Commit 6b88536
Fix embedded struct handling in structwalk (#3765)
## Summary
This PR fixes the handling of embedded (anonymous) structs in the
`structwalk` package. Previously, embedded struct fields were
incorrectly nested under the embedded struct's name. Now they are
properly flattened to the same level as the parent struct's fields,
matching Go's JSON marshaling behavior.
## Problem
Before this fix, when walking a struct with embedded fields like:
```go
type Embedded struct {
Field string `json:"field"`
}
type Parent struct {
Embedded
ParentField string `json:"parent_field"`
}
```
The walk would produce paths like:
- `Embedded.field` ❌ (incorrect)
- `parent_field` ✅
But Go's JSON marshaling flattens embedded fields, so the JSON structure
is:
```json
{
"field": "...",
"parent_field": "..."
}
```
## Solution
Added a check for `sf.Anonymous` in `walkStruct()` to detect embedded
structs and walk them directly without adding a key to the path:
```go
// Directly walk into embedded structs without adding the key to the path.
if sf.Anonymous {
walkValue(path, s.Field(i), &sf, visit)
continue
}
```
Now both paths are at the same level:
- `field` ✅
- `parent_field` ✅
## Test Coverage
New unit tests
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Co-authored-by: Claude <[email protected]>1 parent 3d73d8b commit 6b88536
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