structaccess.Get: return NotFoundError for nil case

libs/structs/structaccess/get.go

@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ func getValue(v any, path *structpath.PathNode) (reflect.Value, error) {
 		cur, ok = deref(cur)
 		if !ok {
 			// cannot proceed further due to nil encountered at current location
-			return reflect.Value{}, fmt.Errorf("%s: cannot access nil value", node.Parent().String())
+			// There could be 2 cases: the type is correct but value is not found due to nil, in this case NotFoundError is 100% correct.
+			// It could also be that path up to nil is correct, but not after. We don't know because we stop there. In this case NotFoundError refers to path up to nil.
+			return reflect.Value{}, &NotFoundError{node.Parent().String() + ": cannot access nil value"}
 		}
 
 		if idx, isIndex := node.Index(); isIndex {

libs/structs/structaccess/get_test.go

@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@ import (
 
 // unexported global test case type
 type testCase struct {
-	name        string
-	path        string
-	want        any
-	wantSelf    bool
-	errFmt      string
-	notFound    string // if set, expect NotFoundError with this message
-	typeHasPath bool
+	name     string
+	path     string
+	want     any
+	wantSelf bool
+	errFmt   string
+	notFound string // if set, expect NotFoundError with this message
 }
 
 func testGet(t *testing.T, obj any, path string, want any) {
@@ -197,10 +196,9 @@ func runCommonTests(t *testing.T, obj any) {
 			errFmt: "connection[0]: cannot index struct",
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "out of range index",
-			path:        "items[5]",
-			notFound:    "items[5]: index out of range, length is 2",
-			typeHasPath: true,
+			name:     "out of range index",
+			path:     "items[5]",
+			notFound: "items[5]: index out of range, length is 2",
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "no json tag field should not be accessible",
@@ -213,21 +211,19 @@ func runCommonTests(t *testing.T, obj any) {
 			errFmt: "items.id: cannot access key \"id\" on slice",
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "nil pointer access",
-			path:        "connection_not_set.id",
-			errFmt:      "connection_not_set: cannot access nil value",
-			typeHasPath: true,
+			name:     "nil pointer access",
+			path:     "connection_not_set.id",
+			notFound: "connection_not_set: cannot access nil value",
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "map non-string key type",
 			path:   "map_int.any",
 			errFmt: "map_int.any: map key must be string, got int",
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "map missing key",
-			path:        "labels.missing",
-			notFound:    "labels.missing: key \"missing\" not found in map",
-			typeHasPath: true,
+			name:     "map missing key",
+			path:     "labels.missing",
+			notFound: "labels.missing: key \"missing\" not found in map",
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "json dash ignored",
@@ -247,33 +243,29 @@ func runCommonTests(t *testing.T, obj any) {
 			want: "first",
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "key-value no match",
-			path:        "items[id='missing']",
-			notFound:    "items[id='missing']: no element found with id=\"missing\"",
-			typeHasPath: true,
+			name:     "key-value no match",
+			path:     "items[id='missing']",
+			notFound: "items[id='missing']: no element found with id=\"missing\"",
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "key-value on non-slice",
 			path:   "connection[id='abc']",
 			errFmt: "connection[id='abc']: cannot use key-value syntax on struct",
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "key-value field not found",
-			path:        "items[missing='value']",
-			notFound:    "items[missing='value']: no element found with missing=\"value\"",
-			typeHasPath: true,
+			name:     "key-value field not found",
+			path:     "items[missing='value']",
+			notFound: "items[missing='value']: no element found with missing=\"value\"",
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			hasPathError := ValidateByString(reflect.TypeOf(obj), tt.path)
-			if tt.errFmt == "" && tt.notFound == "" || tt.typeHasPath {
+			if tt.errFmt == "" {
 				require.NoError(t, hasPathError)
-			} else if tt.errFmt != "" {
+			} else {
 				require.EqualError(t, hasPathError, tt.errFmt)
-			} else if tt.notFound != "" {
-				require.EqualError(t, hasPathError, tt.notFound)
 			}
 
 			got, err := GetByString(obj, tt.path)