[Question] How do I validate slice of struct inside a struct? #235
Description
System (please complete the following information):
- OS:
linux - GO Version:
1.21 - Pkg Version:
1.5.1
Describe the bug
A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
To Reproduce
package main
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/gookit/validate"
)
type Config struct {
Nodes []Node
}
type Node struct {
Name string `validate:"required_with:Nodes..Location"`
Location string
}
func main() {
data := &Config{
Nodes: []Node{
{
Name: "node1"
Location: "A",
},
{
},
},
}
v := validate.Struct(data)
v.StopOnError = false
if v.Validate() {
fmt.Println("Good config")
} else {
fmt.Println(v.Errors)
}
}The above resulted in:
Nodes.1.Name:
required_with: Nodes.1.Name field is required when [Nodes.Location] is present
I have tried with required_without and required_unless. I also tried using Nodes.Location as the field too and nothing works.
Expected behavior
Nodes.1.Name shouldn't fail because it doesn't have Location field set.
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Additional context
I can actually fix this by having a custom validator on the Nodes like this:
package main
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/gookit/validate"
)
type Config struct {
Nodes []Node `validate:"customFunction"`
}
type Node struct {
Name string
Location string
}
func (c Config) CustomFunction(nodes []Node) bool {
for k := range nodes {
if nodes[k].Location != "" && nodes[k].Name == "" {
return false
}
}
return true
}
func (c Config) Messages() map[string]string {
return validate.MS{
"customFunction": "each {field} needs `Name` set if `Location` is set",
}
}But I maybe there's a better way to do this? Or at least I can return the field on c.CustomFunction() so I can have a nice output like this: Nodes.1.Name is required if Nodes.1.Location is not empty.