Support object data types for header params

Add initial struct test for header names and validation.

field_parser.go

@@ -96,13 +96,21 @@ func (ps *tagBaseFieldParser) FieldName() (string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (ps *tagBaseFieldParser) FormName() string {
+func (ps *tagBaseFieldParser) firstTagValue(tag string) string {
 	if ps.field.Tag != nil {
 		return strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimSpace(strings.Split(ps.tag.Get(formTag), ",")[0]), "[]")
 	}
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (ps *tagBaseFieldParser) FormName() string {
+	return ps.firstTagValue(formTag)
+}
+
+func (ps *tagBaseFieldParser) HeaderName() string {
+	return ps.firstTagValue(headerTag)
+}
+
 func toSnakeCase(in string) string {
 	var (
 		runes  = []rune(in)

operation.go

@@ -286,16 +286,7 @@ func (operation *Operation) ParseParamComment(commentLine string, astFile *ast.F
 	param := createParameter(paramType, description, name, objectType, refType, required, enums, operation.parser.collectionFormatInQuery)
 
 	switch paramType {
-	case "path", "header":
-		switch objectType {
-		case ARRAY:
-			if !IsPrimitiveType(refType) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("%s is not supported array type for %s", refType, paramType)
-			}
-		case OBJECT:
-			return fmt.Errorf("%s is not supported type for %s", refType, paramType)
-		}
-	case "query", "formData":
+	case "path", "header", "query", "formData":
 		switch objectType {
 		case ARRAY:
 			if !IsPrimitiveType(refType) && !(refType == "file" && paramType == "formData") {
@@ -324,11 +315,9 @@ func (operation *Operation) ParseParamComment(commentLine string, astFile *ast.F
 					}
 				}
 
-				var formName = name
-				if item.Schema.Extensions != nil {
-					if nameVal, ok := item.Schema.Extensions[formTag]; ok {
-						formName = nameVal.(string)
-					}
+				// load overridden type specific name from extensions if exists
+				if nameVal, ok := item.Schema.Extensions[paramType]; ok {
+					name = nameVal.(string)
 				}
 
 				switch {
@@ -346,10 +335,10 @@ func (operation *Operation) ParseParamComment(commentLine string, astFile *ast.F
 					if !IsSimplePrimitiveType(itemSchema.Type[0]) {
 						continue
 					}
-					param = createParameter(paramType, prop.Description, formName, prop.Type[0], itemSchema.Type[0], findInSlice(schema.Required, name), itemSchema.Enum, operation.parser.collectionFormatInQuery)
+					param = createParameter(paramType, prop.Description, name, prop.Type[0], itemSchema.Type[0], findInSlice(schema.Required, item.Name), itemSchema.Enum, operation.parser.collectionFormatInQuery)
 
 				case IsSimplePrimitiveType(prop.Type[0]):
-					param = createParameter(paramType, prop.Description, formName, PRIMITIVE, prop.Type[0], findInSlice(schema.Required, name), nil, operation.parser.collectionFormatInQuery)
+					param = createParameter(paramType, prop.Description, name, PRIMITIVE, prop.Type[0], findInSlice(schema.Required, item.Name), nil, operation.parser.collectionFormatInQuery)
 				default:
 					operation.parser.debug.Printf("skip field [%s] in %s is not supported type for %s", name, refType, paramType)
 					continue
@@ -406,6 +395,8 @@ func (operation *Operation) ParseParamComment(commentLine string, astFile *ast.F
 const (
 	formTag             = "form"
 	jsonTag             = "json"
+	uriTag              = "uri"
+	headerTag           = "header"
 	bindingTag          = "binding"
 	defaultTag          = "default"
 	enumsTag            = "enums"

operation_test.go

@@ -1177,11 +1177,17 @@ func TestOperation_ParseParamComment(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		for _, paramType := range []string{"header", "path", "query", "formData"} {
 			t.Run(paramType, func(t *testing.T) {
+				// unknown object returns error
 				assert.Error(t, NewOperation(nil).ParseComment(`@Param some_object `+paramType+` main.Object true "Some Object"`, nil))
+
+				// verify objects are supported here
+				o := NewOperation(nil)
+				o.parser.addTestType("main.TestObject")
+				err := o.ParseComment(`@Param some_object `+paramType+` main.TestObject true "Some Object"`, nil)
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			})
 		}
 	})
-
 }
 
 // Test ParseParamComment Query Params
@@ -2067,6 +2073,71 @@ func TestParseParamCommentByExtensions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
 }
 
+func TestParseParamStructCodeExample(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	fset := token.NewFileSet()
+	ast, err := goparser.ParseFile(fset, "operation_test.go", `package swag
+	import structs "github.com/swaggo/swag/testdata/param_structs"
+	`, goparser.ParseComments)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	parser := New()
+	err = parser.parseFile("github.com/swaggo/swag/testdata/param_structs", "testdata/param_structs/structs.go", nil, ParseModels)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = parser.packages.ParseTypes()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	validateParameters := func(operation *Operation, params ...spec.Parameter) {
+		assert.Equal(t, len(params), len(operation.Parameters))
+
+		for _, param := range params {
+			found := false
+			for _, p := range operation.Parameters {
+				if p.Name == param.Name {
+					assert.Equal(t, param.ParamProps, p.ParamProps)
+					assert.Equal(t, param.CommonValidations, p.CommonValidations)
+					found = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			assert.True(t, found, "found parameter %s", param.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// values used in validation checks
+	max := float64(10)
+	min := float64(0)
+
+	t.Run("Header struct", func(t *testing.T) {
+		operation := NewOperation(parser)
+		comment := `@Param auth header structs.AuthHeader true "auth header"`
+		err = operation.ParseComment(comment, ast)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		validateParameters(operation,
+			spec.Parameter{
+				ParamProps: spec.ParamProps{
+					Name:        "X-Auth-Token",
+					Description: "Token is the auth token",
+					In:          "header",
+					Required:    true,
+				},
+			}, spec.Parameter{
+				ParamProps: spec.ParamProps{
+					Name:        "anotherHeader",
+					Description: "AnotherHeader is another header",
+					In:          "header",
+					Required:    false,
+				},
+				CommonValidations: spec.CommonValidations{
+					Maximum: &max,
+					Minimum: &min,
+				},
+			})
+	})
+}
+
 func TestParseIdComment(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 

parser.go

@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ type FieldParser interface {
 	ShouldSkip() bool
 	FieldName() (string, error)
 	FormName() string
+	HeaderName() string
 	CustomSchema() (*spec.Schema, error)
 	ComplementSchema(schema *spec.Schema) error
 	IsRequired() (bool, error)
@@ -1506,11 +1507,14 @@ func (parser *Parser) parseStructField(file *ast.File, field *ast.Field) (map[st
 		tagRequired = append(tagRequired, fieldName)
 	}
 
+	if schema.Extensions == nil {
+		schema.Extensions = make(spec.Extensions)
+	}
 	if formName := ps.FormName(); len(formName) > 0 {
-		if schema.Extensions == nil {
-			schema.Extensions = make(spec.Extensions)
-		}
-		schema.Extensions[formTag] = formName
+		schema.Extensions["formData"] = formName
+	}
+	if headerName := ps.HeaderName(); len(headerName) > 0 {
+		schema.Extensions["header"] = headerName
 	}
 
 	return map[string]spec.Schema{fieldName: *schema}, tagRequired, nil

testdata/param_structs/structs.go

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package structs
+
+type AuthHeader struct {
+	// Token is the auth token
+	Token string `header:"X-Auth-Token" binding:"required"`
+	// AnotherHeader is another header
+	AnotherHeader int `validate:"gte=0,lte=10"`
+}