Decode: fix reuse of slice for array tables (#934)

When decoding into a non-empty slice, it needs to be emptied so that only the
tables contained in the document are present in the resulting value.

Arrays are not impacted because their unmarshal offset is tracked separately.

Fixes #931

unmarshaler.go

@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ type decoder struct {
 	// need to be skipped.
 	skipUntilTable bool
 
+	// Flag indicating that the current array/slice table should be cleared because
+	// it is the first encounter of an array table.
+	clearArrayTable bool
+
 	// Tracks position in Go arrays.
 	// This is used when decoding [[array tables]] into Go arrays. Given array
 	// tables are separate TOML expression, we need to keep track of where we
@@ -246,9 +250,10 @@ Rules for the unmarshal code:
 func (d *decoder) handleRootExpression(expr *unstable.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
 	var x reflect.Value
 	var err error
+	var first bool // used for to clear array tables on first use
 
 	if !(d.skipUntilTable && expr.Kind == unstable.KeyValue) {
-		err = d.seen.CheckExpression(expr)
+		first, err = d.seen.CheckExpression(expr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -267,6 +272,7 @@ func (d *decoder) handleRootExpression(expr *unstable.Node, v reflect.Value) err
 	case unstable.ArrayTable:
 		d.skipUntilTable = false
 		d.strict.EnterArrayTable(expr)
+		d.clearArrayTable = first
 		x, err = d.handleArrayTable(expr.Key(), v)
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("parser should not permit expression of kind %s at document root", expr.Kind))
@@ -307,6 +313,10 @@ func (d *decoder) handleArrayTableCollectionLast(key unstable.Iterator, v reflec
 				reflect.Copy(nelem, elem)
 				elem = nelem
 			}
+			if d.clearArrayTable && elem.Len() > 0 {
+				elem.SetLen(0)
+				d.clearArrayTable = false
+			}
 		}
 		return d.handleArrayTableCollectionLast(key, elem)
 	case reflect.Ptr:
@@ -325,6 +335,10 @@ func (d *decoder) handleArrayTableCollectionLast(key unstable.Iterator, v reflec
 
 		return v, nil
 	case reflect.Slice:
+		if d.clearArrayTable && v.Len() > 0 {
+			v.SetLen(0)
+			d.clearArrayTable = false
+		}
 		elemType := v.Type().Elem()
 		var elem reflect.Value
 		if elemType.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
@@ -576,7 +590,7 @@ func (d *decoder) handleKeyValues(v reflect.Value) (reflect.Value, error) {
 			break
 		}
 
-		err := d.seen.CheckExpression(expr)
+		_, err := d.seen.CheckExpression(expr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return reflect.Value{}, err
 		}