update

src/interface.jl

@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Does **not** mutate the input; it always allocates new containers.
 
 # Examples
 ```jldoctest
-julia> using JSON
+julia> using JSON, DataStructures
 julia> d = Dict(
             "a" => 4,
             "b" => 6,
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ OrderedDict{String,Int} with 3 entries:
   "b" => 2
 ```
 """
-function dictify(x; keytype::Type=Any, sort_order::Union{Nothing, Vector}=nothing)
+function dictify(x::T; keytype::Type=Any, sort_order::Union{Nothing, Vector}=nothing
+  )::OrderedDict where {T<:AbstractDict}
   # Dict-like objects
-    if x isa AbstractDict
   out = OrderedDict{keytype, Any}()
       
   # 1. Process and normalize all keys from the input dictionary
@@ -328,17 +328,17 @@ function dictify(x; keytype::Type=Any, sort_order::Union{Nothing, Vector}=nothin
   end
 
   return out
-
-    # Arrays / vectors: map elements recursively
-    elseif x isa AbstractArray
-        return [dictify(element; keytype=keytype, sort_order=sort_order) for element in x]
-    
-    # Everything else: return as-is
-    else
-        return x
-    end
 end
 
+function dictify(x::T; keytype::Type=Any, sort_order::Union{Nothing, Vector}=nothing
+  ) where {T<:AbstractArray}
+  return [dictify(element; keytype=keytype, sort_order=sort_order) for element in x]
+end
+
+function dictify(x; keytype::Type=Any, sort_order::Union{Nothing, Vector}=nothing
+  )
+  return x
+end
 
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