{
  "version": "1.4",
  "category": "decode",
  "description": "Root form detection - empty document, single primitive, literal empty array",
  "tests": [
    {
      "name": "parses empty document as empty object",
      "input": "",
      "expected": {},
      "options": {
        "strict": true
      },
      "specSection": "5",
      "note": "Empty input (no non-empty lines) decodes to empty object"
    },
    {
      "name": "parses single primitive string at root as primitive",
      "input": "hello",
      "expected": "hello",
      "options": {
        "strict": true
      },
      "specSection": "5"
    },
    {
      "name": "parses single primitive number at root as primitive",
      "input": "42",
      "expected": 42,
      "options": {
        "strict": true
      },
      "specSection": "5"
    },
    {
      "name": "parses single primitive boolean at root as primitive",
      "input": "true",
      "expected": true,
      "options": {
        "strict": true
      },
      "specSection": "5"
    },
    {
      "name": "parses literal [] at root as empty array",
      "input": "[]",
      "expected": [],
      "options": {
        "strict": true
      },
      "specSection": "5"
    }
  ]
}