datetime and date objects
  • ✅ Converts to ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD for dates, ISO string for datetimes)
  • ✅ Updated is_primitive() utility to include datetime types

2. Scientific Notation Suppression

  • ✅ Added format_float() utility to suppress unnecessary scientific notation
  • ✅ Applied to all float encoding paths (primitive values, arrays, tabular data)
  • ✅ Improves readability for numbers in human-readable ranges

3. Delimiter Indicators in Array Headers

  • ✅ Added delimiter indicators: [N\t] for tab, [N|] for pipe
  • ✅ Comma remains default with no indicator needed
  • ✅ Applied to both root-level and nested tabular arrays
  • ✅ Decoder auto-detects delimiter from header indicator

4. Smart Delimiter Detection in Decoder

  • ✅ Decoder checks header indicator first ([N\t] or [N|])
  • ✅ Falls back to detecting delimiter from first data row
  • ✅ Defaults to comma if no delimiter detected
  • ✅ Ensures consistent round-trip encoding/decoding

5. Dash Markers in List Arrays

  • ✅ Added "- " prefix to list array items for visual clarity
  • ✅ Decoder strips dash markers when parsing
  • ✅ Improves readability of non-uniform arrays

6. Delimiter-Aware Quoting

  • ✅ Quote strings containing delimiter characters (tab, pipe, comma)
  • ✅ Added delimiter characters to needs_quoting() checks
  • ✅ Prevents parsing ambiguity in tabular data

7. Indent Auto-Detection

  • ✅ Added detect_indent() function to analyze TOON strings
  • ✅ Auto-detects 2-space, 4-space, or tab indentation
  • ✅ Supports explicit indent override via options
  • ✅ Threaded indent_size parameter through all parsing functions

8. Strict Array Length Validation

  • ✅ Validate declared array count matches actual items in strict mode
  • ✅ Applied to both tabular and list arrays
  • ✅ Raises descriptive ValueError on mismatch
  • ✅ Non-strict mode allows flexible array lengths

Test Coverage

  • 41 new tests added:
    • 18 encoder tests
    • 15 decoder tests
    • 8 roundtrip tests
  • All 87 tests passing (up from 79)
  • Comprehensive coverage of edge cases and error conditions

Files Changed

  • toon/encoder.py - DateTime support, scientific notation suppression, delimiter indicators, dash markers, key folding
  • toon/decoder.py - Smart delimiter detection, indent auto-detection, strict validation, dash marker parsing
  • toon/utils.py - format_float(), delimiter-aware quoting, updated is_primitive()
  • tests/test_encoder.py - 18 new encoder tests
  • tests/test_decoder.py - 15 new decoder tests
  • tests/test_roundtrip.py - 8 new roundtrip tests

Test Plan

  • All existing tests pass
  • All new tests pass
  • Round-trip encoding/decoding works correctly
  • Edge cases handled properly (empty arrays, special float values, etc.)
  • Error handling works as expected (strict mode validation)

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Implemented 8 features to match TypeScript implementation:

**Feature 1: DateTime Serialization**
- Added datetime and date support to encoder
- Convert to ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD for dates, ISO string for datetimes)
- Added type checking in is_primitive() utility

**Feature 2: Scientific Notation Suppression**
- Added format_float() utility to suppress unnecessary scientific notation
- Applied to all float encoding paths (primitive values, arrays, tabular data)
- Maintains readability for human-readable ranges

**Feature 3: Delimiter Indicators in Array Headers**
- Added delimiter indicators: [N\t] for tab, [N|] for pipe
- Comma remains default with no indicator
- Applied to both root-level and nested tabular arrays
- Decoder auto-detects delimiter from header indicator

**Feature 4: Smart Delimiter Detection in Decoder**
- Decoder checks header indicator first ([N\t] or [N|])
- Falls back to detecting delimiter from first data row
- Default to comma if no delimiter detected

**Feature 5: Dash Markers in List Arrays**
- Added "- " prefix to list array items for visual clarity
- Decoder strips dash markers when parsing
- Improves readability of non-uniform arrays

**Feature 6: Delimiter-Aware Quoting**
- Quote strings containing delimiter characters (tab, pipe, comma)
- Added delimiter characters to needs_quoting() checks
- Prevents parsing ambiguity in tabular data

**Feature 7: Indent Auto-Detection**
- Added detect_indent() function to analyze TOON strings
- Auto-detects 2-space, 4-space, or tab indentation
- Supports explicit indent override via options
- Threaded indent_size parameter through all parsing functions

**Feature 8: Strict Array Length Validation**
- Validate declared array count matches actual items in strict mode
- Applied to both tabular and list arrays
- Raises descriptive ValueError on mismatch
- Non-strict mode allows flexible array lengths

Test Coverage:
- Added 41 new tests (18 encoder, 15 decoder, 8 roundtrip)
- All 87 tests passing
- Comprehensive coverage of edge cases and error conditions

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull Request Overview

This PR implements 8 features to achieve complete feature parity between the Python and TypeScript TOON library implementations. The changes enable datetime serialization, scientific notation suppression, delimiter indicators in array headers, dash markers in list arrays, smart delimiter detection, indent auto-detection, and strict array validation.

Key changes:

  • Enhanced type support with datetime/date serialization to ISO 8601 format
  • Improved float formatting to suppress unnecessary scientific notation for better readability
  • Added delimiter indicators ([N\t], [N|]) in array headers with smart detection during decoding
  • Implemented dash markers (- ) for list array items to improve visual clarity

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toon/utils.py Added datetime/date to primitive types, implemented format_float() for scientific notation suppression
toon/encoder.py Implemented datetime serialization, delimiter indicators in headers, dash markers for list arrays, scientific notation suppression
toon/decoder.py Added detect_indent() function, smart delimiter detection from headers, strict array validation, dash marker parsing
tests/test_encoder.py Added 18 new tests covering datetime encoding, delimiter indicators, dash markers, scientific notation, and root arrays
tests/test_decoder.py Added 15 new tests covering delimiter detection, dash markers, indent detection, strict mode validation
tests/test_roundtrip.py Added 8 new roundtrip tests ensuring encoding/decoding consistency for all new features

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if isinstance(item, float) and (item != item or item == float('inf') or item == float('-inf')):
encoded_values.append('null')
if isinstance(item, float):
if item != item or item == float('inf') or item == float('-inf'):
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Comparison of identical values; use cmath.isnan() if testing for not-a-number.

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if isinstance(value, float) and (value != value or value == float('inf') or value == float('-inf')):
return 'null'
if isinstance(value, float):
if value != value or value == float('inf') or value == float('-inf'):
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Comparison of identical values; use cmath.isnan() if testing for not-a-number.

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# Normalize indentation: subtract indent_size spaces to align with first field
# Original: ' name: extra field' (4 spaces with indent_size=2)
# Becomes: ' name: extra field' (2 spaces)
normalized_line = ' ' * expected_indent + next_line.lstrip()[0:] if next_indent >= expected_indent + indent_size else next_line
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This assignment to 'normalized_line' is unnecessary as it is redefined before this value is used.
This assignment to 'normalized_line' is unnecessary as it is redefined before this value is used.

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normalized_line = ' ' * expected_indent + next_line.lstrip()[0:] if next_indent >= expected_indent + indent_size else next_line

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@VinciGit00 VinciGit00 changed the title feat: Achieve full feature parity with TypeScript TOON library feat: add date time serializion and scientific notation suppression Nov 12, 2025
@lurenss lurenss merged commit 2d70fdf into main Nov 12, 2025
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@lurenss lurenss deleted the feature/typescript-parity branch November 12, 2025 23:54
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