[feat] auto-cast when binType is defined

Author: fangq

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 - Copyright: (C) Qianqian Fang (2019-2026) <q.fang at neu.edu>
 - License: Apache License, Version 2.0
-- Version: 0.9.1
+- Version: 0.9.2
 - URL: https://github.com/NeuroJSON/pyjdata
 - Acknowledgement: This project is supported by US National Institute of Health (NIH)
   grant [U24-NS124027](https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10308329)

jdata/__init__.py

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 from .jschema import jsonschema
 from .neurojson import neuroj, neurojgui
 
-__version__ = "0.9.1"
+__version__ = "0.9.2"
 __all__ = [
     "loadjson",
     "savejson",

jdata/jdict.py

@@ -293,6 +293,15 @@ def __le__(self, value):
         if schema:
             subschema = jsonschema(schema, None, getsubschema=currentpath)
             if subschema:
+                # Auto-cast if binType is defined
+                if isinstance(subschema, dict) and "binType" in subschema:
+                    bintype = subschema["binType"]
+                    if not isinstance(value, np.ndarray) or value.dtype.name != bintype:
+                        try:
+                            value = np.asarray(value, dtype=bintype)
+                        except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                            pass
+
                 valid, errs = jsonschema(value, subschema, rootschema=schema)
                 if not valid:
                     raise ValueError(

setup.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 setup(
     name="jdata",
     packages=["jdata"],
-    version="0.9.1",
+    version="0.9.2",
     license="Apache license 2.0",
     description="JSON/binary JSON formats for exchanging Python and Numpy data",
     long_description=readme,