Add ser_json_inf_nan='strings' mode to produce valid JSON

Author: josh-newman

python/pydantic_core/_pydantic_core.pyi

@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def to_json(
     round_trip: bool = False,
     timedelta_mode: Literal['iso8601', 'float'] = 'iso8601',
     bytes_mode: Literal['utf8', 'base64'] = 'utf8',
-    inf_nan_mode: Literal['null', 'constants'] = 'constants',
+    inf_nan_mode: Literal['null', 'constants', 'strings'] = 'constants',
     serialize_unknown: bool = False,
     fallback: Callable[[Any], Any] | None = None,
     serialize_as_any: bool = False,
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def to_json(
         round_trip: Whether to enable serialization and validation round-trip support.
         timedelta_mode: How to serialize `timedelta` objects, either `'iso8601'` or `'float'`.
         bytes_mode: How to serialize `bytes` objects, either `'utf8'` or `'base64'`.
-        inf_nan_mode: How to serialize `Infinity`, `-Infinity` and `NaN` values, either `'null'` or `'constants'`.
+        inf_nan_mode: How to serialize `Infinity`, `-Infinity` and `NaN` values, either `'null'`, `'constants'`, or `'strings'`.
         serialize_unknown: Attempt to serialize unknown types, `str(value)` will be used, if that fails
             `"<Unserializable {value_type} object>"` will be used.
         fallback: A function to call when an unknown value is encountered,
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ def to_jsonable_python(
     round_trip: bool = False,
     timedelta_mode: Literal['iso8601', 'float'] = 'iso8601',
     bytes_mode: Literal['utf8', 'base64'] = 'utf8',
-    inf_nan_mode: Literal['null', 'constants'] = 'constants',
+    inf_nan_mode: Literal['null', 'constants', 'strings'] = 'constants',
     serialize_unknown: bool = False,
     fallback: Callable[[Any], Any] | None = None,
     serialize_as_any: bool = False,
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def to_jsonable_python(
         round_trip: Whether to enable serialization and validation round-trip support.
         timedelta_mode: How to serialize `timedelta` objects, either `'iso8601'` or `'float'`.
         bytes_mode: How to serialize `bytes` objects, either `'utf8'` or `'base64'`.
-        inf_nan_mode: How to serialize `Infinity`, `-Infinity` and `NaN` values, either `'null'` or `'constants'`.
+        inf_nan_mode: How to serialize `Infinity`, `-Infinity` and `NaN` values, either `'null'`, `'constants'`, or `'strings'`.
         serialize_unknown: Attempt to serialize unknown types, `str(value)` will be used, if that fails
             `"<Unserializable {value_type} object>"` will be used.
         fallback: A function to call when an unknown value is encountered,

python/pydantic_core/core_schema.py

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class CoreConfig(TypedDict, total=False):
     # the config options are used to customise serialization to JSON
     ser_json_timedelta: Literal['iso8601', 'float']  # default: 'iso8601'
     ser_json_bytes: Literal['utf8', 'base64', 'hex']  # default: 'utf8'
-    ser_json_inf_nan: Literal['null', 'constants']  # default: 'null'
+    ser_json_inf_nan: Literal['null', 'constants', 'strings']  # default: 'null'
     # used to hide input data from ValidationError repr
     hide_input_in_errors: bool
     validation_error_cause: bool  # default: False

src/serializers/config.rs

@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ serialization_mode! {
     "ser_json_inf_nan",
     Null => "null",
     Constants => "constants",
+    Strings => "strings",
 }
 
 impl TimedeltaMode {

src/serializers/infer.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use pyo3::types::{PyByteArray, PyBytes, PyDict, PyFrozenSet, PyIterator, PyList,
 use serde::ser::{Error, Serialize, SerializeMap, SerializeSeq, Serializer};
 
 use crate::input::{EitherTimedelta, Int};
+use crate::serializers::type_serializers;
 use crate::tools::{extract_i64, py_err, safe_repr};
 use crate::url::{PyMultiHostUrl, PyUrl};
 
@@ -403,11 +404,7 @@ pub(crate) fn infer_serialize_known<S: Serializer>(
         ObType::Bool => serialize!(bool),
         ObType::Float | ObType::FloatSubclass => {
             let v = value.extract::<f64>().map_err(py_err_se_err)?;
-            if (v.is_nan() || v.is_infinite()) && extra.config.inf_nan_mode == InfNanMode::Null {
-                serializer.serialize_none()
-            } else {
-                serializer.serialize_f64(v)
-            }
+            type_serializers::float::serialize_f64(v, serializer, extra.config.inf_nan_mode.clone())
         }
         ObType::Decimal => value.to_string().serialize(serializer),
         ObType::Str | ObType::StrSubclass => {

src/serializers/type_serializers/float.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,24 @@ impl FloatSerializer {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn serialize_f64<S: Serializer>(v: f64, serializer: S, inf_nan_mode: InfNanMode) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+    if v.is_nan() || v.is_infinite() {
+        match inf_nan_mode {
+            InfNanMode::Null => serializer.serialize_none(),
+            InfNanMode::Constants => serializer.serialize_f64(v),
+            InfNanMode::Strings => {
+                if v.is_nan() {
+                    serializer.serialize_str("NaN")
+                } else {
+                    serializer.serialize_str(if v.is_sign_positive() { "Infinity" } else { "-Infinity" })
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        serializer.serialize_f64(v)
+    }
+}
+
 impl BuildSerializer for FloatSerializer {
     const EXPECTED_TYPE: &'static str = "float";
 
@@ -85,16 +103,11 @@ impl TypeSerializer for FloatSerializer {
         serializer: S,
         include: Option<&Bound<'_, PyAny>>,
         exclude: Option<&Bound<'_, PyAny>>,
+        // TODO: Merge extra.config into self.inf_nan_mode?
         extra: &Extra,
     ) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
         match value.extract::<f64>() {
-            Ok(v) => {
-                if (v.is_nan() || v.is_infinite()) && self.inf_nan_mode == InfNanMode::Null {
-                    serializer.serialize_none()
-                } else {
-                    serializer.serialize_f64(v)
-                }
-            }
+            Ok(v) => serialize_f64(v, serializer, self.inf_nan_mode.clone()),
             Err(_) => {
                 extra.warnings.on_fallback_ser::<S>(self.get_name(), value, extra)?;
                 infer_serialize(value, serializer, include, exclude, extra)

tests/serializers/test_any.py

@@ -623,6 +623,14 @@ def test_ser_json_inf_nan_with_any() -> None:
     assert s.to_python(nan, mode='json') is None
     assert s.to_json(nan) == b'null'
 
+    s = SchemaSerializer(core_schema.any_schema(), core_schema.CoreConfig(ser_json_inf_nan='strings'))
+    assert isinf(s.to_python(inf))
+    assert isinf(s.to_python(inf, mode='json'))
+    assert s.to_json(inf) == b'"Infinity"'
+    assert isnan(s.to_python(nan))
+    assert isnan(s.to_python(nan, mode='json'))
+    assert s.to_json(nan) == b'"NaN"'
+
 
 def test_ser_json_inf_nan_with_list_of_any() -> None:
     s = SchemaSerializer(

tests/serializers/test_simple.py

@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ def test_numpy():
         (float('inf'), 'Infinity', {'ser_json_inf_nan': 'constants'}),
         (float('-inf'), '-Infinity', {'ser_json_inf_nan': 'constants'}),
         (float('nan'), 'NaN', {'ser_json_inf_nan': 'constants'}),
+        (float('inf'), '"Infinity"', {'ser_json_inf_nan': 'strings'}),
+        (float('-inf'), '"-Infinity"', {'ser_json_inf_nan': 'strings'}),
+        (float('nan'), '"NaN"', {'ser_json_inf_nan': 'strings'}),
     ],
 )
 def test_float_inf_and_nan_serializers(value, expected_json, config):

tests/validators/test_float.py

@@ -387,6 +387,10 @@ def test_allow_inf_nan_true_json() -> None:
     assert v.validate_json('Infinity') == float('inf')
     assert v.validate_json('-Infinity') == float('-inf')
 
+    assert v.validate_json('"NaN"') == IsFloatNan()
+    assert v.validate_json('"Infinity"') == float('inf')
+    assert v.validate_json('"-Infinity"') == float('-inf')
+
 
 def test_allow_inf_nan_false_json() -> None:
     v = SchemaValidator(core_schema.float_schema(), core_schema.CoreConfig(allow_inf_nan=False))