add example from 4.1: add with non-existing path

Author: stefankoegl

spec_tests.json

@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 [
+  {
+    "comment": "4.1. add with missing object",
+    "doc": { "q": { "bar": 2 } },
+    "patch": [ {"op": "add", "path": "/a/b", "value": 1} ],
+    "error":
+       "path /a does not exist -- missing objects are not created recursively"
+  },
+
   {
     "comment": "A.1.  Adding an Object Member",
     "doc": {
@@ -14,7 +22,7 @@
   },
 
   {
-    "comment": "A.2.  Adding an Array Element", 
+    "comment": "A.2.  Adding an Array Element",
     "doc": {
   "foo": [ "bar", "baz" ]
 },
@@ -58,7 +66,7 @@
     "doc": {
   "baz": "qux",
   "foo": "bar"
-}, 
+},
     "patch": [
   { "op": "replace", "path": "/baz", "value": "boo" }
 ],
@@ -78,10 +86,10 @@
   "qux": {
     "corge": "grault"
   }
-}, 
+},
     "patch": [
   { "op": "move", "from": "/foo/waldo", "path": "/qux/thud" }
-], 
+],
     "expected": {
   "foo": {
     "bar": "baz"
@@ -97,10 +105,10 @@
     "comment": "A.7.  Moving an Array Element",
     "doc": {
   "foo": [ "all", "grass", "cows", "eat" ]
-}, 
+},
     "patch": [
   { "op": "move", "from": "/foo/1", "path": "/foo/3" }
-], 
+],
     "expected": {
   "foo": [ "all", "cows", "eat", "grass" ]
 }
@@ -131,7 +139,7 @@
     "patch": [
   { "op": "test", "path": "/baz", "value": "bar" }
 ],
-    "error": "string not equivalent" 
+    "error": "string not equivalent"
   },
 
   {
@@ -150,21 +158,21 @@
   }
 }
   },
-  
+
   {
     "comment": "A.11.  Ignoring Unrecognized Elements",
     "doc": {
   "foo":"bar"
-}, 
+},
     "patch": [
   { "op": "add", "path": "/baz", "value": "qux", "xyz": 123 }
 ],
     "expected": {
-  "foo":"bar", 
+  "foo":"bar",
   "baz":"qux"
 }
   },
-  
+
  {
     "comment": "A.12.  Adding to a Non-existant Target",
     "doc": {
@@ -175,7 +183,7 @@
 ],
     "error": "add to a non-existant target"
   },
-  
+
  {
     "comment": "A.13 Invalid JSON Patch Document",
     "doc": {
@@ -186,8 +194,8 @@
 ],
     "error": "operation has two 'op' members"
   },
-  
-  { 
+
+  {
     "comment": "A.14. ~ Escape Ordering",
     "doc": {
        "/": 9,
@@ -196,11 +204,11 @@
     "patch": [{"op": "test", "path": "/~01", "value": 10}],
     "expected": {
        "/": 9,
-       "~1": 10 
+       "~1": 10
     }
   },
 
-  { 
+  {
     "comment": "A.15. Comparing Strings and Numbers",
     "doc": {
        "/": 9,
@@ -210,15 +218,15 @@
     "error": "number is not equal to string"
   },
 
-  { 
+  {
     "comment": "A.16. Adding an Array Value",
     "doc": {
        "foo": ["bar"]
     },
     "patch": [{ "op": "add", "path": "/foo/-", "value": ["abc", "def"] }],
     "expected": {
-      "foo": ["bar", ["abc", "def"]] 
+      "foo": ["bar", ["abc", "def"]]
     }
   }
 
-]
+]