Feat: add tag to skip namespace in embedded structures

baked_in.go

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ var (
 		keysTag:           {},
 		endKeysTag:        {},
 		structOnlyTag:     {},
+		skipNamespaceTag:  {},
 		omitzero:          {},
 		omitempty:         {},
 		omitnil:           {},

cache.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const (
 	typeEndKeys
 	typeOmitNil
 	typeOmitZero
+	typeSkipNamespace
 )
 
 const (
@@ -77,11 +78,12 @@ type cStruct struct {
 }
 
 type cField struct {
-	idx        int
-	name       string
-	altName    string
-	namesEqual bool
-	cTags      *cTag
+	idx           int
+	name          string
+	altName       string
+	namesEqual    bool
+	skipNamespace bool
+	cTags         *cTag
 }
 
 type cTag struct {
@@ -100,6 +102,15 @@ type cTag struct {
 	runValidationWhenNil bool
 }
 
+func (ct *cTag) HasTagInChain(tag string) bool {
+	for n := ct; n != nil; n = n.next {
+		if n.aliasTag == tag {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (v *Validate) extractStructCache(current reflect.Value, sName string) *cStruct {
 	v.structCache.lock.Lock()
 	defer v.structCache.lock.Unlock() // leave as defer! because if inner panics, it will never get unlocked otherwise!
@@ -161,11 +172,12 @@ func (v *Validate) extractStructCache(current reflect.Value, sName string) *cStr
 		}
 
 		cs.fields = append(cs.fields, &cField{
-			idx:        i,
-			name:       fld.Name,
-			altName:    customName,
-			cTags:      ctag,
-			namesEqual: fld.Name == customName,
+			idx:           i,
+			name:          fld.Name,
+			altName:       customName,
+			cTags:         ctag,
+			namesEqual:    fld.Name == customName,
+			skipNamespace: ctag.HasTagInChain(skipNamespaceTag),
 		})
 	}
 	v.structCache.Set(typ, cs)
@@ -256,6 +268,9 @@ func (v *Validate) parseFieldTagsRecursive(tag string, fieldName string, alias s
 		case structOnlyTag:
 			current.typeof = typeStructOnly
 
+		case skipNamespaceTag:
+			current.typeof = typeSkipNamespace
+
 		case noStructLevelTag:
 			current.typeof = typeNoStructLevel
 

doc.go

@@ -186,6 +186,18 @@ Same as structonly tag except that any struct level validations will not run.
 
 	Usage: nostructlevel
 
+# Skip Namespace
+
+Instruct validator to skip name of embedded structure into field namespace.
+
+	Usage: skipns
+
+Example #1
+
+	type Outer struct {
+	    Embedded `validate:"skipns"`
+	}
+
 # Omit Empty
 
 Allows conditional validation, for example if a field is not set with

validator.go

@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ OUTER:
 				// VarWithField - this allows for validating against each field within the struct against a specific value
 				//                pretty handy in certain situations
 				if len(cf.name) > 0 {
-					ns = append(append(ns, cf.altName...), '.')
+					if !cf.skipNamespace {
+						ns = append(append(ns, cf.altName...), '.')
+					}
 					structNs = append(append(structNs, cf.name...), '.')
 				}
 
@@ -205,6 +207,9 @@ OUTER:
 		case typeNoStructLevel:
 			return
 
+		case typeSkipNamespace:
+			ct = ct.next
+
 		case typeStructOnly:
 			if isNestedStruct {
 				// if len == 0 then validating using 'Var' or 'VarWithValue'

validator_instance.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const (
 	tagKeySeparator       = "="
 	structOnlyTag         = "structonly"
 	noStructLevelTag      = "nostructlevel"
+	skipNamespaceTag      = "skipns"
 	omitzero              = "omitzero"
 	omitempty             = "omitempty"
 	omitnil               = "omitnil"

validator_test.go

@@ -420,6 +420,63 @@ func TestNameNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	Equal(t, fe.StructNamespace(), "Namespace.Inner1.Inner2.String[1]")
 }
 
+func TestEmbeddingAndNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+	type Embedded struct {
+		EmbeddedString string `validate:"required" json:"JSONString"`
+	}
+
+	type OuterWithoutSkipTag struct {
+		Embedded
+	}
+
+	type OuterWithSkipTag struct {
+		Embedded `validate:"skipns"`
+	}
+
+	validate := New()
+	validate.RegisterTagNameFunc(func(fld reflect.StructField) string {
+		name := strings.SplitN(fld.Tag.Get("json"), ",", 2)[0]
+
+		if name == "-" {
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		return name
+	})
+
+	// Without skip tag
+	ts1 := &OuterWithoutSkipTag{
+		Embedded{EmbeddedString: "ok"},
+	}
+
+	errs := validate.Struct(ts1)
+	Equal(t, errs, nil)
+
+	ts1.EmbeddedString = ""
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(ts1)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	ve := errs.(ValidationErrors)
+	Equal(t, len(ve), 1)
+	AssertError(t, errs, "OuterWithoutSkipTag.Embedded.JSONString", "OuterWithoutSkipTag.Embedded.EmbeddedString", "JSONString", "EmbeddedString", "required")
+
+	// Without skip tag
+	ts2 := &OuterWithSkipTag{
+		Embedded{EmbeddedString: "ok"},
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(ts2)
+	Equal(t, errs, nil)
+
+	ts2.EmbeddedString = ""
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(ts2)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	ve = errs.(ValidationErrors)
+	Equal(t, len(ve), 1)
+	AssertError(t, errs, "OuterWithSkipTag.JSONString", "OuterWithSkipTag.Embedded.EmbeddedString", "JSONString", "EmbeddedString", "required")
+}
+
 func TestAnonymous(t *testing.T) {
 	validate := New()
 	validate.RegisterTagNameFunc(func(fld reflect.StructField) string {