Nested struct validation based on field

[RobinVdBroeck]

I would love for it to be possible to validate a field that is deeply nested. You can find an example of what I mean at: https://play.golang.org/p/bVjDNqkVzQj

In my use case, adding a Validate() function to the nested struct is not possible. The validation of the nested struct is not always the same, and depends on some external factors.

[ki4jnq]

Hey, I found that I could address this with my own helper like this:

func Nested(target interface{}, fieldRules ...*validation.FieldRules) *validation.FieldRules {
	return validation.Field(target, validation.By(func(value interface{}) error {
		valueV := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(value))
		if valueV.CanAddr() {
			addr := valueV.Addr().Interface()
			return validation.ValidateStruct(addr, fieldRules...)
		}
		return validation.ValidateStruct(target, fieldRules...)
	}))
}

To use it I can do this:

wrapper := Wrapper{
	Attr1: 6,
	FieldOne: Foo{
		FieldThree: "Test",
		FieldFour:  "",
	},
	FieldTwo: &Bar{
		FieldFive: 16,
	},
}
err := validation.ValidateStruct(&wrapper,
	validation.Field(&wrapper.Attr1, validation.Required),
	Nested(&wrapper.FieldOne,
		validation.Field(&wrapper.FieldOne.FieldThree, validation.Required),
		validation.Field(&wrapper.FieldOne.FieldFour, validation.Required),
	),
	Nested(&wrapper.FieldTwo,
		validation.Field(&wrapper.FieldTwo.FieldFive, validation.Required, validation.Max(10)),
	),
)

Here's a playground link based on your initial example: https://play.golang.org/p/oLUVw6cikws

Haven't used it much so can't guarantee it's bug free, but seems to work as intended.

[guiguan]

@ki4jnq to access FieldFive, you may get nil pointer panic

[ki4jnq]

@ki4jnq to access FieldFive, you may get nil pointer panic

You mean when doing this: &wrapper.FieldTwo.FieldFive? True, your code would have to check that manually if it's a concern.