Add support for validating against uuid values that are structs which implement the Stringer interface.

baked_in.go

@@ -508,47 +508,47 @@ func isASCII(fl FieldLevel) bool {
 
 // isUUID5 is the validation function for validating if the field's value is a valid v5 UUID.
 func isUUID5(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return uUID5Regex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	return fieldMatchesRegexByStringerValOrString(uUID5Regex, fl)
 }
 
 // isUUID4 is the validation function for validating if the field's value is a valid v4 UUID.
 func isUUID4(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return uUID4Regex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	return fieldMatchesRegexByStringerValOrString(uUID4Regex, fl)
 }
 
 // isUUID3 is the validation function for validating if the field's value is a valid v3 UUID.
 func isUUID3(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return uUID3Regex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	return fieldMatchesRegexByStringerValOrString(uUID3Regex, fl)
 }
 
 // isUUID is the validation function for validating if the field's value is a valid UUID of any version.
 func isUUID(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return uUIDRegex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	return fieldMatchesRegexByStringerValOrString(uUIDRegex, fl)
 }
 
 // isUUID5RFC4122 is the validation function for validating if the field's value is a valid RFC4122 v5 UUID.
 func isUUID5RFC4122(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return uUID5RFC4122Regex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	return fieldMatchesRegexByStringerValOrString(uUID5RFC4122Regex, fl)
 }
 
 // isUUID4RFC4122 is the validation function for validating if the field's value is a valid RFC4122 v4 UUID.
 func isUUID4RFC4122(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return uUID4RFC4122Regex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	return fieldMatchesRegexByStringerValOrString(uUID4RFC4122Regex, fl)
 }
 
 // isUUID3RFC4122 is the validation function for validating if the field's value is a valid RFC4122 v3 UUID.
 func isUUID3RFC4122(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return uUID3RFC4122Regex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	return fieldMatchesRegexByStringerValOrString(uUID3RFC4122Regex, fl)
 }
 
 // isUUIDRFC4122 is the validation function for validating if the field's value is a valid RFC4122 UUID of any version.
 func isUUIDRFC4122(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return uUIDRFC4122Regex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	return fieldMatchesRegexByStringerValOrString(uUIDRFC4122Regex, fl)
 }
 
 // isULID is the validation function for validating if the field's value is a valid ULID.
 func isULID(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return uLIDRegex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	return fieldMatchesRegexByStringerValOrString(uLIDRegex, fl)
 }
 
 // isMD4 is the validation function for validating if the field's value is a valid MD4.

util.go

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package validator
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -292,3 +294,12 @@ func panicIf(err error) {
 		panic(err.Error())
 	}
 }
+
+// Checks if field value matches regex. If fl.Field can be cast to Stringer, it uses the Stringer interfaces
+// String() return value. Otherwise, it uses fl.Field's String() value.
+func fieldMatchesRegexByStringerValOrString(regex *regexp.Regexp, fl FieldLevel) bool {
+	if stringer, ok := fl.Field().Interface().(fmt.Stringer); ok {
+		return regex.MatchString(stringer.String())
+	}
+	return regex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+}

validator_test.go

@@ -4105,6 +4105,16 @@ func TestUUID3Validation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+type uuidTestType struct {
+	val string
+}
+
+func (u uuidTestType) String() string {
+	return u.val
+}
+
+var _ fmt.Stringer = uuidTestType{}
+
 func TestUUIDValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		param    string
@@ -4141,6 +4151,25 @@ func TestUUIDValidation(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Test UUID validation on uuid structs type that implements Stringer interface.
+	structWithValidUUID := struct {
+		UUID uuidTestType `validate:"uuid"`
+	}{
+		UUID: uuidTestType{val: "a987fbc9-4bed-3078-cf07-9141ba07c9f3"},
+	}
+	structWithInvalidUUID := struct {
+		UUID uuidTestType `validate:"uuid"`
+	}{
+		UUID: uuidTestType{val: "934859"},
+	}
+
+	if err := validate.Struct(structWithValidUUID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UUID failed Error: %s", err)
+	}
+	if err := validate.Struct(structWithInvalidUUID); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("UUID failed Error expected but received nil")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestUUID5RFC4122Validation(t *testing.T) {