JsonWriter.name does not throw exception when not inside JSON object

[Marcono1234]

Gson version

2.10.1

Java / Android version

Java 17

Description

Calling JsonWriter.name (and maybe also JsonTreeWriter.name) when not inside a JSON object does not fail.

Expected behavior

An IllegalStateException should be thrown

Actual behavior

No exception is thrown

Reproduction steps

JsonWriter jsonWriter = new JsonWriter(new StringWriter());
// Should throw exception
jsonWriter.name("a");

[eamonnmcmanus]

Seems like we should fix this. You will get an exception if you write pretty much anything else after the .name, but it would be better to get it exactly at the point where the mistake was made.

[shivam-sehgal]

Hi, just wanted to ask, if anyone not working on this, would like to contribute on this issue

[Marcono1234]

@shivam-sehgal, thanks for asking! To my knowledge no one is working on this yet. Though before you start, please have a look at the contributing guide and also at the pull request checklist.

[shivam-sehgal]

@shivam-sehgal, thanks for asking! To my knowledge no one is working on this yet. Though before you start, please have a look at the contributing guide and also at the pull request checklist.

Thanks @Marcono1234 , for letting me know the status of the bug, and the docs, have done the needful by signing the CLA and going through the PR checklist, and will look into this issue.

[shivam-sehgal]

Hello @Marcono1234,
I wanted to inform you that I've submitted a Pull Request addressing this issue. Your valuable feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!