3 files changed, 22 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/compat/json/borrowed_decode_test.go b/compat/json/borrowed_decode_test.go
index 4b84718..4b9d0cb 100644
--- a/compat/json/borrowed_decode_test.go
+++ b/compat/json/borrowed_decode_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"image"
-	"io" // MODIFIED
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
-
-	"git.lukeshu.com/go/lowmemjson" // MODIFIED
 )
 
 type T struct {
@@ -1093,7 +1090,7 @@ func equalError(a, b error) bool {
 
 func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, tt := range unmarshalTests {
-		scan := lowmemjson.ReEncoder{Out: io.Discard} // MODIFIED
+		var scan scanner
 		in := []byte(tt.in)
 		if err := checkValid(in, &scan); err != nil {
 			if !equalError(err, tt.err) {
diff --git a/compat/json/compat.go b/compat/json/compat.go
index 7145a86..570afc9 100644
--- a/compat/json/compat.go
+++ b/compat/json/compat.go
@@ -75,31 +75,32 @@ func HTMLEscape(dst *bytes.Buffer, src []byte) {
 	_, _ = formatter.Write(src)
 }
 
+func reencode(src []byte, formatter *lowmemjson.ReEncoder) error {
+	_, err := formatter.Write(src)
+	if se, ok := err.(*lowmemjson.ReEncodeSyntaxError); ok {
+		err = &SyntaxError{
+			msg:    se.Err.Error(),
+			Offset: se.Offset + 1,
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 func Compact(dst *bytes.Buffer, src []byte) error {
-	formatter := &lowmemjson.ReEncoder{
+	return reencode(src, &lowmemjson.ReEncoder{
 		Out:             dst,
 		Compact:         true,
 		BackslashEscape: lowmemjson.EscapePreserve,
-	}
-	_, err := formatter.Write(src)
-	return err
+	})
 }
 
 func Indent(dst *bytes.Buffer, src []byte, prefix, indent string) error {
-	formatter := &lowmemjson.ReEncoder{
+	return reencode(src, &lowmemjson.ReEncoder{
 		Out:             dst,
 		Indent:          indent,
 		Prefix:          prefix,
 		BackslashEscape: lowmemjson.EscapePreserve,
-	}
-	_, err := formatter.Write(src)
-	if se, ok := err.(*lowmemjson.ReEncodeSyntaxError); ok {
-		err = &SyntaxError{
-			msg:    se.Err.Error(),
-			Offset: se.Offset + 1,
-		}
-	}
-	return err
+	})
 }
 
 func Valid(data []byte) bool {
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ func (dec *Decoder) Decode(ptr any) error {
 				}
 			} else if _, isArgErr := terr.Err.(*lowmemjson.DecodeArgumentError); terr.Err != nil &&
 				!isArgErr &&
+				!errors.Is(terr.Err, lowmemjson.ErrDecodeNonEmptyInterface) &&
 				!errors.Is(terr.Err, strconv.ErrSyntax) &&
 				!errors.Is(terr.Err, strconv.ErrRange) {
 				err = terr.Err
diff --git a/compat/json/compat_test.go b/compat/json/compat_test.go
index 5a34d22..2cb1e87 100644
--- a/compat/json/compat_test.go
+++ b/compat/json/compat_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package json
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io"
 
 	"git.lukeshu.com/go/lowmemjson"
 	"git.lukeshu.com/go/lowmemjson/internal"
@@ -13,9 +14,11 @@ import (
 
 var parseTag = internal.ParseTag
 
+type scanner = lowmemjson.ReEncoder
+
 func checkValid(in []byte, scan *lowmemjson.ReEncoder) error {
-	_, err := scan.Write(in)
-	return err
+	scan.Out = io.Discard
+	return reencode(in, scan)
 }
 
 const (