from_yaml previously went straight yaml_serde::from_str::<serde_json::Value>
with zero post-parse normalization. Three verified corruptions flowed
through unimpeded:
- duplicate mapping keys silently last-won (serde_json's visit_map
insert semantics — verified against 1.0.151: the JSON path last-wins
too, so the YAML path is now deliberately the stricter one);
- .inf/-.inf/.nan scalars silently became Value::Null because
serde_json::Number::from_f64(non-finite) is None;
- YAML 1.1 merge keys (<<: *anchor) survived as literal '<<' properties;
- non-string mapping keys (null keys, collection keys) either stringified
through YAML's debug rendering or panicked the conversion.
The new from_yaml pipeline: explicit yaml_serde::Value parse (native
loud duplicate-key rejection with line/column) -> apply_merge() (merge
keys applied, shallow per yaml_serde semantics; scalar/invalid merge
values fail loudly) -> one structural normalization pass into
serde_json::Value that rejects non-finite floats and non-string keys
with the offending JSON pointer, and stringifies scalar keys exactly as
the YAML 1.2 core schema renders them (200: -> "200", matching the
JSON path's {"200": ...}).
The walk stays inside yaml_serde's own parse-time bounds (recursion
limit 128, alias jump limit, RepetitionLimitExceeded); no new budgets
and no resolver changes. 14 seam tests added at the from_yaml boundary.
Verification: cargo test 366 passed / 0 failed; clippy
--all-targets -D warnings clean; fmt --check clean (scripts/verify.sh).