Better handle large numbers from external data files (#3791)

Co-authored-by: Martin Haug <mhaug@live.de>

4 files changed, 25 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/crates/typst/src/foundations/int.rs b/crates/typst/src/foundations/int.rs
index ef21f785..7b6c0263 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/foundations/int.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/foundations/int.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,14 @@ macro_rules! unsigned_int {
     ($($ty:ty)*) => {
         $(cast! {
             $ty,
-            self => Value::Int(self as _),
+            self => if let Ok(int) = i64::try_from(self) {
+                Value::Int(int)
+            } else {
+                // Some u64 are too large to be cast as i64
+                // In that case, we accept that there may be a
+                // precision loss, and use a floating point number
+                Value::Float(self as _)
+            },
             v: i64 => v.try_into().map_err(|_| {
                 if v < 0 {
                     "number must be at least zero"
diff --git a/crates/typst/src/loading/cbor.rs b/crates/typst/src/loading/cbor.rs
index ddf559f3..bce09271 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/loading/cbor.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/loading/cbor.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ use crate::World;
 /// equivalents, null-values (`null`, `~` or empty ``) will be converted into
 /// `{none}`, and numbers will be converted to floats or integers depending on
 /// whether they are whole numbers.
+///
+/// Be aware that integers larger than 2<sup>63</sup>-1 will be converted to
+/// floating point numbers, which may result in an approximative value.
 #[func(scope, title = "CBOR")]
 pub fn cbor(
     /// The engine.
diff --git a/crates/typst/src/loading/json.rs b/crates/typst/src/loading/json.rs
index aae1f4ad..8e829594 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/loading/json.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/loading/json.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ use crate::World;
 
 /// Reads structured data from a JSON file.
 ///
-/// The file must contain a valid JSON object or array. JSON objects will be
-/// converted into Typst dictionaries, and JSON arrays will be converted into
-/// Typst arrays. Strings and booleans will be converted into the Typst
-/// equivalents, `null` will be converted into `{none}`, and numbers will be
-/// converted to floats or integers depending on whether they are whole numbers.
+/// The file must contain a valid JSON value, such as object or array. JSON
+/// objects will be converted into Typst dictionaries, and JSON arrays will be
+/// converted into Typst arrays. Strings and booleans will be converted into the
+/// Typst equivalents, `null` will be converted into `{none}`, and numbers will
+/// be converted to floats or integers depending on whether they are whole
+/// numbers.
 ///
-/// The function returns a dictionary or an array, depending on the JSON file.
+/// Be aware that integers larger than 2<sup>63</sup>-1 will be converted to
+/// floating point numbers, which may result in an approximative value.
+///
+/// The function returns a dictionary, an array or, depending on the JSON file,
+/// another JSON data type.
 ///
 /// The JSON files in the example contain objects with the keys `temperature`,
 /// `unit`, and `weather`.
diff --git a/crates/typst/src/loading/yaml.rs b/crates/typst/src/loading/yaml.rs
index 501e3066..d578eda4 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/loading/yaml.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/loading/yaml.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ use crate::World;
 /// whether they are whole numbers. Custom YAML tags are ignored, though the
 /// loaded value will still be present.
 ///
+/// Be aware that integers larger than 2<sup>63</sup>-1 will be converted to
+/// floating point numbers, which may give an approximative value.
+///
 /// The YAML files in the example contain objects with authors as keys,
 /// each with a sequence of their own submapping with the keys
 /// "title" and "published"