You can only merge same-type structs with exported fields initialized as zero value of their type and same-types maps. Mergo won't merge unexported (private) fields but will do recursively any exported one. Also maps will be merged recursively except for structs inside maps (because they are not addressable using Go reflection).
if err := mergo.Merge(&dst, src); err != nil {
// ...
}
Additionally, you can map a map[string]interface{} to a struct (and otherwise, from struct to map), following the same restrictions as in Merge(). Keys are capitalized to find each corresponding exported field.
if err := mergo.Map(&dst, srcMap); err != nil {
// ...
}
Warning: if you map a struct to map, it won't do it recursively. Don't expect Mergo to map struct members of your struct as map[string]interface{}. They will be just assigned as values.
More information and examples in [godoc documentation](http://godoc.org/github.com/imdario/mergo).
Note: if test are failing due missing package, please execute:
go get gopkg.in/yaml.v1
## Contact me
If I can help you, you have an idea or you are using Mergo in your projects, don't hesitate to drop me a line (or a pull request): [@im_dario](https://twitter.com/im_dario)
## About
Written by [Dario Castañé](http://dario.im).
## License
[BSD 3-Clause](http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause) license, as [Go language](http://golang.org/LICENSE).
// Copyright 2013 Dario Castañé. All rights reserved.
// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
/*
Package mergo merges same-type structs and maps by setting default values in zero-value fields.
Mergo won't merge unexported (private) fields but will do recursively any exported one. It also won't merge structs inside maps (because they are not addressable using Go reflection).
Usage
From my own work-in-progress project:
type networkConfig struct {
Protocol string
Address string
ServerType string `json: "server_type"`
Port uint16
}
type FssnConfig struct {
Network networkConfig
}
var fssnDefault = FssnConfig {
networkConfig {
"tcp",
"127.0.0.1",
"http",
31560,
},
}
// Inside a function [...]
if err := mergo.Merge(&config, fssnDefault); err != nil {