mapstructure can decode non-maps
diff --git a/mapstructure.go b/mapstructure.go
index 83676f2..5c9c196 100644
--- a/mapstructure.go
+++ b/mapstructure.go
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
return errors.New("val must be addressable (a pointer)")
}
- if val.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
- return errors.New("val must be an addressable struct")
- }
-
return decode("", m, val)
}
diff --git a/mapstructure_test.go b/mapstructure_test.go
index f55e829..d419e7d 100644
--- a/mapstructure_test.go
+++ b/mapstructure_test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,25 @@
}
}
+func TestDecode_NonStruct(t *testing.T) {
+ t.Parallel()
+
+ input := map[string]interface{}{
+ "foo": "bar",
+ "bar": "baz",
+ }
+
+ var result map[string]string
+ err := Decode(input, &result)
+ if err != nil {
+ t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+ }
+
+ if result["foo"] != "bar" {
+ t.Fatal("foo is not bar")
+ }
+}
+
func TestMap(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
@@ -337,20 +356,6 @@
}
}
-func TestNonStructValue(t *testing.T) {
- t.Parallel()
-
- result := 42
- err := Decode(map[string]interface{}{}, &result)
- if err == nil {
- t.Fatal("error should exist")
- }
-
- if err.Error() != "val must be an addressable struct" {
- t.Errorf("got unexpected error: %s", err)
- }
-}
-
func TestTagged(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
