Default required

README.md

@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ OPTIONS:
    --codeExampleFiles value, --cef value  Parse folder containing code example files to use for the x-codeSamples extension, disabled by default
    --parseInternal                        Parse go files in internal packages, disabled by default (default: false)
    --generatedTime                        Generate timestamp at the top of docs.go, disabled by default (default: false)
+   --requiredByDefault                    Set validation required for all fields by default (default: false)
    --parseDepth value                     Dependency parse depth (default: 100)
    --instanceName value                   This parameter can be used to name different swagger document instances. It is optional.
    --overridesFile value                  File to read global type overrides from. (default: ".swaggo")
@@ -488,7 +489,7 @@ type Foo struct {
 
 Field Name | Type | Description
 ---|:---:|---
-<a name="validate"></a>validate | `string` | 	Determines the validation for the parameter. Possible values are: `required`.
+<a name="validate"></a>validate | `string` | 	Determines the validation for the parameter. Possible values are: `required,optional`.
 <a name="parameterDefault"></a>default | * | Declares the value of the parameter that the server will use if none is provided, for example a "count" to control the number of results per page might default to 100 if not supplied by the client in the request. (Note: "default" has no meaning for required parameters.)  See https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-fge-json-schema-validation-00#section-6.2. Unlike JSON Schema this value MUST conform to the defined [`type`](#parameterType) for this parameter.
 <a name="parameterMaximum"></a>maximum | `number` | See https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-fge-json-schema-validation-00#section-5.1.2.
 <a name="parameterMinimum"></a>minimum | `number` | See https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-fge-json-schema-validation-00#section-5.1.3.

cmd/swag/main.go

@@ -15,23 +15,24 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	searchDirFlag        = "dir"
-	excludeFlag          = "exclude"
-	generalInfoFlag      = "generalInfo"
-	propertyStrategyFlag = "propertyStrategy"
-	outputFlag           = "output"
-	outputTypesFlag      = "outputTypes"
-	parseVendorFlag      = "parseVendor"
-	parseDependencyFlag  = "parseDependency"
-	markdownFilesFlag    = "markdownFiles"
-	codeExampleFilesFlag = "codeExampleFiles"
-	parseInternalFlag    = "parseInternal"
-	generatedTimeFlag    = "generatedTime"
-	parseDepthFlag       = "parseDepth"
-	instanceNameFlag     = "instanceName"
-	overridesFileFlag    = "overridesFile"
-	parseGoListFlag      = "parseGoList"
-	quietFlag            = "quiet"
+	searchDirFlag         = "dir"
+	excludeFlag           = "exclude"
+	generalInfoFlag       = "generalInfo"
+	propertyStrategyFlag  = "propertyStrategy"
+	outputFlag            = "output"
+	outputTypesFlag       = "outputTypes"
+	parseVendorFlag       = "parseVendor"
+	parseDependencyFlag   = "parseDependency"
+	markdownFilesFlag     = "markdownFiles"
+	codeExampleFilesFlag  = "codeExampleFiles"
+	parseInternalFlag     = "parseInternal"
+	generatedTimeFlag     = "generatedTime"
+	requiredByDefaultFlag = "requiredByDefault"
+	parseDepthFlag        = "parseDepth"
+	instanceNameFlag      = "instanceName"
+	overridesFileFlag     = "overridesFile"
+	parseGoListFlag       = "parseGoList"
+	quietFlag             = "quiet"
 )
 
 var initFlags = []cli.Flag{
@@ -108,6 +109,10 @@ var initFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		Value: 100,
 		Usage: "Dependency parse depth",
 	},
+	&cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  requiredByDefaultFlag,
+		Usage: "Set validation required for all fields by default",
+	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  instanceNameFlag,
 		Value: "",
@@ -155,6 +160,7 @@ func initAction(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		MarkdownFilesDir:    ctx.String(markdownFilesFlag),
 		ParseInternal:       ctx.Bool(parseInternalFlag),
 		GeneratedTime:       ctx.Bool(generatedTimeFlag),
+		RequiredByDefault:   ctx.Bool(requiredByDefaultFlag),
 		CodeExampleFilesDir: ctx.String(codeExampleFilesFlag),
 		ParseDepth:          ctx.Int(parseDepthFlag),
 		InstanceName:        ctx.String(instanceNameFlag),

field_parser.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var _ FieldParser = &tagBaseFieldParser{p: nil, field: nil, tag: ""}
 
 const (
 	requiredLabel    = "required"
+	optionalLabel    = "optional"
 	swaggerTypeTag   = "swaggertype"
 	swaggerIgnoreTag = "swaggerignore"
 )
@@ -472,22 +473,28 @@ func (ps *tagBaseFieldParser) IsRequired() (bool, error) {
 	bindingTag := ps.tag.Get(bindingTag)
 	if bindingTag != "" {
 		for _, val := range strings.Split(bindingTag, ",") {
-			if val == requiredLabel {
+			switch val {
+			case requiredLabel:
 				return true, nil
+			case optionalLabel:
+				return false, nil
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	validateTag := ps.tag.Get(validateTag)
 	if validateTag != "" {
 		for _, val := range strings.Split(validateTag, ",") {
-			if val == requiredLabel {
+			switch val {
+			case requiredLabel:
 				return true, nil
+			case optionalLabel:
+				return false, nil
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return false, nil
+	return ps.p.RequiredByDefault, nil
 }
 
 func parseValidTags(validTag string, sf *structField) {

field_parser_test.go

@@ -82,6 +82,47 @@ func TestDefaultFieldParser(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, true, got)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("Default required tag", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		got, err := newTagBaseFieldParser(
+			&Parser{
+				RequiredByDefault: true,
+			},
+			&ast.Field{Tag: &ast.BasicLit{
+				Value: `json:"test"`,
+			}},
+		).IsRequired()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Optional tag", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		got, err := newTagBaseFieldParser(
+			&Parser{
+				RequiredByDefault: true,
+			},
+			&ast.Field{Tag: &ast.BasicLit{
+				Value: `json:"test" binding:"optional"`,
+			}},
+		).IsRequired()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.False(t, got)
+
+		got, err = newTagBaseFieldParser(
+			&Parser{
+				RequiredByDefault: true,
+			},
+			&ast.Field{Tag: &ast.BasicLit{
+				Value: `json:"test" validate:"optional"`,
+			}},
+		).IsRequired()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.False(t, got)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("Extensions tag", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 

gen/gen.go

@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// GeneratedTime whether swag should generate the timestamp at the top of docs.go
 	GeneratedTime bool
 
+	// RequiredByDefault set validation required for all fields by default
+	RequiredByDefault bool
+
 	// OverridesFile defines global type overrides.
 	OverridesFile string
 
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ func (g *Gen) Build(config *Config) error {
 	p.ParseVendor = config.ParseVendor
 	p.ParseDependency = config.ParseDependency
 	p.ParseInternal = config.ParseInternal
+	p.RequiredByDefault = config.RequiredByDefault
 
 	if err := p.ParseAPIMultiSearchDir(searchDirs, config.MainAPIFile, config.ParseDepth); err != nil {
 		return err

parser.go

@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ type Parser struct {
 	// Strict whether swag should error or warn when it detects cases which are most likely user errors
 	Strict bool
 
+	// RequiredByDefault set validation required for all fields by default
+	RequiredByDefault bool
+
 	// structStack stores full names of the structures that were already parsed or are being parsed now
 	structStack []*TypeSpecDef