Deserialization exceptions

[bystart]

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Viper Version

1.16

Go Version

1.21.1

Config Source

Defaults

Format

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Repl.it link

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Code reproducing the issue

type ApplicationConfig struct {
	appName string `yaml:"appName"`
	Version string `yaml:"version"`
}
type DBConfig struct {
	Host     string `yaml:"host"`
	Port     int    `yaml:"port"`
	Username string `yaml:"username"`
	Password string `yaml:"password"`
}

type RedisConfig struct {
	Host string `yaml:"host"`
	Port int    `yaml:"port"`
}

type AppConfig struct {
	ApplicationConfig ApplicationConfig `yaml:"application"`
	DB                DBConfig          `yaml:"db"`
	Redis             RedisConfig       `yaml:"redis"`
}
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Expected Behavior

The ApplicationConfig field property cannot be serialized

Actual Behavior

The ApplicationConfig field property cannot be serialized

Steps To Reproduce

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Additional Information

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[bystart]

type ApplicationConfig struct {
AppName string yaml:"appName"
Version string yaml:"version"
}
type DBConfig struct {
Host string yaml:"host"
Port int yaml:"port"
Username string yaml:"username"
Password string yaml:"password"
}

type RedisConfig struct {
Host string yaml:"host"
Port int yaml:"port"
}

type AppConfig struct {
ApplicationConfig ApplicationConfig yaml:"application"
DB DBConfig yaml:"db"
Redis RedisConfig yaml:"redis"
}

[sagikazarmark]

No idea how your other values get set, but my guess is they come from some defaults.

https://github.com/spf13/viper/blob/master/TROUBLESHOOTING.md#unmarshaling-doesnt-work

https://github.com/spf13/viper#unmarshaling