diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bec7f598..7e5a881e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ benchmarks/files/numbers/*.json
 .wsjcpp/*
 
 .idea
-cmake-build-debug
+/cmake-build-*
 
 test/test-*
 /.vs
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ doc/mkdocs/docs/images
 doc/mkdocs/docs/examples
 doc/mkdocs/site
 doc/mkdocs/docs/__pycache__/
+doc/xml
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b18b83d..7ee9381d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ endif ()
 option(JSON_BuildTests "Build the unit tests when BUILD_TESTING is enabled." ON)
 option(JSON_Install "Install CMake targets during install step." ON)
 option(JSON_MultipleHeaders "Use non-amalgamated version of the library." OFF)
-option(JSON_ImplicitConversions "Enable implicit conversions" ON)
+option(JSON_ImplicitConversions "Enable implicit conversions." ON)
 
 ##
 ## CONFIGURATION
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ else()
     message(STATUS "Using the single-header code from ${NLOHMANN_JSON_INCLUDE_BUILD_DIR}")
 endif()
 
+if (NOT JSON_ImplicitConversions)
+    message(STATUS "Implicit conversions are disabled")
+endif()
+
 ##
 ## TARGET
 ## create target and add include path
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fd73a338..9d26bc9d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ all:
 ##########################################################################
 
 coverage:
-	rm -fr build_coverage
-	mkdir build_coverage
-	cd build_coverage ; cmake .. -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DJSON_Coverage=ON -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON
-	cd build_coverage ; ninja
-	cd build_coverage ; ctest -j10
-	cd build_coverage ; ninja lcov_html
-	open build_coverage/test/html/index.html
+	rm -fr cmake-build-coverage
+	mkdir cmake-build-coverage
+	cd cmake-build-coverage ; cmake .. -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DJSON_Coverage=ON -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON
+	cd cmake-build-coverage ; ninja
+	cd cmake-build-coverage ; ctest -j10
+	cd cmake-build-coverage ; ninja lcov_html
+	open cmake-build-coverage/test/html/index.html
 
 ##########################################################################
 # documentation tests
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ doctest:
 # -Wno-switch-enum -Wno-covered-switch-default: pedantic/contradicting warnings about switches
 # -Wno-weak-vtables: exception class is defined inline, but has virtual method
 pedantic_clang:
-	rm -fr build_pedantic
+	rm -fr cmake-build-pedantic
 	CXXFLAGS=" \
 		-std=c++11 -Wno-c++98-compat -Wno-c++98-compat-pedantic \
 		-Werror \
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ pedantic_clang:
 		-Wno-padded \
 		-Wno-range-loop-analysis \
 		-Wno-switch-enum -Wno-covered-switch-default \
-		-Wno-weak-vtables" cmake -S . -B build_pedantic -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON -DJSON_BuildTests=On
-	cmake --build build_pedantic
+		-Wno-weak-vtables" cmake -S . -B cmake-build-pedantic -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON -DJSON_BuildTests=On
+	cmake --build cmake-build-pedantic
 
 # calling GCC with most warnings
 pedantic_gcc:
-	rm -fr build_pedantic
+	rm -fr cmake-build-pedantic
 	CXXFLAGS=" \
 		-std=c++11 \
 		-pedantic \
@@ -366,19 +366,19 @@ pedantic_gcc:
 		-Wwrite-strings                                   \
 		-Wzero-as-null-pointer-constant                   \
 		-Wzero-length-bounds                              \
-		" cmake -S . -B build_pedantic -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON -DJSON_BuildTests=On
-	cmake --build build_pedantic
+		" cmake -S . -B cmake-build-pedantic -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON -DJSON_BuildTests=On
+	cmake --build cmake-build-pedantic
 
 ##########################################################################
 # benchmarks
 ##########################################################################
 
 run_benchmarks:
-	rm -fr build_benchmarks
-	mkdir build_benchmarks
-	cd build_benchmarks ; cmake ../benchmarks -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DJSON_BuildTests=On
-	cd build_benchmarks ; ninja
-	cd build_benchmarks ; ./json_benchmarks
+	rm -fr cmake-build-benchmarks
+	mkdir cmake-build-benchmarks
+	cd cmake-build-benchmarks ; cmake ../benchmarks -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DJSON_BuildTests=On
+	cd cmake-build-benchmarks ; ninja
+	cd cmake-build-benchmarks ; ./json_benchmarks
 
 ##########################################################################
 # fuzzing
@@ -451,14 +451,14 @@ cppcheck:
 
 # call Clang Static Analyzer <https://clang-analyzer.llvm.org>
 clang_analyze:
-	rm -fr clang_analyze_build
-	mkdir clang_analyze_build
-	cd clang_analyze_build ; CCC_CXX=$(COMPILER_DIR)/clang++ CXX=$(COMPILER_DIR)/clang++ $(COMPILER_DIR)/scan-build cmake .. -GNinja -DJSON_BuildTests=On
-	cd clang_analyze_build ; \
+	rm -fr cmake-build-clang-analyze
+	mkdir cmake-build-clang-analyze
+	cd cmake-build-clang-analyze ; CCC_CXX=$(COMPILER_DIR)/clang++ CXX=$(COMPILER_DIR)/clang++ $(COMPILER_DIR)/scan-build cmake .. -GNinja -DJSON_BuildTests=On
+	cd cmake-build-clang-analyze ; \
 		$(COMPILER_DIR)/scan-build \
 			-enable-checker alpha.core.BoolAssignment,alpha.core.CallAndMessageUnInitRefArg,alpha.core.CastSize,alpha.core.CastToStruct,alpha.core.Conversion,alpha.core.DynamicTypeChecker,alpha.core.FixedAddr,alpha.core.PointerArithm,alpha.core.PointerSub,alpha.core.SizeofPtr,alpha.core.StackAddressAsyncEscape,alpha.core.TestAfterDivZero,alpha.deadcode.UnreachableCode,core.builtin.BuiltinFunctions,core.builtin.NoReturnFunctions,core.CallAndMessage,core.DivideZero,core.DynamicTypePropagation,core.NonnilStringConstants,core.NonNullParamChecker,core.NullDereference,core.StackAddressEscape,core.UndefinedBinaryOperatorResult,core.uninitialized.ArraySubscript,core.uninitialized.Assign,core.uninitialized.Branch,core.uninitialized.CapturedBlockVariable,core.uninitialized.UndefReturn,core.VLASize,cplusplus.InnerPointer,cplusplus.Move,cplusplus.NewDelete,cplusplus.NewDeleteLeaks,cplusplus.SelfAssignment,deadcode.DeadStores,nullability.NullableDereferenced,nullability.NullablePassedToNonnull,nullability.NullableReturnedFromNonnull,nullability.NullPassedToNonnull,nullability.NullReturnedFromNonnull \
 			--use-c++=$(COMPILER_DIR)/clang++ -analyze-headers -o report ninja
-	open clang_analyze_build/report/*/index.html
+	open cmake-build-clang-analyze/report/*/index.html
 
 # call cpplint <https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint>
 # Note: some errors expected due to false positives
@@ -473,18 +473,18 @@ clang_tidy:
 
 # call PVS-Studio Analyzer <https://www.viva64.com/en/pvs-studio/>
 pvs_studio:
-	rm -fr pvs_studio_build
-	mkdir pvs_studio_build
-	cd pvs_studio_build ; cmake .. -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=On -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON
-	cd pvs_studio_build ; pvs-studio-analyzer analyze -j 10
-	cd pvs_studio_build ; plog-converter -a'GA:1,2;64:1;CS' -t fullhtml PVS-Studio.log -o pvs
-	open pvs_studio_build/pvs/index.html
+	rm -fr cmake-build-pvs-studio
+	mkdir cmake-build-pvs-studio
+	cd cmake-build-pvs-studio ; cmake .. -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=On -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON
+	cd cmake-build-pvs-studio ; pvs-studio-analyzer analyze -j 10
+	cd cmake-build-pvs-studio ; plog-converter -a'GA:1,2;64:1;CS' -t fullhtml PVS-Studio.log -o pvs
+	open cmake-build-pvs-studio/pvs/index.html
 
 # call Infer <https://fbinfer.com> static analyzer
 infer:
-	rm -fr infer_build
-	mkdir infer_build
-	cd infer_build ; infer compile -- cmake .. -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON ; infer run -- make -j 4
+	rm -fr cmake-build-infer
+	mkdir cmake-build-infer
+	cd cmake-build-infer ; infer compile -- cmake .. -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON ; infer run -- make -j 4
 
 # call OCLint <http://oclint.org> static analyzer
 oclint:
@@ -493,11 +493,11 @@ oclint:
 
 # execute the test suite with Clang sanitizers (address and undefined behavior)
 clang_sanitize:
-	rm -fr clang_sanitize_build
-	mkdir clang_sanitize_build
-	cd clang_sanitize_build ; CXX=$(COMPILER_DIR)/clang++ cmake .. -DJSON_Sanitizer=On -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON -DJSON_BuildTests=On -GNinja
-	cd clang_sanitize_build ; ninja
-	cd clang_sanitize_build ; ctest -j10
+	rm -fr cmake-build-clang-sanitize
+	mkdir cmake-build-clang-sanitize
+	cd cmake-build-clang-sanitize ; CXX=$(COMPILER_DIR)/clang++ cmake .. -DJSON_Sanitizer=On -DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON -DJSON_BuildTests=On -GNinja
+	cd cmake-build-clang-sanitize ; ninja
+	cd cmake-build-clang-sanitize ; ctest -j10
 
 
 ##########################################################################
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ pretty:
 	    --preserve-date \
 	    --suffix=none \
 	    --formatted \
-	   $(SRCS) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) test/src/*.cpp benchmarks/src/benchmarks.cpp doc/examples/*.cpp
+	   $(SRCS) $(AMALGAMATED_FILE) test/src/*.cpp test/utils/*.hpp benchmarks/src/benchmarks.cpp doc/examples/*.cpp
 
 # create single header file
 amalgamate: $(AMALGAMATED_FILE)
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -fr json_unit json_benchmarks fuzz fuzz-testing *.dSYM test/*.dSYM oclint_report.html
 	rm -fr benchmarks/files/numbers/*.json
 	rm -fr cmake-3.1.0-Darwin64.tar.gz cmake-3.1.0-Darwin64
-	rm -fr build_coverage build_benchmarks fuzz-testing clang_analyze_build pvs_studio_build infer_build clang_sanitize_build cmake_build
+	rm -fr cmake-build-coverage cmake-build-benchmarks fuzz-testing cmake-build-clang-analyze cmake-build-pvs-studio cmake-build-infer cmake-build-clang-sanitize cmake_build
 	$(MAKE) clean -Cdoc
 
 ##########################################################################
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1463349..eb9c268e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ Supported types can be implicitly converted to JSON values.
 
 It is recommended to **NOT USE** implicit conversions **FROM** a JSON value.
 You can find more details about this recommendation [here](https://www.github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/958).
+You can switch off implicit conversions by defining `JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS` to `0` before including the `json.hpp` header. When using CMake, you can also achieve this by setting the option `JSON_ImplicitConversions` to `OFF`.
 
 ```cpp
 // strings
diff --git a/doc/mkdocs/docs/features/arbitrary_types.md b/doc/mkdocs/docs/features/arbitrary_types.md
index 7bd7adf7..23913bba 100644
--- a/doc/mkdocs/docs/features/arbitrary_types.md
+++ b/doc/mkdocs/docs/features/arbitrary_types.md
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ There are two macros to make your life easier as long as you (1) want to use a J
 
 In both macros, the first parameter is the name of the class/struct, and all remaining parameters name the members.
 
+!!! note
+
+    At most 64 member variables can be passed to `NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE` or `NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE`.
+
 ??? example
 
     The `to_json`/`from_json` functions for the `person` struct above can be created with:
diff --git a/doc/mkdocs/docs/features/macros.md b/doc/mkdocs/docs/features/macros.md
index 48c71adf..696438d2 100644
--- a/doc/mkdocs/docs/features/macros.md
+++ b/doc/mkdocs/docs/features/macros.md
@@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ This macro overrides `#!cpp try` calls inside the library. It has no arguments a
 
 See [Switch off exceptions](../home/exceptions.md#switch-off-exceptions) for an example.
 
+## `JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS`
+
+When defined to `0`, implicit conversions are switched off. By default, implicit conversions are switched on.
+
+??? example
+
+    This is an example for an implicit conversion:
+    
+    ```cpp
+    json j = "Hello, world!";
+    std::string s = j;
+    ```
+    
+    When `JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS` is defined to `0`, the code above does no longer compile. Instead, it must be written like this:
+
+    ```cpp
+    json j = "Hello, world!";
+    auto s = j.get<std::string>();
+    ```
+
 ## `NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE(type, member...)`
 
 This macro can be used to simplify the serialization/deserialization of types if (1) want to use a JSON object as serialization and (2) want to use the member variable names as object keys in that object.
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
index c32a46d1..8c9f6329 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@
 #define NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE63(func, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, v15, v16, v17, v18, v19, v20, v21, v22, v23, v24, v25, v26, v27, v28, v29, v30, v31, v32, v33, v34, v35, v36, v37, v38, v39, v40, v41, v42, v43, v44, v45, v46, v47, v48, v49, v50, v51, v52, v53, v54, v55, v56, v57, v58, v59, v60, v61, v62) NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE2(func, v1) NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE62(func, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, v15, v16, v17, v18, v19, v20, v21, v22, v23, v24, v25, v26, v27, v28, v29, v30, v31, v32, v33, v34, v35, v36, v37, v38, v39, v40, v41, v42, v43, v44, v45, v46, v47, v48, v49, v50, v51, v52, v53, v54, v55, v56, v57, v58, v59, v60, v61, v62)
 #define NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE64(func, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, v15, v16, v17, v18, v19, v20, v21, v22, v23, v24, v25, v26, v27, v28, v29, v30, v31, v32, v33, v34, v35, v36, v37, v38, v39, v40, v41, v42, v43, v44, v45, v46, v47, v48, v49, v50, v51, v52, v53, v54, v55, v56, v57, v58, v59, v60, v61, v62, v63) NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE2(func, v1) NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE63(func, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, v15, v16, v17, v18, v19, v20, v21, v22, v23, v24, v25, v26, v27, v28, v29, v30, v31, v32, v33, v34, v35, v36, v37, v38, v39, v40, v41, v42, v43, v44, v45, v46, v47, v48, v49, v50, v51, v52, v53, v54, v55, v56, v57, v58, v59, v60, v61, v62, v63)
 
-#define NLOHMANN_JSON_TO(v1) j[#v1] = t.v1;
-#define NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM(v1) j.at(#v1).get_to(t.v1);
+#define NLOHMANN_JSON_TO(v1) nlohmann_json_j[#v1] = nlohmann_json_t.v1;
+#define NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM(v1) nlohmann_json_j.at(#v1).get_to(nlohmann_json_t.v1);
 
 /*!
 @brief macro
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@
 @since version 3.9.0
 */
 #define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...)  \
-    friend void to_json(nlohmann::json& j, const Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
-    friend void from_json(const nlohmann::json& j, Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+    friend void to_json(nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
+    friend void from_json(const nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
 
 /*!
 @brief macro
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@
 @since version 3.9.0
 */
 #define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...)  \
-    void to_json(nlohmann::json& j, const Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
-    void from_json(const nlohmann::json& j, Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+    inline void to_json(nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
+    inline void from_json(const nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
 
 #ifndef JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     #define JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS 1
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 53c174a3..f08967ce 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -2281,8 +2281,8 @@ JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
 #define NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE63(func, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, v15, v16, v17, v18, v19, v20, v21, v22, v23, v24, v25, v26, v27, v28, v29, v30, v31, v32, v33, v34, v35, v36, v37, v38, v39, v40, v41, v42, v43, v44, v45, v46, v47, v48, v49, v50, v51, v52, v53, v54, v55, v56, v57, v58, v59, v60, v61, v62) NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE2(func, v1) NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE62(func, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, v15, v16, v17, v18, v19, v20, v21, v22, v23, v24, v25, v26, v27, v28, v29, v30, v31, v32, v33, v34, v35, v36, v37, v38, v39, v40, v41, v42, v43, v44, v45, v46, v47, v48, v49, v50, v51, v52, v53, v54, v55, v56, v57, v58, v59, v60, v61, v62)
 #define NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE64(func, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, v15, v16, v17, v18, v19, v20, v21, v22, v23, v24, v25, v26, v27, v28, v29, v30, v31, v32, v33, v34, v35, v36, v37, v38, v39, v40, v41, v42, v43, v44, v45, v46, v47, v48, v49, v50, v51, v52, v53, v54, v55, v56, v57, v58, v59, v60, v61, v62, v63) NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE2(func, v1) NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE63(func, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, v15, v16, v17, v18, v19, v20, v21, v22, v23, v24, v25, v26, v27, v28, v29, v30, v31, v32, v33, v34, v35, v36, v37, v38, v39, v40, v41, v42, v43, v44, v45, v46, v47, v48, v49, v50, v51, v52, v53, v54, v55, v56, v57, v58, v59, v60, v61, v62, v63)
 
-#define NLOHMANN_JSON_TO(v1) j[#v1] = t.v1;
-#define NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM(v1) j.at(#v1).get_to(t.v1);
+#define NLOHMANN_JSON_TO(v1) nlohmann_json_j[#v1] = nlohmann_json_t.v1;
+#define NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM(v1) nlohmann_json_j.at(#v1).get_to(nlohmann_json_t.v1);
 
 /*!
 @brief macro
@@ -2290,8 +2290,8 @@ JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
 @since version 3.9.0
 */
 #define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...)  \
-    friend void to_json(nlohmann::json& j, const Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
-    friend void from_json(const nlohmann::json& j, Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+    friend void to_json(nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
+    friend void from_json(const nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
 
 /*!
 @brief macro
@@ -2299,8 +2299,8 @@ JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_POP
 @since version 3.9.0
 */
 #define NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(Type, ...)  \
-    void to_json(nlohmann::json& j, const Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
-    void from_json(const nlohmann::json& j, Type& t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
+    inline void to_json(nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, const Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_TO, __VA_ARGS__)) } \
+    inline void from_json(const nlohmann::json& nlohmann_json_j, Type& nlohmann_json_t) { NLOHMANN_JSON_EXPAND(NLOHMANN_JSON_PASTE(NLOHMANN_JSON_FROM, __VA_ARGS__)) }
 
 #ifndef JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS
     #define JSON_USE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSIONS 1
@@ -16501,7 +16501,7 @@ class basic_json
         detail::parser_callback_t<basic_json>cb = nullptr,
         const bool allow_exceptions = true,
         const bool ignore_comments = false
-                                 )
+    )
     {
         return ::nlohmann::detail::parser<basic_json, InputAdapterType>(std::move(adapter),
                 std::move(cb), allow_exceptions, ignore_comments);
@@ -25041,7 +25041,7 @@ template<>
 inline void swap<nlohmann::json>(nlohmann::json& j1, nlohmann::json& j2) noexcept(
     is_nothrow_move_constructible<nlohmann::json>::value&&
     is_nothrow_move_assignable<nlohmann::json>::value
-                              )
+)
 {
     j1.swap(j2);
 }
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 76ba31d8..9ce1594c 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ foreach(file ${files})
         $<$<NOT:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>>:-Wno-deprecated;-Wno-float-equal>
         $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-Wno-deprecated-declarations>
     )
-    target_include_directories(${testcase} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include thirdparty/doctest thirdparty/fifo_map)
+    target_include_directories(${testcase} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include thirdparty/doctest thirdparty/fifo_map)
     target_link_libraries(${testcase} PRIVATE ${NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME})
 
     if (JSON_Coverage)
diff --git a/test/src/unit-bson.cpp b/test/src/unit-bson.cpp
index aa3acbc3..80a8012d 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-bson.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-bson.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ using nlohmann::json;
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <test_data.hpp>
+#include <test_utils.hpp>
 
 TEST_CASE("BSON")
 {
@@ -1263,10 +1264,7 @@ TEST_CASE("BSON roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
                 // parse BSON file
-                std::ifstream f_bson(filename + ".bson", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<std::uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_bson)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".bson");
                 json j2;
                 CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_bson(packed));
 
@@ -1296,10 +1294,7 @@ TEST_CASE("BSON roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
                 // parse BSON file
-                std::ifstream f_bson(filename + ".bson", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<std::uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_bson)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".bson");
                 json j2;
                 CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_bson({packed.data(), packed.size()}));
 
@@ -1314,10 +1309,7 @@ TEST_CASE("BSON roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
                 // parse BSON file
-                std::ifstream f_bson(filename + ".bson", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<std::uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_bson)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".bson");
 
                 {
                     INFO_WITH_TEMP(filename + ": output adapters: std::vector<std::uint8_t>");
diff --git a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
index 7eaba84a..d5641327 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ using nlohmann::json;
 #include <iostream>
 #include <set>
 #include <test_data.hpp>
+#include <test_utils.hpp>
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -1920,9 +1921,7 @@ TEST_CASE("single CBOR roundtrip")
         json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
         // parse CBOR file
-        std::ifstream f_cbor(filename + ".cbor", std::ios::binary);
-        std::vector<uint8_t> packed((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_cbor)),
-                                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+        auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".cbor");
         json j2;
         CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_cbor(packed));
 
@@ -1994,10 +1993,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR regressions")
             try
             {
                 // parse CBOR file
-                std::ifstream f_cbor(filename, std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<uint8_t> vec1(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_cbor)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                auto vec1 = utils::read_binary_file(filename);
                 json j1 = json::from_cbor(vec1);
 
                 try
@@ -2204,10 +2200,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
                 // parse CBOR file
-                std::ifstream f_cbor(filename + ".cbor", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_cbor)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".cbor");
                 json j2;
                 CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_cbor(packed));
 
@@ -2237,10 +2230,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
                 // parse CBOR file
-                std::ifstream f_cbor(filename + ".cbor", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_cbor)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".cbor");
                 json j2;
                 CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_cbor({packed.data(), packed.size()}));
 
@@ -2255,10 +2245,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
                 // parse CBOR file
-                std::ifstream f_cbor(filename + ".cbor", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_cbor)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".cbor");
 
                 if (!exclude_packed.count(filename))
                 {
@@ -2493,15 +2480,11 @@ TEST_CASE("examples from RFC 7049 Appendix A")
 
     SECTION("byte arrays")
     {
-        std::ifstream f_cbor(TEST_DATA_DIRECTORY "/binary_data/cbor_binary.cbor", std::ios::binary);
-        std::vector<uint8_t> packed((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_cbor)),
-                                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+        auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(TEST_DATA_DIRECTORY "/binary_data/cbor_binary.cbor");
         json j;
         CHECK_NOTHROW(j = json::from_cbor(packed));
 
-        std::ifstream f_bin(TEST_DATA_DIRECTORY "/binary_data/cbor_binary.out", std::ios::binary);
-        std::vector<uint8_t> expected((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_bin)),
-                                      std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+        auto expected = utils::read_binary_file(TEST_DATA_DIRECTORY "/binary_data/cbor_binary.out");
         CHECK(j == json::binary(expected));
 
         CHECK(json::to_cbor(json::binary(std::vector<uint8_t> {}, 0x42)) == std::vector<uint8_t> {0xd8, 0x42, 0x40});
diff --git a/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp b/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp
index 97a4e6b6..7ab0e9a3 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
             SECTION("reserve is called on containers that supports it")
             {
                 // make sure all values are properly copied
-                json j({1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10});
-                auto v2 = j.get<std::vector<int>>();
+                json j2({1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10});
+                auto v2 = j2.get<std::vector<int>>();
                 CHECK(v2.size() == 10);
             }
 #endif
diff --git a/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp b/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
index 2130c887..c3761fb5 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using nlohmann::json;
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <set>
 #include <test_data.hpp>
+#include <test_utils.hpp>
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -514,7 +515,7 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack")
                                             (static_cast<uint32_t>(result[2]) << 020) +
                                             (static_cast<uint32_t>(result[3]) << 010) +
                                             static_cast<uint32_t>(result[4]);
-                        CHECK(restored == i);
+                        CHECK(static_cast<std::int32_t>(restored) == i);
 
                         // roundtrip
                         CHECK(json::from_msgpack(result) == j);
@@ -1609,9 +1610,7 @@ TEST_CASE("single MessagePack roundtrip")
         json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
         // parse MessagePack file
-        std::ifstream f_msgpack(filename + ".msgpack", std::ios::binary);
-        std::vector<uint8_t> packed((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_msgpack)),
-                                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+        auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".msgpack");
         json j2;
         CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_msgpack(packed));
 
@@ -1824,10 +1823,7 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
                 // parse MessagePack file
-                std::ifstream f_msgpack(filename + ".msgpack", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_msgpack)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".msgpack");
                 json j2;
                 CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_msgpack(packed));
 
@@ -1857,10 +1853,7 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
                 // parse MessagePack file
-                std::ifstream f_msgpack(filename + ".msgpack", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_msgpack)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".msgpack");
                 json j2;
                 CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_msgpack({packed.data(), packed.size()}));
 
@@ -1875,10 +1868,7 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
                 // parse MessagePack file
-                std::ifstream f_msgpack(filename + ".msgpack", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_msgpack)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".msgpack");
 
                 if (!exclude_packed.count(filename))
                 {
diff --git a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
index 649ac656..d70114ee 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
@@ -1516,8 +1516,8 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
 
     SECTION("issue #838 - incorrect parse error with binary data in keys")
     {
-        uint8_t key1[] = { 103, 92, 117, 48, 48, 48, 55, 92, 114, 215, 126, 214, 95, 92, 34, 174, 40, 71, 38, 174, 40, 71, 38, 223, 134, 247, 127 };
-        std::string key1_str(key1, key1 + sizeof(key1) / sizeof(key1[0]));
+        uint8_t key1[] = { 103, 92, 117, 48, 48, 48, 55, 92, 114, 215, 126, 214, 95, 92, 34, 174, 40, 71, 38, 174, 40, 71, 38, 223, 134, 247, 127, 0 };
+        std::string key1_str(reinterpret_cast<char*>(key1));
         json j = key1_str;
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.dump(), json::type_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j.dump(), "[json.exception.type_error.316] invalid UTF-8 byte at index 10: 0x7E");
diff --git a/test/src/unit-ubjson.cpp b/test/src/unit-ubjson.cpp
index 0f95bcec..ac133c0b 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-ubjson.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-ubjson.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ using nlohmann::json;
 #include <fstream>
 #include <set>
 #include <test_data.hpp>
+#include <test_utils.hpp>
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -2457,11 +2458,8 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 std::ifstream f_json(filename);
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
-                // parse MessagePack file
-                std::ifstream f_ubjson(filename + ".ubjson", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_ubjson)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                // parse UBJSON file
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".ubjson");
                 json j2;
                 CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_ubjson(packed));
 
@@ -2475,7 +2473,7 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 std::ifstream f_json(filename);
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
-                // parse MessagePack file
+                // parse UBJSON file
                 std::ifstream f_ubjson(filename + ".ubjson", std::ios::binary);
                 json j2;
                 CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_ubjson(f_ubjson));
@@ -2490,11 +2488,8 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 std::ifstream f_json(filename);
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
-                // parse MessagePack file
-                std::ifstream f_ubjson(filename + ".ubjson", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_ubjson)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                // parse UBJSON file
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".ubjson");
                 json j2;
                 CHECK_NOTHROW(j2 = json::from_ubjson({packed.data(), packed.size()}));
 
@@ -2508,11 +2503,8 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
                 std::ifstream f_json(filename);
                 json j1 = json::parse(f_json);
 
-                // parse MessagePack file
-                std::ifstream f_ubjson(filename + ".ubjson", std::ios::binary);
-                std::vector<uint8_t> packed(
-                    (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f_ubjson)),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                // parse UBJSON file
+                auto packed = utils::read_binary_file(filename + ".ubjson");
 
                 {
                     INFO_WITH_TEMP(filename + ": output adapters: std::vector<uint8_t>");
diff --git a/test/utils/test_utils.hpp b/test/utils/test_utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12c260e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/test_utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint> // uint8_t
+#include <fstream> // ifstream, istreambuf_iterator, ios
+#include <vector> // vector
+
+namespace utils
+{
+
+inline std::vector<std::uint8_t> read_binary_file(const std::string& filename)
+{
+    std::ifstream file(filename, std::ios::binary);
+    file.unsetf(std::ios::skipws);
+
+    file.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+    const auto size = file.tellg();
+    file.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+
+    std::vector<std::uint8_t> byte_vector;
+    byte_vector.reserve(static_cast<std::size_t>(size));
+    byte_vector.insert(byte_vector.begin(), std::istream_iterator<std::uint8_t>(file), std::istream_iterator<std::uint8_t>());
+    return byte_vector;
+}
+
+} // namespace utils